June 9, 2016, 9:30am —  7:00pm

at The Prince George's Ballroom

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The ACSIL FOOTAGE EXPO 2016 was anchored by these major sources of footage: news archives, contemporary HD cinematographers, natural science & behavioral specialists, historical motion picture archives dating back to 1895, pop- and high-culture rights holders, animation and graphic artists, celebrity footage, dash-cam operators, time-lapse specialists, international shooters, etc. etc. etc. This is where we strut our stuff, engage our clients, and extend our reach.

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View the Registration List, Exhibitor's List or Exhibitor's Gallery.

Agenda

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM                     COFFEE

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM                   KEYNOTE 

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM                      EXHIBIT FLOOR

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM                      LUNCH

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM                        SESSIONS - TRACK 1 & 2

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM                        SESSIONS - TRACK 1 & 2

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM                        EXHIBITION FLOOR

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM                        SESSIONS - TRACK 1 & 2

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM                        HAPPY HOUR

Presentations and Sessions

KEYNOTE PANEL:  PAINTING WITH ARCHIVES

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While many producers consider archive-inspired programs to be difficult projects and who shy away from efforts involved in access and rights clearance, there are many more who are personally attracted to the idea of working with historical and existing materials.   Those who are successful, such as the producers and filmmakers assembled for this panel, have mastered the art of archival storytelling.   Once learned and mastered, it becomes a powerful medium for expression.  This panel will reinforce the reasons that we pursued the archival career in the first place.

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Moderator:  Matt White, Executive Director, ACSIL

Panelists:  Colleen Cavanaugh Anthony, Executive Producer, STALKR, 

                    Gil Pimentel, Emmy Award Winning (4 times!), Independent

                    Producer, Catherine Murphy, Creative Director, Tres Musas

                    Productions, Stephanie Jenkins, Co-Producer,

                    Ken Burns’ Florentine Films

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CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Track 1 & 2

Attendees had two options for the sessions lasting between 1pm-5pm. 

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TRACK 1/TEA ROOM

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RESEARCHERS IN DEMAND - 1pm - 2pm EST 
Archival Producers Take Charge as Commissions for Archive-Inspired Programming Break Out

This panel will discuss the role of the Archival Producer on a production team and help the audience understand the growing appetite for such programming among OTT and VOD entities such as Amazon Prime, Netflix, Curiosity Stream, Smithsonian Networks, the Sundance Documentary Channel, and other startups on Apple TV and Roku.

Moderator - Jessica Berman Bogdan, Global Image Works

Panelists - Rich Remsburg, Archival Producer, Atlas Films, 

                    Sue Ricketts, Independent Archival Producer and

                    Justine Gabbard, Independent  Archival Producer

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FAIR USE IN ACTION - 2pm - 3pm EST
Producers Affirm Fair Use Rights in Court and Start Testing the Boundaries of Licensing

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Now that the production community has won several contested battles regarding Fair Use of Copyright Material, a new test of Fair Use’s boundaries is now aggressive and increasingly ideological, as a call to end the “licensing culture” gets traction in academic circles. Will producers move beyond fair use to challenge other impediments to fee-free distribution, such as contract law? Does Fair Use undermine the business models of licensors to a point where they will be unable to continue to run businesses that license footage? Will producers suffer for that? This panel brings the prominent and active litigators and scholars as well as licensors to argue it out: Where do they agree? Where are the boundaries? What is coming down the legal pipeline that may affect us all?

Moderator - Matt White, Executive Director, ACSIL

Panelists - Nancy E. Wolff, Partner, Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard

                    LLP, Jack Lerner, Director of Intellectual Property Art and

                    Technology Clinic, University of California, Irvine, 

                    David Peck, President, Reelin’ in the Years Productions and 

                    F. Robert Stein, Counsel, Pryor Cashman 

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ACSIL THINK TANK - 4pm - 5pm EST
Big Minds Think Big Thoughts About the Future of Footage Licensing

The best strategic minds in technology, entertainment, academia, finance, and media provide their take on the strategic landscape of the footage-licensing future.  

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Moderator - Matt White, Executive Director, ACSIL

Panelists - Chris Vizas, Partner, Sutton Hoo Studios, Denis Radeke,

                    Content Development Manager, Adobe Systems, and 

                    Peter Hamilton, Founder/Publisher/Editor,                                                                      DocumentaryTelevision.com

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TRACK 2/GALLERY

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IS FOOTAGE GETTING CREATIVE ENOUGH? - 1pm - 2pm EST
Creatives are Turning Evermore to Footage for Their Most Important Campaigns 

Creative and marketing professionals are inspired and increasingly searching within the deep visual reservoir of the footage industry. Is the experience of a creative encounter with footage sources what it should be? This session will cast a wide net over the challenges facing the creative industry in searching for and licensing footage content in today's environment.  

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Moderator - Helen Higbee, Director, Business Development, Stills and Footage,

                    Bridgeman Images

Panelists - Andrew Delaney, Director, Creative Content, Getty Images, 

                    Colleen Cavanaugh Anthony, Executive Producer, STALKR, 

                    Jon Parker, Brand Director, Dissolve

FOOTAGE SEARCH OVERDRIVE - 2pm - 3pm EST
How Technology Brings New Joy and Clarity to Footage Discovery

Perhaps no area of search technology is as active today as footage search functionality.  The Department of Commerce has devoted significant resources to develop search routines for visual materials that are comparable to our search for text.  And semantic web platforms provide associations to resources that are not necessarily built into the database.  Many of ACSIL’s members have introduced highly sophisticated search and discovery tools to assist those in need of footage. This panel will provide a bird’s eye view of best search practices and emerging technologies.  We’ve gone far beyond “advanced search.” You’ll learn why in this session. 

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Moderator – Domenick Propati, Managing Partner, Footage.net

Panelists - Lawrence Lazare, Product Director/Search & Discovery,

                     Shutterstock and David Rice, Archivist/Technologist, CUNY

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THE HIDDEN GOLD IN FILMMAKER ARCHIVES - 4pm - 5pm EST
Independent Filmmakers Find a Hot Market for Their Stock & Archival Footage

Many filmmakers are generating significant revenue from their independent archives through footage licensing and sales.  This panel provides testimonials from independent producers who are generating significant revenue from their personal and independent archives.  Footage acquisitions and sales units will provide their take on footage in demand.  And services for prepping filmmaker archives for sale will round out this opportunity for today’s creative community.  

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Moderatior - Derrick Rhodes, Director of Footage, Shutterstock

Panelists - Rob Crocker, Cinematopher/Founder, Uberstock and

                   Mick Reed, Founder and CEO, Clippin

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