Love film? Interested in making your passion a career? Come learn how! This Saturday, we at GPSFF are pleased to be hosting an expert panel, “How to Make it in the Film Industry”. The event is free and free food will be provided!

THIS Saturday December 5th from 12-1:30pm
Location: Room G17 of Claudia Cohen Hall at the University of Pennsylvania
249 South 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA (corner of 36th and Spruce)

Experts include:
Marc Simon - Award-winning writer and producer
Emory van Cleve - Cinema Studies Professor
Glenn Osten Anderson - Tech-guru and award-winning documentary-maker.
Mark Moskowitz - Director of Slamdance award-winning film, “Stone Reader.”
Kat Phillips - A multi-award-winning writer/filmmaker.

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Detailed biographies:

Marc Simon
Marc H. Simon created, wrote and produced “After Innocence”, which won the special jury award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, before going on to receive other numerous recognitions, including its selection as a semi-finalist for Best Feature Documentary at the 78th Academy Awards. “Nursery University” is Simon’s feature directorial debut. Simon is also an entertainment attorney in New York City at Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP where his practice focuses in the area of film production and finance. He also has worked as a special legal correspondent and producer for Fox Television’s “A Current Affair.”

Glenn Osten Anderson
Mr. Anderson has been working as a correspondent video producer for Runner’s World and has covered the US Olympic Trials, New York City Marathon. He has also created two documentary profiles and an award-winning film, “The Long Road.” Mr. Anderson had previously developed and produced web video programming for CBS College Sports. In addition to his work with Runner’s World, Glenn is currently working with Money-Media.com, part of the Financial Times.

Mark Moskowitz
Mr. Moskowitz was director, writer, and producer of “Stone Reader,” which won both the Grand Jury Award and the Audience Award at the Slamdance Festival. Mark is a graduate of the Iowa University Writers’ Workshop, and holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Kat Phillips
A multi-award-winning writer/filmmaker and former District Assistant District Attorney, Kathilynn Phillips began her entertainment career as a screenwriter while living in the San Francisco Bay area of California. She now resides near Philadelphia Pennsylvania with her husband/editor, Dr. Eric Springman. There, they operate their own production company, kat scratch films. Her motion pictures have screened to thousands in 54 festivals around the world and garnered many awards. Additionally, her feature script, “SPACE AVAILABLE” was chosen as a Semifinalist from nearly five thousand submissions internationally in the 2006 Nicholls Fellowship in Screenwriting competition administered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the Oscars). Her most recent film, “Chasing the White Dragon”, an award-winning feature film about six small town meth addicts, is presently on the festival circuit. She currently is in development with a spiritual project, a family adventure and a thriller.

Emory van Cleve
A lecturer at Penn, Professor van Cleve is an experienced cinematographer, having served as Director of Photography in multiple film projects. In his latest work, he directed, edited, and served as cinematographer in the 2007 film “Bad Luck.”