Educational Events

“THIS IS HOW IT ENDS. EVERYTHING GOES:” HEROES AND HORRORS IN AN AGE WITHOUT HOPE

OCT 26 2022 • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PENN STATE BERKS CAMPUS - PERKINS AUDITORIUM Contemporary American culture is marked by widespread feelings of anger and frustration. Kendall Phillips explores the way these feelings have circulated in popular American films over the past twenty years. Films ranging from The Purge to Captain America: The Winter Soldier have shared a theme that the systems of governance and authority are irredeemable and the fantasy that they can be utterly refused. The rhetorical dynamics and implications of this fantasy are considered as is the relationship between popular culture and politics.

This is a free event and open to the public Sponsored by Penn State Berks

STUDENT ASSEMBLY: MEET LOCAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS TURNED ACTORS FROM THE FILM “HUSTLE”

OCT 27 2022 • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM ALVERNIA - COLLEGE TOWN CAMPUS The film HUSTLE, directed by Jeremiah Zagar, was shot in various locations within the surrounding Philadelphia area and featured local basketball players as the supporting cast. Join our panel discussion with local basketball players turned actors as they share their experiences in the film and how playing basketball made them the perfect fit for the part.

Panelists Brian Nerney, Julius Jordan Rick Mccalop, Chaz Brown Moderator: Wynton Butler and Mike Miller

Private Event Alvernia University and Reading High School Students: Limited Seating, must Register to attend at: Filmfreeway.com/ReadingFilmFEST Click on Tickets, Select Hustle Student Pass

STUDENT ASSEMBLY: BLACK INVENTORS GOT GAME (BIGG)

OCT 28 2022 • 10:00 AM READING HIGH SCHOOL Black Inventors Got Game (BIGG) is a featurelength documentary that tells the story of six African inventors and their groundbreaking contributions to the toy and game industry. African Americans have created many toys and products marketed by major toy manufacturers over the years, yet they are relatively unknown to the general public.

James Howard is the Producer of the film Black Inventors Got Game (BIGG), and the founder and executive director of the Black Inventor of Hall of Fame. James Howard has 19 patents and has designed more than 400 products in his 40-year career, including toys for Crayola and Johnson & Johnson. In addition, James Howard is a college professor, design historian, entrepreneur, industrial designer, inventor, and restauranteur. Howard brings over 25 years of experience as a design professor and has authored a course on Design Thinking and Design History that explores the impact of design on society.

David Vonner has designed some of our favorite toys, action figures, and collectibles. From the rock band KISS to your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, the Superstars of the WWE, and the highly popular collector action figure line Marvel Legends. The Legends figure War Machine bears Vonner’s likeness, as does the 3 3/4” War Machine in the Iron Man 2 Comic Book series. In addition, David has designed and developed products for notable companies such as Spencer Gifts, Marvel, Spinmaster, Hasbro, and Mattel, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in sales revenue.

Join us for a special Q&A featuring two of the six trailblazing inventors, James Howard and David Vonner, Moderated by: Wynton Butler

DEVELOPING, PACKAGING, & FINANCING FILM PRODUCTION

OCT 28 2022 • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT The 3 hour course will go through the development process of creating all of the packing elements needed for an Ultra-Low, Moderate Low or Low Budget feature film. A case study of films along with series and documentaries from a variety of genres, budgets and countries will be presented in order to see what worked and what didn’t. A deep dive into the US, Canadian and European film financing process will then be covered to articulate where funding comes from through both private and public opportunities. Participants will have the opportunity to pitch their projects during the last portion of the workshop and raise questions to the group for guidance and support. Instructed by Kevin Christoffersen

Kevin Christoffersen Kevin Christoffersen has been working in just about every form of media for nearly 3 decades - producing content internationally across 4 continents while living in 5 countries. Kevin is an Educator and Development Executive of, ‘Film StartUp.’ In this role, Kevin guides filmmakers through the A-to-Z feature film development process with workshop courses, development labs, webinars, and consultations. A recent strategic partnership with Largo Films has introduced artificial intelligent analytics into the casting, financing, and distribution strategies within the dynamics of each of his projects. Kevin was based in Switzerland for over 7 years as Executive Producer of World Television managing large scale live broadcast event productions for Fortune 500 companies, United Nations agencies and NGO’s. While operating on both sides of the Atlantic, he continues to form new industry partnerships along the way...

CREATIVE FILM FINANCING

OCT 29 2022 • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM GOGGLEWORKS CENTER FOR THE ARTS Filmmakers take many approaches to finding the funding they need to make their next film–from self-funded micro-budgets, to co-productions, to creating sophisticated investment packages. Join us as we discuss the pros and cons of these different approachesand whatmakes sense for your project. PANELISTS: Kevin Christoffersen–Development Executive, Film Start-up Ian Kimble–Feature and ShortsFilmmaker H. Paul Moon–Documentary Filmmaker Moderated by: Tracy Schott

Ian Kimble Ian studied at the New York Film Academy and has since written, directed, and produced numerous short films and a feature length film, all of which garnering accolades at multiple film festivals. As a producer, his concentration is on a fast and efficient process while holding true to the things important to him, including diversity in the cast and crew and a socially conscious and responsible set. Ian’s productions and screenplays are devised using a reverse engineering process, which results in the best chance for a low-cost and fast production schedule. This has guided his approach to financing projects and developing long term relationships with investors and sales companies.

H. Paul Moon Paul (zenviolence.com) is a filmmaker, professor and attorney based in New York City and Washington, D.C. whose work concentrates on the performing arts. He teaches editing, and manages a network of online communities at focuspulling. com and docofilm.com that keep pace with new camera technologies and documentary news. Major works include “Sitka: A Piano Documentary” (sitkadoc.com) about the craftsmanship of Steinway pianos, and “Quartet for the End of Time”

(quatuor.xyz) about Olivier Messiaen’s transcendent WWII composition. Moon’s first feature, an acclaimed and award-winning documentary about the life and music of American composer Samuel Barber (samuelbarberfilm.com), premiered on PBS, and he is currently finishing another documentary feature about Western poetry (westdocumentary.com).

FILMMAKER ACTORS PANEL

OCT 29 2022 • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM GOGGLEWORKS CENTER FOR THE ARTS Working and Living the Actor Life! Behind the glitter and glamour, film and television actors play their most challenging role-making a living as an actor. In this workshop, you’ll learn from seasoned working actors how they cope, survive and ultimately flourish as a working actor. PANELISTS: Lisa Eichhorn, Erinn Holmes Robert Morgalo, Pete Postiglione Moderated by: Santo D. Marabella

Lisa Eichhorn Reading native, Lisa Eichhorn is an actress, writer and producer. She made her film debut in 1979 in the John Schlesinger film Yanks, opposite Richard Gere, for which she received two Golden Globe nominations. Her international career has included film, theatre and television. She appeared alongside Lee Remick in the Merchant-Ivory production “The Europeans” (1979), opposite Treat Williams in “Why Would I Lie?” (1980) and was “Mo” Cutter in “Cutter’s Way” (1981), opposite Jeff Bridges and John Heard. In the 90s, Eichhorn has begun to play mother roles, notably Jesse Bradford’s mother, sent to a sanitarium, in Steven Soderbergh’s “King of the Hill” (1993) and the First Lady in the pallid comedy “First Kid” (1996). Ms. Eichhorn continues to work both on stage and on screen.

Erinn Holmes Erinn Holmes is an Illinois native, now based in NYC. Screen credits include the TV series Fleishman Is in Trouble (ABC Signature / FX), That Damn Michael Che (HBO Max), and The Young & the Restless (CBS); the short film “Twice As Good” (part of NBC Universal & Target’s Scene in Color Film Series); and the TV pilot Franklin Street Station (Marabella Entertainment & Education Enterprises). NYC theatre credits include before the flood (Chain Theatre), Dick Pix (Theaterlab), Jericho (Attic Theater Company), Catapult! (Theater for the New City), The Guest at Central Park West (The Workshop Theater), and From the Inside, Out (FringeNYC). Regional theatre: Disgraced (Fulton Theatre, PA), Two Rooms (Crane River Theater, NE). Acting MFA, University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Robert Morgalo Robert J Morgalo is an award winning LatinX actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and published author. He is the grandson of renowned Cuban actor and poet, Jorge Raul Guerrero. Robert nis a retired and disabled US Army combat veteran. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies from American Military University and a Master of Arts in Diplomacy from Norwich University. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows including Law & Order, FBI, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Blue Bloods and most recently his own film, THE MICK & THE TRICK, premiering at ReadingFilmFEST this year.

Pete Postiglione Philadelphia actor Pete Postiglione started his acting career in 2006, amassing credits in TV, Film, Commercials and New Media. Pete has worked with such notable directors as Paul Michael Glaser, Curtis Hanson and Oscar winner, David O. Russell. He is most known for Silver Linings Playbook (2012), Slow Learners (2015) Hollywould (2019) and most recently, Last Call (2021). Pete is multi-talented and creative, and has directing, writing and both Executive Producer and Producer credits. Most recently, Pete directed, co-wrote, and co-produced,”The 7” an Actors Co-op original film screening as a special selection in this year’s festival. Located in Swarthmore, PA, Pete is the co-founder of the Actors Co-op, which offers film and television acting classes for children, teens and adults.