Please join us for the FILM MISSISSIPPI SUMMIT Aug. 20-22 in Jackson, MS.
We host this Summit to bring together the statewide film community to network, discuss the current state of the industry, and dream together to set the foundation for the future. We’ll feature screenings, panel discussions, workshops, networking opportunities and more.
Times and events are subject to change.
Thursday, Aug. 20
7 p.m. – Capri Theatre, Made In Mississippi Screening
Friday, Aug. 21
At Mississippi Public Broadcasting
12:30 p.m. – Check-In
1 p.m. – Opening Remarks
1:15 p.m. – A Report on the State of the Industry in Mississippi in a Global Context
2 p.m. – A Conversation with Sara Rea
(Founder and CEO of Firefly Studios)
2:45 p.m. – BREAK
3 p.m. – Mississippi’s Riches: Native IP for Content Creators
A Panel Conversation Moderated by Angie Tarrant (Home Town producer) with Matthew Bounds (Your Barefoot Neighbor), Clark Richey (Six Shooter Studios), and Rita Brent (Late Night with Rita Brent)
4 p.m. – Documentary: The South in Focus
A Panel Conversation Moderated by Ryan Parker (Film Mississippi) with documentary filmmakers Suzannah Herbert, Christie Herring, Taiwo Gaynor, and Shannon Cohn
5 p.m. – BREAK
5:30 p.m. – Screening of MISTER JESUS pilot episode with panel and Q&A
A Panel Conversation Moderated by Carol Andersen (Mississippi Humanities Council) with Emily Best (director/producer and founder and CEO of Seed & Spark), Scott Dickison (Northminster Baptist Church) and Chauncey Spears (International Museum of Muslim Cultures)
7 p.m. – Networking at Dogmud Tavern with light bites, karaoke, name-that-tune, and cash bar
Saturday. Aug. 22
At Mississippi Public Broadcasting
8:30 a.m. – Check-In
9 a.m. – A Conversation with Effie Brown and Emily Best
10 a.m. – Crowdsourcing & Crowdfunding Your Next Project
A Presentation by Marty Lang (Mississippi State University)
11:00 am – Expanding the Ecosystem: From Freelance Individual to Entrepreneur
A Panel Conversation Moderated by Nina Parikh (Film Mississippi) with Matthew Bush (Old River Road Productions), Savanna Jones (Little Lighthouse Productions), and Natalie Chanin (Alabama Chanin)
12 p.m. LUNCH (Sponsored by Eyevox Entertainment)
1:30 p.m. – From a River to Tributaries: Distribution for Indie Filmmakers
A Panel Conversation Moderated by Ryan Parker (Film Mississippi) and Bethany Claypool and filmmakers David Lipper, Glenn Payne, and Effie Brown
3 p.m. BREAK
3:15 p.m. Safety First in Set Operations: Sex, Guns, and Other Risky Business
A Panel Conversation Moderated by Jared Hopkins (AD) with Bryan Carpenter (13 South Productions, armorer), Bill Gordon (University of Mississippi, stunt and intimacy coordinator), Leigh Ann Mason (set teacher), and Art Miller (railroad coordinator)
4:15 p.m. – Film Mississippi Q&A
An Open Conversation with the Film Mississippi Staff
5 p.m. – Closing Remarks
6 p.m. – Closing Night Party at Hal & Mal’s with movie trivia, light bites, and cash bar