We (Shooting People) have gotten together with Rooftop Films, Cinereach and IndiePix to bring you some really great filmmaking panels before the screening of Persona Non Grata at Rooftop Films this Saturday, June 13th. This is part of the Rooftop Films 4-day Panorama Weekend which runs from Wednesday to Saturday this week with fantastic films screening each night: www.rooftopfilms.com Panel Schedule: 5:00-6:00pm Message vs. Craft: The Art of Effective “Issue” Storytelling When a filmmaker takes on a topic related to…

It has been a week of panels for me. Yesterday I moderated a panel on distribution at the Evil City Film Fest. The panels took place in the basement of Fontana’s Bar in the Lower East Side and it felt like we should have been doing karaoke and burlesque rather than talking about film but the small crowd was really into it and I highly recommend moderating after drinking margaritas! The panels started with one on blogging with a fantastic…