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DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP: Conversations on the Art of Filmmaking Feb. 4 - Mar. 11
Whether you are a filmmaker or a film lover, you will have a unique opportunity to hear directly from the best indie directors and their collaborators, as they explore specific aspects of their craft. Ask questions, examine their work, and get a rare insight into the creative process.This series of conversations will enlighten and inspire you to make the best film you can.
2009 SCHEDULE AND TOPICS
MODERATED BY
Mary Sweeney, a long time creative collaborator of David Lynch. Her credits include producer, editor, writer of The Straight Story; and producer/editor of Mulholland Drive, for which she won the BAFTA award for best editing. She is currently editing her directorial debut film Baraboo from her original screenplay.
Past panelists include:
Bill Condon, David Fincher, Scott Frank, Tamara Jenkins, Spike Jonze, Callie Khouri, Kasi Lemmons, Jason Reitman, and Julian Schnabel.
Event starts at 7:30 pm
(doors open at 6:30pm )
The Landmark - West Los Angeles
10850 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90064
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Ben Burtt (sound designer, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Reggie Rock Bythewood (writer, Notorious)
Arin Crumley (Four Eyed Monster)
Elliot Davis (DP, Twilight, Lords of Dogtown)
Michelle Forbes (actor, In Treatment, True Blood)
Rodrigo García (production designer, In Treatment, Nine Lives)
Libby Goldstein (casting director, In Treatment, Big Love)
Lance Hammer (Ballast)
Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Lords of Dogtown)
Courtney Hunt (Frozen River)
Richard Kidd (visual effects supervisor Twilight, Transformers)
Jonathan Levine (The Wackness)
Junie Lowry-Johnson (casting director, In Treatment, Big Love)
Tom McCarthy (The Visitor, The Station Agent)
David Norona (actor, In Treatment, Lipstick Jungle)
Gina Prince- Bythewood (writer/director, The Secret Life of Bees)
Nancy Richardson (editor, Twilight, Lords of Dogtown)
Alex Rivera (Sleep Dealer)
Howard Rodman (Savage Grace)
Series moderated by Mary Sweeney.
SCHEDULE AND TOPICS
*Subject to change with out notice
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