Schedule

Arrival + Continental Breakfast

The day begins. Check in, enjoy a continental breakfast, and step into a room filled with cinematographers and filmmakers. Conversations start early.

Realizing the Shot: Relationships, Attitudes & Protocols

 presented by International Cinematographers Guild, IATSE Local 600

Moderator: Michael Chambliss, Assistant Western Region Director, ICG Local 600

Cinematographers make the big calls, but it’s up to their camera team to deliver it. Join a Local 600 Director of Photography, camera operators and technicians as they climb into the relationships, attitudes and protocols that make A-team union camera crews a unique asset to the production. Learn about their journey into the craft, the moments leading to their success and what can turn that first call into callbacks.

PANELISTS

• Aaron Medick, SOC - Local 600 DP (“Mr. Robot”, “Power”, “Power Book II: Ghost”, “Power Book III: Raising Kanan ” (S1, 4, 5)
• Gareth Manwaring - Steadicam and A-Camera Operator
• Michael Garofalo - Camera Technician

Tabletop Exhibits

Move through curated tabletop exhibits. Ask questions. Begin deeper conversations.

Exhibits Include

Astera / Inner Circle Distribution | Carl Zeiss SBE, LLC | Cineo | Custom Sync Slates | DFRACT | Elements | Film Phones LTD | ICG | MyCaseBuilder | Pipe Lighting Factory LLC | Reon | Studio RRD | SWISSON | Universal Production Services | Wave Central

Gaffers Talk: Lighting that New York Look

 presented by Inner Circle Distribution for Astera.

Astera & Inner Circle Distribution present Gaffers Noah Chamis, ICLS (Only Murders in the Building, Count My Lies, You Deserve Each Other, Project Runway) and Ryan Webb, ICLS (Dexter: Resurrection, Joker: Folie à Deux, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire) to discuss "Lighting That New York Look" with moderator Michael Valinsky (The Making Of podcast). Enjoy a peek behind the curtain and learn just how these busy CLTs work with their DPs, balancing technical knowledge and creativity to illuminate iconic moments on screen.

Moderator

Michael Valinsky

Founder of "The Making Of” podcast which explores the creative pros behind-the-scenes of today's top films and television shows.

PANELIST

Noah Chamis, ICLS (Only Murders in the Building, Season 5)

Local Gaffer and ICLS member. He’s worked on dozens of projects including, Only Murders in the Building, Count My Lies, You Deserve Each Other, and NY classics like Project Runway.

Ryan Webb, ICLS (Dexter: Resurrection)

Local Gaffer and ICLS member. Ryan is Chief Lighting Technician of Dexter: Resurrection plus the upcoming Unaccustomed Earth for Netflix and Apple+’s The Savant. He was Gaffer on the NY units of Joker: Folie à Deux, Joker, Ghostbusters Frozen Empire etc.

Lunch Industry Mixer

sponsored by Universal Production Services

Break bread. Exchange ideas. Build relationships.
*Dietary preferences are collected during registration.

Got Agent? Got Publicist?

Presented by Cine Gear Connect, Sponsored by Universal Production Services

Back by popular demand, Cine Gear Connect presents “Got Agent? Got Publicist?" a panel of top industry agents and publicists ready to share expertise on getting the best filmmaking career representation amid the current fast-changing environment and beyond. The panel of experts will discuss must-have ways to stand out against the competition, how to meet the right team, manage expectations, and establish a personal brand.

Moderator

Michael Valinsky

Founder of "The Making Of” podcast which explores the creative pros behind-the-scenes of today's top films and television shows.

PANELIST

Julia Kole, Artistry

Julia Kole is employed by Artistry, a boutique talent agency specializing in Directors of Photography, Production Designers and Film Editors. She has worked in the entertainment industry for over 25 years. After graduation from Emerson college, Julia moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career in the film industry. She worked as an assistant to Herb Tobias, and then later Spyros Skouras. She became an agent at the Skouras agency and signed Emmanuel Lubezki, Declan Quinn, Rogier Stoffers and many others. In 2000 she started her own agency with Steve Jacob and after a 10 year partnership took a hiatus from the business but film was in her blood. In 2013 she started working with Artistry and has worked with up and coming dps as well as seasoned professionals. Current clients include Declan Quinn, Rogier Stoffers, Luca Bigazzi, Stephane Fontaine, Mott Hupfel, Khalid Mohtaseb, Ben Fordesman, Guy Godfree, Benoit Soler, Isaac Bauman, Eve Cohen…

Julianne Hausler, New York Office

NEW YORK OFFICE is an entertainment management and production company which provides literary (writers and directors) and production talent to the feature film television internet and commercial arena. NEW YORK OFFICE clients are afforded guidance designed to meet their individual needs. Under the aegis of founder Julianne Hausler NEW YORK OFFICE cultivates and generates opportunities identifies develops and packages film and television projects for production at each stage of the creative process.

Daria Wilk, Daria Wilk PR

Daria Wilk is the founder of Daria Wilk PR, a full-service film and television public relations agency, specializing in representing behind-the-camera department heads and directors. Daria Wilk PR aims to deliver the highest standard of publicity by prioritizing long-term relationships and a more personalized approach to clients across cinematography, directing, editing, hair and makeup, costume design, and production design, with her clients regularly receiving award nominations and wins. Wilk represents creatives on acclaimed productions including The Pitt, Shogun, Only Murders in the Building, Hacks, Wicked: For Good, and Wake Up Dead Man.

Tabletop Exhibits

More time. More access. More conversation.

Exhibits Include

Astera / Inner Circle Distribution | Carl Zeiss SBE, LLC | Cineo | Custom Sync Slates | DFRACT | Elements | Film Phones LTD | ICG | MyCaseBuilder | Pipe Lighting Factory LLC | Reon | Studio RRD | SWISSON | Universal Production Services | Wave Central

Photographer Douglas Dubler presents on The Power of the Printed Image

presented by Zeiss

Douglas Dubler

Douglas Dubler is a fashion and beauty photographer who seamlessly joins craft and creativity to produce some of the most memorable images in editorial, advertising and fine art photography. Dubler has been able to achieve this union by synthesizing right and left brain thinking. His early training in Fine and Liberal Arts at Boston University enriched him with an articulate sense of form, color, and composition. Initial experiences as a plastic sculptor and silk screen artist instilled in him a great respect for the craft and workmanship necessary to create fine art, and produced the dedication to detail that appears in his work as a photographer. Early mentors in his creative life were Ansel Adams and Isamu Noguchi.

His in-depth understanding of light, exposure and color have provided him with the tools to develop an ultra-high quality approach to digital photography that is an extension of the fastidious workflow he developed for his mastery of analog film. He is acknowledged as one of the industry's leading color management experts and specializes in fine art digital printmaking.

Tabletop Exhibits

Final opportunities to reconnect, revisit, and refine conversations.

Exhibits Include

Astera / Inner Circle Distribution | Carl Zeiss SBE, LLC | Cineo | Custom Sync Slates | DFRACT | Elements | Film Phones LTD | ICG | MyCaseBuilder | Pipe Lighting Factory LLC | Reon | Studio RRD | SWISSON | Universal Production Services | Wave Central

ASC Panel: Cinematographers' Creative Process - Deconstructing Scenes

Moderator

Dejan Georgevich, ASC

Dejan is a respected cinematographer and professor at New York's School of Visual Arts whose work spans commercials, television, and film. His many accolades include an Emmy for Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World, an Emmy nomination for My Sergei, a Gold Hugo from the Chicago Film Festival, and over 20 additional awards. His television credits include Gossip Girl, Cashmere Mafia, Mercy, and Cupid, and his film credits include The Emperor's Club, Woo, and Mirrors. In 2012, he received the Deluxe Bud Stone Award from the International Cinematographers Guild for his outstanding educational contributions to the craft.

PANELIST

The panelists will share their insight and creative process for the appropriate visual grammar that best serves the idea, mood, and emotion of a scene. Each panelist will select and deconstruct a scene from their recent work on a feature film. What choices were made with respect to format, camera placement (composition), choice of lenses, camera movement, lighting, and workflow?

William Rexer, ASC

Feature credits, include: The Testament of Ann Lee, The Get Down, Under Blue Suburban Skies, Friends with Kids, Ceremony, Prime, and Fierce People. He is also known for the series The Crowded Room, Halston, Hunters, as well as The Loudest Voice. His documentary work includes Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold, The Promise, and the Grammy Award-winning Wings for Wheels: The Making of “Born to Run.” He also received an Emmy nomination for his work on The Trials of Darryl Hunt. 

Claudia Raschke, ASC

Claudia moved to New York from her native Germany to study modern dance with Martha Graham before discovering cinematography. After studying at NYU, she worked her way up from clapper loader to DP by 1991, and went on to build an acclaimed career in documentary and narrative film. Her credits include the documentary features RBG, Fauci, Julia, and Inside the Mind of a Dog, as well as the narrative features Kiss Me, Guido! and His & Hers, among others. Today, she is also an NYFA instructor.

Jeffrey Waldron, ASC

studied film at USC, then earned an MFA in cinematography at AFI, where he was mentored by ASC members Bill Fraker, Woody Omens, Bill Dill, and Stephen Lighthill. He launched his career in low-budget indies — earning an Independent Spirit Award nomination for The Dynamiter before expanding into features (You Hurt My Feelings, Haunted Mansion) and major streaming series, including Little Fires Everywhere, The Morning Show, English Teacher, and Daredevil: Born Again. His work on Ghost Fleet earned a News & Documentary Emmy nomination for Outstanding Cinematography.

Vanja Černjul, ASC.

A native of Zagreb, Croatia, Černjul earned an MFA at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and began his career under the mentorship of virtuoso DPs Sven Nykvist, ASC, and Haskell Wexler, ASC. His resume spans features, including Crazy Rich Asians, Psycho 2, and Ghost Rider. He’s known for a string of inventive hit series: 30 Rock, Nurse Jackie, Orange is the New Black, Marco Polo, Westworld, The Witcher, Star Trek: Discovery, House of the Dragon, The Deuce, and The Gilded Age. He has earned numerous nods for Best Cinematography, including a win and a nomination from The ASC, 3 Emmy nominations, and 6 film festival wins.

Happy Hour

presented by Universal Production Services

Stay. Continue the dialogue. Strengthen the connections formed throughout the day.