Weekend Seminar Schedule 2012

IFP PhoenixIFP 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)

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.
 
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Seminar Panel Participation Request (all weekend sessions)

Use this form to let us know that you're interested in participating on one of our seminar panels as a panelist or host. If you wish to participate on more than one panel, submit one form per request.
  • If you're interested in more than one session, please submit separate requests.
  • This does not need to be your legal name, but the name you would normally be known by.
  • If you have a movie that will be screening at the 2012 Phoenix Film Festival, enter the title here.
  • Let us know your role in the production of the above movie, or your role in the community that would qualify you to be on the chosen panel.
  • This area is for you to enter any additional information you might want us to know about. For instance, if you have a particularly interesting anecdote you'd like to share at the session, lwt us know about it here.