Film Fatales hosted a meetup with All Entertainment Business and YTexas for a filmmaker at the Arterie House at SXSW. We showcased the thriving nexus between the Lone Star State's film industry and forward-thinking businesses. The guest speakers included Elizabeth Avellán from Troublemaker Studios (Producer of Spy Kids, Desperado, Sin City), Bill Vargos from Freestyle … Continued
Thank you for joining Film Fatales for an online panel discussion about Funding Scripted Feature Films with Diana Luna (Executive Director, NALIP), Ilyse McKimmie (Deputy Director, Sundance Institute's Feature Film Program), and Michelle Hamada (Manager of Development and Production, Tribeca Studios). Moderated by Film Fatales member Jennica Carmona (Programmer, Atlanta Film Society). There are many paths … Continued
Composers Diversity Collective, Alliance for Women Film Composers, Society of Composers and Lyricists, and Film Fatales held a conversation for director-composer collaborations at the Tribeca Film Festival! We heard from panelists Allyson Newman (composer) and Trish Dalton (director) from Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge, Alex Wakim (composer) and Nay Tabarra (director) from Ebb & Flow, Shirley Song, … Continued
Film Fatales and Dear Producer joined forces to bring you an online panel and curated networking mixer for feature filmmakers of all marginalized genders. We began with a discussion around the elusive question, ‘How do I find a producer?' with producers Lexi Tannenholtz (Booger, Bad Things), Mars Verrone (Union), and Monique Walton (Sing Sing, Bull). Moderated … Continued
We joined Film Fatales and United Airlines for a panel discussion and reception during the Sundance Film Festival. This panel highlighted groundbreaking films from visionary filmmakers who directed feature films premiering at Sundance including Amber Fares (Coexistence My Ass!), Cristina Costantini (Sally), Meera Menon (Didn't Die), and Sam Feder (Heightened Scrutiny). Moderated by Alece Oxendine … Continued
Film Fatales hosted an online Grief Healing and Wellness workshop with Adrienne Petrino from AP Coaching. Moderated by Film Fatales member Magdalena Albizu. Life and grief coach Adrienne Petrino gave us tools to explore how to deal with sudden loss. The objectives of this workshop were to understand how grief shows up in times of … Continued
Film Fatales hosted an intensive online workshop about Creating a Deck that Hooks led by Film Fatales member Jenny Deller (writer-director of Future Weather and producer of Claire in Motion). Moderated by Cassandra Nicholson. In this interactive workshop presented by ShotDeck, filmmaker and designer Jenny Deller walked through five simple steps to help you pre-visualize … Continued
The Alliance for Women Film Composers, Composers Diversity Collective, and FIlm Fatales hosted an in-person panel discussion during the Tribeca Festival. This was an intimate conversation with several director/composer teams about their creative process of collaboration. Followed by a casual social mixer hosted by Gigantic Studios. Capacity is limited. All ages and genders are welcome. Panelists … Continued
Join Film Fatales and Anarchists United online for a candid conversation with visionary voices in trans and queer cinema including powerhouse filmmaker Lilly Wachowski (The Matrix, Cloud Atlas, Bound) and Fatales Forward fellows Gulet Isse (Khutbah), Hao Zhao (All Fixed Up), Helen Peña (Crossed Veins/Venas Cruzadas), Kyle Casey Chu (After What Happened at the Library), … Continued
Enjoy this discussion about Directing Action films with Danishka Esterhazy (Sniper: The Last Stand), Geeta Vasant Patell (House of the Dragon), and Michelle Salcedo (Switch & Bait). Moderated by Marielle Woods (Cobra Kai). Want to learn more about how to direct action sequences? This dynamic discussion with working feature film and episodic television directors covers … Continued
Film Fatales hosted a panel discussion and reception during the Sundance Film Festival. We discovered groundbreaking works of independent cinema in this panel highlighting visionary filmmakers who directed feature films premiering at Sundance including Josephine Decker (Chasing Summer), Liz Sargent (Take Me Home), and NB Mager (Run Amok). Moderated by Imani Davis (American Cinematheque). Presented … Continued
Film Fatales hosted our annual panel and reception at the SXSW Film + TV Clubhouse highlighting visionary filmmakers who directed feature films premiering at SXSW including Jennifer Holness (#WhileBlack), Jo Rochelle (Dead Deer High), and Luchina Fisher (The Dads). Moderated by producer Brit Fryer (Adam’s Apple). We learned about their creative and professional journeys in … Continued
