During production, the producer is responsible for protecting and supporting the director’s creative vision, while managing logistics and business operations and troubleshooting issues as they arise. But what exactly does this entail? When each production is unique and brings together a new group of collaborators, how can the producer remain a consistent, effective leader?

In this live three-hour Master Class, we will take a deeper look at the producer’s leadership role in production. Joined by guest fiction producers in the field, we will discuss the best practices for communication with key collaborators (director, cast, crew, financers), and dig into the producer’s creative and practical responsibilities, troubleshooting strategies and ethical considerations to ensure success on-set.


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Panelist
Kara Durrett is an independent producer, a 2019 Sundance Producer Lab Fellow, and a 2021 nominee for the Independent Spirit Piaget Producers Award. Recently, Durrett produced Adamma Ebo's HONK FOR JESUS, SAVE YOUR SOUL which is premiering at Sundance 2022, as well as Celine Held & Logan George’s VANISHINGS AT CADDO LAKE Produced alongside M Night Shyamalan, currently in Post Production. more...
Panelist
David Hinojosa is Founding Partner and Head of Production at 2AM. David spent over a decade at Christine Vachon’s iconic award-winning production company Killer Films. While at Killer, he developed such titles as Wash Westmoreland & Richard Glatzer's Academy Award winning STILL ALICE and Todd Haynes' CAROL which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival and received six Academy Award nominations. more...
Moderator
Alexandra Byer is a Brooklyn-based producer and co-founder of the production company RATHAUS. She recently produced Tim Sutton’s fifth feature FUNNY FACE (Berlinale 2020) and Cedric Cheung-Lau’s debut film THE MOUNTAINS ARE A DREAM THAT CALL TO ME (Sundance 2020). more...

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