"Raising The Bar: Going From Indie To Pro"

Mon, Jul 18th  6:30pm - 8:30pm

Ohio Media School

9885 Rockside Road #160, Valley View 44125

All Cleveland area filmmakers, actors, writers, and crew are invited to attend this FREE Film Panel Discussion at Ohio Media School. The overall theme of this discussion is "Raising The Bar: Going From Indie To Pro". Topics will include:

*essential gear on a limited budget
*using with SAG/AFTRA talent
*working with actors
*mistakes that hold back indie filmmakers
*careers in film

A brief period for networking will begin at 6:30pm, followed by the panel discussion at 7:00pm. Can't attend the panel in person? We'll also be live-streaming the event at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cleveland48hfp. We'll be taking questions from the audience. You can also ask questions by posting them on our Facebook event page, or via Twitter using hashtag #48HFPadvice. This is a great learning opportunity that is completely free and open to anyone interested in the film industry. Thanks to Ohio Media School for hosting this event!

Our panel of speakers include:

Mary Faktor

Mary is a professional actor, speaker and business owner. A member of the Screen Actor’s Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), graduate of The Second City of Chicago and Cleveland Improv Institute, Mary isfeatured in several films such as AMERICAN SPLENDOR (with Paul Giamatti), THE WINNER IS...(with Jerry Springer) FOX Sports Network Special, LIGHT UP LIKE VEGAS(With Wayne Newton), MADE IN CLEVELAND (with Busy Philipps), and has just wrapped up filming LUX INTENEBRIS (with Eric Roberts) and THE KINGSBURY RUN (with Terry Kiser).Mary’s original one-woman comedy show, “The Six Ages of Woman” has been entertaining corporations, associations, hospitals, churches, and organizations across the country for over three decades.

Mike Holyko
Mike is the Education Coordinator/Student Services for Ohio Media School (OMS). After graduating from OMS (formerly Ohio Center for Broadcasting) himself, Mike began working as on-air talent for WMMS, MIX106, WZOO, as a producer for WTAM, and as Traffic Reporter for Metro Traffic. When not behind the microphone, Mike found time to act in the Assassin Squad CSU sketch comedy show, as well as theatre, stand-up comedy, and film--including the 2012 Cleveland 48HFP film Death and Taxes as well as the feature film Made in Cleveland. Mike also served in the U.S. Air Force, has Bachelor's Degrees in Communication and Psychology, and a Master's Degree in Psychology. He is the founder and owner of Holykow Productions, which he continues to run today.

Laura Stringer
Production Coordinator for the Greater Cleveland Film Commission

Mary Ellen Tomazic
Entertainment lawyer

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