Cross-Media Forum NYC 19 April, Programme Announced
Power to the Pixel is delighted to announce the programme for its first Cross-Media Forum NYC, being held in partnership with the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) on 19 April.
Bringing together leading innovators from the worlds of film, games, interactivity, advertising and broadcast, this one-day event encompasses presentations from industry leaders, cross-media project case studies and will also feature three new cross-media projects in development. Headlining are:
- Jeff Gomez CEO, Starlight Runner, the leading producer of transmedia entertainment properties
AND - Ty Montague, advertising guru and Founder & Co-CEO of new venture, Co: Collective
Full programme details and ticket information follow…
9.00 – 9.15
INTRO
Joana Vicente, Director IFP & Liz Rosenthal, Founder & CEO, Power to the Pixel
9.15 – 10.00
BUILDING ASPIRATIONAL STORYWORLDS – Jeff Gomez, CEO Starlight Runner
Jeff Gomez, the world’s leading producer of highly successful transmedia franchises, will forward bold ideas on how we can strengthen the interactivity of our story properties and best prepare them to succeed as we extend them across an array of media touchpoints and platforms
10.00 – 10.30
TRUTH, LIES AND STORYTELLING – Ty Montague, Founder & CEO Co-Collective
Ty will talk about the fearsome power of story, in art, in commerce, and in life
10.30- 10.40
BREAK
10.40 – 11.10
Kevin Slavin, Managing Director & Co-Founder, area/code
11.10 – 11.40
EXTENDING YOUR STORY – Andrea Phillips, Writer & Games Designer
Moving from single-media to transmedia storytelling requires a new mindset and a new creative process. Andrea walks you through the possibilities and pitfalls
11.40 – 12.10
I’M A TRANSMEDIA WHAT? – Brian Clark, CEO GMD Studios
Brian Clark will walk you through the history of innovation that 21st century indie storytellers have inherited
12.10 – 13.10
LUNCH
13.10 – 13.40
CASE STUDY: AFTERLIFE
Adam Sigel: Writer, Producer & Content Strategist
13.40 – 14.10
CASE STUDY: PANDEMIC/HiM
Lance Weiler: Story Architect & Founder The WorkBook Project
14.10 – 14.40
CASE STUDIES OF INTERACTIVE DOCUMENTARIES
NFB Canada has become renowned for its portfolio of innovative, interactive documentary stories that explore world topics through an artistic lens. Hugues Sweeney presents a series of the projects featured on their platforms NFB.ca/interactive/ ONF.ca/interactif
14.40 – 14.50
BREAK
14.50 – 15.20
CASE STUDY: VALEMONT: A TRANSMEDIA EXPERIENCE
Transmedia producer Nina Bargiel will take you through the process of creating and running this award-winning experience
15.20 – 16.00
PRODUCER/FINANCE PANEL
Lance Weiler, Story Architect & Founder, The WorkBook Project; Hugues Sweeney, Senior Producer of Interactive Production, NFB Canada; Ingrid Kopp, New Media Consultant Tribeca Film Institute New Media Fund
MODERATOR: Liz Rosenthal, CEO & Founder, Power to the Pixel
CROSS-MEDIA PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
16.00 – 16.20
The Lost Children presented by Mark Harris, Executive Producer (USA)
16.20 – 16.40
Ken Brady Now presented by Aina Abiodun, Executive Producer (USA)
16.40 – 17.00
In Process presented by James Milward, Executive Producer Secret Location (CAN)
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
17.00 – 19.00
Tickets are $80 for IFP members and Power to the Pixel subscribers / $100 to non-members and can be bought from IFP’s website.
