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Location: Dallas Arts District's Nasher Sculpture Center.
SATURDAY, MARCH 29,
1:00 p.m.
Documentaries Today: The Reality of How We Get "Real News"
w/Tom White (IDA/Documentary Magazine)
3:00 p.m.
Movies With a Mission: What Happens When Message and Entertainment Have to Co-Exist on the Screen?
w/Bob Tourtellotte (Reuters)
SUNDAY MARCH 30,
11:00 a.m.
Taking Control: Actors in Charge of Their Own Creative Destinies
w/Gary Cogill (Good Morning Texas)
1:00 p.m.
Critics' Credibility: Are Film Critics Gaining or Losing Influence on What We Watch Today?
w/Michael Speier (Daily Variety)
3:00 p.m.
Adapting Books Into Film: Reading Into the Challenges of Going From Novel to Screen
w/Alan Peppard (Dallas Morning News)
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
11:00 a.m.
A New Generation: Teen Filmmakers Today
w/Mark Bell (Film Threat)
1:00 p.m.
That's a Wrap! Now What?: The Acquisition, Marketing, and Distribution of Indie Films
w/Robert Wilonsky (The Dallas Observer)
3:00 p.m.
Defending Your Filmmaking Life: How Much Does the Audience Influence the Artist's Voice?
w/Chris Vognar (Dallas Morning News)
AT&T WET DECK CONVERSATIONS
Location: 16th floor Wet Deck of the W Dallas Victory Hotel.
MONDAY, MARCH 31
5:30 p.m.
The State of the State: Filmmaking in Texas
Co-Hosted by TXMPA-Texas Motion Picture Alliance
w/Chris Kelly (Fort Worth Star Telegram)
TUESDAY, APRIL 1
5:30 p.m.
From Ingenue to Studio Head: How Does Age Affect Women in the Film Industry?
Co-hosted by Women in Film-Dallas
w/Rebecca Keegan (Time Magazine)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2
5:30 p.m.
Blurring the Lines: How Does the Film Industry Impact the Gaming World? ... and Vice-Versa
Co-hosted by the Dallas chapter of the International Game Developers Association
w/Gordon Keith (The Gordon Keith Show)
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008
5:30 p.m.
Webisodes, Schmebisodes: What Happened to Writing for Feature Films and Television?
Co-hosted by Dallas Screenwriters Association.
w/Elliot Kotek (Moving Pictures Magazine)
FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2008
5:30 p.m.
The Indie Payback Reality: The Real Truth Behind the Cost, Risk and Prospects for the Independent Film Today
Co-hosted by Dallas Producers Association
w/ Corey Scholibo (The Advocate)
TUESDAY, APRIL 1
7:30 p.m.
Women Behind the Camera: Is There a Feminine Filmmaking Mystique?
Co-hosted by IWF
w/Kim Voynar (Cinematical)
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