SCREENING award winning short

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Screening: (announced Sept 1)

AC does beat break downs of short film (announced Sept 1).

Exercise: (announced Sept 1)

Final lecture - on production

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

We’ll be looking at the tools that will help you cast, crew, and pre-produce your contained short. We want everyone to feel confident of walking away with something they can shoot themselves, regardless of winnin prizes.

MENTOR DISCUSSION/ Q&A

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Indomitable TV screenwriter, Shukree Tilghman (THIS IS US, ANIMAL KINGDOM) will discuss his trajectory to becoming one of the most sought after TV writers of our times.

Q&A: Moderated by a Screenwriting Sprint Team member.

Industry blast

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Angel Fonseca, co-founder of HUDSY, will be joining us to tell the cohort all about HUDSY and what resources it offers upstate filmmakers! https://hudsy.org/

Angel Gates Fonseca is an award-winning filmmaker, Co-Founder, and Creative Director of HUDSY, a nonprofit film production company dedicated to educating and connecting communities through the power of storytelling. Born and raised in the South Bronx before relocating to the Hudson Valley, Angel is passionate about creating films that amplify underrepresented voices and inspire meaningful change. As filmmaker he has led award-winning projects that spotlight nonprofits, artists, entrepreneurs, and community leaders. Through his work, Angel believes authentic storytelling can build empathy, strengthen communities, and inspire people to see the world through a different lens.