Making Your Documentary Matter 2007

January 31, 2:00 PM

- Feb. 1, 2007, Katzen Arts Center Recital Hall, American University, $50 Entry Fee

REGISTRATION IS FULL! THE WAITING LIST IS NOW CLOSED. AUDIO DOWNLOADS OF THE PRESENTATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AFTER THE CONFERENCE

“Making Your Documentary Matter 2007” is the Center’s third annual conference for documentary filmmakers, non-profit communications directors, funders and students on the latest techniques to make documentary a powerful communications tool for social change.

Join filmmakers, outreach specialists and foundation representatives for a series of panel discussions on the latest in documentary outreach, including keynote speaker Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films and director of Iraq for Sale

Space is limited!

Registration:
Registration is required and there is $50 entry fee.
We are only able to accept check payments.
Please make check to ‘Center for Social Media.’

Mail registration checks to:
Center for Social Media
3201 New Mexico Ave. NW, Suite 395
Washington, DC 20016

Contact information: Center for Social Media, 202-885-3107 or .

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The conference panels and lunch discussion groups will include case studies and strategies on public engagement, collaborating with nonprofits, new technologies and distribution opportunities. Topics will include:

• Call Me: Mobile Media for Public Life
  How are nonprofits, activists and creators using the new opportunities of the tiny portable screen on our cellphones? What are the hurdles, what are the opportunities?
• Nonprofit Media Does Youtube
  How are nonprofits exploring the online environment with their videos? The latest strategies for combining social networking with media production, and the latest research on how it works.
• Participatory media
  What happens when the audience turns into a co- producer of your story? From the war front to the home front, producers describe the process of turning viewers into partners.
• Longform documentaries bridging differences
  What used to be just virtual space has become a powerful tool for making media that matters. What is the latest thinking on the best approaches to audience engagement?

Making Your Documentary Matter 2007 is funded by the Ford Foundation and the Surdna Foundation.