Calling all Hudson Valley/Catskill filmmakers, directors, producers, writers, editors, cinematographers, and the like! Join us for an exciting afternoon of networking, idea-sharing, and project discussions with other passionate professionals in the area. You'll have the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, hear from guest speakers, and even participate in an open mic session to share your own projects.
Discover the myriad of ways you can participate and contribute to the Woodstock Film Festival's 25th anniversary celebration and learn about what WFF has in store for the months leading up to the festival, happening October 15-20. Don't miss this chance to build valuable connections and be inspired.
Locally based indie filmmaker icon Larry Fessenden will speak about his extensive filmmaking career, with an emphasis on his new film BLACKOUT which premiered at WFF 2023, was filmed in the Hudson Valley, and opened theatrically in March 2024.
Prolific independent filmmaker Nathan Silver will discus his career trajectory from tiny no budget indie films, to projects premiering at Sundance and hitting the big screens, with particular attention to the film he most recently produced in the Hudson Valley / Woodstock.
Beer, cocktails, espresso drinks, soups, sandwiches, salads, and fresh grab-and-go items will be available for purchase.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
LARRY FESSENDEN, winner of the 1997 Someone to Watch Spirit Award, and nominee for the 2010 Piaget Spirit Award for producing, is the writer, director and editor or art horror films DEPRAVED, HABIT (Nominated for 2 Spirit Awards), WENDIGO (Winner Best Film 2001 Woodstock Film Festival), NO TELLING and THE LAST WINTER (Nominated for a 2007 Gotham Award for best ensemble cast). In 2022 The Museum of Modern Art presented a 26 film retrospective of Fessenden as director and producer. He has acted in over 100 films including KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Martin Scorsese).
NATHAN SILVER is a writer, producer and director. His work has played festivals and venues around the world, including NYFF, Venice, Tribeca, Mar del Plata, AFI, Locarno, Rotterdam, Viennale, MoMa, Film at Lincoln Center, Museum of the Moving Image, La Cinémathèque Française, and Cineteca Nacional, Mexico. The New Yorker recently called Silver “a modernistic master of melodrama,” and said that “[he] proves himself to be one of the most original American independent filmmakers working today.” His latest feature BETWEEN THE TEMPLES starring Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane premiered at Sundance followed by Berlin, and will be released by Sony Pictures Classics later this year.
ABOUT CAMP KINGSTON:
Across the parking lot from Keegan Ales on St. James Place, Camp Kingston occupies the ground floor of a recently renovated brick building. The spot comprises three distinct spaces—the mess hall, which includes the bar, mercantile, and seating areas; the studio space with a pool table and stools; and the canteen, which has arcade games, a couch, and tables. Parking is also available in the People's Place lot.