2006 PANELS

Women's Panel "Creative Forces: Women in the Business"
Saturday, February 4   11:00am                              sponsored by:
Lobero Theatre
Adults: $27.50 / Students: $22.50

Creative decision-makers conduct a lively discussion on producing, production design, editing, costuming and casting.
This year’s panelists include:

Moderator: Madelyn Hammond, Former Associate-Editor, Variety
Allison Abbate, Producer: The Corpse Bride
Kimberlee Acquaro, Director: God Sleeps In Rwanda
Shohreh Aghdashloo, Actress: House of Sand and Fog
Christa Munro, Art Director: Good Night, and Good Luck
Isis Mussenden, Costume Designer: The Chronicles of Narnia
Pamela Pettler, Screenwriter: The Corpse Bride


Reel Nature Panel  “Nature on the Big Screen”
Saturday, February 4   2:00pm                                      
Lobero Theatre
Adults: $27.50 / Students: $22.50

A lively discussion on the recent popularity of nature documentaries on the big screen.
This year’s panelists include:

Moderator: Mike DeGruy
Phil Fairclough: Executive Producer: Grizzly Man
Howard Hall: Producer/Director IMAX Natural History Films
Michele Hall: Producer/Director IMAX Natural History Films
Vince Pace: Director of Photography for 3D IMAX films and
                     co-developer (with James Cameron) of the "Reality" 3D Camera System
Keenan Smart: Head of the Natural History Unit-National Geographic

In partnership with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.  
Proceeds benefit the education programs at the
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.


Director's Panel "Director's on Directing"
Sunday, February 5   11:00am                                  sponsored by:
Lobero Theatre
Adults: $42.50 / Students: $34.50

Top directors discuss their films, the industry and the challenges of filmmaking today.
This year’s panelists include:

Moderator: Peter Bart, Editor-in-Chief, Variety
Hany Abu-Assad: Paradise Now
Thomas Bezucha: The Family Stone
Mike Binder: Upside of Anger
Paul Haggis: Crash
Bennett Miller: Capote
Duncan Tucker: Transamerica


Writer's Panel "It Starts with the Script"  
Saturday, February 11    11:00am                 sponsored by:
Marjorie Luke Theatre
Adults: $42.50 / Students: $34.50

Top writers "lift the lid" on screenwriting and their journey to the big screen.
This year’s panelists include:

Moderator: Anne Thompson, Columnist, Hollywood Reporter
Judd Apatow: 40 Year Old Virgin
Grant Heslov: Good Night, and Good Luck
James Mangold: Walk the Line
Larry McMurtry: Brokeback Mountain
Bobby Moresco: Crash
Josh Olson: A History of Violence
Robin Swicord: Memoirs of a Geisha


Producer's Panel "Movers and Shakers"
Saturday, February 11    2:00pm                                            sponsored by:
Victoria Hall Theatre
Adults: $37.50 / Students: $30.50

Leading industry professionals discuss their current projects and their vision of American cinema within the Hollywood industry.
This year’s panelists include:

Moderator: Patrick Goldstein, Columnist, Los Angeles Times
Cathy Konrad: Walk The Line
Grant Heslov: Good Night, and Good Luck
Michael Ohoven: Capote
Diana Ossana: Brokeback Mountain
JC Spink: A History of Violence


Composer's Panel "Scoring the Film"
Sunday, February 12    1:00pm
Victoria Hall Theatre
Adults: $27.50 / Students: $22.50

Academy award nominees discuss the role of music in film and the art of composition. Attend this panel and learn about the process of breathing life into film through sound.
This year’s panelists include:

Moderator: Jim Svejda, Film Critic
Stewart Copeland: Everyone Stares: The Police Inside and Out
Mychael Danna: Capote
Heitor Pereira: Ask the Dust
Nancy Wilson: Elizabethtown
Alex Wurman: March of the Penguins



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Lobero Theatre Box Office
33 East Canon Perdido Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 963-0761