If you have aspirations of being a film director one day this FREE Zoom Q&A will be a perfect place for you to start. Register now!
About this Event

Director's Live Q&A

MFJF is delighted to bring you a Director's Q&A hosted by Erica Rose.

Erica went to NYU film school, worked as an assistant on set on various productions and then started making her own projects via web series and short films. She knows the film festival circuit and how to self-finance.

She is the perfect person, having recently climbed the ladder from PA roles to directing, to give advice on how to take your directing career to the next level.

This workshop will be a short discussion from Erica and then she will open the floor up to Q&As.

Content

The purpose of this Live Q&A is for you to understand the career pathways and career of being a professional film and commercial director. You will have plenty of opportunity to ask your questions to Erica, however, she will also aim to cover the following areas:

- Transition your career into being a director

- Shooting your first short film

- The benefits of film school

- The director's responsibilities in prep/shooting/post

- Fundraising/financing for indie films

- Navigating the film festival circuit with short films

Course Leader - Erica Rose

Erica Rose (she/her) is an award-winning director with a focus on queer and female driven stories. She co-created, executive produced, and directed the Roku Original docuseries “The Lesbian Bar Project.” The series won an Emmy and GLAAD Media Award, and screened at Brand Storytelling, a sanctioned event at the Sundance Film Festival. Season Two, shot in Germany, will premiere Spring 2024. Her other films have screened at Tribeca, SIFF, Rooftop Films, Iris Prize and Outfest, including LET LIV starring Christine Taylor and CHOICES starring Alysia Reiner. She was a finalist for THROUGH HER LENS: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program in both 2018 and 2020. She’s a 2022 grant recipient of the NYC Women's Fund for Media, Music, and Theatre. She has directed national commercials and branded documentaries for TCS New York City Marathon, EasyKnock, Parents Mag, and Effen Vodka. She’s directed music videos for Sony Music and others. She’s currently in development for various scripted and unscripted projects.

She is the perfect person, having recently climbed the ladder from PA roles to directing, to give advice on how to take your directing career to the next level. She knows the film festival circuit and how to self-finance.

This workshop will be a short discussion from Erica and then she will open the floor up to Q&As.

Free? Yes, Free!

Our Starting a Career in Film series of virtual workshops are all free. It costs nothing to join and participate in. However, places for each workshop are limited so please do not delay, reserve your please now!

Eligibility

Anyone is welcome to join our virtual workshops. No experience is required, if you are simply curious about a career in film or are a recent film graduate we welcome you to join us.

Please look at our Career Stages Pathways to understand where your experience lies in the grand scheme of things, it will help you navigate and plan your next steps. These workshops are for Stage 1 and 2 members.

You don't need to have MFJF membership to join this workshop.