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Saturday, October 31 • 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Short Form Storytelling

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No need to wait on the networks and studios… it’s the digital age! These days, it’s widely feasible to independently produce projects and find an audience by distributing online. With the rise of content readily available and decline of attention spans, many writers have turned to web series and digital shorts to give their voice an immediate home. Hear from panelists who have done just that on how to keep narratives as concise as they are compelling, and ways to use short form storytelling as a calling card.
Moderators
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Linnea Toney

Moderator

Panelists
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Evan Bregman

Head of Original Content, Portal A, SCRIPTED DIGITAL SERIES JUROR
Evan Bregman is Head of Original Content at Portal A, an independent creative studio based in San Francisco and Los Angeles that develops, produces and distributes video entertainment built for conversation. Bregman is an award-winning producer who most recently served as Executive... Read More →
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Craig Comstock

co-creator/producer/director The Adventures of Catty Wompus
Born and raised in Santa Cruz, CA, Craig is a seasoned industry veteran and DGA member whose career spans over two decades.  His film credits include Chasing Mavericks, 42, Something’s Gotta Give, Cirque du Freak and Here Comes The Boom among others. He has worked with some of... Read More →
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Rodrigo Garcia

writer/director Last Days in the Desert, Mother and Child, Nine Lives; director Albert Nobbs; executive producer In Treatment
Mexican director Rodrigo Garcia has directed a variety of independent films, including the award-winning “Nine Lives”; the three-time Academy Award-nominated feature “Albert Nobbs,” starring Glenn Close; and “Mother and Child,” starring Annette Bening, Naomi Watts and... Read More →
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Julie Howe

executive producer/writer/co-creator of The Adventures of Catty Wompus; AFF Comedy Screenplay Winner
After her comedy screenplay, Jasper Milliken, won at AFF in 2010 many doors opened and she got a development deal. Then, some of those doors closed so she crawled through an open window and created her own collaborative production company called Crooked Sidewalk.  Crooked Sidewalk’s... Read More →

Saturday October 31, 2015 12:30pm - 1:45pm CDT
The Driskill Hotel, Crystal Room
  Conference, PANEL

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