Come Network, Pitch, and Celebrate Hollywood-Style at...
IGNITE 4.0!
Network With Top Hollywood Producers, Like-Minded Creators,
& Entertainment Investors. Also, Pitch Your Ideas, Get High Level
Mentorship, Prepare a Project for Market, and Much More!
October 6 - 7 / Los Angeles, CA
Deadline to register is Friday, September 7th at Midnight PT
Deadline to register is Friday, September 7th at Midnight PT
Why Ignite 4.0?
Build Relationships
Network with other creators, investors and industry experts to forge connections and relationships in the entertainment industry, all from the entertainment hub of the world -- Hollywood. This year's gala is not to be missed!
Access to Industry Experts
Learn the tricks of the trade with experts at the top of their fields. Learn how to avoid the pitfalls and mistakes they've made in their own careers, and how to leverage your passions and skills into a successful creative career.
project workshops & pitch masterclass
Throughout the weekend, creators and producers work together to develop projects with clear go-to-market plans. IGNITE! culminates with creators pitching their projects in our Pitch Masterclass.
VIP CHARITY GALA
Our Saturday evening Gala is not to be missed! Music, drinks, red carpet photo ops – Get ready to celebrate and raise your glass Hollywood style!
What To Expect At Ignite
IGNITE! will be an unforgettable weekend designed specifically to help creators like you select and develop a marketable project, practice and hone your pitching skills, meet fellow creators, and network with top Hollywood producers in Los Angeles.
Whether you're an author or screenwriter, specialized curriculums and mentor-led workshops have been designed specifically for you so you come away with the skills you need to develop a marketable project, identify and design an effective go-to-market strategy, and also pitch it persuasively.
Additionally, if you choose to upgrade your pass to VIP status, you will get 1-on-1 access to a producer who will give you dedicated mentorship, provide you with specific project feedback, and tips for how to make it in your industry.
Finally IGNITE! is about building lifelong relationships with peers and professionals – these are the kinds of relationships that will be so meaningful to your career as you move ahead with your projects.
Meet Your IGNITE 4.0 Mentors
John Crye
John Crye spent 10+ years as the Director of Creative affairs at Newmarket Films. While at Newmarket, he acquired MEMENTO, DONNIE DARKO, and WHALE RIDER. He also helped develop PASSION OF THE CHRIST and CRUEL INTENTIONS.
Crye currently works as an Independent writer/director/producer whose website Fewdio served as home to original web series NIGHTMARE HOUSE, for which Crye wrote, directed, and produced 30 episodes that garnered over 3 million viewers across multiple online outlets.
Aaron Mendelsohn
Aaron has been a working screenwriter and producer for nearly twenty years and is best known for co-creating and co-writing the successful AIR BUD family film franchise, which has sired eleven sequels to date.
Recently, Aaron wrote the feature PRINCES for Warner Bros and the drama pilot THE ASSOCIATE for Sony. He also has the animated series HOODS currently in development at Cartoon Network. He was recently re-elected to his fifth term on the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America West.
Dan Benamor
Dan has developed over a dozen produced films in the action, western, and family-friendly genres. All the films Dan has worked on have been widely released in the home video market (Walmart, Amazon, ITunes, Redbox) and in 2015 two different films Dan worked on (AMERICAN HEIST and FINAL GIRL) were given limited theatrical releases. Dan has also been involved in films like HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, LONESOME DOVE CHURCH, THE VIRGINIAN, and STAGECOACH with a cast that includes country singer Trace Adkins, Judd Nelson, and SONS OF ANARCHY star Kim Coates.
Regina Lee
Regina is a Los Angeles-based film and TV consultant and producer with experience in live action and CG and hand-drawn animation. She has also worked directly with four Hollywood film studios, on independent features, international co-productions, and on short films.
In TV, she has worked with broadcast and cable networks on hour-long and half-hour TV series, with network/studio experience at HBO, Starz, CBS, The CW, Paramount TV, and Fox 21 TV Studios.
Bonnie Solomon
Bonnie Solomon has worked in feature film development for the past ten years.
As a creative executive for Walden Media (The Chronicles of Narnia), Bonnie managed a slate of 10+ feature projects including 2009’s Bandslam (directed by Todd Graff) and 2008’s City of Ember (directed by Gil Kenan, starring Bill Murray and Saiorse Ronan). She evaluated a high volume of incoming submissions, pitches, takes and talent meetings, and worked intimately with writers and directors to define, refine and get the green-light on projects in development.
Brad Luff
Brad has been a Producer and Studio Executive for over 20 years. In that time he’s worked as Executive Vice President for Original Film, President of Production at Morgan Creek, President of Production for Dimension Films, Senior VP of Production for the Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group, and consulted for Universal’s 1440 Home Entertainmant. He’s produced Urban Legends, Not Another Teen Movie, Saving Silverman, The Remaining, Parker and as a studio executive has overseen the development and production of Soul Surfer, Faster, and the sequels to Quarantine and Stomp The Yard in addition to many others.
Currently, Brad is overseeing movies for Warner Bros Home Entertainmant, which includes limited theatrical releases, DVD and SVOD productions. In tv, Brad is the Executive Producer of the Freeform Series Siren, currently shooting Season 2.
Robert Mitas
Robert Mitas served as Executive Vice President of Furthur Films, the production company of Academy Award winning actor/producer Michael Douglas. Robert was responsible for overseeing the development and production of the Furthur slate, and produced FLATLINERS (2017) for Sony Pictures; BEYOND THE REACH (2015); and the upcoming independent feature WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE (2018). Currently, Robert is producing the upcoming Netflix series RATCHED, and the action feature BULLET TRAIN. Robert is also a screenwriter, and his debut script JUKO is currently in development with 3311 Productions.
Daniel Schnider
Daniel has spent the last 20 years as a producer & executive in the film & TV businesses working across all genres. In addition to running Zoe Saldana’s production company, Daniel spent half a decade partnered with Dr. Dre at Crucial Films, where he developed the Oscar nominated smash hit STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON.
*producers and mentors in attendance are subject to change
SATURDAY EVENING CHARITY GALA!
Our ‘Hollywood Speakeasy’ Inspired Night Of Entertainment & Cocktails/Food
As we create the new Hollywood, we pay homage to its golden age as we turn it up with our 2018 ‘Hollywood Speakeasy’ Gala!
Dress to impress and sip cocktails as you rub shoulders with fellow creators, entertainment investors, producers and the Voyage team. Plus red carpet photo ops!
This year’s Gala is not to be missed!
*100% of Gala proceeds will go to our Charitable Partners, including Young Storytellers (inspiring young people to discover the power of their own voice) and Operation USA (helping children and families recover from the California wildfires).
Agenda At A Glance
IGNITE: Saturday
9:30 — 10:00 IGNITE! Registration (Building B, Floor 12)
10:00 — 10:30 Welcome to IGNITE! Conference Overview: An Introduction to Voyage Media, your team for the conference, and weekend logistics.
10:30 — 12:45 SESSION 1: ELEVATE YOUR STORY
• Distill your story into a compelling log line (and elevator pitch)
• Strengthen your hook
• Make your characters more distinctive and memorable
• Wow the reader with the first chapter of your book or pages of your script
1 Hour Lunch Break
1:30 — 4:00 SESSION 2: HOLLYWOOD IS CALLING
• Boost your knowledge of three act structure
• Optimize your Turning Points, Midpoint Culmination, Low Point and Critical Test
• Elevate your conflict and sweeten your dialogue
• Write an ending that’ll make them want more
• Nail down your genre and format
• Decide on your best adaptation story
• Explore your adaptation options: find a writer or self-adapt?
• Or do you go to market without an adaptation?
4:00 — 5:30 Break
6:00 Red Carpet
6:00 — 10:00 Gala Cocktail Party
• Located in Building B, Floor 12 (same location as check in)
Gala Cocktail Party: Saturday Evening
4:00 — 5:30 Break/Get Ready for Gala
6:00 Red Carpet
6:00 — 10:00 Gala Cocktail Party
• Located in Building B, Floor 12 (same location as check in)
*(6:45 — 7:30 Voyage Media: Welcome & Overview by Nat Mundel)
IGNITE: Sunday
Welcome to IGNITE DAY 2. Conference begins in your conference rooms from yesterday. Please go to Building B, Floor 12.
9:00 — 11:30 SESSION 3: READY, SET, GO-TO-MARKET: In this session, you’ll work with Hollywood producers to devise your market strategy and map out the best path to a sale.
•Concept on your mission statement and personal brand
• Discuss representation strategies
• Identify your target demographics
• Assemble a target buyer list
• Craft a go-to-market plan
• Making the deal: options and sales
1.0 Hour Lunch Break
12:30 — 3:15 SESSION 4: THE ART THE PITCH: Pitching is a necessary evil in Hollywood. Learn the tricks the pros use to sell their concepts or books.
• Hear examples of professional pitches
• Come up with an irresistible elevator and three-minute pitch
• Learn how to construct an entertaining and engrossing long pitch
• Explore ways to supplement your pitch with compelling visual aids
3:15 — 3:30 Coffee/Snack Break
3:30 — 4:00 Closing Remarks by Nat Mundel
4:00 — 6:00 PANEL/VIP PITCHES
*VIP Ticket Holders will have the opportunity to do a 2 minute Pitch to a Panel of Producers
Please note times are subject to change
Our New & Upgraded Location
Ignited Spaces: Downtown
110 E 9th St, Suite #B12, Los Angeles, CA 90079 (building B, 12th Floor)
Pass Options
Standard & VIP passes include full access to the 2-day IGNITE! workshop. VIP passes include 1-on-1 mentorship and eligibility to pitch to a panel of producers.
Passes to the workshop do not include Gala tickets, but they can be added to your order. Gala passes may also be purchased separately for those who do not wish to attend the full weekend Workshop.
Ignite Standard
$627- Invitation to Evening Gala & Cocktail Party
- Build relationships within the industry
- Access to full weekend workshop
- Workshop your project with experts and peers
- Assigned one-on-one producer mentor for the weekend
- Pitch your project to a panel of producers and investors
Ignite VIP
$1297- Invitation to Evening Gala & Cocktail Party
- Build relationships within the industry
- Access to full weekend workshop
- Workshop your project with experts and peers
- Assigned one-on-one producer mentor for the weekend
- Pitch your project to a panel of producers and investors
Charity Gala
$250- Invitation to Evening Gala & Cocktail Party
- Build relationships within the industry
- Access to full weekend workshop
- Workshop your project with experts and peers
- Assigned one-on-one producer mentor for the weekend
- Pitch your project to a panel of producers and investors
The Ignite weekend was inspiring and delightful. I enjoyed being around my author peers and meeting the producers -- especially working one-on-one [with my producer mentor]. The Voyage personnel were very organized, and I much appreciated this - with pre-event information, post-event evaluation, and follow-up to help further my projects. Hats off to Voyage Media and all the staff!
Nancy Price
Author
Ignite met and exceeded my expectations. My main objective was to have a producer read my medical thriller script - which was achieved. I left the workshop with a logline and treatment draft for my medical TV series, putting me closer to shopping the final project to the TV networks.
Gary Epler
Writer
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: When is the conference happening?
A: Saturday, October 6th (10am - 4:30pm) and Sunday, October 7th (9am - 6pm)
Q: What is the refund policy?
A: Because this is a live event, we are unable to offer refunds after you have completed your purchase. In the past, we have occasionally been able to grant refunds when we have a wait list and are able to fill the seat, but this is not guaranteed. We thank you for your understanding.
Q: Where will the conference be?
A: Ignited Spaces
110 E 9th St, Suite #B12, Los Angeles, CA 90079
(building B, 12th Floor)
https://www.ignitedspaces.com/downtown/
Q: How do I register?
A: Visit this link and click the ticket option you would like to register for.
Q: What is the format of the conference?
A: The conference format is designed to provide an intimate highly interactive experience between colleagues, mentors, and teachers.
Q: Do I have to bring a project to attend the conference?
A: No, however everyone will be asked to workshop their applied ideas during each session, as this is a “hands on” conference - and not just a bunch of experts talking at you.
Q: What is the difference between Standard and VIP passes?
A: VIP passes include 1-on-1 mentorship from producers.
Q: Can I attend the Saturday evening gala?
A: The gala requires a separate ticket, which you can purchase in addition to your Standard or VIP pass -- please review the ticket options on the order form, and simply check the box to add the gala ticket to your order.
Q: I found the address - where is Ignited Spaces in this building - how do I find the conference?
A: Walk in to building B and take the elevator to the 12th floor - suite #B12.
Q: What is the parking situation?
There is a flat $18 parking fee. Additionally, $12 vouchers are available in advance and can be secured with your ticket purchase.
Q: What public transportation options are available?
A:
The Pershing Square Station
Uber
Lyft
Q: What is walking distance for lunch and dinner?
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