The Virtual Conference on how Women and Immersive Technologies are Changing the Game.

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   the Future
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Women in film are emerging from the sidelines, they bring new stories, new perspectives, new approaches. They are changing the status quo.


At the same time immersive technologies like VR and AR are changing the way content is consumed. Viewers are hungry for more varied content.


Learn how  women filmmakers are changing the game, what are the newest trends in immersive storytelling and get inspired.

2 DAYS • 30 SPEAKERS • 2 TRACKS

FEATURED SPEAKERS

SARAH BEGUM

TV Presenter / Explorer

BIG EARTH PRODUCTION

AMELIA WINGER-BEARSKIN

Executive Director

IDEA New Rochelle

MARY JOYCE

Founder

DO BIG GOOD

TULANANA BOHELA

VR Producer & Co-founder

ONA STORIES

KATELYN COGHLAN

Head of Marketing

THE GLIMPSE GROUP

MARTA EFFINGER-CRICHLOW

Filmmaker/Author

CINZIA ANGELINI

Director

MILA FILM

LAURA WEXLER

Executive Producer

DINNER PARTY

CAITLIN ROBINSON

Creative Producer

ELECTRIC SOUTH

DIONNE WALKER

Producer & Writer

THE HARD STOP

ALBENA IVANOVA

Business Dev. Manager

CHAOS GROUP

DELPHINE DUMON

Project Manager

CREATIVE EUROPE

ELAINA SCOTT

Animation Lead

ENCORE HOLLYWOOD

HUW JONES

Lecturer Film Studies

University of Southampton

TATJANA TURANSKYJ

Writer-Director & Activist

PRO QUOTE FILM

SUSANNE SHMITT

Head of Creative Europe

BERLIN-BRANDENBURG

GAYATRI PARAMESWARAN

Co-founder

 NOWHERE MEDIA

MELINA GERSTEMANN

Consultant

KREATIV KULTUR BERLIN

TREVOR SNAPP

VR Director & Co-director

GISA GROUP

NYASHA KADANDARA

Journalist & Documentary Filmmaker

HERMIONE FLYNN

Managing Director

MIMIC PRODUCTIONS

RUBY CEDAR

Artist

WATER TOWER RESIDENCY

BIANCA WRIGHT

Technology Journalist

COVENTRY UNIVERSITY

CHRISTINA RAIA

Director of Crowdfunding

SEED&SPARK

KATHLEEN WALLACE

Actor-Writer-Producer

SETTLING UP

ESHIKA FYZEE

Wildlife Filmmaker

PANGEA FILMS

JESSICA CLARK

Founder & Director

DOT CONNECTOR STUDIO

CLAIRE CUNNINGHAM

Founder

AUBURN STUDIOS

SAMANTHA G. WOLFE

Marketing Strategist & Founder

PitchFWD

BORYANA IVANOVA

Co-Founder & Curator

FUTURE OF FILMMAKING

TRACK 1

TRACK 2

Women in Film: Front & Center

Immersive Tech: Shaping the New Way Stories are Told

What are the barriers for equal access to funding // How to remove these barriers //

Do we need quotas for public funding // How to set up models for monetization //

How to adapt to an ever-changing industry and still remain authentic

What are the ethical implications of emerging media //


How does immersive tech influence the way we tell stories and reach audiences //

Can we harness the power of virtual reality to achieve positive social impact // What are the new platforms for showing your VR creations //

About the Future of Filmmaking Virtual Conference

Our mission is to connect professionals, influencers and students with industry experts from around the world through an interactive online conference. With our inventive streaming platform, conference goers have the ability to watch live talks, engage in live Q&A, collaborate together and book one-to-one sessions with their favorite speakers. 

AGENDA

June 27th
June 28th

Time slot (EST/CET/PT)

Women in Film

Immersive Technologies

9:00 AM / 3:00 PM / 6:00 AM
Kathleen Wallace
Harnessing the power of storytelling to shape our realities: our responsibility as creators
9:40 AM / 3:40 PM / 6:40 AM
Delphine Dumon & Susanne Schmitt
Creative Europe MEDIA funding possibilities and supported projects in the context of immersive technologies
10:20 AM / 4:20 PM / 7:20 AM
Caitlin Robinson
Distribution Models for VR
11:00 AM / 5:00 PM / 8:00 AM
Huw Jones
The Gender Funding Gap
Katelyn Coghlan
The Business of Marketing VR&AR
11:40 AM / 5:40 PM / 8:40 AM
Marta Effinger-Crichlow
I Give Myself Permission to Be an Artist: One Black Woman’s Journey
Amelia Winger-Bearskin
Communities organize around collective stories
12:20 PM / 6:20 PM / 9:20 AM
Nyasha Kadandara
Decolonizing African Storytelling
1:00 PM / 7:00 PM / 10:00 AM
Cinzia Angelini
Bridging Cultural Diversity Through the Magic of Animation
Bianca Wright
“Why do you have to do something?”: Embedding interaction into immersive media
1:40 PM / 7:40 PM / 10:40 AM
2:20 PM / 8:20 PM / 11:20 AM
Jessica Clark
Making a New Reality
3:00 PM / 9:00 PM / 12:00 PM
Mary Joyce
Impact by Design: How To Make Advocacy Media Like a Startup

Time slot (EST/CET/PT)

Women in Film

Immersive Technologies

9:00 AM / 3:00 PM / 6:00 AM
Tulanana Bohela
Audience and VR: Remembering the reasons we tell stories
9:40 AM / 3:40 PM / 6:40 AM
Dionne Walker
Algorithm and Blues
10:20 AM / 4:20 PM / 7:20 AM
Melina Gerstemann
A Roadmap to the Funding Jungle
Gayatri Parameswaran
VR from Areas of Conflict: What Should Creators be Thinking About
11:00 AM / 5:00 PM / 8:00 AM
Eshika Fyzee
Women of Wildlife - Breaking into the Male Dominated Industry of Wildlife Filmmaking
Bianca Wright
“Why do you have to do something?”: Embedding interaction into immersive media
11:40 AM / 5:40 PM / 8:40 AM
Elaina Scott
Staying Relevant in the Ever-changing Animation Industry
Laura Wexler
Full Body Drama: A Discussion of Narrative Storytelling in VR
12:20 PM / 6:20 PM / 9:20 AM
Tatjana Turanskyj
HER SPACE - HER SCREEN - HER STORY
Hermione Flynn
Beyond 3D - the perspective of a woman, artist and CEO
1:00 PM / 7:00 PM / 10:00 AM
Ruby Cedar
A Call for More Nuanced Female Subjectivities
Claire Cunningham
Creating Worlds: Crafting Interactive Development
1:40 PM / 7:40 PM / 10:40 AM
Cristina Raia
Crowdfunding and Audience Building
Trevor Snapp
How to make VR and AR storytelling project that bends technology towards justice

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