Forwarded by Jeremy Butler, for more information contact Steve Montal: [log in to unmask] ______________________________ Forward Header __________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY TO HOST INDUSTRY CONFERENCE ON INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILMMAKING Chapman University will hold a major conference on the financing, production and distribution of independent feature films on Sunday, November 24, 1996. The award-winning School of Film and Television of Chapman University, located only 30 miles South of Los Angeles, will host the Chapman Independent Feature Filmmaking Conference focusing on contemporary issues in the field of independent feature filmmaking. The conference, which is expected to sell out, will feature prominent members of the independent community participating in panels that will examine the current state of financing, production and distribution of indepedent feature films. The nominal advance registration conference fee of $20 covers all conference events including a luncheon, the Indie Dinner, the Conference Screening as well as admissions to panel discussions on financing, production and distribution of independent features. Panel moderators will include industry veteran Jason Squire, editor of The Movie Business Book. The panels will be followed by an informal social hour leading to the evening events -- which will feature the Indie Dinner. The Keynote Speaker of the Indie Dinner will be Professor Howard Suber, Co-Chair of the UCLA Independent Producers Program. Following the Indie Dinner, there will be a Special Advance Screening of HYPE!, the award-winning feature on the Seattle music scene featuring the performances of Nirvana and Pearl Jam. HYPE!, screened at Sundance in January, was directed by Doug Pray and produced by Steven Helvey. The picture will be released theatrically by Cinepix/CFP in Los Angeles and New York only weeks after screening in the Chapman Conference. The fees of the conference are $20 before November 15th; and $50 after November 15th and at the door. Conference fees include participation in all conference events as well as the Script Thingr Luncheon, the Indie Dinner and the screening of HYPE! According to Conference Organizer Steve Montal, "We have limited the conference fees to a bare minimum in order to encourage widespread participation in this event." Steven Helvey, Independent Producer and President of Helvey/Pray Productions described the conference as, "a terrific way to reflect on the future of the industry with colleagues." The Conference is organized by the Chapman Producers Program, which is part of the award-winning and internationally recognized School of Film and Television of Chapman University. SPACE IN THE CONFERENCE IS LIMITED. For more information on the Chapman Independent Feature Filmmaking Conference, please contact: Steve Montal, The Chapman Producers Program School of Film and Television, Chapman University 333 N. Glassell Street Orange, CA 92866 Tel. (714) 744-7843 Fax (714) 997-6700 E-mail: [log in to unmask] =============================== Steve Montal The Chapman Producers Program Chapman University, School of Film and Television 333 N. Glassell Street, Orange, CA 92866 Tel. (714) 744-7843, Fax. (714) 997-6700 E-mail: [log in to unmask] ** check out our web site** http://www.chapman.edu/ftv/producers.html ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]