Collaborating organizations
Major world conferences, markets and film organizations such as HotDocs and International Documentary Association request Fernanda Rossi to deliver lectures and seminars on story structure, fundraising trailers and pitching.
She is a much sought after speaker due to her comprehensive storytelling knowledge, her ability to engage an audience and her sharp sense of humor. Fernanda is often also commissioned as trainer, mentor, moderator, panelist, grant evaluator and juror.
Contact Fernanda at info/at/documentarydoctor.com to extend an invitation to an event or workshop.
With whom?
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Boston Filmmakers Expo
• Speaker, presentation on fundraising trailers, 2005.
• Mentor, one-on-one clinic and discussion, 2005.
• Speaker, presentation on story structure, 2008
Boston Latino International Film Festival
• Festival Juror, Documentary Section, 2005.
BritDocs Film Festival and Conference – Oxford, UK
• Speaker, presentation on fundraising trailers, 2008.
• Mentor, one-on-one clinic and discussion, 2008.
Chicago International Film Festival
• Festival Juror, Documentary Section, 2004.
Darklight Film Festival / Screen Training Ireland – Dublin, Ireland
• Speaker, presentation on story structure, 2008.
• Moderator, Q&A with director of Heavy Metal Baghdad, 2008.
Director’s View Film Festival – Stamford, CT
• Speaker, presentation sponsored by AIVF, 2003
Doc Meeting – Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Panelist, 2007
IFP – Independent Film Project – New York, NY
• Moderator, panel on fundraising at the IFP Market and Conference, 2003
• Panelist at the IFP Market and Conference, 2004
Latin Side of the Doc – Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Speaker, presentation on fundraising trailers, 2009
Leipzig Pitch Forum – Leipzig, Germany
• Trainer for the pitch participants, 2010
Miami International Film Festival
• Panelist, organized by Latino Public Broadcast, 2006.
NALIP – National Association of Latino Independent Producers
• Panelist/Speaker at the NALIP Conference, various locations 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Real Screen Summit
• Speaker, Master Class on fundraising trailers, Washington DC, 2004.
Rendezvous – Sunny Side of the Doc – Sofia, Bulgaria
• Speaker, presentation on fundraising trailers, 2009
Rio Market – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Speaker, presentation on fundraising trailers, 2008
Riverrun International Film Festival
• Speaker, presentation on story structure, Ashville, NC, 2001.
Sheffield Doc/Fest – Sheffield, England, UK
• Speaker, presentation on fundraising trailers, 2008.
SILVERDOCS Conference and Film Festival – Silver Springs, ME
• Speaker, presentation on fundraising trailers, Wash. DC, 2004, 2006 and 2010.
Sunny Side of the Doc – La Rochelle, France
• Speaker, presentation on fundraising trailers, 2008.
WestDoc Conference and Market – Los Angeles
• Masterclass on fundraising trailers, 2010
• Moderator, panel on transmedia, 2010
AIVF – Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers – New York, NY
• Moderated bi-monthly discussion group Docu Dialogues, 2001-2004.
• Designed and presented workshops by request on post-production
• Writer of column Ask the Doc Doctor for its publication The Independent, 2002-2006.
• Organization sponsored her signature workshops, New York, 2001-2006.
Center for Communication – New York, NY
• Moderator, panel discussion on the documentary business, at HBO, 2005.
Cinewomen - Los Angeles, CA
• Speaker, presentation on fundraising trailers, 2006.
CWNY – CineWomen New York
• Organization sponsored her signature workshops, New York, 2001-2002.
• Moderator, panel on production, 2004.
DER – Documentary Educational Resources – Boston, MA
• Writer of monthly column The Doc Doctor's Clinic published online, 2006-current.
Dixit – Paris, France
• Organization sponsored her signature workshops, 2010
DOC – Documentary Organization of Canada
• Organization sponsored her signature workshops 2008-2010 in Toronto and Ottawa.
Doc Meeting – Buenos Aires, Argentina
• organization sponsored her signature workshops 2010
Documentary Campus – Graz, Austria
• Organization sponsored her signature workshop on story structure, 2010.
Documentary Forum of Israel – Tel Aviv, Israel
• Organization sponsored her signature workshops, 2008.
• Mentor, one-on-one clinic and discussion, 2008.
Docs-in-progress – Washington, DC
• Organization sponsored her signature workshops, 2007.
FAF – Film Arts Foundation currently San Francisco Film Society
• Organization sponsored her signature workshops, 2007
• Writer of column Ask the Doc Doctor for its publication Film Arts (former Release Print) and now SF360, 2006-current.
Filmmakers Collaborative - Boston, MA
• Organization sponsored her signature workshops, Boston, 2005.
Fulfillment Fund – Los Angeles, CA
• Custom-made workshop on storytelling for mentors and teenagers, 2005.
IDA – International Documentary Association – Los Angeles, CA
• Organization sponsored her signature workshops in Los Angeles, 2002 and 2010
• Writer of article on fundraising trailers for its publication International Documentary Magazine, 2003.
IFP – Independent Film Project – New York, NY
• Mentor/Speaker at Project Involve, Fall/Spring 2003-2005.
NALIP – National Association of Latino Independent Producers
• Mentor/Speaker at Latino Producers's Academy, Tucson, AZ, 2005-2006.
• Mentor of Latino Producer’s Academy annual program.
• Organization sponsored her signature workshops, 2006-present in over 20 cities in the US.
NFB – National Film Board of Canada
• Organization sponsored her signature workshop for her Doc Shop program 2009
NYWIFT – New York Women in Film and Television
• Moderator, panel on editing, February 2002.
• Speaker, presentation on fundarising trailers, March 2006.
Scottish Documentary Institute – Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
• Organization sponsored her signature workshop Trailer Mechanics, 2008.
• Mentor, one-on-one clinic and discussion, 2008.
SWAMP – Southwest Association of Media Producers – Houston, TX
• Organization sponsored her signature workshops, 2007 and 2010
ITVS – Independent Television Service – San Francisco, CA
• Grant and work-in-progress evaluator, Open Call 2005.
• Grant and work-in-progress panelist/evaluator, International Call 2006
• Writer of article for its publication Beyond the Box, 2007.
LPB – Latino Public Broadcast – Los Angeles, CA
• Grant reader, Open Call 2004.
• Panelist, presented at WNET, NY, 2006.
NYSCA – New York State Council for the Arts
• Grant and work-in-progress panelist/evaluator, 2003, 2004 and 2006.
New York Film Academy
• Guest Speaker, 2005 and 2006.
NYU - New York University
• Guest speaker, presentation on story structure, Media Anthopology Dept., 2005.
• Guest Speaker, Tisch Film School, 2007.
SVA - School of Visual Arts – New York, NY
• Speaker, presentation on fundraising trailers, 2006.
University of Florida - The Documentary Institute – Gainsville, FL
• Guest speaker, presentation on fundraising trailers, FL, 2005.
Fulfillment Fund – Los Angeles, CA
• Custom-made workshop on storytelling for mentors and teenagers, 2005.
HBO - New York, NY
• Moderator, Frame by Frame, Q&A Born Rich by James Johnson, 2003
• Moderator, Frame by Frame, Q&A Sister Helen by Robert Fruchtman, 2004.
PBS – Lake Mountain Station – Plattsburgh, NY
• Lecture on storytelling for the production staff, 2007
WITNESS – Non profit organization, media and human rights – New York, NY
• Two-day custom-made workshop on story structure for staff, 2004
• Advisor for development of their book and curriculum, 2004.
Where?
| The Americas: | Europe: | Middle East and Asia: |
| United States; see below | UK, Scotland; Edinburgh | South Korea; Seoul |
| Puerto Rico, San Juan | UK, England; Oxford, Sheffield | Israel; Tel Aviv |
| Canada; Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa | Ireland; Dublin | |
| Brazil; Rio de Janeiro | Germany; Leipzig | |
| Argentina; Buenos Aires | France; Paris, La Rochelle | |
| Bulgaria; Sofia |
| East Coast: | Between Coasts: | Pacific Coast: |
| Atlanta, GA | Albuquerque, NM | Los Angeles, CA |
| Boston, MA | Austin, TX | San Diego, CA |
| Durham, NC | Chicago, IL | San Francisco, CA |
| Gainsville, FL | Denver, CO | |
| Miami, FL | Houston, TX | |
| New York, NY | Lincoln, NE | |
| Plattsburgh, NY | San Antonio, TX | |
| San Juan, PR | Santa Fe, NM | |
| Stamford, CT | St. Paul, MN | |
| Washington, DC | Tucson, Arizona |