We are incredibly pleased to announce that Saskia Wilson-Brown is joining the OpenIndie team as a consultant in the role of filmmaker outreach. As many of you will know Saskia is an independent media advocate, producer and strategist for indie film, festivals and filmmakers. Her recent experience at Emmy-Award winning Current TV as the head of filmmaker outreach and with events such as the Slamdance Filmmaker Summit and Cinema Speakeasy means Saskia has stacks of experience in the relatively new world OpenIndie inhabits. Finally, and most importantly, Saskia is a known and respected figure in the indie / DIY filmmaking world and really gets what we’re trying to achieve here at OpenIndie.

Saskia’s role will be to engage with filmmakers and discuss ways in which OpenIndie can help with their distribution strategy. This is a process that we hope will augment and enhance the 1 hour consultation provided by Christy Dena after filmmakers start using OpenIndie. Arin and I are delighted that both Saskia and Christy have agreed to be a part of OpenIndie, we’re really building a rockstar team and are incredibly excited about the future.

If you’re a filmmaker and you’d like to know more about OpenIndie, how it works and what it would mean for you and your film please feel to reach out to Saskia either via email saskia AT openindie DOT com or twitter @saskiawb