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filmmakers across_borders

Friday, February 24, 2012 at 9:00 AM (CT)

San Antonio, TX

filmmakers across_borders

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Full Pass   more info Ended $25.00 $2.37
Conference Only   more info Ended $15.00 $1.82
Screening Only "The Kid: Chamaco" 8:00 PM
Sponsored by NALIP-SA. (free to public) Friday night screening only. (Guadalupe Theater) "The Kid: Chamaco", starring Martin Sheen, was produced in Mexico by Don Franken, Kirk Harris and Miguel Necoechea Jr.. Don Franken will be in attendance.
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filmmakers across_borders
cross-cultural creative collaboration in independent cinema


A one-day summit presented by the San Antonio Film Commission discussing collaboration between Latin American and US filmmakers. Join Ted Hope, Plutarco Haza, Victor Orozco and other guests for a day of insight and discussion.

Read more about the summit at:
http://filmmakersacrossborders.blogspot.com

filmmakers across_borders 

Schedule of Events 

Thursday, Feb. 23rd 
6:30 PM Opening Reception (Location: Lonesome Dove Room, San Antonio Convention Center) 
Panelists and Invited Guests only 

Friday, Feb 24th 

7-8:30 AM Breakfast Tacos/Guadalupe Theater 

9:00 - 9:45 Opening Remarks from Ted Hope, with introduction by Alfredo Lomeli (UNIVISION) 
English 

10-10:45 Session One: The Nature of Collaboration - Getting the most out of filmmakers across_borders 
English and Spanish 
Moderator: Luis R. Garza, Monterrey International Film Festival 
Panelists: 
Debra Sugerman - producer/director "Dear Mr. President" 
Jesse Borrego -actor/musician and theatrical director 
Francisco Mendoza - producer Televisa "Dos Hogares" 
Kerry Valderrama - producer/wirter/director "Garrison", writer "Memories of a Hundred" 
Laura Varela - producer "As Long As I Remember: American Veteranos: " 
Victor Orozco - producer "From Prada to Nada" 
Brandon Olmos - producer "The Return of Johnny V" 

10:45 - 11:00 Break 

11-12:30 PM Session Two: Writers - Collaborating on stories that ring true in two cultures 
(for TV and Features) 
English and Spanish 
Moderator: Drew Mayer-Oakes 
Panelists: 
Plutarco Haza - actor, director and writer "Hugo vs el Mar" 
Kerry Valderrama - writer "Memories of a Hundred" 
Juan Carlos Hernandez - producer/writer Eagle Eye Productions 
Jorge Jimenez - writer/director "Hermoso Silencio" 
Luis R. Garza 
Ted Hope - producer "Adventureland", "Super" 
Debra Sugerman 
Tatiana Smithhart - writer, Eagle Eye Productions 



12:30 - 2:00 LUNCH 

2:00 - 3:30 Session Three: Storytelling in Two Cultures - Fusing the cultural styles of 
Latin American and American cinema (Storytelling and How We View Media) 
English and Spanish 
Moderator: Luis R. Garza 
Panelists: 
Plutarco Haza 
Laura Varela 
Bryan Anthony Ramirez - writer/director "Mission Park" 
Aaron Lopez - writer/director "The Return of Johnny V" 
Pablo Veliz - writer/director "La Tragedia de Macario" 
Dora Peña - writer/director "Dreamhealing" 
Luis Muñoz - producer, Bauhaus Media 

3:30 - 5:00 PM Session Four: Producers Maximizing the Appeal of Two Cultures - American 
expectations of film and TV versus Latin American expectations. 
English and Spanish 
Moderator: Drew Mayer-Oakes 
Panelists: 
Victor Orozco 
Don Franken - producer, "The Kid: Chamaco" 
Francisco Mendoza 
Brandon Olmos 
Zach Nasits - DP/producer, Geomedia 
Ralph Lopez - producer, "Wolf"Luis Muñoz 

5:00 - 8:00 PM Open Time for participants/Private dinner for speakers and sponsors 

8:00 - 10:00 PM Screening - "The Kid: Chamaco" with producer Don Franken in attendance, Guadalupe Theater 

10:30 PM - 1:00 AM Closing Reception (El Tropicano Hotel Tiki Bar)