What We Do
FUTURE OF NONFICTION VIDEO SCHEDULE
Convening the brightest minds to collectively question what is and isn’t working in nonfiction video (in 2025). Powered by Knight Foundation, hosted by Columbia Journalism School. ↓
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
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!
FONV's Facilitators
Adam Banicki
Head of Video, <span data-wg-notranslate>Fortune</span>
Nicholas Bruckman
CEO, <span data-wg-notranslate>People's Television</span>
Alicia Cherem
Alex Clark
Director, Producer, DP, <span data-wg-notranslate>Producer</span>
Rebecca Davis
Producer<span data-wg-notranslate></span>
Josh Davidsburg
Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Senior Lecturer, <span data-wg-notranslate>Lot1 Films</span>
Sky Dylan-Robbins
Executive Director, Founder, <span data-wg-notranslate>The Video Consortium</span>
Subhanjana Das
Multimedia Journalist, <span data-wg-notranslate>Sahan Journal</span>
Jessie Dong
Independent filmmaker and sociologist<span data-wg-notranslate></span>
Phil Edwards
Video producer<span data-wg-notranslate></span>
Sam Ellis
Head of Content, <span data-wg-notranslate>Search Party, NewPress</span>
Joss Fong
Co-founder, <span data-wg-notranslate>Howtown</span>
Grace Galletti
Journalist & Doc Filmmaker<span data-wg-notranslate></span>
Christophe Haubursin
Video Journalist, <span data-wg-notranslate>youtube.com/@christophe</span>
Ezra Kaplan
Investigative Reporter, <span data-wg-notranslate>KPTV Portland</span>
Jonah Kessel
Deputy Director of Opinion Video, <span data-wg-notranslate>The New York Times</span>
Adriana Lacy
Consultant, <span data-wg-notranslate>Adriana Lacy Consulting</span>
Duy Linh Tu
Filmmaker, Dean of Academic Affairs, <span data-wg-notranslate>Columbia Journalism School</span>
Erin McGoff
Director/Editor<span data-wg-notranslate></span>
A.X. Mina
Impact and Engagement Consultant, <span data-wg-notranslate>Archival Producers Alliance</span>
Adam Neuhaus
Founder, <span data-wg-notranslate>Neuhaus Ideas</span>
Jake Nicol
Video Journalist<span data-wg-notranslate></span>
Andy Pergam
Media/Tech Executive and Advisor<span data-wg-notranslate></span>
Lindsay Graciela Perna
Executive Producer, Video, <span data-wg-notranslate>The Atlanta Journal-Constitution</span>
Joe Posner
Director, <span data-wg-notranslate>Fire-Works Film</span>
Diane Schutz
Producer / director<span data-wg-notranslate></span>
Krishna Sharma
Audience Engagement Editor, <span data-wg-notranslate>The Baltimore Banner</span>
Zach Toombs
Executive Director, <span data-wg-notranslate>Evident</span>
Akmyrat Tuyliyev
Producer, <span data-wg-notranslate>MIT Open Documentary Lab</span>With gratitude for making FONV possible.
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