The Festival Forum: a series of panels, discussions and book talks with filmmakers and industry professionals. Unless otherwise noted, all events take place in Kabuki House 2 and are free admission on a first-come, first-served basis. Additional House 2 event information will be announced prior to and during SFIFF 49. Details announced at the Kabuki Theatres, via email bulletin and via www.sffs.org.
SF360 PANELS
As part of its new SF360 initiatives, SFFS presents a series of provocative
panels about the various innovative ways in which Bay Area film and new
media leaders are exploring America's newest film and new media frontiers.
SF Supercollider: Animation, Digital Media, Broadband and SFX
Panelists will discuss the way in which the Bay Area has become a crucible
for the newest of new media. We'll look at the achievements and scope of this innovating community, impact of emerging technologies on the creative and production process, new trends and opportunities.
Moderated by Karen Schwartzman, director, business/strategic development, San Francisco Film Society
Panelists include Joaquín Alvarado, Director, SFSU Institute for Next Generation Internet; Chris Farmer, production designer, The Wild; Jeff Fino, co-founder, Wild Brain/chair, Digital Media Advisory Council; Scott Singer, effects lead, Over the Hedge; John Vegher, founding partner-visual effects, Giant Killer Robots.
Monday, April 24, 3:30 pm
The Revolution, Now Playing: Film as a Tool for Social and Political
Change
New technologies are enabling and empowering new variations in political
and social organizing—flash mobs, blogs, issue-oriented DVD clubs, etc.
This energetic panel of activists and filmmakers will discuss current
and future ways in which film and media can be used to effect meaningful
change.
Moderated by Susan Gerhard, bureau chief, sf360.org
Panelists include Ian Inaba, founder, Guerilla News Network/director, American Blackout; Keith Morikawa, supervising producer, UTHTV.com; Annalee Newitz, writer, techsploitation.com; Adam Werbach, president, Ironweed Films; Jeff Zimbalist, director, Favela Rising.
Saturday, April 29, 2:00 pm
Transformation Nation: New Leaders in Convergence Technology
Technology is rapidly altering the mass entertainment landscape, radically
disrupting the way media is produced, distributed and consumed. The Bay
Area is playing a world-leading role, not just in the technology powering
this transformation, but also in new ways of creating and delivering content.
SFFS has brought together leading players from the entertainment and technology
industries, to discuss new platforms, new work and new audiences.
Moderated by William R. Hearst III
Panelists include Steve Dietz, director, ZeroOne; Josh Goldman, CEO, Akimbo; Troy Evans, senior business development manager, branded content, Nokia; Shelley Palmer, president/creative director, Palmer Advanced Media; Hunter Walk, product manager, Google Video.
Sunday, April 30, 12:00 noon
SPECIAL SEMINAR
Adapting Literary Work for the Screen
Presented in association with 826 Valencia.
Writer/director Bent Hamer (Factotum) will speak with author Stephen Elliott
about the process and challenges of adapting literary work for the screen,
following the 3:00 pm Festival screening of Factotum. Topics in this special
edition of the 826 Seminars for Adults include the issues involved in
adapting Charles Bukowski, writing roles for specific actors, working
collaboratively and much more. The seminar is produced by 826 Valencia,
a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with
their creative and expository writing skills and to helping teachers inspire
their students to write.
Sunday, April 30, 5:15 pm, Kabuki House 5/6
Film and seminar $30
TALKS AND SIGNINGS
A series of illuminating talks and discussions with authors, filmmakers,
artists and industry professionals. Authors' books will be available for
purchase and signing.
Celluloid San Francisco: The Film Lover's Guide to Bay Area Movie
Locations
By Will Shank and Jim Van Buskirk
Featuring maps, movie stills and contemporary and archival photographs,
Celluloid San Francisco is a comprehensive guide to locations throughout
the San Francisco Bay Area that were used in hundreds of classic (and
not-so-classic) films and television series.
Monday, April 24, 6:15 pm
Not Quite a Memoir: Of Films, Books, the World
By Judy Stone
Author and journalist Judy Stone will discuss her latest book, a collection
of her interviews with directors and writers, ranging from Iran's Abbas
Kiarostami to pioneer Inuit filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk, from poet/essayist
Czeslaw Milosz to provocateur Kathy Acker.
Monday, May 1, 5:30 pm
I Wake Up Screening: What to Do Once You've Made That Movie
By John Anderson and Laura Kim
John Anderson, chief film critic at Newsday, and Laura Kim, executive
vice president of marketing and publicity for Warner Independent Films,
discuss their book which tells emerging filmmakers how to (and how not
to) get their movies talked about, written about, sold and seen. The authors'
advice is supported by insightful interviews with more than 60 top industry
insiders, all offering priceless behind-the-scenes tips and tricks.
Tuesday, May 2, 5:45 pm