Sept. 15-19, 2013, Lincoln Center, New York City

Oscar-nominated producer Jon Kilik (The Hunger Games), filmmaker Lucien Castaing-Taylor (Leviathan), FilmNation CEO Glen Basner, and multimedia musician DJ Spooky all give their take on the state of the industry and what keeps them excited about the business. Plus, case studies of Fruitvale Station, Our Nixon, Sound City, Drunk History and interactive documentary Hollow.

More fun! Pitch how-to panels, brainstorming games with Upright Citizens Brigade, and new this year, #ArtistServices NYC presented by Sundance Institute, fierce conversations around the latest technology and trends in independent filmmaking. Plus, Short Blitz Presentations from street photographer Jamel Shabazz, animator Dash Shaw, composer Peter Nashel, big data pioneers Harmony Institute, distribution advisor Peter Broderick, Film Festival Tips from Tom Hall, Call Me Kuchu director Malika Zouhali-Worrall, and the Walker Art Center’s #CatVidFest.

Check out Centerpiece panels like “Documentaries that Disturb the Power Structure,” as well as “Neorealist Features & Hybrid Documentaries” “New Black Voices,”  and “Why I Say Yes: Investors Speak” and conversations understanding documentary director-subject relationships, the power of Social Capital, filmmaking outside of NY & LA, and web comedies are sure to keep you thinking and informed, and inspire your latest works.

Full schedule & tickets here.