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CLARITY THEATER
100 N. Crescent Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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| CLARITY THEATER ATRIUM (6:00PM - 7:30PM) |
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Let's throw out the typical self-indulgent panel!!!! These panelists will mentor and answer your questions regarding financing, producing and distributing independent feature films. Topics will include: Genres (what's hot and what's not!); optioning and purchasing properties; corporations and limited liability companies; raising financing and packaging feature films, above and below the line, working with the unions (SAG, WGA, DGA, IATSE); selling an indie film to distributors; distribution contracts; lawsuits concerning indie films, etc.
www.mindfusionlaw.com
Moderator: Mychal Wilson, Esq. (Partner, MindFusion Law Corporation)
Panelists: Tifanie Joudeh, Esq. (Attorney-At-Law, Entertainment, Corporate & Business Affairs),
James Fagen, Esq. (Counsel, Business Affairs, Genius Products), Henry Boger (President, Freefall Films, Inc. c/o Yari Film Group, LLC), Stu Pollard (Founder, Pollard Film Consultants) and Paul Battista, Esq. (Partner, MindFusion Law Corporation)
*This panel will be taped. |
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| SHORTS PROGRAM |
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Genre: Drama (9 mins.) Mexico
Directors/Writers: Javier and Jorge Aguilera
Producer: Distrito Films
Cast: Igor Ramirez and Alejandra Anglada
Synopsis: Alex, a young fashion photographer from Mexico City is hired to shoot an editorial in Reykjavik. Ana, his beautiful model disappears one morning leaving Alex a mysterious clue to where he can find her. Clearly intrigued, he decides to investigate further and finds himself in a 5 level game across Europe with no way out. |
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Genre: Thriller (9 mins.) USA
Director/Writer: Edward McGinty
Producers: Ben O Dell and Suzi Yoonessi
Cast: Zia Harris
Synopsis: A mysterious man wakes up on the side of the road, injured and confused, – who is he, where does he come from, and where will he end up when he can't find his way home? |
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Genre: Drama (10 mins.) USA
Director/Writer: Pac Arias
Producer: Devron Minion
Cast: Gregory Berger-Sobeck, Diego Savoia, Fabrizio Villasanta, Kerry Brett and Ben Seton
Synopsis: A broken photograph will unleash Robert’s past releasing his deepest fears: his abusive child, his alcoholic father, and his delusional mother.
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Genre: Drama (7 mins.) Italy
Director: Michele Nocchi
Writer: Piero Lo Faro
Producer: Bob Rickerd
Cast: Petr Gabaj, JaromÌr Nosek and Alexandra LÌdovsk
Synopsis: Mistaking game for reality causes a little kid to make a slaughter, without even realizing. Dressed like Robocop he kills two cruel gangsters. In our violence-stuffed society, revenge goes on stage. |
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Genre: Drama (30 mins.) USA
Director: Peter Gelles
Writer: Greg Navarro
Producer: Dwjuan Fox
Cast: Vondi Curtis-Hall and Judd Nelson
Synopsis: Frank 'Jupiter' Johnson is an ex-con trying to walk the straight and narrow, when an old friend and prison mentor comes to him for help with a serious problem. To find redemption, he'll have to navigate a treacherous labyrinth of deceit, corruption and possibly murder. |
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Genre: Drama (25 mins.) USA
Genre: Drama (25 mins.) USA
Director/Writer: Justin Lerner
Producer: Rebecca Brown
Cast: Travis Quentin Young and Matthew Fahey
Synopsis: After spending a year in a juvenile center for beating up his stepfather, Todd Turnbull returns to his backwoods hometown a repentant, deeply religious boy. When he finds his best friend, Michael, withering away without any medical attention due to the family's spiritual beliefs, Todd must make a choice: let his friend die; or break his oath of non-violence and take matters into his own hands... |
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Genre: Documentary (93 mins.) USA
Director: Josh Tickell
Writer: Johnny O'Hara
Producers: Greg Reitman, Dale Rosenbloom and Daniel Assael
Synopsis: Change your fuel. Change the world. |
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 SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL |
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Genre: History (113 minutes) Canada
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Writers: Romeo Dallaire and Michael Donovan
Producers: Laszlo Barna and Michael Donovan
Cast: Roy Dupuis, Amanda Alden, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Justin Craig, Jacqueline Donovan, James Gallanders and Mark Antony Krupa
Synopsis: Shake Hands with the Devil is the story of a Canadian commander torn between his duty and his conscience when he finds himself eyewitness to hell on earth. |
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9:00PM AFTER PARTY – STONE ROSE LOUNGE – SOFITEL HOTEL |
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Stone Rose Lounge – Sofitel Hotel
8555 Beverly BLVD.
Los Angeles, CA 90048 |
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