On the festival’s agenda: panel discussions, film screenings, lectures, networking events, and a student film competition offering up to $20,000 in prizes.
February 16: Screening of 2081Time: 6:00 - 6:45 P.M. / Location: SGM 123SCBFF kicks off with a short film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's sci-fi story “Harrison Bergeron,” 2081. The film is a poetic tale of triumph and tragedy about a broken family, a brutal government and an act of defiance that changes everything.
February 17: PA Boot Camp: Your First Step into the Entertainment IndustryTime: 4:00-5:50 P.M. / Location: JKP 210Jody Brockway and her team of industry production assistants lead a workshop showing what it takes to be a PA in Hollywood. An essential panel for anyone trying to break into film production, PA Boot Camp will help you perform like an industry pro.
February 17: Do As I Say Screening with Director Nick TuckerTime: 7:30-10 P.M. / Location: SGM 123Plunging headfirst into the hypocrisy of American business and politics, award-winning full-length documentary Do As I Say follows filmmakers Nicholas Tucker and Lucas Abel in their cross-country mission to expose the double lives of prominent Americans.
February 18: Filling the Seats: A Film Marketing & PR Conversation*Time: 6:30 - 8:00 P.M. / Location: THH 201A panel of entertainment-marketing executives and esteemed public relations professionals discuss the ways in which a finished film reaches its audience. Our guests will debate and discuss the factors that determine a profitable marketing campaign, while sharing personal stories of both successful and unsuccessful campaigns for past films. Guests include Laura Kim, former head of marketing for Warner Independents, and David Weitzner, former President of Worldwide Marketing for 20th Century Fox.
February 18: Screening and Q&A of HUNTER PREYTime: 7:00 - 10:00 P.M. / Location: SCA 1082009 sci-fi thriller Hunter Prey follows a group of elite intergalactic commandos that have crash-landed on a harsh and unknown planet while transporting an alien prisoner. The film was shot on the RED One, the Digital Cinema camera that’s revolutionizing Hollywood. The film will be followed by a Q&A with the director, two producers, and the DP. It will be moderated by CEO of LightIRON Digital Michael Cioni.
February 19: How to Produce a Documentary, Spotlight: Indoctrinate UTime: 6:00 – 9:00 P.M. / Location: SGM 124Indoctrinate U explores the unwritten rules, speech codes, and censorship that exist under the radar at hundreds of America’s top colleges and universities that claim to advocate an open-minded attitude. The screening will be followed by a discussion of the successful documentary film business model with Executive Producer Blaine Greenberg.
February 20: The Money You Never See: Film Financing & Packaging*Time: 2:00 - 5:00 P.M. / Location: Davidson Conference CenterHave you ever wondered what factors determine whether a film is green-lit or not? A panel of distinguished creative executives, agents, and producers discuss how the financing, packaging, and distribution of a film are mapped out. This event will feature a seminar followed by a Q&A with the panel, concluding with a networking opportunity with the guests. “The Money You Never See” will feature keynote speaker Arthur Axelman, former senior vice-president of William Morris Agency. Axelman will be joined by an esteemed panel including: Nguyen “Wyn” Tran (Thank You for Smoking), Tommy Papa and Todd Burns (The Stoning of Soraya M.).
February 21: Finalist Showcase and Awards Ceremony*Time: 3:00 – 8:00 P.M. / Location: Bovard AuditoriumSCBFF culminates with a student film competition celebrating the work of some the nation’s top collegiate filmmakers. Screenwriter Allan Loeb (Wall Street 2) and producer Teddy Zee (Hitch) are among the judges who will vote on selected films. The 16 award categories boast $20,000 in cash and prizes for the winning filmmakers. Student films scheduled to be screened include:
Plots of Heaven— When a life insurance agent dies, he goes to work selling reservations into the pearly gates. All goes well until his former girlfriend comes looking for a ticket to Heaven.
Glass Half Full: The John Hovac Story—A mockumentary about a man whose family recipe for vodka rubs the Bush administration the wrong way…and pays the consequences.
Kavi—The 2010 Academy Award-nominated short film follows a boy in India who faces a life as a modern-day slave worker.
Complete prize list available at www.scbff.com.
* Denotes door prizes including Johnny Rockets gift cards will be offered to some attendees.
All locations are on the University of Southern California campus.
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