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BREAKTHROUGH SERIES PRESENTS PITCHFEST 2023

ONLINE

SATURDAY MAY 6, 3-6PM ET/ 2-5PM CT/12-3PM PT - NARRATIVE
SATURDAY MAY 13, 3-6PM ET/ 2-5PM CT/12-3PM PT - DOCUMENTARY

BREAKTHROUGH SERIES PRESENTS PITCHFEST 2021

NOVEMBER 13-14th , 2021 / ONLINE

A two-day event featuring panel discussions and a pitchfest; one day focused on narrative/fiction projects, one focused on documentaries

Breakthrough Pitchfest puts a new spin on Filmshop’s Breakthrough Series, our industry showcase of member work. Breakthrough Pitchfest provides a forum for filmmakers to pitch their work and engage in discussions centered around development and distribution.

This will be a virtual event, taking place on Zoom, with both a narrative/fiction and a documentary component:

  • Saturday afternoon (Nov. 13, 3-5pm ET/2-4pm CT/12-2pm PT) will focus on narrative/fiction projects

  • Sunday (Nov. 14, 3-5pm ET/2-4pm CT/12-2pm PT) will focus on documentaries

Programming each day kicks off with a conversation among our panelists/jurors about a topic pertinent to the independent filmmaking landscape, related to financing, development, and distribution. This is followed by a pitchfest in which 10 participants (chosen from among Filmshop's membership) pitch to and receive feedback from our panel.

Filmshop Exhibition 2020

September 10- October 24 2020 / ONLINE

FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS AT 8PM ** OCCASIONALLY THURSDAYS AT 6PM**
CURATED BLOCKS OF SHORTS, FEATURES, and PANEL DISCUSSIONS - ON OUR WEBSITE

BREAKTHROUGH SERIES 2019

NOvember 2, 2019 / Elinor Bunin Monroe, Film at Lincoln Center

Filmshop’s Breakthrough Series showcases a curated selection of our members' films in an intimate setting with festival programmers, distributors, and executive producers. Facilitating discussions centered around development and distribution, Breakthrough provides a forum for filmmakers to explore the next stages of their careers.Featured projects range from works-in-progress to fully-produced narrative and documentary shorts, features, and series and feature screenplays. The event also functions as a meeting point and marketplace for filmmakers and industry guests to view these projects. 

This year’s event opens with a keynote speech by producer Kishori Rajan (Random Acts of Flyness). Our luminaries this year include director Marshall Curry (Street Fight) and writer/director Madeleine Olnek (Wild Nights With Emily). There will be a Pitchfest open to the public with sign-ups starting at 9:30am day of the event with jurors Evan Shapiro (National Lampoon), Sola Faeshun (United Talent Agency) and Lindsay Eve van Dyke (Vice). The event will also include an all day lounge sponsored by Earth Agency.

Famous Last Words

July 26, 2019 / Rough Trade NYC


BREAKTHROUGH SERIES

october 27, 2018 / made in ny media center

Previous showcases: 2017, 2016.


filmshop presents ... UNFINISHed business

JULY 21, 2018 / ROUGH Trade NYC

Link to Unfinished Business and previous screenings to SHHHHHH and Spoiler Alert


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