Chats With ... Panel Discussions

Bermuda Society of Arts
City Hall, Church Street, Hamilton
Noon – 1.00PM. 

Filmmakers Choy Aming (A Tiger's Tale), Andrew Stevenson (Where the Whales Sing), Robert Zuill (Lions of the Sea, Tragedy of the Mauis) and Ben Watson (The Riddle of the Crest) compare the process of getting their ideas made into films. A terrific opportunity to learn from filmmakers working both locally and overseas.
David Poland of MovieCityNews.com moderates this session.

Prof. Niyi Coker, University of Missouri – St. Louis, joined by filmmakers participating in the Africa World Documentary Film Festival, will discuss the state of African Cinema today. Africa is a continent that struggled to define its true history and cultural heritage – a consequence of its serial colonisation by several European nations.  Early indigenous African filmmakers debated the subject of true African identity in the shadows of a colonial experience. Indeed African cinema has struggled with this over the past sixty years.  Added to this burden is the dilemma of:  “to make the African films in the European language of the colonizers or to make them in indigenous African languages with European subtitles?”  While the answer to this question is tied largely to the issue of financing and distribution, a major hurdle for African filmmakers remains the humanizing of the African--- the African as total subject. 
Peter Rainer of National Public Road moderates this session.

Who hasn’t had an idea for the next blockbuster movie? Admit it…you think you have a great screenplay just waiting to burst out. Join writer/directors Manuel Concha (Manana) and Yariv Barel and Mor Kaplansky (Vlog), as well as freelance journalist Susanne Notman to discuss the craft of scriptwriting. Expect tips, hints and advice on the process of getting a script ready to pitch and sell.
Nick Roddick of Split Screen moderates this session.