Pulling Focus features craft-based educational workshops for up-and-coming filmmakers, panel discussions about equity and representation in film, and in-person mixers that build community for marginalized voices. Check out some of our upcoming events and get involved!
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Desperately Seeking Producer
Film Fatales and Dear Producer joined forces to bring you an online panel and curated networking mi...
Find out more »Transcendent Futures
Film Fatales participated in the Gotham Week Expo for a New York City based panel discussion about...
Find out more »2 Fest 2 Furious
Film Fatales hosted an online discussion about Kicking Your Film Festival Strategy into Gear with pr...
Find out more »Changing the Ratio
Film Fatales and friends invite you to an in-person filmmaker mixer in Los Angeles! Mix and mingle w...
Find out more »Direct to TV
Join Film Fatales for an online discussion about directing Episodic Television with representatives ...
Find out more »Pride Brunch
Thanks for joining us for a cross-disciplinary Pride event celebrating queer voices in entertainment...
Find out more »Tribeca Industry Cocktails 2024
Thank you for joining Film Fatales and Tribeca Studios for Tribeca Industry Cocktails in the Indeed ...
Find out more »Directors Composers Panel
Composers Diversity Collective, Alliance for Women Film Composers, Society of Composers and Lyricist...
Find out more »The Reel Deal
Revisit this discussion about Funding Unscripted Feature Films with panelists Kristin Feeley (Dire...
Find out more »Lights Camera Money
Thank you for joining Film Fatales for an online panel discussion about Funding Scripted Feature Fi...
Find out more »How We Come Together
Eager to meet creative collaborators? Excited to connect with like-minded artists? This event was fo...
Find out more »Building Connections
Film Fatales members gathered for a virtual social mixer with feature film and episodic television d...
Find out more »Episodic Workshop
Thank you for attending an intimate conversation with Film Fatales member Christine Swanson and for...
Find out more »Pitch It
Film Fatales hosted an online workshop about How to Create Impactful Decks and Pitches led by Film F...
Find out more »SXSW Meetup 2024
Film Fatales hosted a meetup with All Entertainment Business and YTexas for a filmmaker at the Arter...
Find out more »WIE Summit
The seventh annual Women in Entertainment Summit took place at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles, C...
Find out more »Episodic Shadowing
Join Film Fatales online for an in-depth Episodic Television Directing Class led by prolific televis...
Find out more »What Should I Do Right Now?
Thank you for joining us for What Should I Do Right Now?, a film festival in partnership with Film ...
Find out more »Breaking Glass
Thank you for joining Film Fatales for a panel discussion and happy hour at the Sundance Film Festi...
Find out more »Consider This
Thank you for joining Film Fatales for an online discussion about how to launch a successful awards ...
Find out more »NYC Winter Party
Film Fatales members gathered in New York for an end-of-the-year celebration as we reminisced about ...
Find out more »LA Winter Party 2023
Thank you for joining us as we gathered together with like minded folks interested in amplifying und...
Find out more »Think Outside the Box Office
Thank you for joining Film Fatales for an online distribution and marketing workshop with 8 Above fo...
Find out more »Fatales Forward Showcase
Thanks for joining Film Fatales for an online showcase with the fellows from the Fatales Forward men...
Find out more »Fix It In Prep 2023
Join Film Fatales for an online workshop with celebrated writer and director Catherine Hardwicke as ...
Find out more »The Whole Truth
This online legal workshop was held with prolific Entertainment Lawyers Erika Easter (eMinutes), Eri...
Find out more »Back to School Night
Film Fatales members gathered for an in-person mixer for feature film Directors and Producers in New...
Find out more »Fest and Furious
Revisit this Film Fatales online workshop about maximizing your film festival strategy led by Kathy ...
Find out more »Meet the Managers
Join us for an online panel discussion about How to Find Representation with managers Adesuwa McCall...
Find out more »NYC Summer Soiree
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Film Fatales hosted this in-person filmmaker mixer in New York City for Film Fatales members and all...
Find out more »Do The Write Thing
Film Fatales caught up with successful writers Felicia Pride (Grey's Anatomy), Jessica Sharzer (Nine...
Find out more »Every Body Screening
Thank you for joining Film Fatales and Focus Features for a special New York preview screening of Ev...
Find out more »Lights Camera Action Drinks
Members of Film Fatales, ICF+C, and AWFC hosted an in-person filmmaker mixer in Los Angeles! Mix and...
Find out more »Tribeca Industry Cocktail 2023
Film Fatales members gathered together for a Tribeca Industry Cocktail to celebrate all of the featu...
Find out more »Finding Funding
Film Fatales hosted an online discussion about Film Financing and Packaging for Scripted Feature Fil...
Find out more »Creative Regeneration
Film Fatales members participated in an interactive Creative Regeneration workshop led by Bristol Ba...
Find out more »Virtual Shadowing
Emmy award-winning television director Mary Lou Belli, whose directing credits include True Lies, Sw...
Find out more »Creating Safer Sets
Film Fatales members held an online workshop about Creating Safer and Supported Sets with Dr. Annali...
Find out more »Transcendent Storytelling
Film Fatales and Outfest Fusion hosted a live panel discussion about Authentic Storytelling. We hear...
Find out more »SXSW 2023
Thank you for joining us for an in-person gathering supporting filmmakers of all marginalized gender...
Find out more »Poetic Witness
Thank you for joining Film Fatales for an online panel discussion about Documentary Development with...
Find out more »Presentation is Everything
Film Fatales held an online workshop about Making Pitch Decks That Hook with filmmaker Jenny Deller ...
Find out more »Director Cinematographer Mixer
Film Fatales and ICFC members were invited to an in-person mixer in New York for Directors and Cinem...
Find out more »For Your Consideration
For Your Consideration highlights Gotham Award-winning and Spirit Award-nominated director Antoneta ...
Find out more »LA Winter Party
Thank you for joining Film Fatales in Los Angeles for a filmmaker party! We’re back in person! We ...
Find out more »NYC Holiday Happy Hour
Film Fatales members in New York got together in person to celebrate all the amazing things we have ...
Find out more »Gathering in Gratitude Again
Film Fatales held an online community gathering to celebrate our creative community! We reconnected ...
Find out more »Demystifying Distribution
Thanks for joining Film Fatales for a discussion about Demystifying Distribution with Avril Z. Speak...
Find out more »The Future of Film Festivals
An online discussion about the ins and outs of Film Festival Programming with head programmers Celes...
Find out more »Saturday in the Park NYC
Thank you for joining Film Fatales for an in person filmmaker community mixer in the park! Film Fata...
Find out more »Cents and Sensibility
Breaking Through the Lens joined Film Fatales at the Toronto International Film Festival for an in p...
Find out more »Saturday in the Park LA
Film Fatales joined together for in person members mixer in the park. Film Fatales members in Los An...
Find out more »Ready Set Prep
Film Fatales hosted a hands-on workshop with celebrated writer/director Catherine Hardwicke in whic...
Find out more »Documenting Together
Thank you for joining Film Fatales online for a filmmaker mixer in partnership with DOC NYC! Were yo...
Find out more »Money Matters
We held a discussion about Fundraising for Independent Film with Mynette Louie (Producer, The Popula...
Find out more »Writing without Limits
Members of Film Fatales and alumni of The Writers Lab joined together for a private networking mixer...
Find out more »Summer of Rage
We held a discussion about Reproductive Justice on Film with Cynthia Lowen (Battleground), Emma Pild...
Find out more »Tribeca Industry Cocktails 2022
Thank you for joining Film Fatales for an in person cocktail hour at Tribeca! Film Fatales and Tribe...
Find out more »Pride Not Prejudice Mixer
Film Fatales members were invited to an in-person community picnic in Griffith Park. Are you excited...
Find out more »NYC Summer Picnic in the Park
Thank you for joining our Film Fatales social mixer! BYOP - bring your own picnic! Excited to recon...
Find out more »The Write Stuff
Revisit a Film Fatales panel discussion about The Art of Screenwriting with writer/directors Jessica...
Find out more »Back to the Roots
You were invited to a virtual and grounding community mixer! Thank you for joining Film Fatales for ...
Find out more »Episodic Television Prep
Rewatch Film Fatales' panel discussion about Episodic Television Prep with directors Christine Swans...
Find out more »Earth-Care as Self-Care
Thank you for joining us online for a community mixer to celebrate and amplify eco-friendly pathways...
Find out more »Documentary Development
Film Fatales joined DocLands and DOC NYC for a panel discussion about Documentary Development with D...
Find out more »SXSW Mixer 2022
Thank you for joining us for an in-person gathering in support of filmmakers of all marginalized gen...
Find out more »Film Fatales March Member Mixer
Thank you for joining us online for a community mixer to kick off Women's History Month! Members of ...
Find out more »Narrative Development
Rewatch Film Fatales deep dive discussion into narrative feature development with writer/directors A...
Find out more »Narrative Development
Join Film Fatales this Friday February 25th 2pm PT for a discussion about Narrative Feature Film Dev...
Find out more »February Member Mixer
Film Fatales members were invited to a virtual member mixer. We began with a grounding meditation be...
Find out more »Framing Agnes
Thank you for joining Film Fatales and BFFoundation for a discussion with the creative team behind ...
Find out more »Americanish
Thanks for joining Film Fatales at the Cinematters: NY Social Justice Film Festival for a virtual sc...
Find out more »Winter Party 2021
Thank you for joining us from around the world for a virtual party to celebrate the end of 2021! We...
Find out more »Let’s Get Merry!
We closed out the year with a very festive event! We said goodbye to 2021 at Sid Gold's Piano Bar wi...
Find out more »Through the Lens
Thanks for joining Film Fatales for a discussion about Acting in Your Own Film with multi-hyphenate ...
Find out more »Show Me the Money
Thank you for joining Film Fatales for a grant-writing workshop with the creative team behind 93Quee...
Find out more »Gathering in Gratitude
Film Fatales members joined together for a virtual member mixer! This event was perfect for people e...
Find out more »Let’s Make A Deal
Thank you for joining Film Fatales, FilmNorth, and Distribution Advocates for a free distribution wo...
Find out more »The Path Forward
Film Fatales members Diane Fraher (The Heart Stays), Geeta Malik (India Sweets and Spices), Nancy Ka...
Find out more »Transgender Storytelling
Film Fatales members participated in this interactive inclusion workshop hosted by GLAAD and Scott T...
Find out more »Ghouls Night Out
Something spooktacular is brewing! As the days are growing longer and the darkness creeps in, we joi...
Find out more »Kindred Spirits
Author and screenwriter Namina Forna (The Gilded Ones) and genre filmmaker Zandashé Brown (Blood Ru...
Find out more »Let The Write One In
Film Fatales members Deborah Goodwin (Snaeland) and Julia Camara (In Transit) led a virtual Screenwr...
Find out more »Born Curious
Thank you for joining Film Fatales for an interactive workshop about applying for an Alfred P. Sloan...
Find out more »Cast to the Future
Rewatch this panel discussion about inclusive casting with casting consultant Ava Rigelhaupt (Two Co...
Find out more »Bring Your Own Producer
Film Fatales, Latino Filmmakers Network, and Chicana Director’s Initiative collaborated on a pane...
Find out more »Story Metamorphosis
Thank you for joining Film Fatales and WIF for a case study on adaptation with the creative minds be...
Find out more »Strike While the Iron Is Hot
Is all money created equal? When is the right (and wrong) time to apply for grant funding? How do in...
Find out more »On the Front Lines
Film Fatales held a discussion about filming in conflict zones with documentary filmmakers Amber Far...
Find out more »Whose Story?
Members of Film Fatales and A-Doc joined together for a free private networking mixer for filmmakers...
Find out more »Love is Love
We held a discussion about Queer Love Stories with Film Fatales members Marion Hill (Ma Belle, My Be...
Find out more »In Your Words
Thank you for joining Film Fatales for a discussion about Writing for Television with C.A. Johnson (...
Find out more »Language of Light
Thank you for joining Film Fatales for a discussion about the Language of Light with cinematographer...
Find out more »Accessible Storytelling
Members of Film Fatales and FWD-Doc gathered together for a private mixer for filmmakers of all gend...
Find out more »Directing TV Movies
Thank you for joining Film Fatales for a discussion about Directing TV Movies with Marianne Wunch (E...
Find out more »On the Small Screen
Thank you for joining us for a discussion about Directing Episodic Television with Film Fatales memb...
Find out more »Director’s Intuition
Revisit this interactive Directing Actors workshop with Judith Weston moderated by Film Fatales memb...
Find out more »Prisma
Film Fatales, Prism, and Cinemarket hosted a Virtual Showcase and Showcase during the 2021 Cannes Fi...
Find out more »From Shorts to Features
Revisit a Film Fatales discussion about expanding a short into a feature film with Film Fatales memb...
Find out more »Behind the Curtain
Revisit a Film Fatales discussion about what filmmakers need to know about inclusive casting with Ca...
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