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Yale in Hollywood
Chairs and Board Members

PRESIDENT
 Kevin Winston

SUMMER INTERNSHIP
 Aaron Kogan
Lisa Holme

CONFERENCE / FEST
Nicholas Lewis

FILM / TV
Peter Marks
Joanne Roboz

MUSIC
Kristelia Garcia

TALENT
Jade Haviland

NEW MEDIA
Nathan Kitada

CULTURAL
Fabienne Wen

SERVICE
Avi Gandhi

SOCIAL
Amanda Glassman

LEGAL
Jay Dougherty

MENTORSHIP
Ilanna Bavli

STUDENT LIAISON
Edward Delman
 
BOARD MEMBERS
Ilanna Bavli
Vineet Dewan
Kristelia Garcia
Christine Garver
Lisa Holme
Nathan Kitada
Aaron Kogan
Cliff Lo
 Peter Marks
 Elizabeth Newman
Derek Olson
Nicholas Lewis
Joanne Roboz
Kevin Winston

CHAPTERS
New York
Nicholas Lewis, Melissa Wolff

Toronto
Elizabeth Newman

Hong Kong
Katherine Lo

Yale in Hollywood: Film/TV
Yale in Hollywood - Film/TV committee organizes events around Yalies and film and TV.  Email co-chairs Joanne Roboz and Peter Marks below if you'd like to speak at an upcoming monthly event. Please included your bio, recent film/TV project, IMDb link, and topics you'd like to discuss.

 Co-Chairs:
- Joanne Roboz: jroboz@aya.yale.edu
- Peter Marks: pmarks2@earthlink.net

RECENT EVENTS

Yale in Hollywood - Sundance Filmmaker panel
 
yalesundancePARK CITY, UTAH: We held our first-ever Yale in Hollywood Panel and Mixer at Flanagan's (aka the Guinness House) on Main St. in Park City, Utah. Attendees included: award-winning Yalie Sundance filmmakers who spoke on a pre- panel, and attendees from Fox, CBS, SAG New Media, content creators, indie film gurus, friends from IVY Entertainment, and more. PICS.

Our panelists discussed how they developed and made their film, including funding, casting, and marketing.  We also discussed the road to Sundance, how to best meet people at Sundance, and leveraging Sundance for future filmmaking.  Lisa Cortes gave inspiring closing remarks, saying that the key thing to remember is to make films with your passion and voice, tell a good story, and effect social change.

Thanks to our panelists on the Yale in Hollywood - hosted IVY Entertainment panel, including three Yalies:

lisa- Lisa Cortes (Yale) executive producer of Oscar-winning Precious (Sundance 2009) and co-producer of the Woodsman (Sundance 2004 Grand Jury Prize winner)

- Chip Hourihan (Yale), producer of Frozen River (Sundance 2009 Grand Jury Winner), and more than a dozen other films

- Jonathan Zalben (Yale) music on three of this year's Sundance 2012 films: West of Memphis, Associate Music Supervisor; California Solo, additional music editor; The Pact, violin, score consultant

- Ryan Slattery (Harvard), Producer on this year's Playtime
- T. Woody Richmond (Dartmouth), editor on this year's How to Survive a Plague documentary

Thanks also to party co-hosts IVY Entertainment, Digital LA and engage:BDR

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Also at Sundance: 
- Lisa Cortes (Yale) moderated a panel with Ice-T on Sunday

- James Ponsoldt (Yale), director/writer of Smashed,tweeted from @SundanceFest. He's good at tweeting from his @jamesponsoldt Twitter.

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Yale in Hollywood - Indie Film Panel 

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Yalie indie filmmakers shared their tips and stories on independent filmmaking, including development, working with celebs, marketing, the film fest circuit, and distribution.  indieThanks speakers for sharing in a very candid and inspirational panel, organized by Joanne Roboz, Yale in Hollywood Film/TV Chair.

Thanks to our speakers!
- Tammy Hoffs (Pound of Flesh)
- Ted Masur (Best and the Brightest)
- Sarba Das (Karma Calling)
- Chris Angel (This is Not a Test)
- Quentin Lee (People I've Slept With)
- Steven Klein (Make Believe)


Panel highlights by Joanne Roboz:

  • Follow your passions.  That’s what will get people psyched to invest in your movie.
  • There are a million different ways to get a film financed and distributed.  It takes time and patience
  • Social networking is key to getting your film out there.  Know your way around Facebook and Twitter.  Integrate them into your life – make Facebook your home page.  Have a blog.  Consultants say to have a project specific twitter handle and Facebook page. People check Facebook more than they go to a website.  Facebook is key to getting into festivals.  Websites cost money to set up but Facebook is free.
  • Financing sites: United States Artists network – non profit org.  Donations are tax deductible, whereas donations from Kickstarter.com are not.  Indiegogo:  if you don’t raise your goal, you don’t get the money.
  • Distribution:  make sure your distributor/sales agent has a plan that you like.  Don’t be afraid to make a change if that plan isn’t working (or doesn’t exist).  
  • Not in a Box: If your film doesn’t fit into a neat box (e.g. Indian actors in a non-Bollywood story), then you have to be savvy about your story for marketing purposes.
  • Not everything that gets into Sundance gets distribution.  You may have to rent a screening room to try to get a bunch of distributors to screen your film at once.  
  • To film school or not to film school?  Opinions were different:  some felt it was an invaluable experience, some felt you should just start making your movie.
  • Celeb Pros/Cons: Sometimes, having celebs on board is a double-edged sword.  Their name brand power is great for getting your movie known and having a big name attached may help get the film financed and distributed.  However, they have their own reputations to protect so they can get skittish if they think the film isn’t going to be good for their careers.


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Congrats Yalies with films at Sundance Film Fest 2012!
We count 8 Yalies with films at Sundance so far! Amazing! 
If you worked on a film at Sundance, email kevin.winston@gmail.com so we can add u to the list!

James Ponsoldt
smashedDirector / Writer
 Kate fun-loving drinking and partying puts her school teacher job in jeopardy as she struggles on the road to sobriety

Ira Sachs
keepDirector / Writer
Keep the Lights On
Chronicles the love and relationship between two risk-taking compulsive men over a decade

David Duchovny
Digital LA logoActor
 Teen Ellis goes from desert homestead to a stuffy New England prep school with a goat-trekking guardian, Goat Man

Jon Weinbach
Digital LA logoProducer / Writer
 Lithuania sends its dream team to participate with the US team in the 1992 Olympics games Barcelona

Hrishikesh Hirway
SaveTheDateComposer
Sisters' bumpy relationships: After breaking up with Kevin, Sarah rebounds with Jonathan, while sis Beth plans her wedding with apprehensive Andrew.

Jonathan Zalben
Digital LA logoAdditional Music Editor
California Solo
Former rock star gets a DUI, forcing him to prove his estranged family relationships


Alejandra Riguero
WestAssociate Producer

Jonathan Zalben
Assoc. Music Supvsr.
West of Memphis
Doc about Arkansas teens wrongfully convicted, follows victims supporters, loved ones, and celeb advocates

Anthony Bregman
layProducer
 Beth the Vegas cocktail waitress meets Dink, a pro-sports better who hires her to help help place bets around town - until his wife gets jealous

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