14 Projects to Pitch (Doc Edge NZ)
Orly Ravid will be speaking as an international panelist for the “14 Projects to Pitch” hosted by Doc Edge on Friday, May 31, in Ellen Melville Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.
This is a unique opportunity for filmmakers to pitch their documentary proposals to industry experts, to find new partnerships, receive feedback and progress their ideas to funding stage.
14 projects have been selected. These finalists will be given the opportunity to develop their projects, trailers and pitching skills through a series of Doc Edge Clinics with mentoring from film professionals. They will pitch their projects to a panel of domestic and international commissioning editors, distributors, producers, broadcasters and funding agencies.
Local Panelists:
Amie Mills Head of Funding, NZ on Air
- Brian Holland Producer, Magnetic Pictures
- Cass Avery Head of Development, Augusto
- Dale Corlett Head of Talent Development, NZ Film Commission
- Fergus Grady Acquisitions Manager, Limelight Distribution
- Jill Macnab General Manager, Vendetta Films
- Kevin Gordon Sales Manager, Rialto Distribution
- Leanne Saunders Head of Production and Development, NZ Film Commission
- Rachel Antony CEO, Greenstone TV
- Vicki Keogh Commissioner of Factual, TVNZ
International Panelists:
Bernadine Lim Head of Documentary, Screen Australia
- Cristine Dewey Managing Director, ro*co films (USA)
- Dana Merwin Program Officer, IDA (USA)
- Fiona Gilroy Content Sales & Distribution Manager, Flame Distribution (Australia)
- Kaye Warren Acquisitions Manager, SBS Australia
- John Walker Independent Director (Canada)
- Kimberly Dilts Impact Producer, Film Ignite (USA)
- Martin Pieper Head of Aktuelles – ARTE, ARTE/ZDF (Germany)
- Natsu Kawakami Assistant Commissioning Editor, NHK (Japan)
- Orly Ravid Founder and Co-Executive Director, The Film Collaborative (USA)
- Stephen Oliver Commissioning editor factual, ABC Australia