The Problem of Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Making

Money, money and of course, money - this is often the main reason why many Directors tend to stay away from sci-fi and fantasy film projects. But do sci-fi movies need mega-budgets? And how do you pitch the idea for a sci-fi film without making it sound expensive?

This panel discussion will talk to directors with genre filmmaking experience and try to extract the pearls of wisdom and the magic wand that will get your film off the launch pad:

Guests include:

• MARC CARO
  (Delicatessen, Dante 01)
• CORY MCABEE
  (American Astronaut, Stingray Sam)
• GERALD MCMORROW
  (Thesbian X, Franklyn)
• RICHARD JOBSON
  (A Women in Winter, The Purifiers)