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New Movies Lab
consuLtinG sessions With
roBert haWK
Saturday, October 6, 11:00 am–1:00 pm
Sunday, October 7, 11:00 am–1:00 pm
Outdoor Art Club, Hospitality Suite
FREE Half-hour sessions
Sign-up required, on a first come, first served basis.
Sign-ups begin at 11:00 am for that day’s sessions.
Independent film consultant and producer Robert
Hawk will be in residence at MVFF both mornings of
the first weekend of the Festival, to conduct informal
one-on-one and small-group consultations about
independent filmmaking. Don’t miss this rare
opportunity. Hawk is an incredible resource, a
longtime advisor to filmmakers such as Kevin Smith,
Ed Burns, David Siegel and Scott McGehee, and to
festivals like Sundance, Berlin and LAIFF.
Bring questions about your script, the creative
development of your project or the nuts and bolts
of launching your film into the world of festivals and
distribution, and discuss them with one of the
independent film world’s most respected consultants.
robert hawk | Twenty-five-year veteran of the indie
film scene and a longtime advisor to filmmakers and
film festivals, Hawk had his own business, ICI
(Independent Consultation for Independents) for
nearly 15 years. He served on the advisory selection
committee of the Sundance Film Festival for its
entire existence (1987–1998) and is currently on
the advisory board of the IFP Market in New York.
His producer credits include: Ballets Russes, Trick,
The Slaughter Rule (MVFF 2002), Chasing Amy.
cinemasports
Saturday, October 6, Intro Meeting 9:00 am
Old Mill Park, Mill Valley
FREE
Saturday, October 6, Screening 8:30 pm
142 Throckmorton Theatre
$10 CINE06T
An energetic fusion of imagination, collaboration
and tournament, Cinemasports is a race against the
clock to make a film in a day—and anyone can
participate. Crews just need to arrive at 9:00 am
self-equipped and ready to shoot and edit their own
cinematic masterpieces by the same-day deadline.
Everyone gets the same list of three mandatory
“ingredients” for their films and must return with a
completed short film (3.5 minutes running time or
less) by 7:00 pm that evening. Instant gratification
comes one hour later at a public screening of
entries submitted by the deadline. There we get to
witness the multifarious ways in which the exact
same ingredients have been cooked up into entirely
different movies. For the third year in a row the Mill
Valley Film Festival and Cinemasports are pleased
to co-present this fun and exciting opportunity for
filmmakers and film enthusiasts alike. Come be a
filmmaker for a day, or just attend the screening to
behold the unique, miraculous and often hilarious
results! For entry guidelines and how to sign up,
visit www.cinemasports.com.
the future is noW: neW trends
in the speciaLty fiLm marKet
Saturday, October 6, 11:00 am–1:00 pm
Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center
$15 SEM06R
Is this a golden age for independent filmmaking,
or is the new generation of filmmakers simply
experiencing their Warholian 15 minutes of fame
via YouTube? Hear what experts have to say about
current and future opportunities for independent film.
From documentaries to star-powered productions,
independent films are a gamble for distributors and
theater owners. At the same time, independent-film
distributors are creating specialty subdivisions
focusing on films with limited theater runs that serve
primarily ancillary markets, both traditional (like cable
television) and developing (like the Internet).
The panel will discuss new paradigms for distribution,
the complexities of intellectual property, domestic
and international markets and marketing opportunities,
and the hope for the increasing empowerment of
independents in the digital future.
INVITED GUESTS
howard cohen | co-president, Roadside
Attractions (Super Size Me, What the Bleep Do
We Know!?, Ladies in Lavender)
eric d’arbeloff | co-president, Roadside Attractions
Kirk honeycutt | film critic, The Hollywood
Reporter
david straus | CEO and co-founder, Withoutabox
richard j. idell | entertainment attorney, Idell and
Seitel, LLP
revoLutions! @ 24 frames
per second
Sunday, October 7, 12:30–2:30 pm
Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center
$15 SEM07R
While researching her latest film, Women Art
Revolution, Lynn Hershman Leeson uncovered
some shocking stories among four decades of
interviews with women artists whose work has
been variously lauded, applauded—and ignored.
Film, art and revolution are on the table for this
panel of incredible women, whose work as artists
and filmmakers, activists and teachers has been
recognized internationally. Addressing their
experiences, from human rights activism to the
infamous Guerrilla Girls and beyond, this panel
explores the revolutionary act of being a woman
artist. (By the way, can you name the three women
Academy Award–nominated directors?)
INVITED GUESTS
ericka huggins | leading member of the Black
Panther Party; human rights activist; faculty member,
women’s studies department, CSU East Bay
Kathe Kollwitz | founding member, Guerrilla Girls
Lynn hershman Leeson | writer-director, Strange
Culture, Teknolust
Kyle stephan | producer Women Art Revolution;
film programmer, British Film Institute
online | mvff.com
fiLmmaKinG’s next dimension:
an insider’s LooK
Saturday, October 13, 2:00–4:00 pm
George Lucas Theater at Kerner Optical
90 Windward Way, San Rafael
$15 SEM13G
If you love to watch gigantic fiery explosions,
humongous buildings crumbling to dust and
creatures crashing through bucolic neighborhoods,
this presentation is for you. Kerner Optical (recently
spun off from Industrial Light and Magic), has been
creating real-world special effects for more than 30
years as ILM’s physical effects department.
Onsite in the George Lucas Theater, a panel of
award-winning experts from Kerner and elsewhere
will share their expertise and will show film clips
from some of the most popular films of all time as a
visual explanation of the process involved in creating
Real World FX. And talk about effects . . . the
audience will get a sneak preview of Kerner’s new
3-D stereoscopic display units, the latest in FX
dimensions.
INVITED GUESTS
marty rosenberg | VFX director of photography
(Pirates of the Caribbean, Poseidon, War of the
Worlds, Star Wars episodes I, II and III)
phil tippett | animation supervisor (Starship
Troopers, Robocop, Dragonslayer, Star Wars)
doug Griffin | motion capture supervisor (Star
Wars episodes I and III, Signs, The Mummy)
George murphy | VFX supervisor (King Kong,
Matrix Reloaded, Planet of the Apes, Mission
Impossible, Forrest Gump)
Brad nelson | 3D technical inventor
MODERATOR
richard hart, Next Step 2.0
Sponsored by WIRED magazine
please note: the lineup of panelists may change.
We cannot guarantee that those listed will be the
final guests. updates will be listed at the festival
ticket outlets, or check our Web site at mvff.com.
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