Events

Join Lorraine Portman for a screenwriting workshop just before our networking mixer to gain some extra knowledge and skills in writing scripts for films! Space is limited to 10 attendees, so be sure to register soon! Register for free at the following link: https://www.zeffy.com/…/d47fe127-2435-4175-b531… About Lorraine: Lorraine Portman taught Playwriting and Screenwriting for ten years at Flagler College in Saint Augustine, Florida. She holds a B.A. in Theater from Smith College and M.F.A. in Film from Florida State University. Portman also attended the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. Portman is an award winning Filmmaker, Playwright, and Screenwriter. Portman has directed seven short films and a feature. Her short film Falling South, has been programmed in over fifty film festivals and has won fourteen awards to date. Portman has directed multiple well-reviewed theater productions. Portman has written a stack of screenplays which have been winning awards and placing in national and international competitions. Portman has optioned several screenplays and has done work for hire in many genres. Lorraine is a Screenplay Development Consultant for LA based Samaco Films. Read more...

Producer Guy Lia will be our featured speaker for the August filmmakers mixer where he will speak on the realities of creating, connecting, pitching, selling, negotiating, and breaking through…or just plain BREAKING! About our speaker: Guy Lia has worked in the Entertainment industry in creative development, production, and visual effects for both feature film and television for more than 20 years. Guy proudly spent more than five of those years at Sony Pictures Television as a creative development executive working on such shows as Breaking Bad, Rules of Engagement, Damages, ‘Til Death, Joan Of Arcadia, Book Of Daniel and more. As a development & production executive Guy spent a number of years developing scripts with Mario Kassar (Carolco/MK Productions) and working on other feature films such as Dante’s Peak, For Love of the Game, Primary Colors, Mystery Alaska, and at one time his apartment became the production office for Napoleon Dynamite! Guy was also a marketing executive for the domestic and international digital marketing of entertainment and consumer brands such as Warner Brothers, NBC/Universal, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Blackberry/RIM and more. Read more...

It’s an open mic night for filmmakers! Join Jimmy Lee Smith and ChattaMovies.com for Open Screen Night to preview short films produced by local filmmakers! From 6-8pm at The Edney, 1100 Market Street, Chattanooga. This is the last of three events that filmmakers have submitted their films to, and the fourth will be a “best of” event, screening the audience favorites from the first three events. Read more...

The Chattanooga Filmmakers Guild would like to invite you to participate in a Town Hall to discuss Chattanooga’s future in the filmmaking industry. We will have special guest Gisela Moore of the Tennessee Entertainment Commission speaking on how the state’s support structure works and opportunities you have through the state agency. We will also have an open discussion about the Filmmakers Guild’s mission and how we can achieve our goals to build a filmmaking industry here in the city of Chattanooga. More guest speakers will be announced soon! CLICK HERE to register Read more...