The 20th annual Sundance Institute Independent Producers Conference will be held August 4-7, 2005 in the mountains of Sundance, Utah. The Conference offers producers, writers, and directors the opportunity to meet professional colleagues in the informal setting of Sundance Village for an intensive weekend dedicated to exploring issues unique to the business of independent filmmaking. The Conference features panels focusing on topics such as:  financing, creative issues, documentaries, production, distribution, and marketing. The Conference is organized by Geoffrey Gilmore, Director of the Sundance Film Festival. For more information, visit the Sundance Insititute's website.

This year’s panelists are: Stephanie Allain (Homegrown Pictures); Jeremy Barber (United Talent Agency); Tom Bernard (Sony Pictures Classics); Bob Berney (Picturehouse); Barbara Boyle (UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television); Paul Broucek; Paul Cohen; Michael Cole; Matthew Duda (Showtime Networks, Inc.); Cassian Elwes (William Morris Agency); Craig Emanuel (Loeb & Loeb); Sean and Bryan Furst (Furst Films); Tom Garvin (Garvin & Benjamin, LLP); Mark Gill (Warner Independent Pictures); Peter Golub (Sundance Institute); Micah Green (Cinetic Media); Matthew Greenfield (Sundance Institute); Lisa Heller (HBO); Andrew Herwitz (Film Sales Company); Marcus Hu (Strand Releasing); Kevin Iwashina (Creative Artists Agency); Ross Katz (Ross Katz Productions); Rich Klubeck (United Talent Agency); Gina Kwon; Michael London; Tracy McKnight (Commotion Records); Cara Mertes (P.O.V./American Documentary, Inc.); Robert Messinger (First Artists); Gail Mutrux (Pretty Pictures); Peter Newman (Peter Newman Productions); Tom Ortenberg (Lions Gate Films); Sunmin Park (Maxmedia); Paul Provenza; Steven Raphael (Required Viewing); Danielle Renfrew (Map Point Pictures); Jan Rofekamp (Films Transit International, Inc.); Doreen Ringer Ross (BMI); Cathy Schulman (Bullseye Entertainment); Ricky Strauss (Participant Productions); Mark Urman (THINKfilm); Christine Vachon (Killer Films); Holly Wiersma (Holly Wiersma Productions, Inc.); Gary Winick (InDigEnt); and Ron Yerxa (Bon Fide Productions).