Marriage of Music and Film Panel. Reflections on Hattie McDaniel panel. Kick off your Tallgrass experience with our Mentorship Sessions, an engaging event designed to welcome our filmmakers and set the stage for a weekend of film, fun, and fellowship!
Please note this event is for Tallgrass filmmakers only. He watches films that come into the company, providing impartial feedback on how they best fit into the worldwide film festival circuit. Drawing on his wisdom as the companies previous Submissions Coordinator, he has expert insight into the circuit and uses it to create bespoke festival strategies. Behind the scenes, he is the companies go-to nerd for technical help on anything from codecs to subtitles. Away from the desk, you will often find him at film festivals worldwide as an industry guest, sharing his expertise and giving honest advice.
She founded Festival Formula in after spotting a gap in the festival knowledge of filmmakers around film festivals. With 20 plus years experience behind it they are providing strategy and submissions support to filmmakers world-wide. Katie is also a key spokesperson on festival issues with coverage in The Hollywood Reporter and Screen Daily regarding suspect and fraudulent film festivals.
She co-created the Filmmaker Lounge in partnership with Film Festival Alliance β an online space for programmers and filmmakers to discuss their roles. Currently, she is in pre-production on a film about possession. Having navigated her own career, she knows the pitfalls and successes of the path and how to avoid the one and create the other.
She gives actors the tools they need to get recognized. And has another huge NDA project in the works. She has been an active member of the Kansas City film community for over a decade, starting in casting and various production roles, before eventually joining the Kansas City Film Office in There, Rachel worked to promote Kansas City as a premiere destination for film and assisted over productions annually.
