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PANELS
GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF FILMMAKING TODAY.
Brooks Room, Deschutes Public Library
601 NW Wall Street
These free panels and discussions are open to the public and feature many of the 2022 Festival flmmakers, jurors, and special guests. Listen to the flmmaking tips and tricks of the trade and get an insider’s view into independent flmmaking today.
The Sexy Side of Filmmaking: A Panel of Industry Insiders
Moderated by Todd Looby, BendFilm Executive Director
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 @ 11:45 A.M.
When most people think about flmmaking, they envision being a director running the show and working with glamorous actors. There’s nothing entirely wrong with that image, but the real joy in flmmaking is negotiating good distribution terms, working with agents, navigating location issues, getting permits, and creating great subtitles for that distribution deal! Perhaps we have things skewed a bit… This is a panel made up of people in the know, who may not make those things necessarily “sexy,” but they will make them a much more enjoyable part of the process of getting your flm out into the world. Don’t miss your chance to meet these leaders in the industry. Panelists include Alan Bell (Cinetyp, Inc.), Michelle Damis (SAG-AFTRA
Beyond Sundance with John Cooper
Moderated by Todd Looby, BendFilm Executive Director
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 @ 3:45 P.M.
Sundance enjoys mythic queen/kingmaking status in the independent flm world. Approximately 15,000 flmmakers submit each year for their chance at reaching independent flm’s grandest stage. Only a few hundred will make it. Should the rest pack it up, re-think their career choice and artistic pursuit? Or…do we perhaps put too much emphasis on making it into big fests like Sundance? Join us for a conversation with former Sundance Director John Cooper to hear the inside stories that both give this legend credence as well as show all of the great opportunities out there for independent flmmakers beyond big-name festivals.
),
Kelsii Dyer (Giggster), Kim Kalyka (NEON
),
Conquering Indie Filmmaking
Danielle McCarthy-Boles (
Magnolia),
Emily St. James (Vox
), and Mae Thornton Mehra (Producer, Being Michelle).
Moderated by IndieWoman of the Year Honoree, Tamara Jenkins
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 @ 12:15 P.M.
Screenwriting from Page to Screen
Moderated by Selin Sevinç, Head of Festival Programming
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 @ 1:45 P.M.
Oscar winning screenwriter and producer Jim Taylor (
Election, Sideways, Downsizing) and Oscar nominated writer-director Tamara Jenkins (
The Savages, Private Life
) will join us for a discussion about the elusive craft of screenwriting. From their writing process to how they approach feedback and revisions, what it’s like to adapt books, co-write with others, and work with directors, you’ll hear about their screenwriting journey from idea to screen.
Private Life, The Savages
Writer-director Tamara Jenkins (
) will talk to flmmakers from BendFilm’s competition lineup about their work, tips for directing, producing and marketing low-budget flms, and how working in different felds of flmmaking helps you navigate the challenges of the craft. Producers Liz Cardenas (
Acidman) and Robin Honan (
Of Medicine and Miracles), directors Ana Lazarevic (
The Game) and Amy Bandlien Storkel (
The Pez Outlaw) discuss the hard decisions they made as indie flmmakers.
First Features
Moderated by First Features Presenter Tamara Jenkins
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 @ 3:30 P.M.
Taking that frst big leap into the great unknown world of feature flmmaking is an incredibly diffcult step. Tamara Jenkins
, who made her frst feature Slums of Beverly Hills in 1998, will talk to competition flmmakers, Jude Chun (
Unidentifed),
Reed Harkness (Sam Now
),
Elisa Levine (
Sweetheart Deal), and David Siev (
Bad Axe), about how they mustered the courage and assembled the resources to make their frst feature flm, the invisible forces that pulled them forward every step of the way, and what they plan to do next.
