Sundance Institute and the Austin Film Society have announced the lineup for the first-ever #ArtistServices Austin Workshop, a daylong conference aimed at advising and empowering independent filmmakers.

Programming includes:

Soft Money, Uncle Sam, Equity and Crowdfunding with tax lawyer Cameron Keng, filmmaker Evan Glodell (Bellflower), and Shannon Swallow, head of marketing communications for Indiegogo

Digital Cinema Mastering 101 For Indies with Emily Eddey, a senior producer at Light Iron, and Graef Allen, manager of content services at Dolby Laboratories

Company to Know: GoWatchIt with founder and CEO David Larkin

Creative Convo: Designing Key Art for the Digital Marketplace with filmmaker and graphic designer Yen Tan (Pit Stop) and poster maven Rob Jones (Animal Rummy, Mondo)

Licensing and Distribution in the Modern Age with John Sloss (Cinetic Media, FilmBuff) and Chris Horton (Sundance Institute)

Cutthroat Ideas: Pioneers Of Alternative Distribution with Tim League (Drafthouse Films) and Straith Schreder (BitTorrent)

Takeaways: Joseph Beyer, Director of Digital Initiatives for Sundance Institute

The workshop takes place Saturday, May 10, 10am-5pm, at Austin Studios. Tickets cost $60/general admission; $45/AFS Watch members; $40 AFS Make, Love, & Premiere Circle members; $40/Sundance Institute members. Purchase tickets here.

This article appears in April 4 • 2014.

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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...