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Making Your Media Matter 2009

How can media makers connect their ethical values with their financial needs?

The Center for Social Media invites established and aspiring filmmakers, non-profit communications leaders, funders, and students to our 5th annual Making Your Media Matter conference. This is a perfect opportunity to learn and share cutting-edge practices for creating media that matters.

For more information about the conference, and to learn more about registration, click here.

SCHEDULE

Social Media Showcase

5:30 Intro by Dean Kirkman

5:40 Mini-keynote: George Stoney on ethics in social-issue film

6:00 Keynote: Gordon Quinn and the Ethics of Cinema Verite

7:00 Social Media Showcase

7:45 Reception

Friday

9:00 Registration, coffee/bagels, and demos

10:00 Welcome and Logistics

10:15-11:45 Money and Mission

11:45: Announcements/Shout-outs

11:50-1:00 Birds of a Feather Lunches

1:00 Raffle

1:05-2:30 Outreach and Connection

* Snagfilms – Andrew Mer and Stephanie Sharis—Pat contacted * Chi Do (ITVS)— Alison contacted * Robert and Almudena (Made in LA) —confirmed * (moderator? what is her preference?) Wendy Levy (BVAC)—confirmed * Maia Ermita – Arts Engine? * alternates – someone from From Here to Awesome? Patrice O’Neill? Brian Chirls? Workbook Project? Power to the Pixel? Opensourcecinema.org? Jay Dedman and Ryanne Hodson? Midwest Teen Sex Show? 2:30 BREAK 3:00-4:30 Art, Ethics and Mission —serious subject seen as a work of art * WarDance – one of either Sean Fine and Andrea Nix —Alison contacted * Cara Mertes—confirmed, with Tricia Finneran as an alternate * Thomas Allen Harris – confirmed * moderator – SILVERDOCS Programming Director, Sky Sitney—Confirmed * alternates- Claudia Myers – moderator? Laura Waters Hinson? (but go for War/Dancers first), Stanley Nelson/Marcia Smith? Firelight Productions—hold off 4:30 reception