Seminar Panels
Every year we create a series of panels and seminars for our attendees. The panels are usually held on Saturday and Sunday and we host anywhere from four to five panels in any given year .
This year we will be hosting 5 panels during the weekend. Come and meet the panelists and the get hard hitting information on getting your film into the hands of those that will make a difference.
Festival Seminar/Panel Overview for 2018
Seminar/Panels with Industry Experts October 13 (Saturday) and October 14 (Sunday)
Venue: LA Live Regal Theatre. 1000 West Olympic BLVD., Los Angeles 90015 (3rd Fl-screening room)
Panel 1: SATURDAY OCTOBER 13, 11:00am-1:00pm
Columbia College Presents: INTEGRATING YOUR BRAND INTO A WEBSERIES/SHORT TO LAUNCH YOUR CAREERÂ Â
Venue: LA Live – Regal: 1000 West Olympic BLVD., Los Angeles 90015 (3rd Fl-screening room)
This panel will explore the real methods used to get your short film or web series noticed and launch your career. You will get information on how your brand can lead you to launching your career from those who have done it. Q&A to follow.
Panel 2: SATURDAY OCTOBER 13, 1:00pm-3:00pm
SAG Presents: EXPANDING YOUR ETHIC BOUNDARIES IN CASTING TO MAXIMIZE YOU BANG
Venue: LA Live-Regal: 1000 West Olympic BLVD., Los Angeles 90015 (3rd Fl-screening room)
You will have an opportunity to learn from experts who have maximized the casting process to gain attention and funding for their projects. The panel will give you the understanding of how any ethnicity can work to your advantage.
Panel 3: SATURDAY OCTOBER 13, 3:00pm-5:30pm
INDEPENDENT PITCHING PANEL and PITCH FEST: Learn What You Need To Know To Sell Your Film Or Project
Venue: LA Live – Regal: 1000 West Olympic BLVD., Los Angeles 90015 (3rd Fl-screening room)
We explore the avenues available for independent filmmakers to get their films made through the pitching process. We will have a panel of expert managers, producers, writers, and development executives who will give pointers and reveal the process of pitching in Hollywood. You will get a chance to pitch your idea or script in front of our panel – and get direct feedback on your idea, style, and presentation. Don’t want to pitch? Just come sit, listen, and learn. Q&A to follow.
Panel 4: SUNDAY OCTOBER 14, 10:00am-12 noon
FINANCE AND DISTRIBUTION: HOW TO GET THE FUNDING IN PLACE FOR YOUR PROJECT!
Venue: LA Live- Regal: 1000 West Olympic BLVD., Los Angeles 90015 (3rd Fl-screening room)
If you are an independent filmmaker the hardest part is getting the funding to actually make your film. This panel of experts will provide real world solutions to your issues and illustrate methods that can be mastered to make your dream a reality. Q & A to follow.
WGA Presents:Â FEMALE PRODUCERS/ EXECS TELLING FEMALE-CENTRIC STORIES
Venue: LA Live- Regal: 1000 West Olympic BLVD., Los Angeles 90015 (3rd Fl-screening room) *Free to WGA members (bring your WGA card)
The WGA Committee of Women Writers invites you to attend a special panel at the LA Femme Film Festival, “Women Taking Control of their Careers as Hyphenates.†With such amazing and innovative work being done in television , we are again focusing our panel this year on television – and also feature films – with an emphasis on women taking control of their careers by being hyphenates (adding directing, producing, and/or acting to writing careers to tell their stories) Q&A to follow.