9am
The State of Film Financing in Europe and the US

Panelists:
Christine Ball, Senior Vice President and Manager, Communications, Media & Entertainment Division, Union Bank of California
Julia Blackman, Co-Founder, Scion Films
Michael Ohoven, CEO, Infinity Media
Bob Yari, President, Stratus Film, Bullseye Entertainment, El Camino Pictures and Bob Yari Productions
Moderator:
Stuart Kemp, UK Bureau Chief, Hollywood Reporter



11am
How Do You Budget Imagination? Screenwriting in the Low and High Budget World
Programmed by: Writers Guild of America, west

Panelists:
Bill Condon, Writer/Director Gods and Monsters, Kinsey; Writer, Chicago
Larry Gross, Co-Writer 48 Hours, True Crime; Writer We Don't Live Here Anymore
Wayne Kramer, Co-Writer/Director The Cooler; Co-Writer Mindhunters
Nia Vardalos, Writer/Actress My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Connie and Carla
Moderator:
Howard A. Rodman, Co-Chair, WGAw Independent Film Writers Steering Committee; Writer Joe Gould's Secret

2pm
My Big Fat Diversity Movie - How Non-Traditional Casting Works in Independent Film

Panelists:
Naveen Andrews, Actor Easy, The English Patient, Rollerball
Vondie Curtis-Hall, Director Redemption, Gridlock’d; Actor Romeo + Juliet, Broken Arrow, Chicago Hope
Robert David Hall, Actor CSI, The Negotiator, Starship Troopers
Laura Innes, Actor ER, Deep Impact; Director Presidio Med, The West Wing
Edward James Olmos, Actor Stand and Deliver, American Family; Director American Me, Miami Vice
Lou Diamond Phillips, Actor La Bamba, Courage Under Fire; Director Resurrection Blvd., The Outer Limits
Angel Rivera, National Director, Affirmative Action/Diversity, Screen Actors Guild
Jane Weinstock, Director/Writer Easy, The Clean-Up
Moderator:
Paul Bales, Director of SAGIndie


4pm
Foreign and Domestic Incentives for the Independent

Panelists:
Mark Damon, Chairman and CEO, Media 8 Entertainment
Michael Donaldson, Partner, Donaldson and Hart
Clark Hallren, Vice President of J.P. Morgan's Entertainment Industries Group
Lauren Moews, Producer, Cabin Fever
Moderator:
James Egan, Wild At Heart Films