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1 Schedule of Events Sundance House presented by HP Visit the Sundance website for more information. Saturday, January 24, :30am 10:30am Maxim Jago Writer, Director, Filmmaker, Technology Specialist. Storytelling Techniques from an Independent Filmmaker Sunday, January 25, 2015 Rob Legato, Visual effects supervisor and Director of photography. Learn how HP Z Workstations help Rob turn impractical, unattainable, unthinkable shots into on-screen reality. Monday, January 26, 2015 Grace McPhillips, Actress/Producer THE OTHER ONE Sterling Rock Productions on the Horizon with special guests: Carrie Stett Writer/Producer/Director BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOLS (WIP) Montana Mann Director WILDERLAND ROAD (WIP) Panel Discussion: Why female filmmakers are good investments Monday, January 26, 2015 Sundance House Presented by HP Gallery; 638 Park Avenue 1:00pm 2:30pm Moderated by Grace McPhillips with panel guests: Julie Parker Benello - GameChanger Films Jennifer Phang; Dir of Advantageous Angela C. Lee - - Producer, SONGS MY BROTHER TAUGHT ME Nina Yang Bongiovi - Producer of Songs my Brother Taught Me Michele Tunure-Salleo - San Francisco Film Society Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Maxim Jago Writer, Director, Filmmaker, Technology Specialist with special guest Meagan Keane, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Adobe Page 1 of 2

2 Tuesday, January 27, :00pm 2:00pm Maxim Jago Writer, Director, Filmmaker, Technology with special guest Dan Bérubé, Co-producer, SuperMeets Creativity and Technology Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Phil Ruggieri IDEAS Integration. Advanced film technology helps to unleash the creative spirit and the audience Wins! Wednesday, January 28, :00pm 2:00pm Maxim Jago Writer, Director, Filmmaker, Technology with special guest Michael Dunaway, Editor, Paste Magazine Creativity and Technology Thursday, January 29, 2015 Mike Kintner Founder of 360Heros Inc, Inventor of 360Heros Plug-n-Play Holders. VR 360 Video Content Creation and Cinematic workflow. All Around You TM Friday, January 30, 2015 Technology in film Page 2 of 2

Speaker Bios Sundance House presented by HP Rob Legato VFX Supervisor and Director of photography Rob Legato is a two-time Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor and second unit director of

Rob s last assignment was Martin Scorsese s The Wolf of Wall Street. Rob served as both the film s 2 nd Unit Director/Cameraman and Visual Effects Supervisor.

Rob s current projects include having directed a psychological thriller set in Detroit (currently in post production) as well as currently filming Disney s Jungle Book as the VFX Supervisor and 2 nd

3 Speaker Bios Sundance House presented by HP Rob Legato VFX Supervisor and Director of photography Rob Legato is a two-time Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor and second unit director of photography. He won his first Academy Award for his work on Titanic, and his second for Hugo. Rob has also been awarded for his work on Apollo 13 and the Star Trek franchise. Rob s last assignment was Martin Scorsese s The Wolf of Wall Street. Rob served as both the film s 2 nd Unit Director/Cameraman and Visual Effects Supervisor. Legato was recently inducted into the ASC. Rob s current projects include having directed a psychological thriller set in Detroit (currently in post production) as well as currently filming Disney s Jungle Book as the VFX Supervisor and 2 nd Unit Director/Cameraman. Rob uses HP Z Workstations when he needs to turn impractical, unattainable, unthinkable shots into on-screen reality. Filmography: The Wolf of Wall Street Hugo Titanic Apollo 13 The Departed The Aviator Harry Potter Shutter Island Maxim Jago - Writer, Director, Filmmaker, Technology Specialist Maxim Jago is an infectiously energetic creative media technology speaker, author and trainer for conferences, events and organizations who want to communicate a technosocietal vision of the future. Maxim has authored over 30 media technology books and video courses and has trained many creative and technology innovators to excel in their field. He has also directed over 40 films, winning awards as a screen writer and Director. As a Tai Chi Ch uan instructor and life-long student of philosophy, Maxim blends his coaching, corporate experience and quintessential British gentlemanly humour to present, discuss or solve complex challenges and act as an enabler for anyone with a curious learning disposition. Page 1 of 6

Maxim s interest is in the principles that are the meeting point for life's multiple disciplines, where function, design, group purpose, architecture and social change meet and blend.

production process and a consultancy service to enable individuals, groups and organizations to obtain clarity and plan ahead effectively. maximjago.

4 Maxim s interest is in the principles that are the meeting point for life's multiple disciplines, where function, design, group purpose, architecture and social change meet and blend. Current major projects are a PhD in Metaphysics on The Nature of Being, Orpheus Rising, the new feature film project based on an award winning script that integrates games design into the full production process and a consultancy service to enable individuals, groups and organizations to obtain clarity and plan ahead effectively. maximjago.com Meagan Keane, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Adobe Meagan Keane is a senior product marketing manager on the Adobe Creative Cloud video team managing Adobe Premiere Pro and Premiere Clip, but her beginnings were in documentary film production. She was producer on Defining Beauty (Audience Award for best documentary, Newport Film Festival, 2011) and Associate Producer on We Live in Public (Sundance Grand Jury Winner, 2009) and Join Us (LA International Film Festival, documentary selection). In recent years, Meagan made the move from film production to film technology, remaining connected with the industry, while influencing future innovation in her field. Meagan Keane has a MFA in film from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Grace McPhillips - Actress/ Producer THE OTHER ONE Sterling Rock Productions Grace McPhillips is a leader in Chicago s voiceover and screen acting community. Her production company, Sterling Rock Productions, creates feature films, shorts, television series, and the Producers Patio Podcast. As an actress, Grace has danced with the Lyric Opera of Chicago in Salome with Deborah Voight, sung with the famous Stanley Paul Orchestra, other bands, and recently completed her 6th album with her band Mysteriam (available on itunes), produced/starred/directed award-winning independent films, and has lent her voice to numerous commercials and radio ads nationwide. In 2014 her recently produced feature THE OTHER ONE toured to many festivals, winning awards, and was an Audience Choice Nominee at the prestigious 50th Anniversary Chicago International Film Festival. Her short prequel entitled ECLIPSE world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. Both go into wide release this summer and in the spring begin a public screening series called The Forgiveness Tour. grace@sterlingrockproductions.com SterlingRockProductions.com GraceMcPhillips.com Page 2 of 6

Carrie Stett - Screenplay Writer/ Producer/ Director BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOLS (WIP) Carrie Stett is a Writer, Producer and Director based in Los Angeles.

She is also very active in digital content creation, having written, produced and directed series for Univision FLAMA, Yahoo! and YouTube.

As a writer, Carrie s original comedy screenplay MILFS was a 2012 Austin Film Festival Semifinalist and a 2013 Screencraft Pilot Launch contest Finalist.

5 Carrie Stett - Screenplay Writer/ Producer/ Director BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOLS (WIP) Carrie Stett is a Writer, Producer and Director based in Los Angeles. Her background is in reality and lifestyle programming on shows for networks including The Disney Channel, ABC Family, ABC, PBS, Sky Living UK and Tennis Channel. She is also very active in digital content creation, having written, produced and directed series for Univision FLAMA, Yahoo! and YouTube. Her Univision docu-series DROP THE MIC WITH BECKY G was nominated for a 2014 Cablefax Award. As a writer, Carrie s original comedy screenplay MILFS was a 2012 Austin Film Festival Semifinalist and a 2013 Screencraft Pilot Launch contest Finalist. She has also worked with numerous brands such as Revlon, Dior, IKEA, Hearst Magazines and US Cellular, and she recently directed commercial ads for JCPenney. Montana Mann - Director WILDERLAND ROAD (WIP) Montana Mann is an award winning director with a BFA in film from the prestigious Art Center College of Design. Her strong conceptual visual style drew the attention of professionals at a young age as she is now one of the youngest females to ever be accepted into the Directors Guild of America (as a director). She has won awards and nominations for her short films, DANGEROUSLY CLOSE and UPSTAIRS, as well as for her commercial work including best in show at the Addy Awards, La Femme Film Festival and she won the AT&T competition at Cannes Lion. In addition her work has been nominated at such prestigious festivals as Hollyshorts, Le Femme Film Festival, and was an Emmy finalist as well, catching the eye of Shoot Magazine as a new up and coming Director to watch for and was recently nominated in Cannes 2014 for the Young Director Award for her commercial work. Julie Parker Benello- Co-Founder of Gamechanger Films/ Chicken and Egg Pictures Julie Parker Benello s work has always been driven by a shared belief in the power of women storytellers to build and sustain movements for justice, equity, and health. Julie co- founded Chicken & Egg Pictures with Judith Helfand and Wendy Ettinger in 2005 to match strategically timed grants with dynamic mentorship and creative collaboration focused on story, craft, and community engagement for women documentary filmmakers. She is Founder and Managing Director of Gamechanger Films, a newly launched equity fund that is actively investing in a slate of independent narrative films by women directors. Gamechanger s first film LAND HO! by Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz premiered at Sundance 2014 and was released by Sony Pictures Classics this summer. Julie previously served as Executive Producer on Jill Soloway s 2013 Sundance award-winning debut feature, AFTERNOON DELIGHT (Cinedigm/ Film Arcade 2013); Dee Page 3 of 6

Earlier in her career, she served as a Production Executive for the distribution company Non Fiction Films and as an archival researcher for the Discovery Channel series Cronkite Remembers.

6 Rees feature PARIAH (Focus Features 2011); and Leigh Janiak s debut feature film, HONEYMOON (SXSW 2014/ Magnolia). She also co-produced the 2002 Sundance awardwinning documentary, BLUE VINYL (HBO 2002), directed by Judith Helfand. Earlier in her career, she served as a Production Executive for the distribution company Non Fiction Films and as an archival researcher for the Discovery Channel series Cronkite Remembers. Julie is a member of the Board of Directors of The Global Fund for Women and The San Francisco Film Society. Nina Yang Bongiovi- Producer, SONGS MY BROTHER TAUGHT ME and DOPE (in competition)/ Forest Whitaker's Significant Productions Nina Yang Bongiovi is a seasoned film professional with over 15 years of combined production, finance and management experience in the entertainment industry between Hollywood and Asia. Nina develops/creates business strategies and alliances covering feature films, television, documentaries and new media with domestic & global strategic partners for Forest Whitaker's Significant Productions based in Los Angeles. Nina and her producing partner, Forest Whitaker, produced Ryan Coogler s FRUITVALE STATION which was the winner for both The Audience and The Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival 2013, Cannes Film Festival s winner of the L Avenir Award (2013) and was released theatrically by The Weinstein Co. This year she and Whitaker produced SONGS MY BROTHER TAUGHT ME and DOPE which are both in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival Angela C. Lee- Producer, SONGS MY BROTHER TAUGHT ME and Artist Development Manager at Film Independent Angela C. Lee is the Artist Development Manager at Film Independent, where she oversees the selection process and curriculum for the Filmmaker Labs, including Screenwriting, Directing, Producing, and Documentary Labs, and the Fast Track Finance Market. Angela also curates the final pool of applicants considered for the Fox Writers Intensive and Fox Global Directors Initiative, in partnership with Fox Audience Strategy, in addition to co-managing the Fox Writers Intensive curriculum and program with Fox. Angela is also an independent film producer. She is a Film Independent Fellow, an IFP Narrative Lab Fellow, a Sundance Creative Producing Summit Fellow, and a recipient of the inaugural Center for Asian American Media Fellowship. She is currently in postproduction on her first feature film, Songs My Brothers Taught Me, which will premiere in competition at Sundance. Previously, Angela served as Director of Creative Affairs at Vox3 Films in New York. Prior to her career in film, Angela was an Associate at Goldman Sachs. A native Chicagoan, Angela graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in Economics and is on the Board of Directors for the University of Chicago National Arts Alumni Network. Page 4 of 6

Michele Turnure-Salleo- Producer/ Director of Filmmaker360 at San Francisco Film Society Michele Turnure-Salleo is the Director of Filmmaker360, San Francisco Film Society and is a producer with over

As head of Filmmaker360, Turnure-Salleo oversees major grants, the FilmHouse residency program, the Producers Initiative and project development programs.

5 million dollars in funding to incubate and support innovative and exceptional films such as CIRCUMSTANCE, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD, FRUITVALE STATION, SHORT TERM 12, LOVE IS STRANGE, HELLION,

7 Michele Turnure-Salleo- Producer/ Director of Filmmaker360 at San Francisco Film Society Michele Turnure-Salleo is the Director of Filmmaker360, San Francisco Film Society and is a producer with over 18 years experience in the United States, Australia, France and Canada. As head of Filmmaker360, Turnure-Salleo oversees major grants, the FilmHouse residency program, the Producers Initiative and project development programs. From 2009 through 2014, the Filmmaker360 grants programs have provided more than 2.5 million dollars in funding to incubate and support innovative and exceptional films such as CIRCUMSTANCE, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD, FRUITVALE STATION, SHORT TERM 12, LOVE IS STRANGE, HELLION, TEST, MANOS SUCIAS, MOSQUITO Y MARI, CUTIE AND THE BOXER, and AMERICAN PROMISE amongst others. Jennifer Phang- Director of ADVANTAGEOUS (in competition) SFFS Filmhouse Resident Jennifer Phang s sophomore feature ADVENTAGEOUS will have its world premiere competing in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at Sundance Her award winning debut feature HALF-LIFE premiered in 2008 at the Tokyo International and Sundance film festivals. It screened at SXSW and was distributed by Sundance Channel. She was invited to Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab and was awarded a San Francisco Film Society/Kenneth Rainin Foundation FilmHouse Residency and Sundance Institute Feature Film Grant. The Berkeley-born daughter of a Chinese-Malaysian father and Vietnamese mother, Phang graduated from the MFA directing program at the American Film Institute. Phil Ruggieri, CEO, IDEAS INTEGRATION Phil Ruggieri is an alumnus of IBM and venture capital, with deep experience in advanced technology solutions, corporate executive management and international business. Ruggieri is currently the CEO of IDEAS INTEGRATION, a technology centric solutions company, focused on bringing proprietary systems to multiple industries. The company has priority visual camera and analytics systems in Medical, Energy, Media and Advertising. This includes Integrity Arts and Technology Inc. (IDEAS). IDEAS is a digital innovation company acquired from the Walt Disney Company. Ruggieri manages strategic growth, amplifying customized solutions that integrate powerful content with technology, both hardware and software. Page 5 of 6

Michael Kintner Founder of 360Heros Inc.

years. His latest company, 360Heros, Inc., revolves around developing easy to use, portable, and lightweight HD 360 Plug-n-Play video gear that utilizes GoPro cameras.

fields of robotics, UAV s, CNC machining, and teaching others how to use today s technology.

8 Michael Kintner Founder of 360Heros Inc., Inventor of 360Heros Plug-n-Play Holders As a self-professed computer nerd with an affinity for aerial and 360 photography and videography, Michael Kintner has been in the tech business for 30 years. His latest company, 360Heros, Inc., revolves around developing easy to use, portable, and lightweight HD 360 Plug-n-Play video gear that utilizes GoPro cameras. Although he holds degrees in Computing Graphics, Engineering, Information Systems, and Information Technology Management, much of his education has come directly from hands-on experience in the fields of robotics, UAV s, CNC machining, and teaching others how to use today s technology. Michael is committed to all aspects of his business research and design, manufacturing, production, software and mobile app development, training and support and having a great time transforming his hobbies into his latest innovations. Find out more: 360heros.com; mike@360heros.com Daniel Bérubé, Co-producer, SuperMeets, Founder, Boston Creative Pro User Group BOSCPUG Daniel Bérubé is founder of Boston Creative Pro User Group - BOSCPUG (formerly the Boston Final Cut Pro User Group), globally connected and ready to collaborate with Adobe, Avid, FCP editors and digital media makers. Dan co-produces the famous SuperMeets held annually in San Francisco, Austin, Las Vegas, Boston, London and Amsterdam. SuperMeets are large scale gatherings of digital media makers from the world over that provide the postproduction and broadcast community an opportunity to not only learn about the latest technology trends, but to connect with each other to discuss experiences and opportunities within the industry in a social setting that is both educational and fun. Michael Dunaway, Producer / Director, 21 YEARS Michael Dunaway is the producer and director of 21 YEARS: Richard Linklater, a New York Times Critics Pick starring Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Jack Black, Billy Bob Thornton, Keanu Reeves, and more; and of THE MAN WHO ATE NEW ORLEANS, which included Morgan Spurlock, Tory McPhail, and the Rebirth Brass Band. He is also the Creative Producer of the Sarasota Film Festival ("Indie Film s Best-Kept Secret" - Indiewire) and the Movies Editor of the award-winning Paste Magazine (more than four million monthly readers). For his Paste podcast The Work, he has interviewed and photographed Robert Duvall, Mark Ruffalo, Jessica Chastain, Diane Keaton, and many other notables. His current projects include BIRMINGHAM, a scripted film on Martin Luther King Jr and Fred Shuttlesworth (in partnership with the King, Shuttlesworth, and Poitier families); and the documentary 21 YEARS: QUENTIN TARANTINO. He lives in Atlanta with his wife and children. Page 6 of 6

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