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Filmmakers’ Accelerator
An 8-week intensive program to take your film from concept
to concrete steps to make it a reality.
QUICK OVERVIEW
Join this intimate, mind expanding small group setting with personalized attention,
to give your project the nourishment and guts it needs to launch into the world.
Gain a new mindset and approach to documentary filmmaking, using entrepreneurship principles for launching projects.
Receive a map of an exclusive, real-time, current documentary landscape with an approach strategy you won’t find anywhere else.
What we’ll cover
Define Your Story
Avoid typical mistakes and address the needs from the buyers, finding your film’s audience, value, seeing your film with the market in mind.
Key players
Learn about 20 TOP streamers and broadcasters, film festivals, markets, current selling strategies and key collaborators.
Concept Development
Find visuals, descriptions, moods for the most effective expression of your film – the most compelling pitch, treatment and sizzle tailored for specific networks.
Mental & Physical Tools
Develop inner preparation, empowerment and creative exercises to get you out of self limiting beliefs and blocks, and get you ready for production.
Community
This is a safe space, a think tank and peer support to expand your vision and nurture your creativity, to help you to sprint forward.
Personal Touch
Learn directly from Lina’s wins and mistakes, and adapt her examples to your project. Let’s workshop the best scenario for your project.
“This was more valuable than film school.”
“It was a great combination of how to dream an idea and take practical steps to getting there”
Debuting ‘Periodical’ at SXW
“Everything was thoroughly explained”
Interviewing Gloria Steinem for ‘Periodical’
Winning Best ‘Feature Length Documentary‘ for ‘Periodical’
Who This Is For
You have a documentary concept but don’t know how to proceed;
You want to figure out your film story, vision, pitch and the sizzle, and understand what are the paths and strategic moves to making your film;
You want to understand the documentary landscape and speak the language of film industry;
You’re ready to get out of “struggling artist” mentality and embrace entrepreneur thinking to find a successful path for your film.
What You Receive
In depth case studies of Advanced Style and Periodical documentaries;
Lina’s recent pitches and treatments;
A feature-length budget template;
A key-elements template for any grant submission.
Weekly office hours to ask questions and troubleshoot your project;
A 1-on-1 session on as-needed basis throughout the Accelerator.
Program Logistics
8 weekly 1,5 hour group calls, addressing different MODULES
8 weekly virtual “office hours” – consultations for individual projects to deal with their specific dilemmas, goals and roadblocks (on sign-up, as needed basis).
3 monthly group calls after we finish modules to continue building the momentum and help you further on your path
A community of peers to share resources, progress, wins and lessons.
Pricing
MOST POPULAR
Entry to all classes
Access to all materials and updated materials for 1 year
Pitch Consultation
Weekly 1-on-1 Sessions
Text support for 1 year for project support
$1,395
REGULAR PRICE
$795
Same features as Standard
Case by case basis
Only 1 scholarship
available per cohort
SCHOLARSHIP
PAYMENT PLAN
$465/mo x 3
Same features as Standard
Break up the tuition into 3 monthly payments
$100/hour
Per project need and basis
Intimate consultation work with film creators to finesse the story, strategy and other film needs.
1-ON-1 CONSULTING
Final Considerations
Must be willing to commit to the full program
Open to new perspectives and ways of working
Able to commit to completing all homework assignments
Can receive and integrate constructive feedback
Still have questions? Let’s have an initial call
