9:00am – 11:45am Presenting: The Yukoners with Producers and broadcasters

Five Yukon participants will have 20 minutes each to present their project to a roundtable of Industry Reps and receive expert feedback and advice on how to further develop the project. This is not a hardcore pitching session. It is designed to encourage and build confidence, to allow the Yukon participant to hone presentation skills and see first-hand where the project’s potential lies.

Register: contact Celia McBride

1:30pm – 3:00pm Workshop: Finding the Story Structure with Kim Hudson with 13:30

Is everything random, or does story, and life, have a pattern? Kim Hudson, Yukon story editor and author of The Virgin’s Promise, will give a run down on archetypal patterns and story structures in contemporary cinema (documentary and and fiction stories) using both the traditional model of saving the world (Hero’s Journey) and her own feminine version of bringing your dream to life (“the Virgin movie”).

Cost: Free to attend, open to all.

1:00pm – 2:30pm Panel: Documentary Production in Canada with With Julia Ivanova, Charles Wilkinson, and moderator Michael Vernon

The landscape for Canadian documentary-makers has changed dramatically in the past decade. Broadcasters have stopped commissioning one-offs but theatrical distribution has exploded. Filmmakers are self-distributing their docs, shooting on shoe-string budgets and making compelling, heart-breaking and hilarious documentaries with the new lightweight high-def technology available to everyone. The medium has been democratized and glutted with content but it has never been more exciting for audiences. Hear three directors discuss their approach and share the challenges and the triumphs from their most recent projects.

Cost: Free to attend, open to all.

9:00am – 4:30pm Master Class:  Producing and writing micro-budget dramatic features with Ingrid Veninger

Writer, director and producer of three micro-budget feature films, Ingrid Veninger will instruct a one-day master class. This master class gives participants an overview of all the stages involved in independent filmmaking and is great for beginning directors and producers. Topics include writing, pitching, casting, crewing, securing locations, building budgets, scheduling, working with actors, getting the most out of your camera and sound, how to approach editing and the many options for finishing, clearing music, marketing, distribution, and exhibiting your film. Location: Old Firehall, 1101 First Ave at Main Street

About Ingrid Veninger
Born in Bratislava and raised in Canada, Ingrid formed pUNK Films Inc. in 2003. An award-winning creative producer and director, Ingrid has made numerous films, including: Gambling, Gods, and LSD (Genie Award for Best Documentary), NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY. (nominated for 10 Genie Awards in 2010), and three micro-budget dramatic features: Modra (ALFF 2011, official selection Canada’s Top Ten), Only and i am a good person/i am a bad person (Saturday, Feb 11). Ingrid is a member of the film faculty at York University.

Register: yukontickets.com, YAC Box Office in person, or by phone: 867-667-8574.
Cost: $70/$50 YFS Production Members. Class size is limited.