FUTURE OF NONFICTION VIDEO SCHEDULE

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Friday, February 7th, 2025

5:30 PM Registration, drinks + light bites, community mingling
7:00 PM Program Launch: welcome and intentions (Lecture Hall)
7:15-8:45 PM
- Conversation: From Vox to Independent: On Journalism without a Net, featuring Joss Fong, Sam Ellis, Christophe Haubersin, Phil Edwards, moderated by Sky Dylan-Robbins
- Documentary Screening, TBA
- Closing comments, prep for Saturday
8:45 - 9:45 PM Music, drinks + light bites, community mingling
10:00 PM Afterparty (optional)

Saturday, February 8th, 2025

9:00 AM Registration, room assignments, coffee and conversation
10:00 AM Introductions + Intention Setting (Doors close for the day)
10:30 AM Community Discussions (Classrooms)
- Pre-assigned rooms
11:30 AM Sharing (Lecture Hall)
12:00 PM Talk (Community-chosen topic)
12:45 PM Pause / Lunch
1:45 PM Talk: How can we maintain a balanced doc life? with Nick Bruckman
2:30 PM Coffee (Lecture Hall, World Room)
3:00 PM Idea Shares, Round 1 (Classrooms, 4 concurrent sessions)
- Ethical AI and filmmaking in practice: the robots are coming for our docs — or are they? Facilitated by Akmyrat Tuyliyev and AX Mina.
- Riding Algorithmic Waves and Social Video Trends: How do you leverage new formats for bigger reach? Facilitated by Jonah Kessel.
- How do you navigate the industry after graduation? Facilitated by Subhanjana Das, Alex Clark, Josh Davidsburg.
- How do you effectively build an online presence and brand? Facilitated by Erin McGoff.
3:45 PM Idea Shares, Round 2 (Classrooms, 4 concurrent sessions)
- How do you build sustainable/collaborative video teams within a newsroom? Facilitated by Adam Banicki, Lindsay Perna, Jake Nicol.
- How can newsrooms engage communities in the TikTok era of 8-second attention spans? Facilitated by Adriana Lacy, Krishna Sharma.
- Navigating Creative Philosophies, Ethics of Care, and Future Models: what's next in doc distribution? Facilitated by Adam Neuhaus, Rebecca Davis, Jessie Dong.
- How do you pivot post-staff role and build something new? Facilitated by Phil Edwards, Zach Toombs.
4:30 PM Sharing + Findings, grand finale and closing remarks
4:45 - 6:30pm Postmortem drinks + light bites, community hangout (Lecture Hall, World Room, optional)

When + Where

Feb 7-8, 2025, at Columbia Journalism School: Pulitzer Hall, 2950 Broadway (enter at 116th Street), New York, 10027.

Photo ID is necessary to enter campus. Bringing your own water bottle (to conserve cups and plastic) is also encouraged!

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FONV's Facilitators

Adam Banicki

Nicholas Bruckman

Alicia Cherem

Alex Clark

Rebecca Davis

Josh Davidsburg

Sky Dylan-Robbins

Subhanjana Das

Jessie Dong

Phil Edwards

Sam Ellis

Joss Fong

Grace Galletti

Brandon Graves

Christophe Haubursin

Ezra Kaplan

Jonah Kessel

Adriana Lacy

Duy Linh Tu

Erin McGoff

A.X. Mina

Adam Neuhaus

Jake Nicol

Andy Pergam

Lindsay Graciela Perna

Joe Posner

Diane Schutz

Krishna Sharma

Zach Toombs

Akmyrat Tuyliyev