Our four-part podcast of the 2011 Spokane International Filmmaker Forum kicks off with SpIFF Director and Eastern Washington University Professor of Film Dr. Pete Porter interviewing three extremely talented documentary filmmakers: Amanda Pope (The Desert of Forbidden Art), Michael W. King (The Rescuers), and J.P. Snaidecki (Foreign Parts, Chai-qian (Demolition)).
Exploring the diverse backgrounds of the panelists suggests that a filmmaker is not born, but created through the process of bringing light to a story that needs to be told.
During this forum episode, Amanda, Michael, and J.P. discuss varying topics–from how they began their journeys into documentary filmmaking to how documentarians live and work, including how they find funding and information on budgeting projects.
Click below to listen to this Filmmaker Forum episode. Click the iTunes link to subscribe to the FAVES Podcast Channel.
Episode Length: 00:45:01
This post was written by
Tom Dineen – who has written 136 posts on Film And Video Enthusiasts of Spokane.
Born in California and transplanted to Spokane WA at a young age, Tom Dineen graduated with a degree in film and video production and business and started his career working for a local film production company. After a short stint in the industry, Tom became active in the community as an organizer of the FAVES group and has administered the FAVESblog.com web presence and emailing lists. Tom has also been involved with organizing several short films produced in the Spokane area as well as Reel Spokane and the 50 Hour Slam events.
