The Empowerment
EDUCATE, EXPAND, ENCOURAGE
SUMMIT
Harrisburg University Of Science & Technology
Friday October, 20th Starting at 9am
Registration Opens at 8:30 am
Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about film's economic impact and its connection to hundreds of jobs while networking with stakeholders and decision-makers from the Central PA region, including, but not limited to, local and state government, tourism offices, small businesses & supportive services, schools, colleges, universities, and the filmmaking community.
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Breakfast and Lunch will be served.
Facilitator
Johntrae Williams
FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS
Mike Fantasia
Location Manager
"Girl Interrupted"
"Top Gun Maverick"
Stephanie Whallon
Texas Film Commissioner
(Native to Lancaster, PA)
Marjorie Galas
Senior VP of Industry Relations
Association of Film Commissioners International
Join In On The
Discussion!
Join the Central PA Film Commission in their first networking summit, surrounding issues such as the importance of incentives and intentional capacity building in our region.
Friday, October 20th starting at 9:00 am
Registration opens at 8:30 am
Harrisburg University
326 Market St, Harrisburg, PA 17101
AGENDA
Registration Open
(8:30 am)
Power Breakfast
(9:00 am)
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Panel 1- The Importance of Local Filmmaking
(9:45 am- 10:30 am)
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Scott Lentz- Founder of Lancaster Film & TV Meet-up
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Michael DePiro- Untitled Productions
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Ryan Shank- Red Rose Film Festival
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Pearl Gluck- Centre Film Festival
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David Buelow- Reading Film Festival
Break
(10:30 am- 10:45 am)
Panel 2- Making Central PA a Filmmaking Magnet
(10:45 am- 12:30 pm)
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Facilitator- Johntrae Williams
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Mike Fantasia- Location Manager IMDB
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Stephanie Whallon- Texas Film Commissioner
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Marjorie Galas- AFCI
Networking
(12:30 pm- 1:30 pm)
Become A Sponsor
The Central Pennsylvania Film Commission (CPFC) is a program of the Film Arts, Culture & Tourism Specialist (FACTS), a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization. Your support of CPFC helps us meet our mission to create a sustainable space for arts programming that can serve chronically under-resourced communities.