Expo for the Artist & Musician presents ...

"Getting it done ... getting it in"
An independent filmmaker's workshop

February 1, 2007
6 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
Amnesia (853 Valencia St. x 19th/20th St., SF)

Cost: FREE

Info: 415/861-5302

Details: Got a film that you'd like someone other than your mom and best friend to see ... ? Do you have a movie idea in you, but don't even know how to begin to get it made?

The next Expo DIY Workshop will focus on:

- Indy film funding
- Filmmaking 101
- How to submit your film to festivals

As always, Expo DIY workshops offer plenty of Q&A and more than a little antic fun. Bring your own filmworks and contact info to trade!

PANELISTS INCLUDE:

-- Daniel Plotnick

For the past fourteen years Plotnick has been an integral part of the San Francisco film community, as well as the underground film scene nationally. His 18 films include "Swinger's Serenade," "I, Socky," "Skate Witches," "Pillow Talk," and "I'm Not Fascinating," about San Francisco's notorious nerd-rock band the Icky Boyfriends. Plotnick is also a champion of Super 8 filmmaking, and has screened at museums, film and music festivals and more in Europe and the United States.

-- Sandy Clark

Alameda-based writer/producer Sandy Clark has worked for NASA, Visual Imagination, the Star Wars Insider, and Sci-Fi Universe. His film "American Scary" is a unique survey and documentary on the surviving late-night horror TV hosts of America (Elvira and her ilk). He's also a nonprofit and Internet advocate, works for the Alameda Journal, and full-time father of young Emma Maxwell Clark.

-- Alicia Renee

The San Francisco Indie Fest has changed the local film scene by fiercely advocating for local and independent cinema. What's more, they've backed their idealism with an amazing series of annual specialty film festivals covering documentaries, sci-fi and horror, music and more.

-- OTHER GUESTS TBA