Unique Experiences

Item Description

Film festivals and markets are as vital as ever in today's filmmaking scene. Learn what to do - and more importantly, what not to do - when it comes to festival submissions, festival attendance, and beyond for your films. 

This special festival workshop includes:

- A one on one virtual 'deep dive' with PIFF Artistic Director, Lisa Viola, and Director of Programming, Andrew Peterson into the festival process PLUS a personalize preview of PIFF 2021 including insider notes about their selections and a discussion about specific films

- A complimentary film submission to PIFF

- An annual membership to the PFS

Item Special Note

Artistic Director, Lisa Viola: Lisa Viola is the Artistic Director for the Provincetown International Film Festival and has been affiliated with the festival since its inception in 1999. Lisa also serves as the Director of Programming for the GlobeDocs Film Festival produced by The Boston Globe. Through January 2020, she was a Programming Associate for the Sundance Film Festival and has been programming there since 1992. Lisa graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Communication Arts and has consulted for other film festivals including the Nantucket Film Festival, True/False and served as a documentary juror at SXSW. She lives in Boston with her husband and two children.

Director of Programming, Andrew Peterson: Andrew Peterson is the Executive Director of FilmNorth, the leading filmmaker support organization in the Upper Midwest. He also serves as Director of Programming for the Provincetown International Film Festival, a position he’s held since 2006. From 2008-2012 Andrew served as Vice President of Production for Werc Werk Works, an independent film production and finance company, where he co-produced the feature films Howl, Life During Wartime, Thin Ice, and Darling Companion. His other producing credits include World and Time Enough, Older Than America and the segment “This Car Up” for Boys Life 4: Four Play. Andrew holds an MFA from New York University Graduate Film School, where he was named Best Director and Best Screenwriter, and has taught filmmaking at Macalester and Middlebury Colleges. He regularly consults independent films and film festivals.

NOTE: The film submission to PIFF will require proof of auction item purchased. Good for PIFF 2021 or 2022 festival submission unless otherwise approved, in writing, by PIFF leadership.