PANELS AND GUESTS - FREE!
Palm Springs: Camelot Theatres at Palm Springs Cultural Center,2300 E. Baristo Road
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9:30 am (Saturday, March 28)
(PROGRAM PANEL WORKSHOP) Mandy Walker
Location: Camelot Theatres
Details: Theatre 3 (FREE)
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Mandy Walker AM, ACS, ASC (president) is an Australian cinematographer. She is best known for the films Hidden Figures, Mulan, and Elvis, the latter of which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours.
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9:45 am
(PROGRAM 15) J Master Class TBD (Sunday, March 30)
Location: Camelot Theatres
Details: Theatre 3 (FREE)
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Corinne Van Egeraat AND Petr Lom-
Corinne van Egeraat & Petr Lom are an internationally recognized filmmaking couple whose award-winning work has premiered at Berlin, Venice, IDFA and Sundance and has screened at over 450 festivals around the world and broadcast in more than
30 countries. They are driven by the need for creative storytelling on urgent social and political
subjects. And see storytelling as a form of love and friendship, an act of giving and
sharing. Since the last seven years, they have expanded their focus from human rights to
working on the Rights of Nature. They are both members of the Academy of Motion Picture Art & Sciences. (AMPAS)
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Pau Montagud-
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Is a Journalist, linguist, producer, screenwriter and a specialist in documentary film. He has participated as a jury member in various festivals, conferences and international documentary film markets. He has produced, written, directed many documentaries in Spain and Mexico. He is a founder and Artistic Director of DocsMX and the Managing Director of DocsValència, International Documentary Film Festival.
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Christy Stratton-
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​ is an Emmy-nominated writer/producer whose TV credits include Modern Family, Raising Hope, Awkward, and animated shows Bless the Harts and King of the Hill, where she spent seven seasons and co-wrote the original series finale. Her narrative short film The Runt screened at festivals in 2024, including HollyShorts and the Austin Film Festival, winning awards at nearly half of them and earning eligibility for the 2025 Academy Awards.
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Christopher Blauvelt-
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Is a third-generation film craftsman who combines his
extensive experience with a fresh creative eye. A protégé of Harris Savides, Chris
worked on with Harris on films for directors Noah Baumbach, David Fincher, Tom
Ford, Spike Jonze and Gus Van Sant. Chris’ work as a cinematographer includes Sofia Coppola’s edgy commentary on spoiled youth, The Bling Ring, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby for director Ned Benson, Jeff Preiss’ directorial debut Low Down for producers Ron Yerxa and Albert
Berger, and Sundance awarded him Best Cinematography at the 2014 festival. I Am
Michael for director Justin Kelly, premiered at Sundance in 2015, Chris lensed
Indignation, which is the directorial debut of Focus Features veteran James
Schamus. In 2017 Chris was chosen by one of his lifelong mentors Gus Van Sant to
shoot Don’t Worry He Won’t Get Far on Foot, based on the autobiography of the
Portland Oregon native, and quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan. He then went
on to shoot the directorial debut of Jonah Hill Mid 90’s and Emma starring Anya
Taylor-Joy, with director Autumn De Wilde for Working Title and Focus Features.
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Laurel Roselle-
Is a film producer with extensive credits. More recently, Laurel, with Ed Oleschak, founded, Olerose, as an international holding company specializing in acquiring, safeguarding, and promoting creative works including novels, screenplays, and audio-visual entertainment and supporting creative artists in their imaginative endeavors.
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​Edward Oleschak
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Is a producer, cinematographer, editor, consultant, and visionary. He has worked with top talent in the entertainment industry for 45 years, and is head of the boutique production studio, World Entertainment - LA, inc. Edward studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna; he has been an active member of the Producers Guild of America since 2002 and an Executive Member of the International 3D and Advanced Image Society since 2011.
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4:00 pm (Sunday, March 29)
(SPECIAL PROGRAM)
A Conversation With
Location: Camelot TheatresDetails: Theatre 2
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