Jon Reiss has given workshops and presentations throughout North America, Asia, Europe and Australia organized by film organizations, festivals and film schools such as IFP, NYU, AFTRS, Screen Australia, FIND, NSI Canada, DOC BC, AFM and the Cannes, SXSW, Los Angeles, Tribeca, CPH:DOX, Vancouver, True/False and Slamdance Film Festivals.
If you are interested in booking Jon for an engagement please fill out the form below and we will be in touch with you. Alternatively you can contact rory@hybridcinema.com or call 310-471-7210.
Upcoming Dates
June 23-24, 2012
London 2 Day Distribution Master Class
Time TBD
Past Dates
May 2, 2012, 2-3 pm
Hot Docs 2012
Kickstart: Strategic distribution 101
Victoria College Chapel Room 213
Moderated by Mark Greenspan, CEO at Achilles Media
May 1, 2012, 2-5 pm
Hot Docs 2012
Strategic Distribution Workshop 202 with Jon Reiss
Emmanuel College Room 108
March 22-23, 2012
International Film + TV Finance Summit
Developing a Distribution Strategy to Maximize Sales and Obtain Financing
Friday, March 23 @ 11:15 am
The Luxe Hotel
Los Angeles, CA
March 13-14, 2012
Digital Capital Symposium
Digital Capital Symposium at Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
March 12, 3:30-3:45 pm
SXSW Book Signing
Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul
Book Signing with Orly Ravid & Jon Reiss
SXSW Book Store
3:30 – 3:45 pm
March 10, 2012
SXSW
Tough Love: Why You’re Still Not Festival Ready
Austin Convention Center, 4th Floor, Workshop Room 13ab
1:30pm – 2:30pm (PST)
February 21, 2012
Arizona State University
PAVE Program in Arts Entrepreneurship at ASU
Tuesday, February 21
10:30-11:45 am Guest for the “Foundations of Arts Entrepreneurship”
4:30-6 pm Public Presentation on ”Thinking Outside the Box Office”
Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
January 29, 2012
Dynamic New World of Hybrid Distribution + Marketing
Presented by PIFVA and Scribe Video Center
Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2012
Sundance ArtistServices Workshop
Introductory Talk to the Sundance ArtistServices Workshop
Monday, January 23, 8:30am – 2pm
With Erick Opeka, Bob Moczydlowsky, Josh Grau,
Caitlin Boyle, Yancey Strickler, Emily Gray, Reid Carolin
RSVP artistservices@sundance.org
Park City, UT
January 22, 2012
Sundance Film Festival Book Signing Event
Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul Book Event
Sunday, January 22, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Park City, UT
January 21, 2012
The Black House Panel on Alternative Distribution
Saturday, January 21, 3:30-5 pm
804 Main Street
Park City, UT
January 20, 2012
Empowerment Town Hall
Friday, January 20, 11 am-12:30 pm
545 Main Street | New York Lounge
Jon Reiss with Matt Dentler of Cinetic Rights Management
Moderated by attorney Steven Beer
Park City, UT
Dec 8-10, 2011
IFP Filmmaker Lab Distribution Workshop
IFP Filmmaker Lab Distribution Workshop — NYC, NY
December 5-6
Maryland Institute College of Art
Think Outside the Box Office Seminar — MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) — Baltimore, MD
November 9-13, 2011
Lone Star International Film Festival Distribution Forum
Lone Star International Film Festival Distribution Forum — Fort Worth, TX
Oct 28, 2011
Lecture/Workshop @ DIY Days
Lecture/Workshop @ DIY Days — Los Angeles, CA
Oct 20-21, 2011
TOTBO Workshop @ Flyway Film Festival
TOTBO Workshop @ Flyway Film Festival — Pepin & Stockholm, WI
September 18-22, 2011
IFP Independent Filmmaker Conference
IFP Independent Filmmaker Conference — NYC, NY
Sept 22, 2011
IFP Panel for Trans-Atlantic Partners
IFP Panel for Trans-Atlantic Partners — NYC, NY
Sept 21, 2011
Ted Hope’s “Future of Film Class” at NYU
Ted Hope’s “Future of Film Class” at NYU — NYC, NY
Sept 19, 2011
IFP Panel – “The Hot Button: What’s a Producer to Do?”
IFP Panel – “The Hot Button: What’s a Producer to Do?” — NYC, NY
Sept 18, 2011
IFP Filmmaker Lab at Independent Film Week
IFP Filmmaker Lab at Independent Film Week — NYC, NY
Marketing Group Sessions
Lab Leader for this first of its kind year long Completion, Distribution and Marketing Lab
June 22-23, 2011
Edinburgh Film Festival
Edinburgh Film Festival
One Day Marketing And Distribution Workshop
Keynote Speech
BAFTA and Shooting People Present Short Sighted!
June 23, 2011
Creative Scotland
Creative Scotland One on One Consultations — Edinburgh Scotland
June 6-10, 2011
IFP Filmmaker Lab – Narrative
IFP Filmmaker Lab – Narrative NYC
Lab Leader for Completion, Distribution and Marketing Lab
May 16-20, 2011
IFP Filmmaker Lab – Documentary NYC
IFP Filmmaker Lab – Documentary NYC Lab Leader for Completion, Distribution and Marketing Lab
April 16-17, 2011
Idaho Cineposium
Idaho Cineposium Red Lion Downtowner, 1800 Fairview Ave., Boise ID
April 16, 2011
PRODCON 2011: IFP Media Arts’ Producers Conference
PRODCON 2011: IFP Media Arts’ Producers Conference at Minneapolis Community & Technical College — Whitney, Minneapolis, MN
Feb 26-27, 2011
DOC BC in partership with NFB Film
DOC BC in partnership with NFB Film
Nov 13-14 2010
Atlanta Film Festival 365
Atlanta Film Festival 365 – Atlanta, GA
TOTBO: The 2-Day Workshop, A Live Step-by-Step Guide for Filmmakers, Media Creators and Producers to the World of Hybrid Distribution and Marketing.
Oct 31, 2010
FIND Filmmaker Forum
FIND Filmmaker Forum Panel Moderator – YOUR MARKETING TOOLKIT – Los Angeles, CA
Oct 5, 2010
Media Management Training Program at SIPA
Media Management Training Program at SIPA – Columbia University NYC
“Film Distribution” and “TV distribution and Other New Media Channels”
Oct 2, 2010
Open Video Conference
Open Video Conference, NYC
Panel “Future of Exhibition: Opening the Box Office”
Oct 2, 2009
Vancouver International Film Festival Forum
Vancouver International Film Festival Forum
Panel: 21st Century Doc Distribution Strategies
Sept 25, 2010
PhotoCine Expo
PhotoCine Expo, LA Film School, Hollywood, CA – Introduction to the 5 Core Principles of TOTBO
Sept 23, 2010
Independent Filmmaker Conference of 2010
Independent Filmmaker Conference of 2010, NYC
Panel “Cage Match: Am i Filmmaker or Brand?”
July 26-27, 2010
Melbournce, Australia
Melbourne, Auistralia Two Day Workshop at AFTRS Sponsored by Sceen Australia 2010
July 24-25, 2010
Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia Two Day Workshop at AFTRS Sponsored by Screen Australia
July 24-25, 2010
Adelaide, Australia
Adelaide, Australia - Two Day Workshop in conjunction with Revelation Film Festival, Sponsored by Screen Australia
July 17, 2010
Perth, Australia
Two Day Workshop in Conjunction with Revelation Film Festival, Sponsored by Screen Australia.
June 19-29, 2010
Los Angeles Film Festival
Los Angeles Film Festival – Los Angeles, CA
Co-Organizer with Film Independent: “Seize the Power: A Marketing and (DIY)stribution Symposium A Two Day Conference on the present and future of film distribution, marketing, audience engagement, trans-media, branding – and more.
June18-19, 2010
Los Angeles Film Festival
Los Angeles Film Festival – Los Angeles, CA
Two Day Distribution and Marketing Bootcamp for competition filmmakers
May 16, 2010
Festival de Cannes
Festival de Cannes – Cannes, France
Panel with Liz Rosenthal from Power to the Pixel at the Short Film Corner and May 15th Producer’s Network
May 9-12, 2010
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Two Day Workshop in conjunction with Vision at Media Guerilla at Filmmaker Handbook
May 8-9, 2010
London
London
Ealing Film Studios, Ealing Green in conjunction with Chris Jones/The Guerilla Filmmakers Handbook
March 14-16, 2010
Austin TX SXSW
Austin TX SXSW
Book Reading and Panel: “The Mail Event: Finding an Audience for Your Film”
March 13, 2010
Miami International Film Festival
Miami International Film Festival – Miami, FL
Panel “Digital and DIY Distribution”
March 10, 2010
NSI, Canada – Winnipeg
NSI, Canada – Winnipeg
A talk with David Geertz and Sheri Chandler of Film Marketing, Distribution and Financing in the Digital Age
Jan 27, 2010
Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival – Park City, UT
Youtube Panel: Digital Distribution
Jan 23, 2010
Slamdance Film Festival
Slamdance Film Festival – Park City, UT
Workshop – Slamdance filmmaker summit
Nov 13, 2009
CPH:DOX Forum Copenhagen
CPH:DOX Forum Copenhagen
Keynote Speech: TOTBO: A Manifesto for Filmmakers in the Digital Age Speaker
Oct 11, 2009
FIND Filmmaker Forum
FIND Filmmaker Forum – Los Angeles
Panel: Distribution Case Studies
Sept 24, 2009
DV Expo Pasadena Convention Center
DV Expo Pasadena Convention Center
Top 10 Tips: Career Development in 2 Sessions
Sept 22, 2009
Independent Film Week, IFP Cenference
Independent Film Week, IFP Cenference – New York Book Signing STATE OF DISTRIBUTION – THE CURRENT FUTURE MODEL
June 20, 2009
Los Angeles Film Festival
Los Angeles Film Festival Film Financing Conference Panel: Taking your Film into the Marketplace
April 28, 2009
Tribeca International Film Festival
Tribeca International Film Festival New York Panel: Tools of the Trade: Alternative Distribution, Marketing 2.0, and Beyond
April 24, 2009
New York Film Academy Presentation to the Producer’s Program
New York Film Academy Presentation to the Producer’s Program
An Introduction to DUY/Web and Hybrid Distribution for Independent Filmmakers
March 15, 2009
SXSW Film Festival
SXSW Film Festival – Austin, TX “Self-Distribution Not All by Yourself”
Feb 27 - March 1, 2009
True Flalse Film Festival
True Flalse Film Festiva – Columbia MO Mentoring and Panels, Seminars