Join The Editors of SHOOT, along with our sponsors, on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) in NYC to celebrate the 20th Annual New Directors Showcase Event. You'll be treated to several informative and entertaining panels and speakers + the debut screening of SHOOT's 20th Annual New Directors Showcase reel, panel introducing the new directors and after-party at The-Artery.
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 films, FKKS and The-Artery.
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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 Agenda will include several provocative & informative panels with speakers providing insights into where our industry is headed creatively and from a business standpoint. Gain perspectives on and visions of what's in store so that you and your company can stay ahead of the curve, continuing to be relevant in an evolving marketplace.
Here's a look at Agenda ...
3:00PM-3:25PM Attendees check in: be sure to arrive early, we will start on time & you won’t want to miss the first session!
3:30PM Welcome
3:35-4:25PM In The Director’s Chair interview with Lauren Greenfield, co-founder, INSTITUTE
Described by The New York Times as “America’s foremost visual chronicler of the plutocracy,” Lauren Greenfield is the founder of INSTITUTE and an award-winning filmmaker and photographer known for her groundbreaking work on consumerism, youth culture, and gender. Her documentary films “Thin,” “The Queen of Versailles,” “Generation Wealth” and “The Kingmaker” have been lauded by critics, screened at numerous film festivals around the world, and earned accolades including Best Documentary Director Award at the Sundance Film Festival (“Queen of Versailles”), the Film Independent Spirit of Independence Award (“Generation Wealth”), the Critics’ Choice Award for Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary (“The Kingmaker”), and multiple Writers and Directors Guild nominations (“Queen of Versailles,” “Generation Wealth,” “The Kingmaker”).
Greenfield’s iconic photography, which dissolves the traditional boundaries between photojournalism, fashion, documentary, and fine art, has received nearly every award in the industry and been screened, published, and collected by leading cultural institutions. Greenfield has also applied her photographic vision to print advertising and commercials, creating innovative spots and print campaigns for major international brands including Apple, Amex, Asics, Bayer, Chevy, Coca-Cola, Gatorade, Goodyear, Hewlett Packard, Isuzu, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Nike, Pepsi Lifewtr, Tampax, Target, Toyota, US Bank, Wal-Mart, and XBox. Her Super Bowl spot “#LikeAGirl” for Always is widely considered one of the top ads of all time. It swept the industry awards, receiving an Emmy, 14 Cannes Lions (including the Titanium Lion), seven Clios, five ADC Awards, eight D&AD pencils, and Best in Show at the AICP Awards. In 2015, Greenfield made history as the first individual woman director to be nominated for the DGA Award in the commercials category. In 2019, she and her husband and producing partner Frank Evers founded Girl Culture Films to address the advertising industry’s systemic lack of diversity. Girl Culture Films has recently evolved into INSTITUTE and broadened its directorial roster to be more inclusive of all underrepresented talent regardless of gender. INSTITUTE furthers the mission of uplifting diverse storytellers in advertising.
Greenfield will discuss her filmmaking career, INSTITUTE, the recent commercialmaking debuts--via her company--of Karyn Kusama (“Yellowjackets”) and Pamela Adlon (“Better Things”), and what’s next for her as a director.
4:30-5:30PM Panel Discussion: Living on the Cutting Edge Of Content
As lines continue to blur between advertising and entertainment, the opportunity to create cutting-edge content has grown exponentially. This discussion features panelists who live on that ever expanding edge with the emergence of the Metaverse, augmented reality, NFTs, AI, experiential and new ways of creating entertainment--some of which enables brands to connect on different levels with consumers. The next chapter of creation and production has begun as SHOOT seeks insights into--and deeper understanding of--the implications for producers, directors and creative talent.
Panelists:
Jeffrey A. Greenbaum, managing partner, Frankfurt Kurnit
Tatiana Lanier, sr. integrated producer, Ogilvy NY
Dave Rolfe, global head of production, WPP and Hogarth
Vico Sharabani, founder and ECD, The-Artery
5:30-5:45PM Break
5:50PM Directors Guild of America (DGA) & SHOOT Welcome remarks
6:00– 7:00PM SHOOT 20th Annual New Directors Showcase Reel Screening
See the work that earned the directors their slot in this year's Showcase. The NDS Class of 2022 includes a fantastically diverse group of directors including recent film school grads, agency creatives, photographers, actors, writers, an assistant director, an athlete who broke in with surf and skiing films, producers and live theater artisans. Our ‘22 Class consists of 18 male and 15 female directors; 21 have production company affiliations and 12 are currently unaffiliated.
7:05 – 8:00PM Panel: Meet the SHOOT New Directors Showcase Directors
Several of the new directors share insights into their work and future goals. An Ad Agency and Production Company exec join the discussion to add their perspectives on working with new directors.
Panelists:
Bonnie Goldfarb, co-founder/executive producer, harvest films
Evan Silver, co-founder / director, Reform School & NDS director 2007
Additional panelists TBA
8:15 – 10:30PM NDS After-party
Join us for food, drink and great conversation at The-Artery to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the SHOOT New Directors Showcase and the NDS Class of 2022 with industry friends, potential collaborators and clients. Meet the event panelists, speakers, sponsors and directors in the NDS Showcase. Address/directions for The-Artery will be listed on final confirmation you'll receive prior to event.
We hope you'll join us for the 2022 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. Most of the companies that registered and attended last NDS event: REGISTER HERE to request event ticket.
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Again, this year SHOOT is pleased to offer complimentary registration to the SHOOT New Directors Showcase event & After Party to production & post executives and artisans from Movie studios, Ad Agencies, Brands, Networks, Creative Studios and Companies. Yes, really no charge! REGISTER HERE to request event ticket.
PLEASE NOTE: We are limited to 436 seats in the Theater so we expect the event to fill up fast. We will do our best to accommodate all qualified registration requests, but we may not be able to accommodate everyone. 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.
You are welcome to fill out the form below and you will be notified in advance of the event that you are registered.
Registration Ticket Request includes Attendance to....
The afternoon panels
The New Directors Showcase Screening & panel
After-party
PDF directory of attendees for future business networking emailed a few weeks after the event. (PDF directories will only be emailed to those who attend the event; if you register & don't attend, you won't receive the directory. )
Guaranteed Seating & PDF Directory
Any SHOOTonline PLUS member (paid level) or higher member level registering for this event is guaranteed a ticketed seat and all PLUS & higher level Members will receive the PDF Attendee Directory whether or not they attend (note: memberships are checked/verified before tickets and directory issues). Purchase SHOOTonline PLUS Memberships Here Guaranteed Seating will also be available to: Selected Directors in the 2022 New Directors Showcase + one guest, Event Speakers/Panelists, Sponsors & Sponsor Guests.
Those who qualify for guaranteed seating MUST still fill out the form below.
The NEW DIRECTORS SHOWCASE EVENT Online Registration Form Is Now Closed
SEATS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR NDS2022 & AFTER PARTY.
The registration page is closed but SEATS ARE AVAILABLE For Qualified Industry Memebers so just come to The DGA NYC and register at the door. No worries!