Weekend Seminar Schedule 2012
IFP Phoenix – Sponsored Seminars
IFP Phoenix sponsors the educational seminars during the Phoenix Film Festival weekend. If you would like to participate in any of these sessions, you can submit your request on the form that follows the schedule.
The following schedule is a work in progress. It may change to accommodate panelist availability and film screening schedule.
| Saturday March 31st, 2012 | ||
| TIME | SESSION | DESCRIPTION |
| 2:30PM | Short Filmmakers Roundtable: What’s Your Killer Strategy? |
Short films are good practice for “the real thing” but they can also be a vehicle for discovering new talent both in front of and behind the lens. Sit in on this lively discussion to learn some strategies that short filmmakers are using to promote themselves and their projects. |
| Guest panelists: Amanda Melby (KERRY AND ANGIE), David Urbanic (MY CADDY WON’T LET ME), Kevin Herrmann (CULT STATUS), Martin Doyle (Y SCI FI), Yvonne Latty (SACRED POISON) | ||
| 3:30PM | Script to Screen: Your Dream and Your Vision, Realized! |
Every movie begins with a script, but every script doesn’t become a movie. Our panel of filmmakers have all penned their own screenplays. This discussion will focus on each individual’s journey that began with the screenplay that was ultimately realized on the screen. |
| Guest panelists: Kurt Kuenne (SHUFFLE), Annie J. Howell (SMALL, BEAUTIFULLY MOVING PARTS), Gary King (HOW DO YOU WRITE A JOE SCHERMANN SONG), Cem Kurtulus (THE HUNGRY BOY) | ||
| 4:30PM | After the Crew Goes Home: What happens after production wraps? |
An eclectic mix of producers, directors, editors and sound designers discuss the monumental effort that follows the last day of production. |
| Guest panelists: Mark Stolaroff (PIG), Andrew Disney (SEARCHING FOR SONNY), Lee Percy (DREAMING AMERICA) …and more, to be announced! | ||
Saturday seminar hosts: Joe Gruberman, Randy Forte and other friends of the Festival
| Sunday April 1st, 2012 | ||
| TIME | SESSION | DESCRIPTION |
| 2:30PM | Actors’ Roundtable: Life as an Indie Actor |
Opportunities in independent film. What are we sacrificing for the craft? Are indies the back door into mainstream? And what is “mainstream” these days, anyway? A discussion with some of the talented and dedicated actors whose films are now playing at the Phoenix Film Festival. |
| Guest panelists: Sean Elliot (IT’S IN THE BLOOD), Christina Rose (HOW DO YOU WRITE A JOE SCHERMANN SONG) …and more, to be announced! | ||
| 3:30PM | Casting Indies: Getting Big Talent on Low Budgets |
Learn the most effective way to cast your next indie film project. Learn common casting myths and tricks of the trade to get the best cast for your next film. You will get the back story from the pros. |
| Hosted by Faith Hibbs-Clark, CSA (Good Faith Casting)
Guest panelists: Matt Engelhart (Ford/Robert Black Agency), Don Livesay (Screen Actors Guild) |
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| 4:30PM | Behind the Scenes: The stuff you don’t get to see on the screen. |
Behind every movie is a story. Not the one that’s played out on the screen, but the one that’s played out behind the scenes during production. Our panel of feature filmmakers will sound off on their best and worst experiences on and off set. Hey, if we didn’t love it, we wouldn’t be doing it! |
| Guest panelists: Scooter Downey (IT’S IN THE BLOOD), Bivas Biswas (PARANOIA) …and more, to be announced! | ||
Sunday seminar hosts: Joe Gruberman, Randy Forte and other friends of the Festival
PLEASE NOTE: Seminar participation selection is based on the intended subject matter and audience of each individual session. Visiting filmmakers who have been selected for inclusion in the 2012 Phoenix Film Festival will get first priority. Please direct inquiries regarding our participation criteria to Joe Gruberman of IFP/Phoenix.
Independent Feature Project: Phoenix (IFP/PHX) supports and develops the growth of independent filmmaking in Arizona through comprehensive training, networking, exhibition and filmmaking opportunities.
