The Film Panel Notetaker

“The Business of Kevin Smith” @ SXSW
Monday, March 12, 2012 @ 12:30 p.m.
Austin Convention Center

Moderator:
Bob Moczydlowsky, Topspin

With:
Kevin Smith, Director
Monday, March 12, 2012 @ 12:30 p.m.
Written by Rebecca Banach
Kevin Smith acts like he’s had 1,000 cups of coffee before he speaks to an audience. He’s incredibly high strung and energetic. He’s also [...]

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Delta Boys – World Premiere
Q&A with director Andrew Berends
Stranger Than Fiction at IFC Center
May 29, 2012
New York, NY
Notes by Brian Geldin

In 2008 while making his documentary Delta Boys, filmmaker Andrew Berends (The Blood of My Brother, When Adnan Comes Home) was arrested and falsely accused of espionage at the bustling Nembe waterside in Port Harcourt, [...]

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Salesman
Q&A with director Albert Maysles
Stranger Than Fiction at IFC Center
New York, NY
May 22, 2012
Notes by Brian Geldin
I have been very lucky to see Albert Maysles speak at several discussions after viewing his collaborative work with his late brother David, and Tuesday night, I was captivated again upon my first screening of the Maysles Bros. classic, [...]

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Girls Revealed @ SXSW
Tuesday, March 13th at 12:30 p.m. at The Austin Convention Center
Notes by Erin Scherer

Moderator:
Alex Karpovsky, “Ray”
Panelists:
Lena Dunham, creator, “Hannah”
Jenni Konner, Producer
Ilene Landress, Executive Producer
Judd Apatow, Executive Producer
Jody Lee Lipes, Director (2 Episodes)/Cinematographer
Paul Zucker, Editor
Shawn Paper, Editor

I always thought Lena Dunham would cross over, it was just a matter of time.
I [...]

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A Day of Docs at the Montclair Film Festival
First Position, Unraveled & Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
Notes from the Discussions by Brian Geldin

Montclair, New Jersey, is a town in which I fondly spent some time working for a public relations firm a few years back. On Saturday, I returned to the happy hamlet to [...]

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