It's Wednesday morning at Reel Engagement in Bolinas, CA and I am happy to report that we have sunshine!
Yesterday, one of the highlights of a very rainy day was a conversation about collaboration between the seven films here at the residency. With all of these powerful films and passionate filmmakers, it would be a cryin' shame to not work together to support the climate change and clean energy movements. The Fledgling Fund truly believes that collaboration between filmmakers, non-profits, activists and the existing movement is the only real way to achieve movement around a critical social issue.
Yesterday, we started off by "drilling down" (pun intended) with each of the filmmakers and their plans for audience engagement. We worked together to think about target audiences, key messages and unique delivery methods for those messages to reach their intended audiences. The filmmakers worked together to move each plan forward and raise new questions to help ensure long-term success. One of the most exciting parts of that work was that similar themes were repeated with many of the films. And we chalk that up to an asset instead of a challenge.
In the second half of the day, we took those shared assets into a brainstorming session about concrete collaboration methods. The major take away from that session went something like this - There is not nearly enough time, energy and resources for all of these filmmakers to duplicate eachother's work or compete against one another. Concrete suggestions like shared high schol curricula, an "energy" film festival and a shared online platform will help us maximize the impact of each of these films.
Yesterday, one of the highlights of a very rainy day was a conversation about collaboration between the seven films here at the residency. With all of these powerful films and passionate filmmakers, it would be a cryin' shame to not work together to support the climate change and clean energy movements. The Fledgling Fund truly believes that collaboration between filmmakers, non-profits, activists and the existing movement is the only real way to achieve movement around a critical social issue.
Yesterday, we started off by "drilling down" (pun intended) with each of the filmmakers and their plans for audience engagement. We worked together to think about target audiences, key messages and unique delivery methods for those messages to reach their intended audiences. The filmmakers worked together to move each plan forward and raise new questions to help ensure long-term success. One of the most exciting parts of that work was that similar themes were repeated with many of the films. And we chalk that up to an asset instead of a challenge.
In the second half of the day, we took those shared assets into a brainstorming session about concrete collaboration methods. The major take away from that session went something like this - There is not nearly enough time, energy and resources for all of these filmmakers to duplicate eachother's work or compete against one another. Concrete suggestions like shared high schol curricula, an "energy" film festival and a shared online platform will help us maximize the impact of each of these films.
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