Every year, The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival creates workshops and panel discussions to help filmmakers succeed in the industry, and to address topics that are important to our community. 
For our 9th annual fest, we've put together a day of events moderated by industry pros aimed at providing invaluable info for moving your career forward in a real way, and a panel talk about why crew diversity makes sets and productions better in every way.

We've scheduled them back to back on Saturday, June 8 at a reduced ticket price of $10 to make it easy to attend them all (and they don't overlap with any of our screenings!)

To attend all 4 events for one price of $25, purchase a special Workshop/Panel pass HERE.

​Stop Directing Shorts and Make Your Feature the “Wrong Way”
Making Meme: The Ups and Downs of my Award-Winning No Budget Feature
Saturday, June 8, 2019 2:00 PM
St. Francis College - 180 Remsen St. Bklyn NY 11201
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​Join writer-director (and 2019 AoBFF Guest Festival Director) Sean Mannion as he shares the lessons he learned making his award-winning No Budget feature, “Meme.” Sean will tell you all about the capital required for a “no budget” feature, and walk you through the process from production to post. Want to stop making shorts and finally make your feature? Sean spells it out for you.

Leveling Up: Successful Film Producers Tell You How
Saturday, June 8, 2019 3:30 PM
St. Francis College - 180 Remsen St. Bklyn NY 11201
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​Are you ready to take producing to the next level so you can make the films you want?
Go beyond “producing 101” with some of the most prolific doers in the industry talking frankly about how they work with agents to acquire A-List Talent and crew, and strategies for projects from “No Budget” films up to “Big Budget” features. Successful film producers Dustin Williams and Rafael and Gabriel Francisco share examples from their current projects, hopes for the future of filmmaking, and insights into the creative side of producing. Don’t miss the chance to have an intimate conversation with these industry pros as they offer creative solutions to the challenges you face making independent films.

Money Changes Everything: Film Financing Demystified
Saturday, June 8, 2019 5:30 PM
St. Francis College - 180 Remsen St. Bklyn NY 11201
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What does it mean to package a film, and where do you begin? How do you keep your financing models current? How do you stay afloat? And how do you do it all on an indie budget? This workshop offers a deep dive into US and international film financing to demystify the entire process and equip you with tools to create a package of your own. Taught by Kevin Christoffersen, an Executive Producer and Principal Co-Founder of Cobalt Capital Ventures. 

Diversity Beyond the Screen: The Crew
Saturday, June 8, 2019 7:00 PM
St. Francis College - 180 Remsen St. Bklyn NY 11201
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​Most efforts to promote diversity in film are focused on screen or on above-the-line roles, and don’t address the essential players that make films happen: the crew.
The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival has been at the forefront of the film diversity issue with panels on women directors (2013, 2017), diverse actors (2015), Latinx (2017) and Asian (2018) filmmakers. This year we are extending the conversation beyond the screen by talking with a diverse group of working crew and producers about their experiences, rewards and challenges in the industry. We’ll discuss why crew diversity is good for production, how it makes a better set for everyone and brainstorm ways to make inclusive crews the norm, not the exception. Join us to talk, share and network. 

The 2019 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival runs June 1-9. The full schedule, interactive Film Guide and ticket info is available at aobff.org