Distribution : Los Angeles Greek Film Festival to offer four free seminars by Beve Regas

The Eighth Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival will take place June 4-8, 2014 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. This year they are offering an unprecedented four free Industry seminars with key entertainment execs. Thought I would share them in case you are interested, in the area and want to check them out. You can catch days and time on the Fest's website lagff.org Four programs are being offered free and are open to the public: Industry Roundtable - Feature Film Development: Speakers include San Francisco Film Society’s Athena Kalkopoulou, Kelly Tomas (VP of JuntoBox Films’ Incubator Initiative), Slamdance Festival Director Anna Germanidi, and Sundance International Director, Paul Federbush. Industry Roundtable – TV/Web series: With professionals from the industry. Serial content production models are constantly changing, always exploring new media platforms as well as creating exciting content and viewing experiences. Special Focus – Audience Engagement & Crowd Funding: A discussion on what makes a successful crowd funding film campaign and how to engage your audience through different platforms. Speakers: Joseph Beyer (Digital Initiatives, Director, Sundance Institute), Missy Laney (ArtistServices, Sundance Institute). Case Study – Microbudget Filmmaking: Stelana Kliris introduces in this case study her film “Committed,” that will be presented at the Eighth Los Angeles Greek Film Festival. Kliris is a South African Cypriot writer/director with a background in editing and production on international films and commercial productions. “Committed” (2014) is her first feature film. A Conversation with Casting Director Valorie Massalas: The festival will also present the seminar "A Conversation with Casting Director Valorie Massalas” (“Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” “Gods and Monsters.”) The seminar is an open forum for actors, filmmakers, and those interested in the cinematic arts to discuss the process of casting selection in film and TV with the award-winning Casting Director on Sun, May 18, 2014