Monday, May 20

10:00AM

Making  Socially Responsible Films - Imprisoned

Presented by Cinema Libre Studio

Equitas Entertainment Partners (EPP) shares model for socially responsible, fiscally responsible filmmaking and specifically gender pay equity with the Laurence Fishburne film "Imprisoned"

• Paul Kampf, Director, Imprisoned, Co-founder, EPP
• Holly Levow, Exec.Producer, Imprisoned; Co-founder, EPP
• Tom Sperry, Producer, Imprisoned; Co-founder, EPP
• Moderated by Philippe Diaz, Cinema Libre Studio

2:00PM

Industry In Focus: The Art of the Pitch

Best practices for pitching your project to investors, potential partners, and all the other gatekeepers.

• Ryland Aldrich, Producer (Folk Hero & Funny Guy) & Film Festival Editor at Screen Anarchy
• Tom Bancroft, Disney animator/producer (The Lion King, Mulan)
• Joe Belcastro, VP of Creative, Showrunner at WWE
• Lizzy Bentley, producer (A Hidden Life, premiering in competition, Beautiful Darling, Nanking)
• Ramfis Myrthil, Producer (Mary Pickford biopic)
• Moderated by Dave DeBorde, Producer & Film Professor

3:30PM

Film Panel: for Sama

FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.  A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her.  Coming off wins at SXSW and HotDocs, the film is an official selection at Cannes.

• Waad Alkateab - Director
• Edward Watts - Director
• Erika Howard, Frontline, Impact Producer
• Moderated by Alissa Wilkinson, Vox