The Conversation – Win Free Tix, IndieGoGo Discount; Scott Kirsner Shares What’s Coming

The Conversation takes place this weekend in New York City. Pioneers in social media, digital distribution and film will converge to debate the latest trends and opportunities.

I. Win Free Tickets ($150 Value):

To win your ticket:

· Tweet a question that you'd like to ask a panelist

· Include #indiegogo #convonyc in the tweet

Congrats @IanFischer. You are the winner!

II. IndieGoGo & Distribber Panels:

Assessing Your Digital Distribution Options: Take a deeper dive into the waters of digital distribution. Speakers will paint a picture of how things work today, and offer advice about what to do with your current (or previous) projects. If you are a participant and would like to discuss your project in this session, please post it here.

Scilla Andreen, CEO, IndieFlix
Adam Chapnick, CEO, Distribber
Matt Dentler, Cinetic Rights Management/FilmBuff
Davin Hutchins, Director, IndiesLab
Jim Flynn, CEO, EZTakes
Ryan Werner, VP of Marketing, IFC Entertainment
Host: Laure Parsons, Founder, x+x films

Finance and Fundraising: Reports from the Field: How can you blend traditional and new approaches to raising money – like crowdfunding – to get your project made?

Gregory Bayne, Filmmaker, Revival Picture Company
Slava Rubin, Co-founder, IndieGoGo
Tiffany Shlain, Filmmaker, "Connected" and "The Tribe"; founder, The Webby Awards
Yancey Strickler, Co-founder, Kickstarter
Host: Scott Macaulay, Producer and Editor, Filmmaker Magazine

III. Listen to what Scott Kirsner shared with GoGoDanae about the Big Event:

0:00 Intro
0:50 Goal of The Conversation
1:15 New Trends/Topics This Year
2:30 Participant Opportunities
2:45 Impact of Real-Time (Gary Hustwit 3:10)
3:45 Controversial Topics
4:20 How to Register for The Conversation

The Conversation is taking place in NYX on March 27.theconversationspot.com/

Author:

Danae Ringelmann

Danae Ringelmann co-founded Indiegogoo and often at conferences including SXSW, MAD Hong Kong, and Big Omaha. Fast Company Magazine recently named Danae one of the Top 50 Most Influential Women in Technology. Prior to Indiegogo, Danae was a Securities Analyst at Cowen & Co. where she covered entertainment companies including Pixar, Lionsgate, Disney, and Electronic Arts. Danae also focused on cable network, NFL, newspaper and hedge fund clientele while at JPMorgan's Investment Bank and Private Bank. In the wake of 9/11, Danae co-produced a concert reading of Incident at Vichy, an Arthur Miller play addressing the politically charged topic of racial profiling. Danae is a CFA charterholder, holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and graduated with a B.A. in Humanities from UNC-Chapel Hill, where she was a Morehead Scholar and varsity rower. @GoGoDanae

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