WOMEN IN FILM AND TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL
presented the first
SHORT FILM SHOWCASE
In celebration of International Women's Day
WEDNESDAY MARCH 8, 2006
Regal Cinemas Stadium 16 at Atlantic Station
Women in Film and Television Atlanta presented ten short films by today's women filmmakers from around the world, including the Oscar-Winning Short WASP, as well as selected films from across Georgia and the Southeast.
WIFTA was very encouraged by the number of submissions from local female directors, producers, writers and cinematographers. This once again demonstrated that Atlanta has a strong female filmmaking community.
Special Guest Speaker, Rita Owens, publisher of Atlanta Woman Magazine, made inspiring opening remarks. And everyone enjoyed the cocktail reception at the FOX Sports Grill where our own musical artist, Kitty Sias, performed.
Kathleen Kelly, Kristin and Amy McGary
Sandra Yee, Akanke Rasheed, Sherry Richardson, Kasia Kowalczyk and Patricia Gaddy
WIFT International Bi-annual Summit
To celebrate the global culture of its worldwide chapters, Women In Film Los Angeles will host the 2005 Women In Film & Television International (WIFTI) Summit from Saturday, October 29 through Tuesday, November 1, 2005.
Here are some of the amazing panels and the panelists who are expected to participate in this exciting event.
Directing Feature Films
Martha Coolidge - Material Girls, The Prince & Me, Rambling Rose
Betty Thomas - John Tucker Must die, Private Parts, Doctor Dolittle, 28 Days
Producing Television & Film
Diane English - Creator of "Murphy Brown"
Ilene Kahn Power, Kahn Power Pictures - Elvis, Gia, Traffic
Vibeke Windeloev - Washington, Dogville, Dancer in the Dark
Episodic TV
Julia Franz - Executive Vice President, Touchstone TV
Odetta Watkins - Vice President, Warner Bros Television
Chris Selak - Senior Vice President, John Wells Productions
Lillah McCarthy - Series Consultant, TNT
Kelly Goode - Vice President, Series, Lifetime TV
Kelly Edwards - Producer, Drama Series, UPN
Never Dine Alone
How to Network Effectively with Keith Ferrazzi, Author of Never Dine Alone
Pitching: How to Sell Your TV or Film Project to Hollywood
Pat Quinn - Literary Agent, Innovative Artists
Barbara Rubin Esq. - Entertainment Lawyer, Law Offices of Barbara Rubin
International & Domestic Distribution for Film & Television
Michael Werner - Chairman, Fortissimo Films, Hong Kong
Bobby Myers - President, Myers Film Entertainment, Rep for Roadshow, Australia
Pamela Pickering - Dino DeLaurentis Productions, former Chairman of AFMA
Marion Edwards - Vice President, International TV, Fox Television
Paula Silver - President, Beyond the Box
Programming Film Festivals
Geoffrey Gilmore - Sundance Film Festival
Eleonora Granata - Venice Film Festival
Christian Gaines - AFI Film Festival
Craig Emanuel - Partner, Loeb & Loeb
plus representation from Toronto and Cannes Film Festivals
Intellectual Property/Copyright
Mark Litwak - Mark Litwak & Associates
Steven Rubenstein - Rubenstein Law Offices
Roadmap for Independent Productions
Barbara Hall - Independent Producer, Good Night & Good Luck, Ray, I Am Sam
Marion Speigelmen - Senior VP Business Affairs, Film Finances Inc.
Susan Muir - Vice President Production, Film Finances Inc.
Paula Schmit - Vice President, Film Finances Inc.
PR/Marketing
Joy Fehily - PMK/HBH
Producing Reality Television
Margie Friedman - VP of Development Kaos Entertainment
Cinematography
Pauline Heaton, Underwater cinematographer - After The Storm, "Lake Placid," "Dark Angel"
Amy Vincent - Hustle & Flow, Campus Confidential
Mairi Gunn - Gravity and Grace, Kubla Khan, Donuts for Breakfast
Visual Effects and the World of Tomorrow
Jeff Okun, VP of VES Executive Committee - Elizabethtown, Fantastic Four
Paul Lombardi - Man of the House, Soul Plane, Bad Santa
Annie Putnam - Looney Tunes, Doctor Dolittle
Karen Murphy - Vice President Visual Effects, Fox Studios
The Art of Creating and Editing Sound
Victoria Rose Sampson - Supervising Sound Editor
Solange Schwalbe - Supervising Sound Editor and Foley Supervisor
Bobbi Banks - President, Motion Pictures Sound Editors
Anne-Marie Slack - Owner, Widget Post Production Off the Lip, Baadassss!
Gay & Lesbian Programming
Paul Colichman - Chairman of Regent Entertainment and Founder & CEO of here!
Ilene Chaiken - Producer, "The L Word"
Post-Production
Paul Hagger - Senior VP of Post Production, Paramount
Anne V. Coates, Academy Award-Winning Editor - Taking Lives, Unfaithful, Out of Sight, Erin Brockovich, Lawrence of Arabia
Claire O'Brien - Collateral
Robyn-Alain Feldman - Retirement, The Virgin of Juarez
Agents and Managers: Navigating the System
Marion Rosenberg - The Marion Rosenberg Office
Iris Grossman - Agent ICM
Marti Blumenthal - Partner and co-owner of Ampersand Management Group,
Film with a Social Conscience
Mark Harris - Executive Producer, Crash
Co-Productions, Domestic and International
Rebecca Segal - Senior Vice President Sky Networks
Susan Williams - Loeb & Loeb
Kris Sofley - Editorial Director, C21 Media
The Hollywood Gossip Machine
James Ulmer - Journalist, Premiere Magazine, BBC - Creator of "The Ulmer Scale"
a representative from People Magazine
Financing Films
Patty Mayer - Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
Jessica Algazi - HighView Media
Jenny Dongo Sampson - Union Bank
John Zabel - Media Finance Structures
Ann-Kristin Westerberg - Senior VP, International Division, A.B. Svensk
Legacy Film Archives/Film Archives/Preservation
Ilene Kahn Power, Producer, Kahn Power Pictures - Elvis, Traffic, Gia
Dorothea Petrie, Producer - The Face on The Milk Carton, The Song of the Lark
Jennifer Wollan - Women's Preservation Fund
Sales Agents & International Sales
Mimi Tseng - Vice President, Summit Entertainment
Marcy Rubin - SVP, International Distribution
David Glasser - Vice President, Syndicate Films
Lew Horwitz - President, Horwitz Entertainment Financial Services, Inc.
Plus, we will be adding panels on Piracy, Writing in Film and Television, Low Budget Films, Location Focus and Studio Readers Workshop and Women In The Entertainment Industry.
Women in Film and Television International's (WIFTI's) membership, numbering over 10,000, includes dynamic professionals who represent every aspect of the industry: from producers and directors to accountants and lawyers, from camera and sound technicians to actors and animators. Members also include individuals, corporations and other organizations interested in supporting and promoting the creativity and skills that women bring to the film, television, and video industry.
Each chapter of Women in Film and Television International (WIFTI) is run independently; however, each member of WIFTA is automatically a member of WIFTI. Therefore, WIFTA members are encouraged to take advantage of all that WIFTI has to offer.
Through our participation in the WIFTI Directory, we have access to worldwide resources, and we can provide resources to those international members planning their project or film in Atlanta. WIFTI also provides access to international programs such as "Producing in Latin America."
WIFTI Online Membership Directory
WIFTA members have a complimentary listing in, and access to, the WIFTI Online Membership Directory. The directory allows WIFTA members to connect with fellow Women in Film and Television members around the world. Searches may be performed in a number of ways, including by name, chapter, occupation, and even languages spoken.
WIFTA members can access the members-only International Directory online.
National and International Affiliates
You can access a listing of all the WIFTI chapters worldwide online.
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