Schedule for Saturday, April 28, 2012
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All Access, Day Passes & Discount Passes
VIP, All Access, Day & 5 Pass |
VIP, All Access, Day & 5 Pass Read more |
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Pitching Film & TV Projects To Studio Producers
Production Workshop |
Pitching Film & TV Projects To Studio Producers - 11am -12:30pm
Engage in a lively discussion with veteran filmmakers as they share their successes and their failures pitching their proposals for films and television series to Studio producers. Read more |
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Story & Cinematic Structure - Screenwriting
Screenwriting Workshop |
Story & Cinematic Structure - 11am -12:30pm – Danbury Library
Peter Fox & The Inside Track Screenwriters Workshops. Back by popular demand, Peter Fox has become one the leading screenwriting consultants in the region and his screenwriting workshops are circling the globe to critical acclaim. Great stories and great films are built on a foundation of strong theme, characters and structure; not a list of gimmicks or formula. Peter Fox will show you how to master these fundamentals and how to continue on your journey after the workshop has ended.
Instructor: Peter Fox - The Inside Track Workshops for Screenwriting Read more |
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Who Bombed Judi Bari?
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A news anchor reports while graphic news coverage of a terrorist car bomb attack in 1990 in Oakland, CA is shown. Two Earth First! activists are immediately blamed by the FBI for bombing themselves. We learn that the victim/suspects Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney have later sued the FBI and Oakland Police and that Judi Bari is now dying of cancer before her case goes to trial. Weak though defiant, she gives her deposition, on camera, just a month before she dies. Read more |
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Brazilian Shorts
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Amadores, Blue Night Club, Insustentavel, Naia e a Lua, No Baque Soata, O Gigante Do Papelao, O Plantador de Quiabos, Os Anjos de Meio da Praca, Simpatia do Limao, Tempestade, The Film I Did Not To Forget Read more |
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Community Building on Social Media
Facebook & Social Media Marketing For Film and Non-Film Industry & Businesses |
Community Building on Social Media - 12:00pm - 1:45pm - Danbury Women’s Center – Lab – Bring Your Laptop
Join us for a hybrid class with social media maven, Maria Miranda. In this class developed specifically for the community that surrounds the CT Film Festival, Maria will be providing a combination of lecture/lab workshop. The first 30 minutes will be an overview of the tools available to improve connections within social media, followed by a 30-minute hands on workshop (bring your laptop) where attendees immediately apply the lessons learned. Read more |
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Directing & Editing For Blockbuster Results!
Production Workshop |
Directing & Editing For Blockbuster Results! - 12:45pm – 2:30pm – Danbury Library - Join the group in an open dialogue with veteran directors, writers and editors who know how to get it write. A strong screenplay can only come the next blockbuster through a strong team of director and editor who have a common vision. Read more |
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Pitching Your Script: What Are Studios Looking For?
Screenwriting Workshop |
Pitching Your Script: What Are Studios Looking For? - 1:00pm – 2:30pm – Danbury Library - Got a great idea for a movie? See first hand examples of genuine Studio coverage and learn how to get past the gatekeepers of Hollywood. How to prepare your screenplay for rewrite and avoid the red flags that the Studios readers most often look for. How to reach out to an Agent or Producer. Many past students of The Inside Track for Screenwriting have already done so. Read more |
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All About 2 Dimensional Codes
Facebook & Social Media Marketing For Film and Non-Film Industry & Businesses |
Facebook & Social Media Marketing For
Film and Non-Film Industry & Businesses
All About 2 Dimensional Codes - 2:15pm – 4:00pm Read more |
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The Sacred Science
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Despite remarkable advances in modern medicine, our society still struggles to effectively treat these and other common illnesses. Witness the story of eight brave souls as they leave the developed world behind in search of deeper answers. Read more |
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Another Harvest Moon
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Another Harvest Moon is a sensitive drama about four elderly Americans coping with life in a nursing home. Frank (Ernest Borgnine), Ella (Anne Meara), Alice (Doris Roberts) and June (Piper Laurie) gather each morning for a game of cards. Read more |
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Brian’s & Ben’s Amazing Student Shorts
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Columbia & Tisch graduate students: Benjamin Rutkowski and Brian Paccione. Maybe the next Coen Brothers? Read more |
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Film School – Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
And Brian's & Ben's Amazing Student Shorts |
Film School – Should I Stay Or Should I Go? - 2:45 – 4:45pm – Danbury Library - Brian’s & Ben’s Shorts & Film School Advice – Columbia & Tisch graduate students: Benjamin Rutkowski and Brian Paccione. Maybe the next Coen Brothers? The Connecticut Film Festival has been following the development of these two young filmmakers since their studies began at Vassar. Individually and as a formidable team, Ben and Brian are extremely creative and have an eye and set the mood when telling and showing stories on the big screen Read more |
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Directing Actors For Film & Television – Communication Is Key!
Production Workshop |
Directing Actors For Film & Television – Communication Is Key! - 2:45 – 4:15pm – Danbury Library - How much time is spent developing a story, finding a great film crew and editor and creating FX? None of this really matters if what the audience sees in the final-product is the actor. If the actor hasn’t done their job as effectively as anticipated then perhaps the director hasn’t effectively communicated with the talent. Communicating with actors on the film set is an art in itself. During this introduction, you will discover techniques for motivating actors to reach their best performances. Read more |
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Heist: Who Stole The American Dream
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Heist..."has the virtue of taking the long view of a crisis that recent films like “Inside Job” and “Too Big to Fail” have only sketchily explored. It makes a strong case that government regulation of business is essential for democracy to flourish."
—Stephen Holden, New York Times Read more |
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Focus On Film 2012 - With Focus Features President
 President: Andrew Karpen Saturday 5:00pm - Palace Theatre |
Focus On Film 2012 - A Conversation With The President of Focus Features - Andrew Karpen
5:00pm Saturday - Palace Theatre - A conversation with Professor Marty Lang – Quinnipiac University Film Department and audience members Read more |
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Leave
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Henry Harper is a successful novelist who has it all. But after surviving a recent trauma he finds himself haunted by a dream that terrifies him. Read more |
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Celebrity Comedy Shorts - Sat 7:15pm Palace THeatre
 From The L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival "Grampires: When Sharon Bit Harry" Starring Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren |
"Grampires: When Sharon Bit Harry" Starring Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren. From The L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival - Sat 7:15pm At The Palace Theatre Read more |
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Hello Lonesome & The Beautiful Hills of Brooklyn
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Hello Lonesome is a story about people...actually, three stories about people. Regular people. They’re charming and flawed, and they’re all trying their best, just like the rest of us. Read more |
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Varla Jean & The Mushroom Heads
 Sat 9:00pm Palace Theatre. Wear Your Best Varla |
After years of performing in dive bars and bathhouses around New Orleans, semi-celebrity and loose chanteuse Varla Jean Merman (Jeffery Roberson) is watching her audience get older by the minute. In a last-ditch effort to prop up her sagging career, Varla decides to go after a younger crowd - kids. Read more |
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