Filmmaker Professional Development and the Festival Experience

Developing programs to set your festival apart and educate the filmmaker can be a key component to any festival. What can and should you do to properly enhance the filmmaker experience? Hear from established fests how year after year they continue to create an exceptional filmmaker experience.

Moderator: Mike Jones, Managing Editor, Film Festivals, Variety

Catherine Pfitzer, Executive Director, Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
Chris Gore, President & Founder, FilmThreat
Michael Cain, Artistic Director & CEO, AFI Dallas International Film Festival
Janet Pierson, Conference & Festival Producer, SXSW