As President of Live Nation Media & sponsorship’s National Sales team, Maureen Ford oversees one of the most innovative sales forces in the industry.
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FestForums Santa Barbara is back for 2018 November 14th-16th!
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Our Santa Barbara Conference is the biggest with over 800 attendees and over 80 exhibitors in 2017.This year's FestForums will take place at the same -yet new and improved- Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort (formerly The Fess Parker). The agenda consists of 2 days of panels with 2 tracks each day. Panels will include di...
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Bruno Chatelin (center) with Stuart McNaught and Laurie Kirby (fest forums founders).
Filmfestivals.com is a long time partner of Fest Forums, Bruno sits at the advisory board.
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FestForums is a b2b conference for festival and event producers. The creative community, including musicians, actors, filmmakers, chefs and more are a vital part of these innovative conferences.
There ar...
Steve Knopper - Moderator
Steve is the Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone
We will explore the roles of fan curation, social activism and immersive experiences. Festivals are counting on fans to curate acts, or have they always? Furthermore, the roots of social activism are imbedded in festival culture where progressiveness is a staple. Immersive experiences are the stuff of memories. Let’s explore the possibilities.
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LIVING IN THE FUTURE’S PAST
Academy Award® Winner, Jeff Bridges presents this beautifully photographed tour de force of original thinking on who we are and the environmental challenges we face. Bridges, alongside prominent scientists and authors, weaves evolution, emergence, entropy, dark ecology, and what some are calling the end of nature, into a story that helps us understand our place among the inhabitants of Earth’s household. The film upends our way of t...
Filmfestivals.com' Bruno Chatelin, a partner and Advisory board member of Fest Forums, Lise Romanoff CEO of Vision Films and Susan Kucera the Director of Jeff Bridges Living the Futures Past are proud to bring Jeff Bridges at the conference where he is expected to hand an award for T-Bone Burnett November 18th.
Stage 32 is the co-curator of FestForums film screenings and we will be featuring an incredible film lineup in the Cinetransfomer theater with Q&A moderated by Stage 32...
Panels, networking sessions, parties, live music, and a large exhibit hall.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH
8:00 AM
Exhibitors/Sponsors Check In
8:30 AM
Join us in the Exhibit Hall and meet our exhibitors (your suppliers), fellow attendees and enjoy some coffee!
9:00 AM
Registration Opens
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THE CONSPIRACY OF LOVE
Saturday, November 18
1:00 - 1:50 PM
Afdel Aziz believes that the most successful brands in the world have a higher purpose than just profit. He states “ that brands should help solve problems, from the everyday to the epic and that "Great Marketing should Optimize Life." Hear Afdhel Aziz, one of the world’s leading experts in br...
Born in Milford On-Sea, England, Frances Fisher’s itinerant childhood living in the UK, Columbia, Canada, France, Brazil, Turkey, Italy, Iowa and Texas undoubtedly provided fodder for her thespian career.
Ms. Fisher started her career at the Barter Theatre in Virginia and has starred in over 30 theatrical productions (experimental, touring, Regional, off-off Broadway, off-Broadway,) including Elia Kazan&r...
Fest Forums delegates will have the priviledge of the first public screening of Jeff Bridges work of passion: Living the Futures past.
We are in the final countdown leading up to FestForums 2017. The program is very strong this year (as you have seen we have Jeff Bridges, T Bone Burnett, Frances Fisher, the Coen Bros, Kenny Loggins, Chuck Leavell, Nancy Silverton and of course 100’s of festival producers).
Stu has done a stellar job of building an amazing exhibi...
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Filmfestivals.com has been a partner since the origin of Fest Forums. We highly recommend the fun and networking opportunities to grow your festival business and expertise. BE THERE this november!
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Speakers Spotlight
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Friday, May 12
1:00 - 1:50 PM
From hiring to hammering, top industry professionals discuss the logistics of every facet of starting and running a festival-- from permitting, budgeting, and organizing, to staffing and event production. Don’t miss this chance to...
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New York Edition may 11-12, 2017; Santa Barbara November 16 - 18, 2017.
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New York Edition may 11-12, 2017; Santa Barbara November 16 - 18, 2017.
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Ask filmfestivals.com to receive a unique promo discount code, exclusive to our readers! New York Edition April 27 - 28, 2016 Santa Barbara November 19 - 21, 2016
What happens when you bring immensely talented actor/director/Academy Award winning producer Fisher Stevens together with the always brilliant Geoffrey Gilmore, former head honcho aka Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca and ...
Ask filmfestivals.com to receive a unique promo discount code, exclusive to our readers! New York Edition April 27 - 28, 2016 Santa Barbara November 19 - 21, 2016
CHECKING THE FESTIVAL PULSE
Thursday, May 11
10 - 10:50 AM
Each new year brings new trends in the festival industry. From con...
Surveys show that many festival-goers would pay more for a ticket to a greener event. Want to learn where to start or how to take your event greening to the next level? Hear from music industry leaders and learn how to reduce your environmental footprint, while also creatively engaging attendees in your sustainability initiatives.Dig deeper and view greening resources here: http://bit.ly/2fIi5SS
Moderator
Mike Martin
Speakers
Jack Johnson
Kim Johnson
Eric Shiflett
Sunn...
Festival Convergence Panel at FestForums Sanra Barbara 2016
What happens when the arts converge… a lot! Tribeca, a film festival, also showcases music. Bonnaroo and Outside Lands, music festivals, also focus on culinary experiences. How do festivals maintain their identities as they incorporate new experiences?
Moderator
Steve Knopper
Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone
Speakers
Sharon Badal
VP of Filmmaker Relations and Shorts Programming, Tribeca
David Alan B...
Great wines (try John Falcone's ) from the area tasted in excellent companies from festival directors, and a musical treat with showcase by Rita Coolidge and Canned Heat.
Thanks to Fest Forums organizers Kurt Zimmerman, Laurie Kirby and Stuart MacNaught for a fantastic evening...
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