Event Details
Thursday
April 29, 2021 7:00 pm
via Zoom
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In this panel, in partnership with the Austin Film Festival, hear from WGAE members and AFF alumni about their learnings from creating independent content and getting it out into the world.
“Distribution” can feel like a scary, unattainable concept, especially in the context of independently produced scripted series or the digital/web series. There are free and open distribution options like YouTube and Vimeo, but streamers and studios continue to have an interest in independent episodic series, as well. More opportunities bring more choices and more questions for creators.
About the Panelists
Mia Lidofsky is a director, writer, showrunner, and creator of the comedy series STRANGERS on Facebook Watch, which Vice called “the best queer comedy on TV right now” and Vulture hailed as “a big hearted drama.” In addition to the show’s critical acclaim, Out Magazine named Mia as one of its OUT100 in 2018. Mia is currently represented as a commercial director by m ssng p eces, and has directed spots for brands such as Spotify and Facebook, as well as music videos for Emmy the Great, MOTHXR, and Genevieve. She is currently developing her next show, as well as her first feature film, and is represented by UTA.
Patrick Wimp is writer-director from Chicago, Illinois. His work has been lauded in prestigious film festivals around the world every year since 2009, with screenings at the Chicago International, Austin Film Festival, Cannes International, New York Television Festival, and many more. Patrick’s work has aired on Netflix, PBS, Amazon Prime, and a number of international cable and TV networks. Patrick’s 2019 digital series, BROTHERS FROM THE SUBURBS, received both the Jury and Audience awards at the 2019 Austin Film Festival, Best Web Original at Urbanworld ’19, and Best Directing at SeriesFest Season 5. The show was recently optioned by Warner Bros TV and with a pilot script ordered by HBOMax. As a proud African-American storyteller, Pat’s work focuses on creating emotionally impactful, accessible, human stories, built around authentic and diverse characters.
Greg Ash is an award-winning British filmmaker, writer, and comedy creator. His films, web series and independent TV pilots have screened at over 100 international film and TV festivals, winning 30+ jury prizes and audience awards at international festivals including Austin Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, Palm Springs Shortfest, Aspen, Seattle, Seriesfest, and France’s acclaimed Prix du Polar. Over the past ten years Greg has written, produced and starred in a number of digital comedy series, receiving industry acclaim, festival recognition, and two TV development deals for his work. Most recently, his 7 part digital comedy series about a washed up English football, THE GARY GOLD STORY, won awards at New York TV Festival, Seriesfest and Austin Film Festival.
