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Storytellers: A Series of Interactive Panel Discussions on Filmmaking Featuring Visiting Filmmakers from The 35th CIFF Cleveland State University's School of Communication, in conjunction with the Cleveland International Film Festival, is proud to host this free two-day event featuring visiting filmmakers and members of the local production community discussing the art, craft, and business of moving image production. The panels give Festival-goers, students, and all who are interested in the art of cinema an opportunity to meet CIFF filmmakers, hear them talk about their films, and ask questions about their work—as well as the movie making process in general. |
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Saturday, April 2
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM The Real Story – Documentary Filmmaking This panel will explore how documentary production differs from fiction filmmaking in terms of scripting, financing, budgeting, editing, and particularly in terms of finding a compelling story to tell. The panelists will discuss how they work with reality as the raw material for their stories and how they work to construct this material into a film that will engage an audience's attention. The distinctive arena of documentary funding, distribution, and exhibition will also be discussed with a focus on the challenges that arise when there is so much work competing for limited resources and a growing but still specialized viewing public. 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Shooting the Story – The Production Process This panel is dedicated to the complicated process of production. The strategies, approaches, and problems of taking a film from conception to completion will be the focus of this discussion, ranging from the challenges of financing, budgeting, and story development (through the logistics of casting, crew, locations, and scheduling), to the variety of techniques used to direct the actors, the camera, the set, and the project itself. The roles of the director, producer, director of photography, editor, and composer will be examined in addition to the all-important, though sometimes overlooked, stage of post-production, which extends beyond the cutting of the film to issues of music rights, sound editing, and completion formats. 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Getting the Story Out – Distribution, Exhibition, and Film Festivals This panel will cover perhaps the most important aspect of cinematic storytelling: getting the work seen. Beginning with the fundamentals of distribution, our panelists will explore the various ways films are brought to the public's attention from traditional theatrical exhibition, to the rapidly changing cable, satellite, and DVD markets, to the new opportunities (and perhaps dangers) resulting from digital delivery of moving images over the Internet. Given the connection to the CIFF, particular attention will be devoted to the central role of film festivals in the filmmakers' quests to have their stories seen and heard. Strategies for successful submission of a film to festivals will also be a primary focus of this panel. |
Sunday, April 3
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Women's Stories Until very recently filmmaking has been a male dominated field and some might say that this continues to be true. This panel will look at the work of women filmmakers, focusing on questions of access to financing, authority during the production process and on set, and the variety of distinctive perspectives that female producers, directors, and writers bring to the stories they tell. The challenges that remain for women who want to make films will also be discussed. 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM The World's Stories – International Filmmaking This panel, presented in conjunction with CSU's Department of Modern Languages, will feature visiting filmmakers from across the globe who will discuss the varied approaches to filmmaking that can be found outside the United States. Alternative modes of financing and production will be explored, as will the challenges international filmmakers face in attempting to get their work seen in the U.S. and around the world. Issues of cross-cultural communication will be discussed as well as the opportunities afforded by new trends in international co-production. All panels will be held at: Cleveland State University's School of Communication Music and Communication Building 2001 Euclid Avenue, Auditorium: MU 107 All panels are free and open to the public. Early arrival is recommended as several of last year's panels were filled to capacity. There is parking on the street around the Music and Communication Building and in the lot behind the building at E. 19th Street and Chester Avenue (Cleveland, OH 44115). For further information, e-mail Dr. Evan Lieberman or call 216-687-4637. |
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