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Film Fatales and Dear Producer have joined forces to bring you an online panel and curated networking mixer for filmmakers of all backgrounds.
We will begin with a discussion around the elusive question, ‘How do I find a producer?’ with producers Lexi Tannenholtz (Booger, Bad Things), Mars Verrone (Union), and Monique Walton (Sing Sing, Bull). Moderated by Dear Producer founder Rebecca Green (It Follows, All That We Love). Afterwards, we will divide up into smaller discussion circles for intimate conversations with the panelists based on a series of guided prompts.
Together we will discuss the different types of producers in both the scripted and unscripted film space, the various stages of the process to bring on a producer, elements and materials you should prepare before approaching a producer, what you can expect in terms of producer compensation, and how to maintain long-term, healthy relationships with producers. Hear from seasoned producers about how they find projects and what qualities they value in their collaborators. Mix and mingle with other directors and producers to spark connections that will turn into meaningful creative relationships.
This private online event will be a fully interactive session. Capacity is limited. The panel portion will be recorded and made available for 48 hours after the live event. The breakout discussions will not be recorded to create space for candid conversations.
We invite all participants to fill out this Skill Share Form in advance. Responses will be shared during the mixer.
Accessibility Notes: This online webinar will be accessible with auto captions, self descriptions, and ASL upon request. Please contact events@filmfatales.org to request an accommodation.
Lexi Tannenholtz is a producer at The Space Program. She most recently produced Mary Dauterman's Booger (Fantasia '23), Stewart Thorndike's Bad Things (Tribeca '23) on Shudder and Jac Cron's Chestnut (NewFest '23) with Utopia. She also recently wrapped production on Justin Kelly’s fifth feature Pretty Thing and is an executive producer on Grace Glowicki’s Dead Lover and Charlie Polinger's The Plague. Lexi is a 2022 Film Independent Producing Lab Fellow and 2023 Fast Track Fellow, she participated in the invite-only Tribeca Festival Creators Market in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and is a 2023 Dear Producer mentee.
Mars Verrone is a filmmaker and musician from Los Angeles, CA, now based in Brooklyn, NY. As a first-time producer, Mars produced feature documentary Union, (dir. Stephen Maing, Brett Story) which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Documentary Competition and won a special jury prize for The Art of Change. In 2022, Mars directed and produced award-winning short documentary Golden Voice which continues to be programmed at LGBTQ+ festivals and events across the globe. Mars is a Sundance Documentary Producers Fellow, NBC Original Voices Artist Mentor and Fellow, PGA Create Fellow, and Brown Girls Doc Mafia Sustainable Artist Fellow. Their work has been supported by Sundance Institute, Ford Foundation, Field of Vision, and the International Documentary Association, among others.
Monique Walton is an independent producer. She is the 2024 recipient of the Film Independent Spirit Producers Award. She produced Greg Kwedar’s Sing Sing, which premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was acquired by A24. Before that, she produced Annie Silverstein’s award-winning debut feature Bull which premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival – Un Certain Regard and was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards in 2021. In 2022 she produced the documentary feature Hollow Tree, directed by Kira Akerman, which premiered at the New Orleans Film Festival and won the Jury Award for Best Louisiana Film. She has produced numerous short films, including Breaking Silence, winner of the 2023 SXSW Jury Award for Best Texas Short, and Silverstein’s Skunk, winner of the Grand Prix Jury Award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival - Cinéfondation. Walton’s films have been supported by Cinereach, The Sundance Institute, San Francisco Film Society, Austin Film Society, International Documentary Association, and Film Independent. She was a 2016 Sundance Creative Producing Fellow, a 2020 Rotterdam Producing Fellow, and a 2021 Cannes- Producers Network Fellow. In 2024 she participated in Film Independent's Amplifier Fellowship sponsored by Netflix.
Rebecca Green produced two of the top-grossing and critically acclaimed independent films of 2015, It Follows and I’ll See You in My Dreams, which generated a combined box office total of $30 million worldwide. Green most recently produced All That We Love, directed by Yen Tan, starring Margaret Cho and Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and the adaptation of the Chuck Klosterman book, Downtown Owl, starring Lily Rabe, Ed Harris and Vanessa Hudgens, which premiered at Tribeca 2023 and is now on Netflix. A 2017 Women at Sundance Fellow, Green was named one of Variety’s '10 Producers to Watch’ and was nominated for the Producer's Award at the 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and editor-in-chief of Dear Producer, an educational resource for indie filmmakers.
Dear Producer is a one-of-a-kind place where producers share their experiences, build community, and provide mentorship for the next generation of filmmakers.
Film Fatales is a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization and talent discovery platform that supports a membership community of over two thousand feature film and television directors of all marginalized genders. We advocate for hiring equality and inclusive programming practices by working with key decision-makers to expand the talent pool and raise the visibility of underrepresented creators.