Audio Fiction Workshop

Learn how to create indie audio fiction with award-winning creator, writer, producer, and podcast creator James Kim.

Thursday, March 21, 2024

6-8 PM CT

Register required.

About James: James Kim is a podcast creator. He created the audio fiction piece, Vermont Ave., which won Tribeca Festival's inaugural "Best Fiction Podcast" award in 2021. Previously, he worked with Disney, Marvel, HBO, NPR, Spotify, Radiotopia, Audible, and Gimlet Media. He made the fiction show, MOONFACE, which The New York Times called "cinematic" and The Wall Street Journal hailed as, "the Sundance hit of fiction podcasts." The show also landed on the "Best of 2019" lists from Vulture, Spotify, Time Magazine, and The A.V. Club. Most recently, he created the anthology fiction show, "You Feeling This?" with iHeartRadio, and the documentary series "Magnificent Jerk" for Apple TV. 

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Indie Film Production Workshop with Lauren Lukow

Curious about what type of scripts speak to producers? What producers look for in new and emerging directors? The partnership between producer and director? Join our workshop with indie producer and former Sundance manager Lauren Lukow.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

7-8:30 PM CT

About Lauren Lukow

Lauren is a film producer with 10+ years of work in fiction, documentary, live action, animation, and branded content production.

Her independently produced projects have screened at festivals around the world including the Sarasota Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Catalina Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival, have played on reputable online platforms such Omeleto, and have been supported by organizations including Wavelength Productions and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Her latest film, MARA HAS THREE JOBS IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, as part of the Rising Voices initiative founded by Indeed and Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad.

For nearly six years, Lauren worked for the Sundance Feature Film Program, most recently as their Manager of Producing & Artist Support. In this role she oversaw the Feature Film Producers Track, while collaborating on Sundance's flagship Screenwriters and Directors Labs, in addition to providing ongoing creative and strategic support to 40+ artists/projects in fiction features annually. Projects supported by the Sundance Feature Film Program during Lauren’s tenure include A THOUSAND AND ONE, CASSANDRO, COSTA BRAVA LEBANON, FANCY DANCE, HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL., MUTT, NANNY, NINE DAYS, THE STARLING GIRL, and WILD INDIAN.

Before Sundance, Lauren was on the development team at Pixar Animation Studios where she assisted their in-house filmmakers in the earliest phases of their creative process for features and experimental shorts such as SOUL, LUCA, and PURL.

Lauren presently serves on the Board for the University of Virginia’s Entertainment Club, her alma mater.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.