Join us for a day of guest speakers, panels, and the latest equipment as we kick off the 43rd Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival. The Summit’s aim is to provide information and discussion of issues and trends in independent filmmaking with a focus on regional opportunities and resources.
Thursday November 10, 2016
10 am – 5 pm
Fields Ballroom, Portland Art Museum
1119 SW Park Avenue
Admission to the Filmmakers’ Summit is included in the Festival Pass. Admission is complimentary to Portland State University students with valid student ID.
PRESENTERS
10:30 am
JULIANA LUKASIK OF @LARGE FILMS
Gender Balance and Media: What’s at stake?
11:30 am
PANEL: ACHIEVING EQUITY IN FILMMAKING.
How can the film community better encourage and engage more diverse voices.
ENIE VAISBURD, faculty, Pacific University
ALICIA J ROSE, Portland filmmaker
DAWN JONES REDSTONE, Portland filmmaker
AUDREY GOLDFARB, Portland filmmaker and grip
ELIJAH HASAN, Portland filmmaker
Moderated by André Middleton – Director of Equity and Inclusion at Portland Community Media
1 pm
KATY DAVIDSON (Music Producer) AND MADELINE DOWLING (Music Supervisor) OF MUSIC LICENSING COMPANY MARMOSET
Fostering creativity and collaboration between the local film and musician community.
2 pm
PANEL: THE EPISODIC
Making new work for new modes of distribution.
DREW BEARD, faculty, Portland State University
ROBERT BENJAMIN, founder of Members Media
ALICIA J ROSE, Portland filmmaker and episodic workshop instructor
ZACH SCHULTZ, Portland filmmaker
BETH HARRINGTON, Portland filmmaker
Lara Cuddy, Portland filmmaker/Line Producer
Moderated by André Middleton – Director of Equity and Inclusion at Portland Community Media
3:30 pm
FESTIVAL JUDGE JONATHAN MARLOW IN CONVERSATION WITH FILMMAKER HANNAH PIPER BURNS
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