Saturday November 1st

Registration at 9am: Buy your tickets at www.cuff.org or buy them at the door

Summit 10:00am to 2:45 pm

Panel 1
10:00 to 11:00 am
Working the Festival Circuit
Moderator: Scott Smith (CUFF Filmmaker “Waiting for God”)
Matt Dentler (SXSW), Kevin Monahgan (Boston Underground), Donald Harrison (Ann Arbor Film Festival), Todd Verow (CUFF Filmmaker)

For filmmakers and audiences film festivals are a vital point of entry into the international film culture. Learn from festival programmers about the unique aspects of their festivals, do’s and don’ts for festival submissions, and how to relax and enjoy the festival experience

Panel 2
11:15 to 12:15 pm
Gallery and Art Film Exhibition
Moderator: Amy Beste (School of the Art Institute of Chicago)
Abina Manning (Video Data Bank), Donald Young (Donald Young Gallery), Jennifer Reeder (CUFF Filmmaker)

For certain films art galleries and museums may be the best venue in getting a film seen. This discussion will take a truly fresh approach to getting your movie seen as filmmakers, gallery owners and art world representatives explore the world of gallery and art film exhibition.

Panel 3
12:30 to 1:30 pm
New Media Exploitation
Moderator: Howard A. Tullman (president and CEO Flashpoint Academy)
Matt Dentler (Cinetic Digital Rights Management), Tami Yeagher (ReFrame), Dan Brown (Amazon.com Digital Business Development)

As Hollywood’s corporations and creative talent have squared off over the developing world of new media, the past year has seen a steady migration of content to the internet as companies and filmmakers alike struggle to adapt to the world of New Media. This panel of New Media experts will examine the challenges and opportunities presented by new media and will address the question of whether filmmakers will be the exploiters or exploited in the Brave New World of New Media.

Panel 4
1:45 to 2:45 pm
CUFF Directors Panel
Moderator: Nicole bernardi-Reis (IFP/Chicago Board Member)

The Summit will close with this lively discussion about the creative process, CUFF and everything else featuring an eclectic mix of directors with films in CUFF 2008.