33 and Me FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL

Filmmakers from as far and wide as Argentina to Zimbabwe, Iceland to Uzbekistan, Guyana to Montenegro and beyond will visit the Lehigh Valley, PA this September to participate in the 33 and Me Filmmakers Festival, the culmination of a six-year journey vis-a-vis the

The 33 and Me Filmmakers Festival will be held throughout nine days in venues across
Allentown, Emmaus, and Bethlehem, PA.

JOIN US FOR:

• FILM SCREENINGS: Features and Shorts in a vareity of genres!
• MASTER CLASSES: Led by top experts in screenwriting, cinematography, acting, sound, production design, social media, and the pitch
• PANEL DISCUSSIONS: Hear from a diverse array of voices on topics of global storytelling
• POST-SCREENING DISCUSSIONS and Q&A’S
• MEET-THE-FILMMAKERS through our”CULTURAL COFFEE ” EVENTS: hear directly from the filmmakers to learn about their home countries
• NETWORKING & PARTIES

Film Screenings from 33 countries will be held at:

The Emmaus Theatre; Civic Theatre of Allentown, The Lyric Room at the Miller Symphony Hall, the Emmaus Public Library and Shankweiler’s Drive-In Theatre.

Other special events will be held locally at Amber Connections (Emmaus), Jays Local (Allentown), Sleepy Cat Urban Winery (Allentown). Stay tuned for more!

Many will be present throughout the festival.

• Cinematography for Directors
• Acting for Directors with Lynnie Godfrey
• Perfecting the Pitch with Allan F. Nicholls
• The Magic of Sound with Stuart Stanley
• Screenwriting with Richard Wesley
• Production Design and Hollywood Hacks with Duprelon “tizzz” Tizdale
• Social Media Marketing with Sisa Quispe

We also have free panel-discussions with global storytelling themes and invited guest hosts

• Filmmaking As Revolution
• Ethics & Filmmaking
• Markets & Distribution from indie filmmakers’ experiences
• Catalyst Story Institue with Sara Hamilton
• Girls Cinema Club with Susan Chau
• How Could You? Podcast with Lauren Tocci

Other free events include a screening and discussion of Iranian cinema, travel talks and a travel memoir book reading, a juried pitch competition, and after-parties!

Host or Publisher 33 and Me Filmmakers Festival