2006 San Francisco Film & Video Makers Conference
Fort Mason Center of San Francisco (Golden Gate Conference Room)
May 4 and 5, 2006
Come attend the second annual San Francisco Film & Video Makers conference and learn about the new San Francisco film incentives, new film funds established to invest solely in independent films and new distribution channels for independent film makers that are changing the economics of film making.
Conference Schedule and Speakers
May 4, 2006 Optional Pre-Conference Workshop: Basics of Film Financing
| Time | Discussion and Speaker |
| 12:45 p.m. | Registration |
| 1:30 p.m. | Basics of Film Financing for Independent Film Makers, including How to Take Advantage of Federal, State and Local Tax Incentives
In this workshop, you will learn how and where to raise money for your film project and the importance of designing your distribution strategy from the start. The workshop will address new distribution channels and how independent film and video makers can take advantage of those new outlets for film and video projects. The workshop features a film financing and distribution consultant and a film financing lawyer.
Glenn J. Borromeo, Tax and Film Financing Attorney, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP, San Francisco
Steven J. Ramirez, Sharp Angle Film & Media Consulting and Member of Board of Directors of Film Arts Foundation, San Francisco |
| 4:00 p.m. | Mixer |
Regular Registration: $35. Space for this optional workshop is limited. To register for this workshop, please go to our secure registration service at www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=110132.
Special Two Day Registration $65. To register for both days of the Conference, please go to www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=110221.
If you prefer to pay by credit card or cash at the conference, please send an email to Info@FilmCatalyst.com with your name and telephone number to reserve your registration.
May 5, 2006 Full Conference (Schedule and Speakers Subject to Change)
| Tentative Times | Topic | Discussion and Speakers |
| 8:45 a.m. | Registration | |
9:15 | Opening Remarks | Review of Day's Agenda
Glenn J. Borromeo, Tax and Film Financing Attorney, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP, San Francisco
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9:30 | Bay Area Resources for Film & Video Makers | This panel will discuss (1) the new San Francisco film makers incentive, (2) developments with respect to the Oakland studio projects, and (3) resources available from Bay Area nonprofits organizations supporting independent film makers and the San Francisco Film Commission and Oakland Film Office.
George M. Rush, Entertainment Law Attorney, Law Offices of George M. Rush, San Francisco (Moderator)
Rob Black, Spokesperson, Office of San Francisco Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier (sponsor of the new San Francisco Film Incentive)
Ami Zin, Oakland Film Office
Liz Nord, Member of the Board of Directors of Bay Area Women in Film and Television
Michele Turnure-Salleo, Director of Education, Film Arts Foundation, San Francisco
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10:30 | Film Making in the Bay Area | The members of this panel will share their perspectives on the state of film making in the Bay Area such as developments as to the production and distribution of narrative and documentary films (including documentary films intended for theatrical release).
George M. Rush (Moderator)
Curran G. Engel, Senior Portfolio Instructor, San Francisco Academy of Art University and Film Maker
Steve Ramirez, Sharp Angle Film & Media Consulting and Member of Board of Directors of Film Arts Foundation, San Francisco
Henry Rosenthal, Local Film Maker, who has produced more than a dozen independent films since 1988, including his recently completed film The Devil and Daniel Johnston |
| | Break | Film Maker Presentations |
| 11:30 | Working With SAG Agreements | Representatives of the San Francisco office of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) explain how independent film makers can work with SAG agreements to produce independent films.
Karen H. Lipney, Assistant Executive Director, SAG – San Francisco
Fatna Sallak-Williams, Business Representative, SAG – San Francisco
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| | Lunch | (On Your Own) |
| 1:00 p.m. | Tax Incentives and Insurance and Payroll Considerations | Review of Local, State and Federal Tax Incentives for Film Makers
Glenn Borromeo |
| | | Dean Tanaka and Dennis Tumminia of MOC Insurance Services, San Francisco, an insurance broker providing insurance coverages for the entertainment industry
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| 2:00 | Intellectual Property Issues for Film and Video Makers | This session features one of the leading Bay Area intellectual property lawyers who will address recent developments in intellectual property law as they apply to film and video makers including how to protect your intellectual property in film and video production.
Cydney Tune, Senior Counsel and Head of Media & Entertainment Practice of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP, San Francisco
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| 2:45 | Alternative Distribution Channels for Film and Video Makers | This panel features representatives of organizations and companies that are on the edge of alternative distribution of film and video. The panel will discuss alternative distribution channels including alternative theatrical distribution, internet streaming and downloads and cell phone distribution of film and video. The panel will address opportunities for film and video makers to produce for the new distribution channels.
Cydney Tune, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (Moderator)
Joel S. Bashar, Founder and Curator of Microcinema International
Chris Albrecht, Acquisition Manager of AtomFilms (Atom Entertainment, Inc.)
Bradley Inman, CEO of TurnHere.com, an online distributor of independent film and video
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| | Break | Film Maker Presentation |
| 3:45 | New Models for Financing and Distributing Independent Films | This panel features Peter Dekom, one of the leading entertainment lawyers in Hollywood and advisor to the New Mexico Film Commission, and Roxanne Messina Captor, the former head of the SF Film Society and SF International Film Festival and head of a new film fund, who will discuss the new models for financing and distributing independent films, including the emergence of the film funds in the financing of independent films. The panel will discuss lessons learned from the last film awards season in which the major nominees for best film awards were lower-budget independent films. |
| | | Glenn Borromeo (Moderator).
Roxanne Messina Captor is the CEO of Mii Amo, LLC, film maker and former Executive Director of the SF Film Society and SF International Film Festival. Mii Amo, LLC is a film fund company, the mission of which is invest in and produce independent films that make a difference.
Peter J. Dekom is "of counsel" with Beverly Hills law firm of Weissmann Woff Bermann Coleman Grodin & Evall, LLP. He was formerly a partner in the firm of Bloom, Dekom, Hergott and Cook. Mr. Dekom's clients have included such Hollywood notables as George Lucas, Keenen Ivory Wayans, John Travolta, Ron Howard, Rob Reiner, Andy Davis, Robert Towne and Larry Gordon among many others, as well as corporate clients such as Sears, Roebuck and Co., Pacific Telesis and Japan Victor Corporation (JVC). He has been listed in Forbes among the top 100 lawyers in the United States and in Premiere as one of the 50 most powerful people in Hollywood.
Mr. Dekom has been a management consultant and entrepreneur in the fields of entertainment, Internet, and telecommunications. As a consultant to the state of New Mexico, he is and was instrumental in creating, writing and implementing legislation to encourage film and television production in the state. Mr. Dekom has provided off-balance sheet, insurance-backed financing for major motion picture studios. Mr. Dekom served on the board of directors of Imagine Films Entertainment while the company remained publicly traded and was a board member of Will Vinton Studios and Cinebase Software, among others, leaving upon change of ownership. He has also served as a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and Academy Foundation, Board of Directors, Co-Chairman (now Emeritus) of the American Cinematheque, and on the Advisory Board of the Shanghai International Film Festival.
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| 4:30- 6:30 | Mixer (No Host) | |
Registration: $35. To register for the May 5 sessions, please go to our secure registration service at www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=110133
Special Two Day Registration $65. To register for both days of the Conference, please go to www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=110221
If you prefer to pay by credit card or cash at the conference, please send an email to Info@FilmCatalyst.com with your name and telephone number to reserve your registration.
Registration for the May 5 Mixer only: $10. Please send an email to Info@FilmCatalyst.com with your name and number of persons in your group. Payment will be taken at the door. Space is limited and confirmation will be required.
Film and Video Maker Presentations: If you wish to make a presentation regarding your film or video project during separate workshops (or sell copies of your videos) during the conference, please send an email with your interest to Info@FilmCatalyst.com
Sponsorships and Display Tables. If you or your organization would like to be a sponsor of the Conference or would like to display information regarding your organization or project(s), please send an email to Info@FilmCatalyst.com.
Student Rates: Special student rates are available with student ID. Please send an email to Info@FilmCatalyst.com for information.
Directions and Parking Information. Directions and parking information are available from the Fort Mason website at www.fortmason.org/directions/index.shtml
Refund Policy: After registration, no refunds will be provided. However, your registration may be transferred to another person who qualifies for the registration or you may have half of the registration applied to future programs of Film Catalyst by providing notice prior to the start of the conference.
