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Frameline Presents Persistent Vision 2006: Envisioning the Future of Queer Media Arts
SAN FRANCISCO – Frameline is pleased to present Persistent Vision 2006: Envisioning the Future of Queer Media Arts, a four-day conference at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center and the Victoria Theatre, June 19-22. Web site: www.pv2006.org. The conference takes place during Frameline30, the 30th San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival.
Taking its cue from the hugely successful Persistent Vision 2001, the conference will be a time for LGBT media-makers, programmers, distributors and scholars to discuss the state of the field and to chart what lies ahead for LGBT media arts. With the success of Brokeback Mountain, The L Word and Transamerica having thrust the LGBT community into the mainstream, the time is ripe to ask ourselves: Where are we? Whose images are not being seen? What are our next challenges?
Keynote speakers include: film critic and cultural theorist B. Ruby Rich; writer and TV host Keith Boykin; and writer, director and actor John Cameron Mitchell. Featured panelists include: David Dempsey, Maureen Guthman, Jenni Olson, Mary Guzmán, Susan Stryker, Stephen Israel, Effie Brown, Andrea Sperling, Jamie Babbit, Angela Robinson, Guinevere Turner, Cheryl Dunye, Rodney Evans and Malcolm Ingram.
The conference schedule is as follows. Panels and panelists subject to change.
MONDAY, JUNE 19
ORIENTATION AND WELCOME
12-6 PM: Registration open at the LGBT Center, 1800 Market Street
3 PM: Welcome remarks at the Victoria Theatre, 2961 16th St.
4 PM: Keynote address : B. Ruby Rich at the Victoria Theatre, 2961 16th St.
TUESDAY, JUNE 20: THE STATE OF QUEER MEDIA ARTS
10 AM-NOON: Morning Sessions
Queer on the Street, Queer in the Seat
Current trends in LGBT Film Festival audiences
Moderator: Justin Kolling. Panelists: Rachael Brister, Drew Dennis, David Pearce
Queer Channel Explosion
How changing distribution models impact the delivery of LGBT content
Moderator: Maura King
Panelists: David Dempsey, Maureen Guthman, Kyle Harris, Meredith Kadlec
Toolkit: Archiving and Preservation for the Queer Filmmaker
Sponsored by the Outfest Legacy Project for LGBT Film Preservation
Moderator: Lynne Kirste. Panelists: May Haduong, Jim Hubbard, Jenni Olson
1:30-3:30 PM: Afternoon Sessions
Queerly Educational
Examining the intersection between queer media and education
Moderator: Jim Van Buskirk. Panelists: Eliza Byard, Lawrence Daressa, Gary Handman, Patricia White
The Business Side of Porn
What can we learn from porn makers about distribution, marketing and production?
Moderator: John Karr. Panelists: Carol Queen, Tom Settle, Chris Ward
Toolkit: Releasing an LGBT Feature Film
Moderator: Jon Gerrans. Panelists: Wouter Barendrecht, TBA
4-6 PM: Special Panel at the Victoria Theatre
Emerging Voices in Queer Film
Moderator: Jed Rosenthal Bell. Panelists: Valentin Aguirre, Mary Guzmán, Madeleine Lim, Eli seMbessakwini, Susan Stryker, Debra Wilson
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21: WHAT’S ON THE SCREEN AND WHO’S WATCHING?
10 AM–NOON: Morning Sessions
The Festival as Activism
Can LGBT film festivals still change the world?
Moderator: Lisa Ganser. Panelists: Megan Carrigy, Shari Frilot, Rex Rude
Queer Film: The Next Generation
Young media artists talk craft and concept
Moderator: Harjant Gill. Panelists: Eliza Greenwood, Caroline Le, Rolla Selbak
Toolkit: Producers Roundtable
Moderator: Stephen Israel. Panelists: Effie Brown, Andrea Sperling
1:30-3:30 PM: Afternoon Sessions
Rebels with a Cause
Why we need niche queer film festivals
Moderator: Jim Hubbard. Panelists: Angel L. Brown, Joe Hawkins, Shawna Virago
Programming For Your Audience
Festival programmers discuss the art of choosing films
Moderators: Carol Coombes and Jaie Laplante. Panelists: Jennifer Morris, Jason Plourde, TBA
Toolkit: Get Your Mac On!
Presenter: Apple Store
4 PM: Special Event
Keith Boykin at the Victoria Theatre, 2961 16th St.
THURSDAY, JUNE 22: WHAT IS OUR NEXT CHALLENGE?
10 AM-NOON: Morning Sessions
We Want Our Dykeback Mountain
Why is it so hard for lesbians to get features made?
Moderator: Lisa Thrasher. Panelists: Jamie Babbit, Angela Robinson, Guinevere Turner
Who Needs a Theater Anyway
New forms of alternative distribution
Moderator: Cindy Emch. Panelists: Joel Bachar, Lloyd Chao, Kyle Harris
Fair Use & Copyright in the Digital Age
Moderator: Vivian Kleiman. Presenters: Jason Schulz, Jack Walsh, Steve Sass
1:30-3:30 PM: Afternoon Sessions
Where Do the Grassroots Go?
How does LGBT media art successfully move between grassroots and professional spheres?
Moderator: Cheryl Dunye. Panelists: Rodney Evans, Damon Romine, Susan Stryker
Queer and Present Danger
The intersection of filmmaking and social activism
Moderator: Kathleen Mullen. Panelists: Gretchen Hildebran, Malcolm Ingram, Parvez Sharma
Toolkit: A Public Relations Primer
Presenter: Wellington Love
4 PM: Closing Remarks
John Cameron Mitchell at the Victoria Theatre, 2961 16th St.
The Persistent Vision 2006 Conference is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts, Bay Area Video Coalition, Canadian Consulate and HBO. Cost is $200, $150 for students. To register and for more information, please visit www.pv2006.org, or contact conference coordinators Meg Daly and Matt Florence at pv@frameline.org, 415-703-8650, ext. 321.
Frameline30: the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, screening June 15–25 at the Castro Theatre (429 Castro Street), CinéArts@Empire (85 West Portal Avenue), Roxie Film Center (3117 16th Street), Victoria Theatre (2961 16th Street) in San Francisco and the Parkway Theater (1834 Park Blvd.) in Oakland.
Advance tickets will be available at the Festival Ticket Outlet located at 474 Castro Street in San Francisco. The Ticket Outlet will be open for Frameline Members only from May 26th through June 1st. General public ticket sales begin on June 2nd. Tickets may also be purchased by phone (925.866.9559), fax (925.866.9597), or mail (Frameline30, P.O. Box 2229, Danville, CA 94526-7229). For more information on the Festival and how to purchase tickets call the 24-hour hotline at 925.866.9559 or visit http://www.frameline.org/festival.
The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival is presented by Frameline, a nonprofit LGBT organization whose mission is to strengthen the diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and further its visibility by supporting and promoting a broad array of cultural representations and artistic expression in film, video and other media arts.
Media contact:
Seema Arora
seema@frameline.org
415.703.8650 x323 |
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