Comedy Short Film Contest - Round 5 of 6

Sunday, August 14th, 9:00pm - 11:00pm

Join Lisa K. Wyatt (The Office), Larry Hankin (Seinfeld), Harland Williams (Dumb and Dummer), and Sirena Irwin (SpongeBob Squarepants) and YouTube phenom, and MADtv alum Lisa Nova for the fifth elimination round of Comedic Film in a public judging event unique to Flappers Comedy Club, Burbank, and the Burbank International Film Festival.

Wine Cheese and Chocolate

Thursday, September 15th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Opening Night of the Burbank International Film Festival 2011 starts off with a reception hosted by Women in Film at Video Symphony.

266 E Magnolia Blvd
Burbank, CA 91504
RSVP: info@burbankfilmfestival.org

Bill Plympton's Master Class

Bill is a Twice Oscar-Nominated indie animator and has been self-employed, self-producing, self-supporting for over 25 years, Bill is the undisputed "King of Indie Animation" and he shares his craft and business secrets with attendees of the Burbank International Film Festival. Credits include: Your Face, Guard Dog, Hair High, Idiots and Angels.

David Barbee - The Art of Sound Effects Editing and Design

David will be discussing the art of sound effects editing and design in both television and features,
using example sound effects and clips from the worlds of television and film. David's credts include: Star Trek, Angel, and The Number 23, and TVs Mad Men, CSI:NY, NCIS, . You can see his reel here on: IMDb

Larry Benjamin - Audio for Movies and Television

Advances in Audio Tools and Technologies have changed the way people make sound tracks. Larry
Benjamin will provide an overview of the current tools and how methods have evolved over the
years, how new tools have affected work flows and the economics of film making. Larry is a Cinema Audio Society Award nominee for Sound Mixing on Swingers, Love Hurts, Babylon 5, Charmed, CSI: Las Vegas, JAG NCIS, The Good Wife, Gossip Girl and more.

Mike Crabtree - Trade Tips from a Foley Artist

Winner of Five Primetime Emmy's, Mike Crabtree has been a Foley artist for fifteen years. He has worked on featureFilms, episodic television, situation comedies, animation, video games, and has preformed live Foley in front of a studio audience. Mike will be discussing the aspects of Recording Foley as an Independent Artist. Credits include: Three Veils, Below the Belt, ER,
Smallville, Supernatural, Prison Break, Eyes, The OC and The West Wing.

Carolyn Day - When a Stunwoman is the Best Man for the Job

Day is a professional stuntwoman who landed her first jobs in Hawaii, rappelling from sea cliffs, riding horses and jumping out of the way of fast-moving cars. She shares how she found a way of doing what she loved while using her natural abilities. Day now resides in Hollywood and is a member of the United Stuntwomen's Association and a board member of Stuntwomen's Foundation whose credits includeDeathrace, and The Eleventh Hour, and TVs Lost and Make it or Break it. You can see her reel here on: YouTube.

Lisle Engle

Lisle Engle Studios brings 20 years of experience in Film and Television and Music to the independent film maker as well as the budget minded union house or the band whose tracks just aren’t sounding like a record. TFK is guided by the vision of veteran Sound Designer and Mixer, Lisle Engle, an Emmy Nominee and 3-time Golden Reel Award Winner. He is known for his work on a long list of notable projects including Austin Powers, Vanilla Sky, CSI:NY, Alias and Mad Men.

Douglas Greenfield - Dolby Labs, L.A. / SVP Engineering

Winner of the Academy Awards "Medal of Commndation," Mr. Greenfield will be discussing The History of Dolby Labs from it’s creation in 1965 to the advent of Dolby 3D and Digital Cinema.
Senior Director of the Production Services Group of Dolby Laboratories, responsible for programs in motion picture post-production, motion picture exhibition, and special projects, including 3D presentations. Credits include: Jurrasic Park, Batman Forever, and True Lies.

Eve Honthaner - Your Fighting Chance for Industry Success

Eve will discuss her career as Line Producer and PA and author of the books "The Complete Film Production Handbook" and "HOLLYWOOD DRIVE: What it Takes to Break in, Hang in & Make it in the Entertainment Industry". The seminar offers practical tools those in the industry need to give themselves a fighting chance at success – allowing them to proceed with their eyes wide open, knowing exactly what to expect and what's expected of them.
Credits include: Titatic, Joy Ride, Tropic Thunder

Eileen Horta - Choosing a Sound Supervisor in Pre-Production

Paulett Lifton - Advise on Film and Music Editing

Winner of a Daytime Emmy and two Golden Reel awards, Paulette will share 20 years of career experience as a film and music editor who has also directed four features airing on HBO and Showtime. Her career has led her to become Supervising Sound Editor and CEO of Oracle Post. Credits include: SpongeBob Squarepants, Penguins of Madagacar, Beavis and Butt-Head, Kung Fu Panda and TVs Top Gear USA, Shaq Vs., Knight Rider, and Blade: The Series.

Greg P. Russell - Your Career in Sound Mixing

Academy award nominated, re-recording mixer Greg Russell will be discussing his mixing career, from working as a young 2nd engineer to mixing his current shows The Green Hornet and Michael Bays Transformers: Dark of the Moon Greg will be covering the aspects of mixing in Dolby 7.1. Other credits include: The Usual Suspects, Spider-Man, and Alice In Wonderland.

John Roesch - Professional Foley Advise

Dean St. John - Adventures in ADR

Dean St. John is a 23-year veteran ADR mixer with over 300 Credits on features, television shows, and other media that include: Boogie Nights, Ronin, The Secret Life of Bees, Independence Day, Maverick and Flyboys. He also worked on the last 3 Star Trek TV series: Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise. His current series include Big Love, Rescue Me, The Defenders, Outsourced, Body of Proof, Drop Dead Diva, and The Glades.

Toni Suttie - So You Want to Act? Slate Please!

Scott Wood - AVID Sofware in the industry and its future

Scott will be discussing his long time career with Avid as an Applications Engineer, new and up-in-coming Avid Software and Hardware and were the direction of the company is going.