
Jim Browne
Jim Browne brings three decades of film industry experience to Argot Pictures. His innovative, hands-on approach to distribution emphasizes innovation and collaboration, helping independent filmmakers navigate a highly competitive marketplace while elevating the profile of their projects.
Argot Pictures, founded in 2005, has distributed dozens of films, including Marshall Curry’s Academy Award®-nominated Street Fight, John Pirozzi’s Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll, Throw Down Your Heart, a documentary about legendary banjo player Béla Fleck, Stacy Peralta’s Crips and Bloods: Made in America, and Leah Warshawski & Todd Soliday’s Big Sonia.
Jim is an experienced international film festival programmer, working for the Tribeca Film Festival (2005-2010), the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (2010-2014), and the Shanghai International Film Festival (2016-present).
Sessions in which Jim Browne attends
- Welcome to Getting Real '18 Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | 15 minutes
- Keynote: Molly Thompson Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM | 30 minutes
- Keynote
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- Lunch Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Back Lot
- 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM | 3 hours
- Therapeutic Interventions in Documentary
- Signup required Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
- 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- Documenting the Present, Preserving the Future
- Signup required Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- Challenge of Independent Film Distribution ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 8
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- Whine Before The Wine Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Opening Night Party Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Back Lot
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 2 hours
- Localizing Your Content for Any Market ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 8
- 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- What Does Advocacy for Documentary Look Like?
- Signup required Film L.A. - Meeting Room
- 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- Budgeting Workshop with Robert Bahar ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 10
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Workshop
- 2018 State of the Documentary Field Study: Presentation of Findings Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM | 1 hour 45 minutes
- Presentation
- Is Short The New Feature? How Short Digital Content Can Further Your Story, Impact and Career ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 8
- 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- Keynote: Chi-hui Yang Cinerama Dome - Theater
- 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Keynote
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- PBS Indies Party
- Signup required NeueHouse Hollywood - NeueHouse Hollywood
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours
- Keynote: Orwa Nyrabia
- Signup required Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Keynote
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- New 2018 Tax Code: Financing, Forming & Operating Your Film Documentary Production Company in 2018 and Beyond ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 8
- 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Presentation
- International Co-Producing - Winnie
- Signup required Arena Cinelounge - Theater
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Case Study
- Broadcast Production Pipelines ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 10
- 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- Equity Investment in Documentary Film ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 10
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- Working with International Public Broadcasters ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 8
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
- Closing Night Party Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Back Lot
- 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes