Docs In Progress will be taking its popular Peer Pitch program on the road to the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival in Sonoma County, California. This program will give documentary filmmakers the opportunity to present new projects to fellow filmmakers for feedback and for all attending to gain valuable insights and new connections which can guide their own filmmaking. Constructive feedback from peers in a nurturing environment will help to identify strengths and areas for improvement in projects. Participants will also develop skills and comfort in verbally describing their projects among peers before trying their pitches out on industry.
Docs In Progress is a nonprofit documentary film organization which has been presenting Peer Pitch program for a number of years in the Washington DC area, including for the last three years as a sidebar program to the Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival. This will be the first time that the program will be presented on the West Coast, in collaboration with the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival (named one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals by MovieMaker Magazine). Participation is open to both filmmakers with films in the festival and other documentary filmmakers from the region. Peer Pitch will take place on the second day of the festival, Friday, March 30 from 12:00 noon until 4:00 pm.
Films which have been presented at past Peer Pitch workshops when they were in their early stages have gone on to be funded by major supporters such as Sundance Documentary Fund and ITVS, been accepted into industry pitching opportunities such as IFP’s Independent Film Week and DocsBarcelona, and be completed to play festivals, television, and community screenings. Participants have also made connections with other filmmakers which have led to later collaborations.
Advance registration is required and may be done through the Docs In Progress website.
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