Workshops

FRIDAY

2:00-2:30 PM
Ben Amend
(Education Center)

4:00-5:00 PM
Filmanatix
(Main Stage)

SATURDAY

2:00-2:30 PM
Tijah Bumgarner
(Education Center)

2:45-3:45 PM
Coat of Arms
(Main Stage)

7:15-9:15 PM
Pete Ohs

Moderated by Elaine McMillion Sheldon
(Main Stage)

Meet Our Presenters

  • Ben Amend

    Friday, 2:00 - 2:30 PM

    Location: Education Center

  • Filmanatix

    Friday, 4:00 - 5:00 PM

    Location: Main Stage

  • Tijah Bumgarner: Crafting the Pitch

    Saturday, 2:00 - 2:30 PM

    Location: Education Center

    This workshop will provide you with an overview of how to structure a pitch deck to find funding and interest for your next film project

  • Coat of Arms: From Camera to Canvas: Building a Hybrid Live Action & Animation Pipeline

    Saturday, 2:45 - 3:45 PM

    Location: Main Stage

    Every polished frame has a story long before the audience ever sees it. In this behind-the-scenes workshop, filmmakers Clara Lehmann and Jonathan Lacocque from Coat of Arms (Helvetia & Wheeling, WV) deconstruct a fast-paced commercial project to reveal the creative decisions, technical workflows, and collaboration that transformed a simple idea into a finished piece.

    Following the project from concept through live-action production, 3D/2D animation, motion design, compositing, sound, and final delivery, participants will see how today's creative tools work together in a professional production pipeline. Rather than focusing on software tutorials, this session explores how technology serves storytelling, how production challenges become creative opportunities, and how small teams can produce work that feels much larger than its budget.

  • A Conversation with Pete Ohs

    Saturday, 7:15 - 9:15 PM

    Location: Main Stage

    What does it really take to make a feature film outside the traditional system? In this dynamic conversation, filmmaker Pete Ohs and moderator Elaine McMillion Sheldon break down the creative and practical realities of Pete's micro-budget filmmaking process. Pete — who has made five micro-budget films in the past six years — discusses the artistic decisions, production challenges, limitations, and unexpected breakthroughs that shape his work.This panel offers an honest, behind-the-scenes look at how constraints can become creative fuel.