Join The Editors of SHOOT, along with our sponsors, on Monday, December 9th, 2024 at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) in NYC to celebrate the 22nd Annual New Directors Showcase Event. You’ll be treated to several informative and entertaining panels and speakers + the debut screening of SHOOT’s 22nd Annual New Directors Showcase reel, panel introducing the new directors and after-party co-hosted by The-Artery and Final Cut.

This Is a “Must Attend” For directors, broadcast & content managers, movie, TV network, OTT and ad agency heads of production, producers, creative directors, brand marketers, production/post company owners, managing directors, executive producers, cinematographers, editors, VFX artists, music editors,  writers, and other motion picture industry talents. This event is FREE OF CHARGE for qualified attendees thanks to our Sponsors!  Sponsors to date include the DGA, harvest,  FKKS, The-Artery and Universal Production Services.  We’d love to add you to this list! JOIN US AS A SPONSOR!

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Get Face to Face with New Connections and New Information
Get “Face to Face” with the future of content creation and some of the innovative executives and artisans on the forefront. SHOOT, because its coverage and readership is inclusive of commercial, branded content & entertainment production, is able to utilize this unique vantage point to produce an event that brings various advertising, entertainment, creative industry & various business segments together to meet and learn about and from each other.

Come and be part of the industry conversation!
Make your business calls in the morning, then unplug and spend the late afternoon and evening with a cross-section of commercial & entertainment production and post executives from agencies, brands, production/post/VFX/music & sound/technology companies, networks and studios as well as leading directors, cinematographers and up-and-coming directors. During the evening Showcase Program, you’ll get a look-see at and meet some of the best up-and-coming directors who based on their initial work show promise to make positive contributions to advertising and/or entertainment in its traditional and hybrid forms. The majority of this year’s directors are not yet affiliated with a production co. or Talent Agency so production company heads in attendance may just find their new director. And, agencies, brands and entertainment cos may discover their new freelance director.  Click Here for a sneak peek at this year’s Showcase directors. 

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Here’s a look at Agenda …

2:20PM-2:50PM    Attendees check in: be sure to arrive early, we will start on time & you won’t want to miss the first session!

2:55PM                 Welcome

3:00-3:50PM         In The Director’s Chair – Dawn Porter
Always an insightful, informative and entertaining session, each year we hear from a leading director about their work, collaborative relationships, awards, lessons learned and much more. We are so excited to have Dawn Porter as this year’s interview.  She is an acclaimed American documentary filmmaker and founder of Trilogy Films, known for her storytelling on social justice, history, and cultural icons. Her celebrated documentaries, including Trapped, John Lewis: Good Trouble, and The Lady Bird Diaries, air on platforms like HBO, Netflix, CNN, and PBS. Her recent work, Luther: Never Too Much, highlights the life and legacy of Luther Vandross. Produced with Sony Music Entertainment, Jamie Foxx’s Foxxhole, and Colin Firth’s Raindog Films, this intimate portrayal of the Grammy-winning artist was recently released in theaters and will premiere on CNN/MAX on January 1, 2025.

Porter’s achievements are widely recognized. Trapped earned a Peabody Award and the Sundance Special Jury Prize for Social Impact Filmmaking, while John Lewis: Good Trouble won the 2021 NAACP Image Award. She received the Critics’ Choice Impact Award in 2022 and Gracie Awards in both 2022 and 2023. Recently, Porter was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Joe Biden, and will receive the IDA Career Achievement Award.

Porter’s 2024 MSNBC series, The Sing Sing Chronicles, offers unprecedented access to Sing Sing Correctional Facility, providing a raw look at justice and redemption. A former attorney, Porter holds degrees from Swarthmore College and Georgetown Law. Known for elevating marginalized voices and illuminating U.S. history’s lesser-known stories, she is a prominent figure in documentary filmmaking residing in New York City.

3:55- 4:40pm  NDS Alumni Discuss The Long and Short of It
We’re feeling a bit nostalgic as this month marks the beginning of SHOOT’s 65th year of publishing so we have a special treat for the audience.  We are going to hear from some of our fabulous past NDS directors who will share a clip and insights into their recent work ranging from a micro film to feature documentaries that have made their mark on the festival circuit, theatrical and VOD marketplaces.  We know that you’ll enjoy their recent work running the gamut from funny and lighthearted to sad and serious. They’ll also share industry lessons learned since they were in the Showcase with a tip or two for new directors.  
Panelists
Jeffrey Morgan discusses his current documentary Welcome to Jay. (Jeff was in the 2007 5th annual NDS for documentary Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence)
Romina Schwedler discusses her new micro film Evolution & recent short Now You See Us. (Romina was in the 2014 12th Annual NDS for “How a Man Gets Ready” Axe spec spot)
Michael Fiore discusses his latest documentary Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World. (Michael was in the 2016 14th Annual NDS for documentary Floyd Norman: An Animated Life)
Rachel Annette Helson discusses her recent short film Good Daughter. (Rachel was in the 2019 17th Annual NDS for film Hatched)

4:45PM-5:30pm  Attaining Content-ment
Based on the success of the 2023 “Setting a Place at the Table of Content” and the 2022 “Living on the Cutting Edge of Content” panels, we will take an even closer look at an expanding production & post universe, zeroing in on artificial intelligence with a pair of projects–an AI feature trailer, and a project in which generative AI was used to make 100,000 unique personalized videos. We’ll discuss business models that are conducive to realizing the creative potential of new tools and resources such as AI and the Metaverse in general, as well as the creative, production, technological and legal aspects of an ever-evolving marketplace.
Panelists: 
Andy Bird, Founding partner & chief creative officer, Le Truc
Jeffrey A. Greenbaum, managing partner, Frankfurt Kurnit
Vico Sharabani, founder and ECD, The-Artery

5:35-5:45PM        Break 

5:50PM               Directors Guild of America (DGA) & SHOOT Welcome remarks                       

6:00– 6:50PM    SHOOT 22nd Annual New Directors Showcase Reel Screening
See the work that earned the directors their slot in this year’s Showcase.

7:00 – 7:45PM    Panel: Meet the SHOOT New Directors Showcase Directors
Several directors share insights into their work and future goals. Two leading industry execs join the conversation to add their perspectives on content creation in today’s evolving marketplace and opportunities for new directors.
We are excited to announce our two industry pros:
Dinah Rodriguez, executive producer, m ss ng p eces
Dave Rolfe, Global Head of Production, WPP/Hogarth

We are thrilled to have this year’s party co-hosted by The-Artery and Final Cut at Final Cut’s NYC office. Join us for some pre-holiday cheer, food, drink and great conversation to celebrate the 22nd Anniversary of the SHOOT New Directors Showcase and the NDS Class of 2024 with industry friends, potential collaborators and clients.  Meet the event panelists, speakers, sponsors and directors in the NDS Showcase. Address/directions for the party will be listed on final confirmation you’ll receive prior to the event.

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We hope you’ll join us for the 2024 NDS Event!  Having your finger on the talent pulse of the business is a perennial must to stay plugged into the present and future of our industry.  Join directors, broadcast & content managers, network executives, agency heads of production, producers & creative directors, production & post company owners, directors, cinematographers, editors, VFX & music company execs/artisans, agents and more.  Execs and artisans from the following companies have attended past NDS Events…  

New Directors Showcase event & After Party is for production & post executives and artisans from Movie studios, Ad Agencies, Brands, Networks, Streaming Services, Production and Post companies.

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PLEASE NOTE: We are limited to 436 seats in the Theater.  We would greatly appreciate it if you DO NOT fill out the registration form until you are certain that you will be able to attend and if you register, and then find that you are unable to attend, please let us know so that we are able to include someone on the waiting list. 

Ticket includes Attendance to….

• The afternoon panels | 2:20 – 5:30pm
• The New Directors Showcase Screening & panel | 5:40 – 7:45pm
• After-party | 8:15 – 10:30pm

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