Growing Your Creative Business: IFCKC August Saturday Seminar

On Saturday, OZ leads a three-hour working session on the business side of being a filmmaker, a producer, an artist. The side most creative training skips entirely.
* Why pitching who you are matters as much as pitching your work
* How to make money from what you love without feeling like you compromised it
* How to solve a business problem with filmmaking skills
* The three functions every creative business runs on, and which one you have been avoiding
* What beliefs, inherited long before you ever picked up a camera, are quietly costing you opportunities
This is a working session, not a lecture. You will pitch out loud. You will meet the people who are strong where you are not. You will leave with a skill you can use Monday and a name you can call.
This is an invitation to rewrite the story you inherited about your craft and what it's worth. Bring a pen.

ABOUT THE SEMINAR

Join us for an amazing seminar focusing on how to grow your creative business. OZ Ozmen is joining us from Los Angeles to help demystify the word "business" and how we can pursue creativity as business. OZ will help you walk away understanding the pain points and how you can solve business problems with your existing skillset.

This interactive workshop will get you connected to your communtiy, walking away with an elevator pitch, and the motivation to get out there and create.

ABOUT THE IFCKC

Our mission, as part of the Independent Filmmakers Coalition (IFCKC), is to foster collaboration, creativity, and innovation in the local filmmaking community. We aim to support filmmakers through networking events, educational programs, exhibition platforms, and mentorship opportunities.

Come be part of a thriving and supportive community of independent filmmakers!

ABOUT THE VENUE

The Bird Comedy Theater is located in the Crossroads Arts District. Voted "Best Comedy Club", they offer improv, sketch, stand-up, and burlesque shows as well as classes in improv and sketch writing. Check them out at www.thebirdkc.com

The venue is ADA compliant. If you have any additional needs please reach out in advance to [email protected]. All are welcome at the IFCKC.

ABOUT THE INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS COALITION

We are a collective of filmmakers dedicated to the advancement of independent film through community support. IFCKC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

We work together to restore humanity, authenticity, diversity, originality, intelligence, relevance, personal vision, and emotional resonance to regional and national cinema.

Started in 1993 as a collective answer to the practical needs of independent filmmakers in Kansas City, the IFC has evolved into a multi-layered support organization with an emphasis on aesthetic empowerment. With a mission to foster collaboration, creativity, and innovation, the IFCKC has provided hundreds of educational programs, networking events, film competitions, and opportunities for community growth and engagement.