I am regularly invited as a keynote speaker, panelist or jury member at film festivals and to teach workshops.
I cover topics including distribution strategy, audience development, marketing, pitching, innovation in visual storytelling, interactive media, etc.
Previous speaking engagements:
- Sundance Artist Services
- Toronto International Film Festival
- Cannes Film Festival
- SXSW
- Chiledoc
- London Film Festival
- DocEdge NZ
- FIN Partners (formerly Strategic Partners)
- Edinburgh International Film Festival
- Film London
- MAIA Workshops
- MIA - Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo, Rome
- Singapore Film Festival
- IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
- Rotterdam Film Festival
- Northwest Film Forum
- Austin Film Society
- Morelia Film Festival, Mexico
- MEDIMED Doc Market, Spain
- When East Meets West - Trieste Film Festival
- Visions du Réel, Nyon, Switzerland
- Australian International Documentary Conference
- Hot Docs Documentary Fesival, Toronto
- Baltic Sea Forum, Riga, Latvia
- Independent Film Project
- In-Edit Film Festival, Barcelona
- Prime Time in Ottawa
- CPH:DOX Festival
- Nordisk Panorama
- The Norwegian Documentary Convention, Solstrand
- Turing Tech Fest, Edinburgh
- and more...
Juries
- Cinequest Screenplay Award
- Raindance Film Festival
- Atlanta Film Festival
- unDependence Film Festival, Edinburgh
- Bushwick Film Festival
- and more...
University guest lectures:
- Columbia University - Film MFA Program
- University of Southern California
- School of Visual Arts
- Barry R. Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema
- Edinburgh Napier University
- and more...