Monthly filmmaking forum presented by Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts.
Join us as Josh Cotten, former Creative Executive for Mandalay Integrated Media and Vice President of Development for Mandalay Alliance Entertainment, hosts a seminar on what modern Hollywood looks like and how understanding its inner workings can benefit you as an independent filmmaker.
Josh will discuss how the current “Studio System” operates; the relationship between agencies, production companies, managers/publicists, and unions; how that relationship applies to aspiring filmmakers and actors, and much more.
Josh Cotten also worked as an assistant to the Vice Presidents of Production on the films Into the Blue (starring Paul Walker and Jessica Alba) and The Jacket (starring Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley).
Doors open at 6:30pm | discussion begins at 7pm | Free and open to the public Complimentary beverages will be available.