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
02.03.2004 | Editor's blog
Cat. : America Bill Condon Bob Yari Cabin Fever Moderator Chicago Christine Ball David Hall Donaldson Entertainment Entertainment Europe Films Michael Ohoven Hallren HartClark Hallren Howard A. Rodman Human migration Infinity Media Bob Yari Innes International Affiliation of Writers Guilds J.P. Morgan JAMES OLMOS Jane Weinstock Julia Blackman Lauren Moews Lou Diamond Phillips Mark Damon Media 8 EntertainmentMichael Donaldson Miami Michael Ohoven Mindhunters Nia Vardalos Nationality Naveen Andrews Nia Vardalos Paul Bales Presidio Med SAGIndie Scion Films Michael Scion Films Michael Ohoven Stratus Film Stuart Kemp Union Bank of California United Kingdom Wild At Heart Films Writers Guild of America, West