This interactive workshop, led by famed video and film artist, Barbara Hammer, will focus on the business side of art. Designed for film and video makers, topics covered include: goal setting and the integration of career, project and personal goals; time management; financial planning and building skills in the areas of negotiating and networking. The material covered in this workshop has been developed through numerous workshop around the country with participating artists through Creative Capital's Professional Development Program.

*TICKETS ARE LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS PER WORKSHOP

*THIS WORKSHOP IS BEING GIVEN TWICE DURING THE SUMMIT. BOTH SESSIONS COVER EXACTLY THE SAME MATERIAL.

Looking for tips to put your lesbian/bi/queer-inclusive live show together? Curious about how the climate for live queer content has changed over the last 15 – 20 years? From fundraising, producing, marketing, and promoting to booking venues and tours, join a panel of noted performers, producers and queer cultural activists as they share their varied and valuable experiences within the lesbian/bi/queer live performance scene.

The staying power of queer media giants like here! Networks, Logo, TLA and Wolfe Video prove the need for queer content is constantly growing. At the same time, shows like “L Word,” “Workout,” “Top Chef,” “Project Runway” and “South of Nowhere” have proven queer-inclusive content and lesbian and bi characters are becoming increasingly more visible within the “mainstream.” Come meet network executives & producers, find out what’s hot & what’s not – and learn top tips for pitching and landing a deal for your queer-inclusive project.

Want to get started making a digital video project but think you’re limited by little to no funds? Come join a panel of successful independent video producers and key players in the do-it-yourself, run-and-gun revolution as they give the low-down on digital content production and reveal their secrets about the countless ways to affordably - and effectively create, distribute, market, package and profit from your creative visions.

This interactive workshop, led by famed video and film artist, Barbara Hammer, will focus on the business side of art. Designed for film and video makers, topics covered include: goal setting and the integration of career, project and personal goals; time management; financial planning and building skills in the areas of negotiating and networking. The material covered in this workshop has been developed through numerous workshop around the country with participating artists through Creative Capital's Professional Development Program.

*TICKETS ARE LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS PER WORKSHOP

*THIS WORKSHOP IS BEING GIVEN TWICE DURING THE SUMMIT. BOTH SESSIONS COVER EXACTLY THE SAME MATERIAL.

Enough with the coming out stories, already! Join a panel of illustrious lesbian/bi/queer female fiction filmmakers and writers and get down and dirty with a discussion of where we need to go next with our community’s stories – and why!

Do you have a melodic message of your own & need help getting it out? The '70s mainstream music scene forced women to take matters into their own hands by creating their own music labels in order for their voices to be heard - creating a wave of change throughout the US. Join a panel of professional lesbian/bi/queer female musicians and label execs and learn valuable tips on the Do-It-Yourself music trade, and how you can make an impact with your music and still make a living.

You have a lesbian/bi/queer-inclusive media project and a dream... But how do you put the money together to make it real? From grants & foundations, to private investors, join successful fundraisers as they discuss what money's out there for you and your project -- and share tips on how you can go OUT there and get it!

This interactive workshop is an intense overview of the preproduction process with "L Word" Director/Producer/Writer Rose Troche. You'll work with a short script provided prior to class. On the day of class, learn how to prep the script for production and discover what needs to be prepared in order to produce the script into a short film.

The market for documentary and reality-based programming is growing exponentially within the LGBTQ community. This panel will feature noted lesbian/bi/queer documentary and reality content producers discussing their exploration of non-fictionalized content and their creative approaches to help make an impact on audiences both within – and beyond the gay ghetto.

Effectively targeted marketing, publicity campaigns, and creative promotional packaging is an important aspect to distributing and selling you and/or your lesbian/bi/queer content. Come meet a bevy of noted entertainment publicists, queer marketing gurus and highly-regarded promotions experts as they provide their insight and experience on low-cost, engaging ways to get you and your content noticed.

This Interactive workshop is an intense overview of the directing process with L Word Director/Producer/Writer Rose Troche. In addition to a short script, you'll be provided with several floor plans representing a sample location. Using these materials, you'll come up with a shooting plan for several script scenes and examine the best way to shoot a scene based on scripted material, location and equipment.

Do you believe your unique perspective would fit perfectly into print and/or in your own blog? Need help getting your words out to the masses? Whether you're just starting to scrawl notes - or you’ve written volumes of manuscripts and magazine articles, this panel of noted lesbian/bi/queer non-fiction authors, bloggers and indie LGBTQ publishers, moderated by GO! Magazine Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Amy Lesser, will share strategies and valuable resources to help you get your words out to the masses.

We’re here! We’re queer! So let’s make contacts and content! The ability to network, hob-nob and do business with industry big-wigs and like-minded peers can seriously improve the odds of turning your project into a reality. This informative seminar features a noted panel of industry leaders and networking experts discussing the most effective ways to assemble your creative “dream teams”, talk shop with power players, and pitch your projects like a pro.

Are you looking to expand your audience beyond “youtube” and “myspace?” Are you wondering how to profit from web and mobile distribution? Join AfterEllen.com Founder, Sarah Warn and other new media renegades in the hub of the ever-expanding Do-It-Yourself distribution revolution, as they share valuable techniques and resources that will help you distribute and build a bigger audience for your content.

How do we build networks and community around race, gender, and sexuality in this new media landscape while creating a more culturally and generationally diverse, Queer collective consciousness? Come join this Freestyle Town Hall and voice your solutions about how women in all areas of Media can forge networks and combine resources to bridge geographical boundaries and break down the social constructs around gender, race and sexuality in the current and future Media Landscapes.