PANEL: THE SHAPE OF GENRE FILMS TO COME

Last year was a landmark year for genre cinema. More than ever before, the mainstream has acknowledged and applauded films that have traditionally been on the fringes of culture. With films like TERRIFIER 3 eviscerating the box office, THE SUBSTANCE melting all over the award season and the micro-budget darling HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS bringing laughs to repertory cinemas across the globe; what’s next for genre cinema? Join a panel of the industries best and brightest as they wax poetic about the future of genre cinema, how to stay edgy and relevant in a growingly mainstream industry, how to gain attention from distributors on micro-budget films and how to be subversive in growingly strange times.

This is a FREE event open to the public.

MODERATOR:
Justin Langlois - Programmer, Fantasia International Film Festival

PANELISTS:
Todd Brown - Head of International Acquisitions for XYZ Films & Founder, and Editor for ScreenAnarchy
Jim Brunzell - Director of Festivals and Theatrical for Dark Star Pictures, and Festival Director of Sound Unseen
Richelle Charkot - Distribution Manager for Game Theory Films, and Film Critic for Rue Morgue Magazine
Ryan Oestreich - President of Music Box Films
Katie Rife - Shorts Programmer at Overlook Film Festival, and Freelance Writer