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Welcome to the official website for the 2019 Annual Conference of the Art House Convergence.
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Ryan Watt

Indie Memphis
Executive Director
Memphis, TN
Ryan Watt is the Executive Director of Indie Memphis, creating community for independent film and supporting the development of filmmakers. The arts organization is dedicated to year-round programs culminating with the annual Indie Memphis Film Festival in November. He is a film producer of features with premieres at SXSW, Locarno International, AFI, Los Angeles Film Festival, and Venice Film Festival. Most recently, Ryan is Associate Producer of FREE IN DEED, nominated for four 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Before transitioning into film production, Ryan specialized in marketing technology services at Securas Consulting Group, after they acquired his data backup firm Metro Backup.
Monday, January 21
 

1:00pm MST

Shuttles to Midway Baggage Claim #6 in Terminal 2

2:45pm MST

Success in the Public Sector: Telling Your Story and Navigating Funding Matterhorn

4:15pm MST

Monday Keynote Address with Butheina Kazim Bernese Event Space

7:00pm MST

Monday Dinner Bernese Event Space

8:30pm MST

Opening Night Party Z Chop Haus
 
Tuesday, January 22
 

9:00am MST

FFA Roundtable: Outside The Box — The State of Submissions Interlaken

12:00pm MST

Roundtable Lunch Bernese Event Space

1:00pm MST

FFA Roundtable: What Sells & What Keeps (+ Merch Exchange) Interlaken

2:30pm MST

Equity Workshop: Followup to "Changing Workplace Culture and Preventing Harm" Davos

3:30pm MST

Distributor Presentation: NEON Art House Lounge

4:15pm MST

Movies So White: Decolonizing Programming St. Moritz

6:00pm MST

Art House Tales Part One Matterhorn

7:00pm MST

Tuesday Cocktail Reception Bernese Event Space

8:00pm MST

Film Festival Alliance Dinner Garden Room
 
Wednesday, January 23
 

9:00am MST

Creative Sponsorship Activations on a Dime St. Moritz

10:45am MST

Integrating Volunteers into Your Organization St. Moritz

11:30am MST

Wednesday Lunch Bernese Event Space Meet the Distributors Bernese Event Space

2:00pm MST

Eventizing for Wider Audiences Matterhorn

3:15pm MST

FFA Listening Session Interlaken

4:15pm MST

Art House Tales Part Two Matterhorn

6:30pm MST

Wednesday Cocktail Reception Bernese Event Space

7:30pm MST

Wednesday Dinner Bernese Event Space

9:00pm MST

Closing Night Party Garden Room
 
Thursday, January 24
 

9:00am MST

FFA Annual Meeting Interlaken

10:00am MST

Closing Brunch Conversation "Shifting Our Culture, Changing Our Systems" Bernese Event Space

11:45am MST

Class Photo with the Bear Statue of the Bear

12:00pm MST

Shuttles to Park City Marriott for the Sundance Film Festival Statue of the Bear