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SPECIAL EVENTS
Six Steps to Build Your Own Film Distribution
Playbook, with Christie Marchese
Friday, April 24 | 4:45 PM | Burlington Beer Co.
Now more than ever, distribution is in the hands of the makers,
which brings opportunities and challenges. Christie Marchese,
founder/CEO of Kinema, breaks down six steps to developing
a distribution playbook for a project to have the greatest
chance of meeting its goals, whether it9s for theaters or VOD.
Media Factory Workshop: How We Made It
Saturday, April 25 | 11 AM | Media Factory
Join Vermont olmmakers for a conversation
about the craft of creating olms featured at
Made Here. Filmmakers include: Allie Rood
+ Corey Hendrickson (Prickly Mountain and
My Design/Build Life), John Killacky + Art
Bell (CORPUS), Chad Ervin Duane Peterson
III (Gone Guys), Sean Temple + Sarah Wisner
(Evelyn9s Here, The Thaw).
Christie Marchese,
founder and CEO of Kinema
Crossing Borders: American and Canadian
Approaches to Film Distribution
Saturday, April 25 | 1:30 PM | Burlington Beer Co.
Since Made Here is the only festival that celebrates both New England and Quebec
olmmakers, we thought we9d look at some of the challenges4how they differ, how they9re
similar4in Canadian and American olm distribution. This conversation features Christie
Marchese, founder/CEO of Kinema, and Élisabeth Dumouchel, Director of Distribution,
Marketing and Communications at Vital Distribution in Quebec.
Writing for Vermont! Live Pitch Event and Panel
Sunday, April 26 | 12 PM | Burlington Beer Co.
Five local screenwriters pitch their Vermont-based feature olm projects, each at a
different stage of development, for the audience. Afterwards, there9s a Q&A about their
projects, the process, and the eight-month long Incubator program. The panel includes
creatives addressing the joys and challenges of making olms in and for Vermont.
Presented in collaboration with the Vermont Screenplay Incubator and the Vermont
Production Collective. Participants: Julia Anderson (The Emancipation of January Ellis),
Marianne DeMascio (Solve for X and Why), Sean Kirby (I Am My Domain), Gina Stephenson
(Shelter), Alexis Vail (The Disconnect), and incubator coach Jeanine B. Frost.
VOTE FOR THE MEDIA FACTORY
AUDIENCE AWARD ($500)
MADE HERE FILM FESTIVAL 2026
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