Denver Creative Sustainability Summit: Morning Session
Thu, 22 Oct 2026, 09:30
Denver, United States
Free
Originally organized by Seed&Spark. Join us for a conference designed specifically for creatives, featuring in-depth workshops on funding and distribution and panel discussions with local industry and creators on building sustainability in the Southeast. This is offered in partnership with The Colorado Office Film, Television, and Media (COFTM), the Denver Film Festival and many more amazing community partners. Check out our afternoon schedule below, panelists and more information coming soon! Ticketholder lines at the Sie FilmCenter will be located in heated tents in the parking lot behind the Tattered Cover bookstore. When it is time to seat a theater, a staff member will lead ticketholders into the Sie FilmCenter for ticket scanning and seating. There will be no lines inside the Sie FilmCenter. 9:30am-10:00am Welcome and Danza presented by Kalpulli ColorAztlan Quetzalcoatl and Inspire Justice Kalpulli ColorAztlan Quetzalcoatl is a community Aztec Dance Circle based in Northeast Denver that will share their Danza during the Summit’s Welcome. Their mission is to ensure these traditions live on, along with their history, culture, philosophy, and knowledge. Inspire Justice is a social impact firm and production company. They engage, educate, organize, and train celebrities, influencers, and media companies to best leverage their talents, creativity, and platforms in service of transforming culture and social good. 10:00am-11:15am Workshop 1: Crowdfunding to Build Independence Our cornerstone class lays out the steps toward a successful crowdfunding campaign, as well as a career-long action plan most likely to create a lasting, flourishing, direct relationship with an audience. Attendees learn how to find your audience, structure your crowdfunding campaign, pick the right goal and incentives, and much more. Led by Emily Best, Founder & CEO of Seed&Spark. 11:30-12:15 Workshop 2: Six Steps to Build Your Own Distribution Playbook … Venue: Sie FilmCenter, Denver, Colorado, US. Registration is handled by the original organizer. Original event and organizer: https://luma.com/z89n271d