1:00 pm Workshop: The Business of Scriptwriting
with Naomi Orwin

Location: Asia Room @ International House Philadelphia (Map)
3701 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104
Free with ALL-ACCESS PASS

You’ve written a great script, now what do you do with it? This workshop will cover how to protect your material, finding places to send it, taking a meeting to get a meeting, as well as log lines, query letters and how to write a resume when you don’t have a lot of experience.

About the Speaker
Naomi Orwin is a freelance writer covering the arts in Philadelphia. She has taught screenplay development and screenwriting at Drexel University and Rochester Institute of Technology. She has worked in literary agencies in NYC and LA. Her credits include associate writer on My Group for Lifetime TV and lyricist for The Unicorn Tales, musical adaptations of fairy tales for TV.

1:00 pm: Shorts 3: Animation for Everyone!

Location: International House Philadelphia (Map)
3701 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Seventeen short animations for all ages.

Total Runtime: 91 minutes + Filmmaker Q&A
(* indicates filmmaker will be present for Q&A)
Rated G

Bubble Boy
Tang Tao, USA
A lonely boy tries different ways to get a girl’s attention. He truly believes the girl will notice him.

Herc and D.B. in:  What’s All the Ruckus??
Joshua Pilch, USA
Two roommates engage in a sonic battle of one-ups-manship that reshapes their relationship.

The Wild Wild Test
Jeff Bryson, USA
A senile old man has to re-take his driving test, but he thinks he is in a western film the whole time.

Someone Who Gets You
Tony Dusko, USA
Once in awhile, you find someone who like you and is as unique as you. This how best friendships are born.

The Golfer & The Goose
Andrez Aguayo, USA
An avid golfer’s perfect game is interrupted on the 18th hole when a local goose mistakes his ball for an egg.

A Tooth Tale
Ron Fleischer, USA
A little boy hatches a plot to trap and shake down the Tooth Fairy for all her loot.

Dragon Season
Sarah Abel, USA
It’s the end of dragon season and a mysterious egg lands at the Hare Family house.

Charged
Nathaniel Winckler, USA
A careless flower lets himself run out of power, but his friend, a young bee comes to his aid.

Chicken or the Egg
Christine Kim/Elaine Wu, USA
A pig is addicted to eating eggs, but when he falls in love with a chicken, he must decide what comes first.

Daddy ABC
Hamad Alawar, United Kingdom
A mother needing a break from baby duty, leaves the father alone with the newborn for the very first time.

Flower Story
Adam Tazi, USA
Two stone creatures find out first-hand the meaning behind the circle of life, and the joy and sorrow that accompany it.

Spacebound *
Kyle Moy, USA
A young astronaut and his dog embark on one last adventure together.

Marcel
Seung Sung, USA
In an empty museum, two thieves square off for a fancy mustache in hopes of worldwide notoriety.

Light
Tao Hu, China
A machine seeks out a new light, but is confounded in his struggle to attain a new one.

Stranded
Donia Liechti, USA
A stranded man tries to make the best of his situation, but a seagull has other plans.

Rob n Ron
Magnus Igland Møller, Denmark
Two brothers discover that life is what happens to you, just as you’re busy doing other things.

The Story of Pines *
Musa Brooker, USA
The last remaining pine with the help of a little bird embark on a journey to find Pine a new home.

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3:00 pm Workshop: Power Networking

with Stephanie Yuhas

Location: Asia Room @ International House Philadelphia (Map)

3701 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104

Free with ALL-ACCESS PASS

You always hear the phrase “it’s who you know”, but not all of us are born into Hollywood families. Find out how to build your contacts online, work a room in person, and get involved in projects through the power of networking.

About the Speaker
Stephanie Yuhas is the co-founder of Project Twenty1 and a full-time writer/producer at Cinevore Studios. Her projects include Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, iMurders, and dozens of nerd and gamer genre video and animation projects.

5:00 pm Workshop: Business & Legal Issues in the Entertainment Industry

with Professor Pooch

Location: Asia Room @ International House Philadelphia (Map)

3701 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104

Free with ALL-ACCESS PASS

Entertainment Business Contract Specialist, David Spangenberg, will discuss, in simple language, how to deal with the Business & Legal ends in the film, video, and music Industry. A special focus will be placed on contract negotiations for music, tv, and film. Bring your questions!

About the Speaker
David J. Spangenberg (a/k/a ‘Professor Pooch’) is a Character Actor, Voice-over Artist. Media Personality and former Recording Artist, who has been a Consultant, Educator, and Contract Specialist busy guiding careers in the entertainment industry for over 30 Years. The Professor is also well-versed in Entertainment Law, including the Explaining/Writing/Negotiating of Contracts for Music, TV & Film.

7:00 pm Workshop: Indie Filmmaking on a Shoestring

with Matt Conant & Michael Licisyn

Location: Asia Room @ International House Philadelphia (Map)

3701 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104

Free with ALL-ACCESS PASS

“What is the best, cheapest camera for indie filmmaking?” “How do I get people involved in my film if I don’t have much – or any – budget?” “What should I do if I don’t have money to rent locations?” These questions and more will be answered!

Matt Conant is the co-founder of Project Twenty1 and writer/director at Cinevore Studios, an independent production studio that specializes in offbeat narrative film productions. Michael Licisyn wrote/produced/directed the feature film “No Footing” which won PFAF’s Best Feature in 2010, as well as the web series “Living in 8 Bits”.