Breakfast & Registration

8:30 - 9 AM / 1st Floor

Welcome to the first annual In Motion Filmmaking Conference. Grab your badge, breakfast, and coffee. Connect with another filmmaker or two, stop by some vendor booths and head to your seat.

Opening Session

9 - 10 AM / 3rd Floor

Filmmaking in the Midwest

We will be featuring four Midwest filmmakers currently working on 4 very different but exciting projects representing fiction, documentary, reality and commercial work.

Speakers: Bobby Herrera, David Kirkman, Christopher Phillips, Catherine Dudley-Rose.

Moderator: Dan Steadman

BREAKOUT SESSION #1

10:15 - 11:30 AM

Breakout 1A - How to take your work to the next level (3rd Floor)

Come hear from an industry leading cinematographer, sound mixer, visual effects artist, and editor.

Speakers: Alvaro Aro, Brittney Butler, Justin L. Fisher, Joshua Johnson.

Moderator: Jessica Ambuehl.

Breakout 1B - Making Money with YouTube (1st Floor)

Speakers: Jeremy Corray, Jon Stamm, Mark Watson, Letisha Wexstten.

Moderator: Pascal

Lunch & Networking

11:45 - 1 PM

Lunch: 1st Floor / Networking: 3rd Floor

Lunch from Spiced Just Right will be provided. We will leave time for some intentional networking.

Breakout Session #2

1:15 - 2:30 PM

Breakout 2A - Documentary Filmmaking (3rd Floor)

Speakers: Damon Davis, Bradley J. Rayford, Ben Scholle, Stephanie Tobey.

Moderator: Daniel Blake Smith.

Breakout 2B - Fiction Filmmaking (1st Floor)

Speakers: Marttise Hill, Joni Tackette, Mark Valenti, Wyatt Weed.

Moderator: Andrea Sporcic.

BREAKOUT SESSION #3

2:45 - 4 PM

Breakout 3A - Distribution & Film Festivals (1st Floor)

Speakers: Toby Brooks, Dan Byington, Cliff Froehlich, Gayle Gallagher.

Moderator: Chad Carpenter.

Breakout 3B - Film Funding (3rd Floor)

Speakers: Caitlin Mae Burke, Yetunde Janski-Ogunfidodo, David Johnson, Christina Raia.

Moderator: Alana Marie.

Pitch Competition

4:15 - 5:30 PM / 3rd Floor

Five of the projects submitted in advance will be chosen to be pitched to our industry panel. The winner will receive prizes, perks, and recognition. Details are on the Pitch Competition page.

Panelists: Tim Breitbach, Caitlin Mae Burke, Mark Valenti, Ruth Ezell.

Happy Hour

5:30 - 7 PM / 1st Floor

After a great day of networking and learning, time to kick back and finish those conversations you started. Happy Hour will be a cash bar (not included in ticket price.) Happy Hour is sponsored by Menagerie Models.