WESTDOC 2010 is now open for registration!!
WESTDOC - The West Coast Documentary and reality Conference is a three-day event that brings together preeminent producers, directors, writers, network executives, agents and distributors for insightful and unique seminars, as well as networking opportunities.
WESTDOC features two areas of professional interest designated as The Documentary Village and The Reality Village. Attendees and speakers are able to take full advantage of both of these arenas and to select seminars from any village they choose.
The third day of the conference is entirely devoted to PitchFest, a rousing live presentation for Documentary and Reality producers to pitch new concepts to network and development executives for potential acquisition in front of a live audience.
According to the buzz at the bagel bar, the first-ever WESTDOC Conference exceeded everyone's expectations, thanks to a remarkable lineup of panelists...who were often hanging out at the bagel bar. "The most senior executives are coming to this event," said filmmaker Peter von Puttkamer of Gryphon Productions, who works with Discovery, Animal Planet and History Channel. "And they're sitting down with the people. They're even going to the cocktail parties."
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"Destined to become the go to marketplace for quality reality programming and documentary features, really don’t miss
WESTDOC next time it comes around: for the content, for the access, for the mentoring. Truly a best kept secret."
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We just went to a Documentary and Reality conference in LA called WESTDOC a great 3-day event full of seminars and meets and greets with funders, programmers, agents and filmmakers. All in all, it was an amazing conference and we plan to go again next year. One of the best things about WESTDOC is that we were able to meet one-on-one with a few network programmers. These meetings are gold!
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Click here to see highlights from WESTDOC 2009.