HBFF 2009 Schedule of Events

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9AM - 5PM

Registration

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - 2nd floor foyer

7PM

Opening Night Film

Opening Film - DOUGH BOYS

*preceded by OBAMA: TEARS OF JOY
Fine Arts Theatre

10PM

Opening Night Party & HBFF's 10th Anniversary Celebration

*Sponsored by KJLH, Coca Cola and Smart Water
Grand Lobby of the Wilshire Theatre

8:30-10:00am

"Meet the Guilds"

Sponsored by SAG Indie

Enjoy complimentary pastries, donuts, coffee and tea.

10AM

Kodak's Stop By. Shoot Film.

Sponsored by Kodak

Pre-registration required. Sign up online at http://www.kodak.com/go/sbsf

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - 2nd floor lobby

10:15PM-11:45PM

Packaging & Pitching Your Project and Yourself

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

12-1pm

Developing your Film's Business Plan

Sponsored by Baseline StudioSystem

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

1:30-3pm

It's an Option! -- It's A Greenlight! It's My first time, What Should I Do Now?

Sponsored by the Organization of Black Screenwriters

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

2pm

Kodak's Stop By. Shoot Film.

Sponsored by Kodak

Pre-registration required. Sign up online at http://www.kodak.com/go/sbsf Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - 2nd floor lobby

3pm

Finder of Lost Children

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #1

3:30-4:45pm

Conversations on Film

Sponsored by Black Talent News

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

4:15PM

Stand

Fine Arts Theatre

5PM

The Good Neighbor Policy

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #1

6pm-Midnight

"Live on Wilshire"

Opus

3760 Wilshire Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA

*(next door to the legendary Wiltern Theater at the corner of
Western Ave.)

Happy Hour Mix & mingle with spoken word from 6:00PM-8:00PM Fine dining, dancing and live entertainment from 8:00pm - midnight.

6:30PM

Programmer’s Choice:

- My Brother's keeper

- Deddon

- River Toll

- Acquired

- Jump the Broom: A Musical!

Fine Arts Theatre

7:15pm

1 out of 10

Addicts

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #1

8:30PM

Seemless

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #1

8:45pm

Bronx Paradise

Fine Arts Theatre

10-11:30am

Finding Investors, Raising Money & Structuring the Film Financing Deal

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

10am

Kodak's Stop By. Shoot Film.

Sponsored by Kodak

Pre-registration required. Sign up online at http://www.kodak.com/go/sbsf Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - 2nd floor lobby

12-1:30pm

Creating Content in Today's Multi-Platform Marketplace

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

1:30-3pm

Online Social Networking, Promotions & Building Audiences in Cyberspace

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

2-5pm

Actor's Boot Camp

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

1-5pm

Storyteller Competition Mentor Session

***(storyteller finalists only by invitation)

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Santa Monica Room

2pm

Kodak's Stop By. Shoot Film.

Sponsored by Kodak

Pre-registration required. Sign up online at http://www.kodak.com/go/sbsf Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - 2nd floor lobby

3pm

Shorts Program #1

- My Genie

- Ungrateful

- The Fall

- A Father’s Promise

- Kwame

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #1

3:30-4:45pm

Dissecting Distribution

Sponsored by Film Specific

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

5pm

The Tennant

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #1

5pm

Black Men in Film

- I own you

- Damsels in Distress

- Brothers Incorporated

- Seven Breaths

- Born that Way

- My Summer Friend

Fine Arts Theatre

5-7pm

HBFF Happy Hour Networking Mixer

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills, Lobby Lounge

7pm

Walls Have Ears

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #1

7pm

Within

Fine Arts Theatre

9pm

Women Do It Better

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #1

9pm

Afro Samurai: Ressurection

Fine Arts Theatre

10-11:30AM

From the Page to the Screen

Sponsored by The Cosby Program

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

12-1:30pm

Doing Business with Show Business (FREE EVENT)

Sponsored by the West Angeles CDC Entertainment Project

Registration Required: at http://www.hbff.org

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

1-5PM

Storyteller Competition Mentor Session

**(storyteller finalists only by invitation)

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Santa Monica Room

1:30-3pm

The Legends Speak

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

3PM

Shorts Program #2

- Click

- Kai

- Larry (The Actor)

- N.C.B.S.

- (Mis)Leading Man

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #3

3:30-4:45pm

Building a Career as a Film Director

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

5PM

- 2 Shortz & A Doc

- Da Jammiea

- Latin Rap Conference 2008

- Do What You Need To Do

- Breaking News

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #3

5-7pm

HBFF Happy Hour Networking Mixer

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills, Lobby Lounge

5pm

Cinema for Grown Folks&hellip

- Take the Gay Train

- Wig

- Sideline Confessions

- Jesus’ Secretary

- Fire Cell

- The Rocking Horse

Fine Arts Theatre

6:45PM

Blue

Fine Arts Theatre

7PM

Hey Diddle Diddle

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #3

9pm

The Broken Hearts Club

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #3

9pm

Street Boss

Fine Arts Theatre

7pm - 8:30pm

Storyteller Competition Live Staged Reading

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

8:30-10pm

Storyteller Competition Reception

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills

10-11:30AM

Agents and Managers

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

10PM-3PM

Attorney Meet & Greet

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

11am

It Takes A Village (98:00)

- Pastor Stuart

- Burning Truth

- Put it in a Book

- Hershe: An Urban Cinderella Story

- Inside Out

- Kweisi

- Locked Up: More than a Statistic

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #3

11:15am

Ballou

Laemmle Music Hall #2

11:45am-1:30pm

Secrets of Successful Screenwriting – Interactive Seminar on the challenges of full conceptual development with Writers Boot Camp founder Jeffrey Gordon

Sponsored by Writers Boot Camp

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Bel Air Room

12-1:15pm

Hollywood's Top Guns: The Truth About Packaging,Negotiating & Dealmaking

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

1pm

Student Program #1

- G-Trification

- Mashed Potatoes

- Game Master

- Southern Cross

- Conservative Kink

- Hush

- Warrior Queen

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #3

1:15pm

Heart of Stone

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #2

1:30-3pm

Producers Roundtable

Sponsored by EURweb

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

3pm

Student Program #2

- Alfie

- Uncle Killa

- Mind of Lo

- Us: A Love Story

- Underbelly

- The Second Half

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #3

3:15pm

Steppin: A Chicago Dance
The Other Side of The Water

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #2

3:30-4:45pm

Pitchathon

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

5-7pm

HBFF Happy Hour Networking Mixer

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills, Lobby Lounge

5:15pm

The Road to Fondwa

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #2

5:30pm

Black Women in Film

- Birthday

- The Hands

- I Love You

- The Morning Of

- Gideon Falls

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #3

6:15pm

ARTISTS OF THE BAHAMAS

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #2

7pm

Hi Stakez “Hydraulics”
Contract Killers

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #3

8:15pm

Clean Mic: Laughing Until it Hurts

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #2

9:15pm

X-Man
The Endangered

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #3

9pm-1am

Party at The X-Bar

Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
2025 Avenue of the Stars, Century City, CA
http://www.hyatt.com/gallery/xbar/index.html

9:45pm

Rapping with Shakespeare

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #2

10AM-1:30PM

'Get The Hollywood Look' Workshop

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

11AM-2PM

HBFF Storyteller & Filmmaker Awards Brunch

Sponsored by One Village Entertainment(invitation only)

2pm

International Flavor & More

- I'm Not Brittany

- The Scavengers

- Reverie

- Performance

- Fever

- The Chef's Letter

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #3

2-4pm

What Next?

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills - Del Rey Room

2:15pm

Juror Number 6
Renaissance Village

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #2

3:30pm

Scheduler’s Choice

- The Yesterday

- 142 John Street

- Genius in Heels

- The Night Before Christmas

- The Lesson

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #3

4:15pm

HERSKOVITS: AT THE HEART OF BLACKNESS

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #2

5pm

Gold Send me a man

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #3

5:30pm

DON’T FALL DOWN IN THE HOOD

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #2

7pm

Closing Night Film - N-SECURE

Laemmle Music Hall Theatre #3

9pm

Wrap Party

Nirvana Beverly Hills