Two great panels!! I'll be there! If you're a filmmakers connection member -email me for a code for a 10% discount:
2 UPCOMING LONG ISLAND WORKSHOPS BY FORMER ICM AGENT TURNED ACCLAIMED FILMMAKER, JIM JERMANOK—AT GRUMMAN STUDIOS!
BEYOND THE CRAFT: How to Make Money as a Creative Professional!
SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH
10:00 AM-2:00
GRUMMAN FILM STUDIOS
SHETLER STUDIOS
500 GRUMMAN ROAD WEST
BETHPAGE, NY 11714
$97/$87 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT
FOR TIX/INFO: https://beyondthecraft100.eventbrite.com
This is an acclaimed, intense and empowering 4-hour workshop for working and professional actors, writers, directors, key crew, singers, comedians, journalists, authors, designers, musicians, artists, producers and entrepreneurs. It’s a bottom line, no bull and insider's approach to doing what you need to do to make a living creatively in this economic age. It is based on 30 years of analysis of creative career success—and particularly which qualities, commonalities and practices successful creative professionals share.
JIM WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING:
• Distinguishing yourself and your projects
• Creating superb promotional materials
• Pitching yourself and your projects
• Overcoming creative career self-sabotage
• How to obtain agents and managers
• Understanding and succeeding with agents and managers
• How to find, approach, research and convince reps, talent buyers, and other gatekeepers
• Working in film, television, theater, and new media
• How to package yourself as a creative
• Current status of the entertainment/media industry
• Using your life history
• The art of schmoozing
• Effective networking and an easy networking system that works
• Importance of informational interviews
• Assembling a team whose sum is greater than its parts
• Essential social media marketing
• Making it happen on your own
SUCCESSFUL FILM PRODUCING & FINANCING: Making Your Film Happen!
SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH
10:00AM-2:00 PM
GRUMMAN FILM STUDIOS
SHETLER STUDIOS
500 GRUMMAN ROAD WEST
BETHPAGE, NY 11714
$97/$87 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT
FOR TIX/INFO: https://successfulfilm.eventbrite.com
SUCCESSFUL FILM PRODUCING & FINANCING: Making Your Film Happen! is an acclaimed and intense 4-hour workshop geared toward actors, writers, filmmakers, directors, producers and other working and successful creative professionals who want to produce films.
This is an insider's presentation to doing what one needs to do to produce a film, play, web series, fictional or reality TV series. It is based on 30 years of analysis of the qualities and traits that successful film producers share. It is also based on the 30 years of personal producing experiences of its speaker.
SUCCESSFUL FILM PRODUCING & FINANCING is extremely empowering (if not life-transforming) bottom-line and nuts-and-bolts. No fluff. Space is limited--Register today!
JIM WILL COVER MOST OF THE FOLLOWING:
• Selecting and researching the right script
• Literary gold mining
• Distinguishing yourself and your projects
• Creating superb promotional materials
• Pitching yourself and your projects
• Where the financing comes from
• How to find, approach, research and convince investors
• How to produce or invest in theater, television and new media
• How to package yourself as a creative
• What you need to know about domestic and international tax incentives and other soft money
• Film Producing advantages of holding a foreign passport
• Current status of the independent film industry
• What genres/budget ranges are working now
• Effective networking and an easy networking system
• Art of the schmooze
• Assembling a team whose sum is greater than it's parts
• Overcoming creative career self-sabotage
• Understanding and succeeding with agents and managers
• Distributors and sales agents--what you need to know
• Branding your film
• Do It Yourself Distribution
• Social Media Marketing for producers
• Making it happen on your own
More about Jim Jermanok: Jim Jermanok is an award-winning writer, director and producer, creative success expert, consultant and speaker. Jim wrote and produced the highly acclaimed romantic comedy, “Passionada,” which was released by Columbia Tri Star in over 150 countries. His latest film “Em” recently won the Grand Jury Prize at the Seattle International Film Festival and the Criterion International Inspiration Award. It was released last year by Vanguard Cinema and SnagFilms. He is also active in theater, TV and New Media. Mr. Jermanok is a former ICM Agent who helped to represent Arthur Miller, Shirley MacLaine, John Chancellor, Dudley Moore, Helen Hayes, Alan Arkin and General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, among others. Jim also speaks and conducts workshops worldwide on the subject of his upcoming book, BEYOND THE CRAFT: What You Need to Know to Make A Living Creatively, as well as Successful Film Producing and Financing and The Art and Business of Screenwriting.
