Panels & Workshops
IN PERSON
See the schedule for showtimes. Tickets can be purchased on location.
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In-Person panels will be hosted at The Burren, an Irish Pub just down the street from the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square.
Planet Boston: Boston Film Festivals
Friday, Feb 18, 12:30PM, The Burren
Featuring:
Shawn Cotter
Kevin Monahan
Laura Azevedo
Garen Daly - mod
With nearly a dozen film festivals, Boston's fest scene is alive and kicking. And the pandemic hasn't stopped them from bringing indie and international films to the community. Come and meet some of the crazy people who run these festivals.
Director Roundtable: Feature Films
Friday, Feb 18, 2:30PM, The Burren
Featuring:
Miriam Olken - mod
Christopher Walters
Pierce Berolzheimer
Steve Balderson
Jason Miller
Abigail Child
Keene McRae
This year's festival has a wide range of stories and worlds to get lost in. Want a peak behind the curtain and learn how some of them were made? Join us for a panel of feature film directors as they talk about their work.
Director Roundtable: Short Films
Saturday, Feb 19, 2:30PM, The Burren
Featuring:
Jeff Thacher - mod
Benjamin Myers
Nick Ronan
Alex Fofonoff
Ramone Menon
Creating a whole and complete narrative under 30 minutes seems easy enough. Until you actually try to do it. Listen to how these group of short film directors did it.
Facebook Live
Live panel, viewed remotely
De-composing SciFi: Soundtrack Composers
Saturday, Feb 19, 12:30PM EST
Featuring:
Erwann Chandon
Alexander Taylor
Ariel Marx
Edward Farmer
Robert Jaret - mod
Music is one of those things in film that if done well, you don't really notice it. But how do you do it well? And how does the genre of SciFi impact the music that we hear? We gathered some composers featured in this year's festival to answer those questions and more.
Featuring:
Paul Salamoff
Tishna Lodi
Alecia Orsini
Leandra Sharron - mod
Just like with every shared space, there are rules and norms that you have to follow when you step onto a film or TV set. Those rules are specially important in the wake of the RUST shooting and the MeToo movement. Hear from industry veterans as they talk about the best way to behave on set.
Featuring:
Stimson Snead
Dave Penner
Samuel Dunning
Svyatoslav Nikitin
Michelle Barbera - mod
Making a short film and a feature film both take time and money and vision. But there are differences in scale and scope. As this group of short and feature filmmakers know well. Listen as they share their tales with plenty of humor and advice.
Featuring:
Eric McEver
Danielle Kummer + Lucy Harvey
Michael Ahr - mod
Phillip Lambert
The term fandom has popped up in mainstream culture in recent years as a way to discribe groups of fanatical fans. But they are more than just a bunch of nerds. As these filmmakers discovered when creating their fandom-centered films. They learned, as you will too, that fandoms are really about finding an identity and a community who understands you.
Featuring:
Kate Dolan
Chris Mcauley
Bill Oberst
Conor Mc Mahon
Jay Michaels - Mod
Folklore is not dead. In fact, it still impacts and influences our relationship with the world and ourselves. This panel of writers and filmmakers discuss ways in which folklore, in particular Irish folklore, and religion have influence their work and their outlook on life as a whole.
Featuring:
Heather Schmidt
Karin Zielinski
Alison Plante
Grace-Mary Burega - mod
In 2020, five percent of all Hollywood composers working on movies were female. In this way, true equality and diversity in the composing field are quite behind. This panel will celebrate several female composers in order to learn about their careers, the films they have worked on, their process, what it is like to be a female composer, and how to improve diversity in the field.
The panel is moderated by Women in Film and Video of New England Secretary Grace-Mary Burega, and includes Alison Plante, Heather Schmidt (Alchemy of the Spirit), and Karin Zielinski (El Corazon de la Luna (Moonheart)). In 2020, five percent of all Hollywood composers working on movies were female. In this way, true equality and diversity in the composing field are quite behind. This panel will celebrate several female composers in order to learn about their careers, the films they have worked on, their process, what it is like to be a female composer, and how to improve diversity in the field.
The panel is moderated by Women in Film and Video of New England Secretary Grace-Mary Burega, and includes Alison Plante, Heather Schmidt (Alchemy of the Spirit), and Karin Zielinski (El Corazon de la Luna (Moonheart)).
Features:
Kristi Boulton - mod
EJ Kavounas
Richard Seneque
Faith McQuinn
Eli Barraza
Ever wondered how how the visual medium of film can be translated to the audio form? These podcasters have experience in just that. Coming from a diverse range of backgrounds, these creators talk about how they arrived at audio storytelling and the possbilities of what sound can do.
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