SCHEDULE listed by venue (time and venues subject to change)
Campus Center West
Auditorium
10:30AM-11:30AM
Workshop: A Writer’s Guide to Screenwriting for Hollywood
with
12PM-12:45PM
Carol Swyer & Norman C. Berns
"A Place to Dance" presentation
1PM-3PM
THE SENTENCE
Screening & Discussion with Rudy Valdez
3:15PM-4:15PM
Kasi Lemmons
(Conversation)
4:30PM-5:30PM
Stephen Soucy & James Ivory
(Conversation)
5:45PM-6:45PM
(Conversation)
Campus Center West
Boardroom
10:30AM-11:30AM
Julie Casper Roth Workshop: How to Make a Compelling Documentary
12PM-12:45PM
Deepak Rauniyar
(Film clips & Conversation)
1:15PM-2:15PM
Youth FX Screening of short films
2:30PM-4PM
Documentary/Film Studies
Student Short Film Screenings
4:15PM-6:15PM
Campus Center
Ballroom
12PM-1PM
Michael Mayer
(Conversation)
1:15PM-2:15PM
Yaddo Presents:
Jonathan Lethem (Conversation)
2:30PM-3:30PM
3:45PM-4:45PM
Rosie Perez & Eric Haze
(Conversation)
5PM-6PM
Darnell Martin (Conversation)
7PM-7:45PM
Awards Ceremony
8PM
Projection Mapping Display
VIP Reception
Campus Center West
Multi-Purpose Room
10:30AM-11:30AM
Youth FX Workshop with Bhawin Suchak
12PM-1PM
Stephan Talty (Conversation)
1:15PM-2:15PM
Jake Bernstein (Conversation)
2:30PM-3:15PM
Glen Trotiner
(Conversation)
3:30PM-4:30PM
Jacob R. Brackman
& William Kennedy
(Conversation)
4:45PM-5:45PM
Rooted Out: Behind the Scenes of a Documentary in Progress
6PM-6:45PM
Panel Discussion with
Shooting Upstate or
Alumni Filmmakers
Performing Arts Center
Recital Hall
10:30AM-11:30AM
12PM-2PM
LIYANA
Screening & Panel Discussion
with Sarudzal Zvoma
2:15PM-4:15PM
(T)ERROR
Screening & Discussion
with Lyric Cabral
4:30PM-6:30PM
Campus Center
Assembly Hall
10:30AM-11:30AM
Film Albany Presentation/Workshop with Debby Goedeke
12PM-1:15PM
Disruptive Innovation in the Arts and Humanities Panel
1:30PM-2:30PM
Screenwriting with
Christopher Schiller, Jeanne Veillette Bowerman & Anastasia Traina
2:45PM-4PM
Films Shot in the Capital Region with Amy Biancolli
4:15PM-5:30PM
Critics Panel with Devika Girish & Alissa Wilkinson
5:45PM-6:45PM
Film Censorship with
Laura Wittern-Keller and Janet Braga (Archives Partnership Trust)
Lecture Center
Room 5
10:30AM-11:30AM
Magic Wig Productions Workshop
12PM-1PM
Owen Pataki and Jonathan Champagne present THE PIGEON
1:15PM-2:15PM
Ask Me Anything: Actor/Valerie Landsburg
(Student-focused Event)
2:30PM-3:30PM
How to make no-budget films, alienate your friends and frighten your parents
3:45PM-4:45PM
Mike Camoin: SCARED TO DEBT / Tom Mercer BENEDICT ARNOLD, HERO BETRAYED
Film discussion
5PM-6:30PM
Lecture Center
Room 6
10:30AM-11:30AM
Theodore Bouloukus Workshop
12PM-2PM
2:15PM-4:15PM
Confucius Institute Presents: SHOWER [XI ZAO] Film Screening and Panel Discussion
4:30PM-6PM
SCHEDULE listed by venue (continued)
Lecture Center
Room 20
10:30AM-11:30AM
Glen Trotiner Workshop
Screenings of Short Film
Contest Finalists
12PM-1:15PM
1:30PM-2:30PM
2:45PM-3:45PM
4PM-5:30PM
Lecture Center
Room 21
10:30AM-11:30AM
Greg Aidala: How to Break Into Films Workshop
12PM-2:15PM
KAREN OR BUST
Screening & Discussion
with director Don Rittner
2:30PM-4:15PM
THE HARD PLACES
Screening & Discussion
with director Daniel Swinton
4:30PM-6:30PM
with Rachel Wortell, Lily Meyer, and Theodore Bouloukos
Campus Center West
Great Hall
10AM-12PM
Networking
Opportunities
Food Service
Available
Lecture Center
Concourse
10AM-12PM
Networking
Opportunities
Light Refreshments
Available
SCHEDULE listed by venue (continued)
WORKSHOPS 10:30AM-11:30AM
How to Break into Films
Lecture Center 21
Presented by award-winning comedian and actor Greg Aidala
The “Reel” Film Albany
Assembly Hall, Campus Center
Debby Goedeke, Albany County Film Commissioner.
A Writer’s Guide to Screenwriting for Hollywood
Campus Center West Auditorium
Presenters:
A nuts and bolts discussion of how to best prepare your work for today’s realistic markets. It’ll go over what sets screenplays apart from other forms of writing, how to best construct your story through the lens of what Hollywood looks for and how to shape it into a professional contender. We’ll give you tools to make your story into an irresistible package ready for the world of film and television.
Better Than Fiction:
How to Make a Compelling Documentary
Campus Center West Boardroom
Julie Casper Roth is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, writer, and educator.
"Why Invest in the Arts: Key ingredients to a regional renaissance " Panel/Workshop
Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center
With moderator Mike Camoin and panelists
Valerie Landsburg
Chet Opalka
Joe Ventura
Workshop with Magic Wig Productions
With Justin Maine
Workshop with Theodore Bouloukos
Lecture Center 6
Presented by New York-based actor Theodore Bouloukos
Workshop with Glen Trotiner
Lecture Center 20
Presented by UAlbany alumnus and film producer Glen Trotiner
Workshop with Youth FX: Keeping It Reel
Campus Center West Multi-Purpose Room
Filmmakers and program directors from Youth FX talk about the trajectory of the Albany-based organization, while offering insights and strategies for young filmmakers looking to break into the film world.
More on Youth FX co-founder Bhawin Suchak