The 24th annual Beverly Hills Film Festival is proud to host several educational panel discussions led by reputable and experienced members of the Beverly Hills Film Festival 2024 Grand Jury and the film industry
A.I. in Filmmaking; Is Filmmaking dead as we know it and where do we go from here?
- Thursday May 2th – 12:00PM
- 1 Hour
Top experts in the fields of AI, image/likeness licensing and Virtual Production (LED Wall, VR)
- Norman Wang – Glassbox
- Alexandra Damsker – Attorney/Consultant, Web3/SEC Specialist
- Phil Donahue – Epic Games (Unreal Engine Professor)
- Ray Mosco – Developer Relations, Partnerships- Vive Studios (HTC)
- PANELISTS

Norman Wang
PANEL MEMBER

Phil Donahue
PANEL MEMBER

Alexandra Damsker
PANEL MEMBER

Ray Mosco
PANEL MEMBER
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Modern day Filmmaking and Distribution
- Friday May 3rd – 12:00PM
- 1 Hour
Top experts in the fields of filmmaking and distribution.
- Gary Shapiro – Former Senior VP of Sony Pictures
- Roberta Augusto – Senior Vice President of Marketing, Distribution & Publicity at IDC, a Lionsgate Company
- Frederico Lapenda – Moderator
- PANELISTS

Roberta Augusto
PANEL MEMBER

Gary Shapiro
PANEL MEMBER

Frederico Lapenda
PANEL MEMBER
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“The Next Frontier of Filmmaking” An exploration of futuristic and immersive filmmaking
- Saturday May 4th – 12:00PM
- 1 Hour
A discussion on the most daring advances in filmmaking, and the cutting-edge technology that propels our industry’s future. Our panel of innovative filmmakers share their expertise in extended reality, AI, and virtual worlds that has distinguished their films and propelled their vision in works such as James Cameron’s Avatar.

Katerina Munis
PANEL MEMBER

Jason Chen
PANEL MEMBER

C. Craig
PANEL MEMBER
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