Shattering Boundaries: Celebrating Diverse BIPOC Storytellers In recognition of the transformative power of diverse storytelling, we're bringing together industry luminaries With Carlos López Estrada, Linda Mendoza, and Aeryn Michelle Williams. Moderated by John Gibson.

Gain invaluable insights, learn the art of storytelling through the lens, and uncover the secrets to directing episodic TV. Rachel will guide you through how she prepares for an episode of television using the Emmy® award-winning app, Scriptation. Learn how a seasoned director marks up her scripts. Rachel will demonstrate how she integrates shot lists, floor plans, visual references, and other materials that help her bring her best on the day. Don't miss this golden opportunity to hone your craft with a true industry pro.

Max Timm, Screenwriter, Producer, & Exec at International Screenwriters' Assoc Character Development: Creating Compelling And Three-Dimensional Characters

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The “Storytelling Redefined Panel: Telling Authentic BIPOC Stories” panel will feature executive producer, writer, and director Amy J. Aniobi (Insecure, 2 Dope Queens, and Honeymoon); actress and director Lynn Chen (Shameless, Silicon Valley, and I Will Make You Mine); writer and executive producer Dayna Lynne North (Young Love, Insecure, and Single Ladies); director Oge Egbuonu ((In)Visible Portraits, Eye In The Sky and Loving); and director and producer Shirley V. Williams (Refinery29, Alone, Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction). Moderated by Patrice Francois, Founder and Executive Director of Imagine This Women's Film Festival #authenticstories #authenticstorytelling #diversityinclusion #diversityinfilm #bipocstories #panel #womeninfilm #filmfestival

Sara Bennett is a visual effects supervisor and one of the co-founding owners of Milk, a multi-award winning, independent visual effects company, based in London. Sara became the second ever-female VFX Oscar winner when she received a 2016 Academy Award for best visual effects in Alex Garland’s feature Ex-Machina​ ​, for which she also received a 2016 BAFTA Film Award nomination. Since Milk's launch in 2013, the team has created an impressive range of innovative and complex sequences for high-end TV and feature films, winning an Emmy for the BBC/Hartswood’s Sherlock;​ three consecutive BAFTA Craft awards for the BBC's Doctor​Who ​(2014 and 2015) ​and Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell ​(2016) and receiving seven BAFTA Craft Award nominations. Sara has just completed production as an overall VFX Supervisor on Netflix’s upcoming feature film The​ Old Guard. Sara’s VFX and 2D Supervisor credits at Milk include Baltasar Kormakur’s Adrift;​ Alex Garland’s Annihilation​ ​; The​ Alienist (TNT/Paramount); Kingsman:​ The Golden Circle (Lionsgate);the Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them; ​Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise;​The Martian ​(20​ Century Fox); Poltergeist​(Fox/MGM); The Divergent Series: Insurgent; Brett Ratner’s Hercules ​ ​(Paramount/MGM); Dracula​ Untold ​(Universal);​ 47 Ronin ​and Sherlock (BBC/Hartswood); Thunderbirds are Go​ (ITV) and Jonathan Strange​ ​& Mr. Norrell​. #VFX #specialeffects #womeninfilm