WIFVNE Shares: NYWIFT Masterclass Series: Sports Producing

Join NYWIFT for their Masterclass Series: Sports Producing with Award-Winning Television Producer Justine Gubar.

In this series of three masterclasses, through case studies and conversations, creators will learn the process of creating and producing sports documentaries and sports content production.

Justine Gubar is an award-winning television producer, well-respected journalist, and former executive with the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences which administers the iconic Emmy Awards, the television industry’s premier accolade. She is the author of the nonfiction narrative Fanaticus: Mischief and Madness in the Modern Sports Fan published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2016 and lauded by Publisher’s Weekly for delivering “a well-researched and shocking look at ‘extreme fanaticism’ throughout sports history…”

Price: $25 for Members* / $45 for Non-Members

Price includes admission for all three sessions.  Sessions will be recorded.

WIFVNE Members receive a discount!

Please log in to learn how to register with your WIFVNE Member Discount. 

SESSION 1: Game On: Navigating the World of Sports Content Production (A conversation with Nancy Stern Winters and Lisa Lax of Lookalike Productions)
Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Time: 6:30 – 8pm ET

For Session 1, join NYWIFT for insights on building a sports content production business. Attendees glean lessons from the leaders.

SESSION 2: Crafting Champions: The Art of Creating Compelling Sports Documentaries (A conversation with producer Carolyn Hepburn)
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Time: 6:30 – 8pm ET

For Session 2, join us for a conversation about career trajectories in sports documentary. NYWIFT will look at what is currently resonating with the sports documentary audience and how to get these films made, sold and watched.

SESSION 3: From Script to Screen: Unraveling the Storytelling Magic of a Sports Documentary (A conversation with producer Alex Cirillo)

Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Time: 6:30 – 8pm ET

For Session 3, join NYWIFT for a deep dive conversation into the making of a successful sports docuseries. Session is joined by past NYWIFT board member Alex Cirillo, lead creative producer of The Captain, a 7-part docuseries about Derek Jeter from ESPN Films.