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BendFilm: Free panel sessions allow you to rub elbows with filmmakers

Peak behind the scenes movie action at the BendFilm Panel.

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Learn Something: The Panels

One of the underrated aspects of BendFilm has always been the special presentations and filmmakers' panels. This year, this facet of the festival is even more accessible, given that they are completely free. To everyone, in fact. Held in the comfort of the Father Luke’s Room on the McMenamins campus, the panels feature topics ranging from documentary filmmaking to a look inside the creative process to a behind-the-scenes peek at how BendFilm and other film festivals go about choosing their winners.

10:30 am Friday

How to Raise Money for Your Project

12:30 pm Friday

The Art of No-Budget Filmmaking

2:30 pm Friday

From Pen to Screen: The Creative Process

10:30 am Saturday

Behind the Scenes of a Film Festival Jury Room

1:00 pm Saturday

Documentary Filmmaking: Sending the Message