Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2 from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Cleveland International Film Festival

Filmmaker Panels

at the School of Film & Media Arts

CSU Arts Campus, School of Film & Media Arts, Idea Center, 1375 Euclid Avenue, Suite 600

Featuring filmmakers whose work is included in the 46th Cleveland International Film Festival and moderated by members of the CSU faculty, the panels will focus on the art, craft, business, and impact of film production for both narrative and documentary forms.  Each panel will include an audience Q&A component. All panels are free and open to the public.

Friday, April 1, 2022

• Panel 1: The Craft: The Creative Team and Their Decisions | 10:00 - 11:15 a.m.
  Moderator: Maria Gigante, Assistant Professor of Practice, School of Film & Media Arts
  Daniel Moya, Writer, Producer, 18 ½ 
  Dan Chen, Director, Accepted
  Laurent Pitre, Cast, Peace by Chocolate
  Streaming link: https://vimeo.com/688580289

• Panel 2: The Story: The Journey from Page to Screen | 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
  Moderator: Evan Lieberman, Associate Professor, School of Film & Media Arts
  Allison Otto, Director, The Thief Collector 
  Jeff Wolk, Producer, Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
  Streaming link: https://vimeo.com/688579443

• Panel 3: The Business: Follow the Money! The Nuts and Bolts of Making a Movie | 1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
  Moderator: Dan Fisher, Lecturer, School of Film & Media Arts
  Aaron Hosé, Director, One Pint at a Time 
  Brigitte Hosé, Producer, One Pint at a Time 
  Jonathan Vieira, Executive Producer, Co-Producer
  Bill Guentzler, Senior Director of Acquisitions, Gravitas Ventures
  Streaming link: https://vimeo.com/688581169

Saturday, April 2, 2022

• Panel 4: Documentary: Real People, Reel Stories | 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
  Moderator: Anita Gabrosek, Assistant Professor of Practice, School of Film & Media Arts
  Mye Huong Hoang, Director, Cat Daddies
  Kathleen Ermitage, Director, Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music
  Kelcey Edwards, Director, The Art of Making It 
  Andrew Billman, Director, War on the Diamond
  Streaming link:  https://vimeo.com/688582224

• Panel 5: Social Justice: Making a Difference, One Camera at a Time | 1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
  Moderator: Eric Siler, Lecturer, School of Film & Media Arts
  Vicki Arnett, Patient Advocate/Role in Film, Inhospitable 
  Steven Hoffner, Director, The Cannons
  Brooke Pepion Swan, Director, Daughter of a Lost Bird
  Virgilio Bravo, Director, Primera
  Tod Hardin, Producer, The Erie Situation
  Streaming link: https://vimeo.com/688582807