Over the past two months, our ‘On a Shoestring’ series has focused on ultra micro-budget productions through conversations with the teams behind films such as 7 Days and AJ Goes to the Dog Park, showcasing artists who have made successful films on shoestring budgets with passion, dedication, and determination.

On May 13, the series concludes with an in-person event, further exploring how to make films at the micro-budget level – without compromising your vision.

Joining our final panel are filmmakers Ron Najor and Courtney Stephens, who will talk about their most recent films, Adjunct and Invention, each made for under $100,000. Ron and Courtney will discuss the unique paths that lead them to completing these films, the creativity they utilized to manage their productions on small budgets, and how they each navigated the festival marketplace to get their films in front of audiences.

A reception will follow the panel discussion.
 
Moderated by Felix Werner (HieronyVision)
 
About the Moderator
Felix Werner works as an independent media financier, producer, distributor and director. He designed Modern Media Company to have the ability to produce content in a wide variety of styles, formats and budgets, with the goal of shepherding them from development through the distribution and marketing process. His latest venture, HieronyVision, is a new creative ecosystem for independent movies, music and art. It also features a microbudget incubator program to help launch young filmmakers.

Felix’s interest in film goes back to early childhood. He grew up surrounded and inspired by noted European and Hollywood artists. His career began in the Education and Film Departments of the L.A. County Museum of Art. He then gained firsthand knowledge of production through a variety of jobs on studio and independent film sets.
 
 
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