Supplement Booklet 1 PARTNERS PARTNERS American Public Television British Pathe Kurz Family Foundation Consulate General of Israel, Office of Cultural Affairs in North America ITVS Morgan Stanley Wealth Management PBS AmDoc/POV WGBH/WORLD Channel Wyncote Foundation Horace Barker Brenda Neal anonymous IN KIND DONORS Nunu Chocolates Brooklyn Whatever Hartmann Doherty, Rosa, Berman,Bulbulbia, LLC, Attorneys at Law 2 VENUES AND HOTELS INPUT 2018 RELEASE Please note: INPUT 2018 is being photographed and the Opening Reception on April 30 will be videotaped by Forest Creatures Foundation, the host of the conference. Participation in the conference, (INPUT 2018) including without limitation attending any INPUT 218 panels, parties or events, acknowledges consent to any and all uses of, without limitation, your portrait, voice, name, and/or likeness, in any and all media and for any and all purposes including, without limitation, any videos, still pictures, and/or other photographic reproductions and sound recordings in which you may be portrayed. Event Venues Brooklyn Winery | 213 North 8th Street | 11211 Commissioning Editors Luncheon (Wednesday, May 2) POV | American Documentary | 20 Jay Street | Brooklyn 11201 Post Party (Friday, May 4) Liberty Warehouse | 260 Conover Street | Brooklyn 11231 Midweek Party (Thursday, May 3) Weylin Hall | 175 Broadway | Brooklyn 11211 Opening Plenary & Reception (Monday, April 30) Williamsburg Cinemas | 217 Grand Street | Brooklyn 11211 Films, Films & Lunch Panels (Tuesday May 1 - Friday, May 4) Wythe Hotel | Private Dining Room| 80 Wythe Avenue | Brooklyn 11249 Conversation with NOVA (Tuesday, May 1) Hotels Henry Norman Hotel | 239 N Henry Street | Brooklyn 11222 Hotel Le Jolie | 235 Meeker Avenue | Brooklyn 11211 POD Brooklyn Hotel | 247 Metropolitan Avenue | Brooklyn 11211 The Williamsburg Hotel | 96 Wythe Avenue | Brooklyn 11249 Wythe Hotel | 80 Wythe Avenue | Brooklyn 11249 Please refer to WAZE or MAPS for directions 3 MIDWEEK PARTY MIDWEEK PARTY SUNSET over the Statue of Liberty DRINKS, DINNER, DANCING, MUSIC & FUN featuring: Atomic funk project Thursday, May 3, 2018 260 Conover Street, Brooklyn • Transportation Available 6pm - 11pm • $40.00 REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Go on-line or at the registration desk. 4 FOREST CREATURES FOUNDATION VISION Our vision is one of peaceful coexistence. Film, television, new media, the dramatic arts, and other related disciplines of the arts are powerful tools that can be used for the purpose of establishing peace, coexistence and community. MISSION e mission of the Forest Creatures Foundation is to build an enduring legacy of peace, coexistence, and community through the use of film, television, new media, the dramatic arts, and other related disciplines of the arts. e dramatic arts can provide a unique experiential understanding of conflict and its resolution. e Foundation seeks to further understand how to use this to establish an authentic peace. Independent film, television, and other media have a unique cultural impact which the Foundation supports to further establish its vision. e Foundation pays special attention to the relationship of the mission to the needs of children, since childhood experiences play a significant role in later social impact. OBJECTIVE e objective of Forest Creatures Foundation is to support an interface of independent media with the established media and entertainment industries as this relates to the vision and mission of the Foundation. We have a particular focus on children, healing the victims of abuse and neglect, and how “it takes a village" to accomplish the vision and mission of the Foundation. For more information about getting involved, joining our e-mail list, or supporting our work, please contact us at: [email protected] or www.forestcreatures.org 5 LUNCH PANELS AND OTHER EVENTS Free box lunches are available at all lunch sessions at the Williamsburg Cinemas. (First come, first served.) Free meals prepared by acclaimed chefs with wine and beer at off-site locations. (Sign up at the registration desk is encouraged. Wait list and walk-ins allowed depending availability.) All venues are within walking distance. PANEL DAY/TIME LOCATION Maneuvering US Public Television Tuesday, May 1 Williamsburg Cinemas Lunchtime Cinema 7 12:00 – 13:00 Conversation with NOVA Tuesday, May 1 Wythe Hotel | Private Dining Room Lunchtime 80 Wythe Avenue 12:00 – 13:00 Commissioning Editors Luncheon Wednesday, May 2 Brooklyn Winery Lunchtime 213 North 8th Street 12:00 – 13:00 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Thursday, May 3 Williamsburg Cinemas Lunchtime Cinema 7 12:30 – 14:30 Diversity and US Public Television Thursday, May 3 Williamsburg Cinemas Lunchtime Cinema 6 12:30 – 13:30 Financing Independent Production Friday, May 4 Williamsburg Cinemas for US Public Television Lunchtime Cinema 7 13:00 – 14:00 OTHER EVENTS EVENT DAY/TIME LOCATION Orientation Session Monday, April 30 Weylin (downstairs) with Moderator Eren McGinnis 14:00 - 15:00 175 Broadway, Brooklyn Midweek Party Thursday, May 3 The Liberty Warehouse 18:00 – 23:00 260 Conover Street, Brooklyn Post Party Friday, May 4 POV 18:30 20 Jay Street, Suite 940, Brooklyn 6 MANEUVERING US PUBLIC TELEVISION Erika Howard - Introduction/Moderator Director of Audience Engagement and Station Marketing at POV Erika is the Director of Audience Engagement and Station Marketing at POV, the longest running independent documentary series on public television. POV films have won every major film and broadcasting award, and most recently received an Academy Award nomination for Last Men in Aleppo. In her role, Erika collaborates closely with PBS stations nationwide on marketing and publicity efforts, a nd leads impact/engagement initiatives , such as “Our America: Documentary in Dialogue.” Previously, she was the marketing manager​​ for Women Make Movies, the largest distributor of documentary films directed by and about women. Sharon Wong WORLD Channel Digital Producer Under her direction worldchannel.org has evolved from a basic platform into a multi-dimensional site with a library of streamable content. WORLD’s social media presence has also expanded with regular online events and engaging daily posts to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Sharon produces WORLD’s Facebook Watch series, Stories From The Stage which has attracted 110k viewers. Each episode showcases storytelling in front of a live audience by both masterful and first-time storytellers and can be enjoyed internationally. Margaret Ebrahim Senior Director, News & Public Affairs, PBS Margaret “Mishi” Ebrahim serves as PBS Senior Director of News & Public Affairs programming. While at PBS, Ebrahim has overseen the PBS 2016 presidential election slate of programs and limited series such as The Contenders, #MeToo, Now What? and the upcoming Breaking Big. Prior to joining PBS, Ebrahim was an award-winning journalist and producer at some of the most successful media organizations, including CBS News 60 Minutes and ABC News as well as the Center for Public Integrity and the Investigative Reporting Workshop. She helped re-launch National Geographic’s Explorer documentary series, and developed new digital video series for that media organization. Ebrahim was a producer for the groundbreaking SHOWTIME climate change series Years of Living Dangerously (Season 1) winner of the 2014 Emmy Award for outstanding nonfiction series. As senior producer at the Investigative Reporting Workshop, a nonprofit journalism organization in Washington D.C., Ebrahim oversaw television, web and feature film projects, including co-productions with PBS FRONTLINE. 7 MANEUVERING US PUBLIC TELEVISION (cont’d) Cynthia Fenneman President and CEO, APT Cynthia A. Fenneman is president and CEO of American Public Television (APT), a leading distributor of high quality, viewer-favorite programs to U.S. public television’s 350+ stations. With more than 35 years of broadcasting and production experience, she brings invaluable knowledge of the media industry to her post. During her tenure, she has led the company in new strategic and creative directions – from the 2006 launch of Create® TV, the dynamic 24/7 lifestyle channel, to the 2010 distribution of WORLD?, the nonfiction news and documentary channel. In the ‘90s and prior to joining APT, Fenneman served as president of Fenneman Productions, major projects executive on the launch team for Discovery Health Channel, and special projects director for PBS’s Democracy Project. As an independent producer, she was executive producer for programs such as A&E Biography, PBS’s Ciao Italia, and American Public Television fundraising specials. For eight years, Fenneman led the broadcasting and national/local production division at New Hampshire Public Television. For Westinghouse Broadcasting, she held numerous management and producing positions at KYW/Philadelphia, KPIX/San Francisco and WJZ/Baltimore. Fenneman has produced a wide range of programming from the Live Aid highlights special in London to U.S. Presidential Debates and Evening/PM Magazine to daily live talk shows. She has been honored with more than 40 international, national and regional awards, including 12 Emmys® and a Peabody, and is a frequent juror for the Banff World Television Festival, duPont-Columbia Awards, History Makers and other content review panels. Tamara Gould Senior Vice President of National Production and Strategic Partnerships, ITVS Tamara Gould is the senior vice president of national production and strategic partnerships at Independent Television Service (ITVS).