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Celia xavier

Tribal Film Festival
Founder & Executive Director
Greater Los Angeles Area

11:15am

Networking – Breaking the Ice (Part 1) Santa Barbara RoomLaurie Kirby • Stuart MacNaught • Lisa Starr

12:00pm

Festival Bootcamp Santa Ynez RoomParag Bhandari • “Disco Donnie” Estopinal • Nancy Kennedy • Kevin Lyman • Rebecca Robinson Festival Convergence: The New Paradigm Santa Barbara RoomSteve Knopper • Sharon Badal • David Alan Bernahl,II • Noah Cowan • Alex Machurov • Mike Shea

1:00pm

Technology in Action Santa Barbara RoomKaren Allen • Ken Deans • Whitney Headen • William Litvack • Tom Russell • Harry Witz

1:50pm

Break The Fess Parker

2:30pm

SponsorFest: Growing Your Festival’s Partnership Revenue: New Strategies for Increasing Close Rates & Winning the Delta/FestForums Sponsorship Challenge Santa Barbara RoomLesa Ukman

3:00pm

Hearing is Believing Cinetransformer

5:00pm

Fiesta Lagunitas Plaza del SolRita Coolidge • Luxury DJs • Canned Heat • Shawn Jones

9:00am

True North: The Power in Trusting What You kNOw Santa Ynez RoomNia Peeples Networking - Breaking the Ice (Part 2) Santa Barbara RoomStuart MacNaught

9:30am

Food at Your Festival: A Chef's Point of View Santa Ynez RoomJulie Barreda

10:00am

Glastonbury Film Highlights CinetransformerRobert Richards Using Your 5 Senses at a Festival Santa Ynez RoomBarry Ross Rinehart

10:30am

Placement of Music in Film Santa Ynez RoomRichard Glasser

11:00am

Breaking Down Walls and Telling Stories With Your Festival Santa Ynez RoomColin Stanfield

11:30am

Best New Strategies for Selling More Sponsorship to Your Festival Santa Ynez RoomLesa Ukman

12:00pm

Same as Last Year – Why Event Technology is Never the Same Santa Ynez RoomAllen Cook

12:30pm

Lunch Break The Fess Parker

1:00pm

The Key to Attracting The Collegiate Audience to Your Festival Santa Ynez RoomDavid Hazan • Andrew Citores

1:30pm

Safe and Sound: Why Safety and Security Matter Santa Barbara RoomJim Digby • Dr. John Scala • Sara Gael • Charlie Jennings • Maren Steiner • Matt Weiss • Kevan Wilkins

2:30pm

Delta Lady Santa Ynez RoomLaurie Kirby • Rita Coolidge

3:00pm

This Side of the Dirt CinetransformerTy Roberts • Tito Beveridge FOMO is Real. Here's How to Create It. Santa Ynez RoomRobby Black

3:30pm

Festival Vending: Tips of The Trade w/ Mr. B's Festival Needs Santa Ynez RoomBrendan Sheehan

5:00pm

Cocktail Party - Sponsored by Red Frog Events Exhibit Hall

9:00am

Maintaining Interest in Your Film Festival Year Round Santa Ynez RoomWendy Eidson • Laura Archibald • Richard Botto • Anita Cotic • Shawn Guthrie • Nancy Kennedy

10:00am

Break - Sponsored by Gigsalad The Fess Parker

10:30am

Festival CinetransformerMichael Raspatello • Steve Knopper Launch & Growth of Food & Beverage Festivals Santa Ynez RoomBrian Arnone • Joseph Fletcher • Tom Hoppa • Gary Meyer • Stephanie Mezzano • Greg O’Byrne • Michal W. Wiesbrock

11:00am

Networking: Film Festivals Reagan RoomBruno Chatelin

11:30am

Niche Festivals: Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better Santa Barbara RoomSusan von Seggern • Max Bernstein • Jonah Gabriel Haas • Stefanie Salem Starstruck: Filmmakers and Actors at Your Festival Santa Ynez RoomTia Lessin • Jolene Pinder • Barry Rivers • Gregg Schwenk

12:30pm

Lunch Break The Fess Parker

1:00pm

Sponsorship Strategies for Festival Success Santa Ynez RoomRobert Richards • Beau Blanchard • Clay Busch • Nancy Kennedy • Brian McCue • Paul Whitney • Alex Yount

2:30pm

Break - Sponsored by bluemedia The Fess Parker

3:00pm

Closing Keynote Santa Barbara RoomWendy Guerrero • Bruce Dern

5:00pm

Cocktail Party Exhibit Hall

7:00pm

James Beard Foundation's Celebrity Chef Tour Dinner at FestForums Reagan RoomCat Cora • Kirk Delong • Christophe Émé • Gilles Epié • Ray Garcia • David LeFevre