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  • Film Festival Panel Discussion

    11/01/2011 7:00 PM by Sara Beresford

    Meet the Festival Organizers: The Inside Scoop on Film Festivals and Film Festival Programming. 7 PM, Tuesday, November 1st, Ciné in downtown Athens.

    Join us for a panel discussion with area film festival programmers and organizers! Do you love independent films and film festivals? Have you always wanted to know what goes into festival programming? How to make films that festivals want? Get the inside scoop on how festivals work and how programming decisions get made! The panel will be moderated by Dave Marr, Flagpole columnist and city editor, and a member of Ciné's programming committee.

    This event is free and open to the public. Arrive early and enter to win the door prize provided by 6X6.

    Panel dicussion participants include:

    Sara Beresford, Director/Programmer, EcoFocus Film Festival, Athens GA
    Charles Judson, Programmer & Industry Outreach, Atlanta Film Festival
    Pam Kohn, Former Director, Robert Osborne Classic Film Festival, Athens GA
    Harry Musselwhite, Executive Director, Rome International Film Festival
    Terrell Sandfur, Festival Organizer, Macon Film Festival
    Ken Sherman, President, Athens Jewish Film Festival
    Justin Carter, Festival Producer, Dixie Film Festival


    This event is co-presented by:
    EcoFocus Film Festival, UGA Filmmaking Union,
    Film Athens, Ciné and 6X6.