Focusing on diverse early career opportunities within the film industry, our panel will delve into how we managed our unstructured time, the importance of networking, and the differences between remote and in-person work. We will discuss working in both pre- and post-production film work, different styles of collaboration, and how to navigate the film industry as students. We will cover internship experiences spanning pre-production, marketing and distribution, and film festivals. We invite you to join us to learn more about filmmaking at multiple phases of production and the experiences of aspiring film students.

Moderator: Flonia Telegrafi, Visiting Assistant Professor in Film Media Theater

• Witches and Cougars and Grandmas, Oh my! My Experience in Documentary Development and Pre-Production
  Max Paster ’25, Film Media Theater major & Computer Science minor
• Film Festival Flashbacks
  Sophie Frank ’26, Film Media Theater major, English minor, & Journalism, Media, and Public Discourse Nexus
• Early Career Opportunities in the Film Industry: Distribution and Digital Marketing
  Jasmine Samuloni ’25, Sociology & Film Media Theater double major
• The Pre-Production of Queer Documentary
  Oak Pryanichnikova ’25, Film Media Theater & Psychology double major