The Burbank International Film Festival is presenting a FULL DAY of FREE Film Industry Seminars & Panels, this Saturday, March 30!
Panels will include award-winning industry professionals including Writers, Directors, Producers, Animators, Casting Directors, Agents, Managers, and a Film Distribution Expert. Each 90 minute Panel/Seminar will be an up-close and personal look at the ever-changing world of filmmaking in Hollywood. (Actors: Be sure to bring your headshots!)
With technological changes from film to digital, there has never been a more accessible time for filmmakers to get their work acknowledged. Lower costs in this digital age -- along with the expansion of content delivery and the social media revolution -- make film production and distribution even more possible, giving actors and filmmakers instant worldwide access.
SCHEDULE OF PANELS & THE SPEAKERS:
10:00 - 11:30am: Animation & Voice-Acting
Learn the art of voice-acting for animation, Cartoons and Video Games from voice-actor Bill Farmer (voice of Disney’s Goofy, Pluto; Toy Story, Monsters Inc.), Emmy-Winning Writer/Director Jeff Nimoy (Digimon: The Movie) and Debi Derryberry (the voice of Jimmy Neutron).
11:30am - 1:00pm: Agents and Managers
Learn what criteria Talent Agents and Managers are looking for, and what it takes to get representation. Theatrical Agent and Manager Phil Brock (Studio Talent Group), Commercial Agent Hugh Leon (Coast To Coast Talent Agency), Literary Agent Kathy Boole (STG Literary), with one guests to be added.
1:00 - 2:30pm: Casting for Film & TV
Get casting tips and advice from Casting Directors, covering different aspects of the casting process for film, television and the internet. Panelists include Theatrical Casting Director Victoria Burrows (The Hobbit, Flight, Castaway), Gary Marsh (Founder of Breakdown Services and Actors Access), Commercial Casting Director Jeff Gerrard (over 3500 commercials) with more panelists to be added.
2:30 - 4:00pm: Independent Filmmaking
A panel of award-winning independent filmmakers, including writers, directors, producers, and a distribution expert who will give you the inside scoop on how to make your movie on a limited budget and get it distributed. Director/Producer Darin Scott (Dark House, Tales from the Hood, Menace II Society), Producer Jerome Courshon (The Secrets To Distribution; an expert on all platforms of film distribution including the internet), Dialogue Editor Lou Kleinman (The Bourne Identity, Braveheart, Van Helsing), Writer/Director/Producer Jeff Rector (Revamped, Fatal Kiss), Writer/Producer Leonard McLeod (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Godspeed, and the upcoming Monster School).
4:00 - 5:30pm: Visual Special Effects
A panel of Visual Effects Artists including Mark Weingartner (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, X-Men: The Last Stand, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I & II), Andrew Lema (Oblivion, Oz The Great and Powerful, Tron: Legacy), Chris Dawson (Green Lantern, Star Wars: Episode I, Men in Black II, Titanic), and Doug Drexler (Defiance, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica).
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These Panels will take place on the campus of Woodbury University, in their beautiful 250 seat Auditorium. This event is FREE to the public. Parking is also complimentary in the Main Parking Lot on Woodbury’s campus, located at 7500 Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank, CA 91504.
All attendees will also receive a special 2-for-1 voucher good for tickets to our Film Festival in the fall.
[To view any updates to the list of speakers, please visit: www.BurbankFilmFestival.org/seminar-schedule ]
If you would like to support the festival as a volunteer, partner or sponsor, email: burbankfilmfest@gmail.com
The Burbank International Film Festival is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.