Fresno Filmmakers Forum announces line up of film industry professionals:

Logan Miller and Noah Miller
Identical twins, Logan and Noah Miller were born and raised in Northern California. Logan played baseball in the Minor Leagues and Noah played baseball in college. After baseball came to an abrupt end, they decided to pursue a career in filmmaking. In March of 2006 the bothers were awarded the Panavision New Filmmaker Grant. Previous winners include Steven Soderbergh and the producers of Napoleon Dynamite. Touching Home premiered at the coveted San Francisco international Film Festival in April of 2008 and is their writing/directing/producing/acting debut -starring 4-time Academy Award nominee Ed Harris. In May of 2009 HarperCollins will publish their first book, Either You’re In Or You’re In the Way - the comic gonzo story of how this film came about.

Kevin White
Principal of Full Frame Productions, Producer, Director, Writer
Kevin White is an award-winning producer and director of documentaries and corporate projects. He started Full Frame Productions in 1984. He has produced and directed series for PBS, Bravo and others, including “Not All Parents Are Straight” and “A Land Between Rivers”. He also produces corporate image and marketing programs, educational programs, and commercials.

Dean Shull
Catchphrase Entertainment, CEO
Dean set out to produce his first feature just out of film school. With a few dollars, a dream, and a friend who wrote a screenplay, he set off on a quest that eventually landed him in Hollywood. The project became Lions Gate’s indie breakout comedy "Waiting...". Holding on to his indie filmmaking roots, he is currently the director of the upcoming film "Fanpire", a comedic look at a group of passionate fanboys. He’s also co-producing the sequel to "Waiting..." entitled, "Still Waiting...".

Marty Shindler
The Shindler Perspective, Inc.
Marty Shindler is the CEO of The Shindler Perspective, Inc., a husband and wife management consulting team to companies along the entertainment food chain, with business and strategic planning, R&A, and market analysis. Clients of the company have earned Academy and Emmy Awards, Visual Effects Society Awards among many.

Peter Maris
Producer/Director
Peter Maris has produced and/or directed over thirty movies and interactive computer games locally and internationally. The coupling of high quality stories and financial consideration with artistic integrity and talented performances have resulted in box office successes such as “Viper” and “Alien Species”. Peter is an expert at securing cost effective production resources. He believes a director must provide both entertainment and profitable films.

Alexis Fish
SAGIndie
Alexis is Manager of Development and Sponsorship for SAGIndie. Her background is in production for independent films and television, a enior VP at QTN. She is an independent producer of documentaries, with such projects as HBO’s Vagina Monologues.

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2nd Annual Fresno Filmmakers Forum Conference
Saturday, October 25, 2008
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Tower Theatre
815 East Olive Avenue
Fresno, California
A meet-and-greet mixer will follow at Palomino’s restaurant adjacent to the Tower Theatre.

Learn more or REGISTER ONLINE at http://www.FresnoFilmmakersForum.com

We were scooped! Nooooo!

But anywho, that was a great discussion. Ray is an awesome guy. And I'm very much looking forward to the upcoming forum.

It's all good! Awesome podcast. Now I have to plan how to swoop on your guest lists.

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