What we’re about
🎬 Welcome to the Silicon Valley Film Makers & Film Society!
We are a thriving, inclusive community of writers, directors, producers, editors, actors, and film lovers who are passionate about the art and business of filmmaking. Whether you’re an indie filmmaker, aspiring screenwriter, or a fan of powerful storytelling, this is your space to collaborate, learn, and create.
We host in-person and virtual events where creatives can connect, exchange ideas, attend workshops, screen works-in-progress, and develop projects together. Our goal is to make filmmaking more accessible, more collaborative, and more innovative—right here in the heart of Silicon Valley.
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### 🎥 Now Under the Leadership of Donna P. Mitchell
I’m Donna P. Mitchell—Marketing & AI Expert, media strategist, and host of the Pivoting to Web3 Podcast. With a background in business transformation, storytelling, and emerging tech, I’m passionate about empowering creators at the intersection of film, innovation, and culture.
I bring a strategic vision to this group focused on creative excellence, professional development, and future-forward opportunities—including how AI, blockchain, and Web3 are reshaping the film industry.
👉 Connect with our extended creative tech community:
Pivoting to Web3, AI & Emerging Tech Facebook Group
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🎬 Why Join Us?
âś… Build meaningful industry connections
âś… Workshop scripts & film concepts
âś… Learn production & distribution strategies
âś… Stay ahead of film tech trends (AI, Web3, NFTs)
âś… Participate in showcases, panels, and collaborative projects
Whether you're prepping your first short film or finishing your third feature, this is the community to grow with. Your next collaborator—or breakthrough—might just be one meetup away.
Let’s make magic—together. 🎞️
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Rodin Collection / Cantor Arts Center Tour and Social Networking - StanfordCantor Arts Center at Stanford University, Stanford, CA
This event is organized in collaboration with other groups.
This event is FREE to attend.
In order to attend, please register here:
This event is FREE to attend.
Agenda
10:45 AM Meet in front of the Cantor Arts Center
Look for the MEETUP sign!
Meet and greet!
Network, socialize and connect!
11:30 AM Group tour of the Rodin collection
12:30 PM Roam the exhibits or have lunch in the cafe at the Cantor Arts Center
OPTIONAL: 1:30 PM Group tour of the Stanford campus
(Attendees will purchase their own food and beverages.)
Please review this link for info on the Cantor Cantor Arts Center, directions and parking info.
https://museum.stanford.edu/visit
Please review this link for info on the Rodin collection.
https://museum.stanford.edu/exhibitions/rodin-shock-modern-body
Please register here for admission to the Cantor Arts Center.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cantor-arts-center-reservations-tickets-159897258003
(Admission is free but registration is required.)
- 50 PERCENT OFF! ​ AI Email Outreach Workshop @ StanfordStanford University, Stanford, CA
This event is organized by Bay Founders Club.
Our meetup group is collaborating by promoting this event.
In order to attend, please register here:
AI Email Outreach Workshop @ Stanford · Luma
Our meetup members get 50 PERCENT OFF!
Use promo code:
IDEATOIPO50
Hurry!
Slots are limited!
​These days, cold outreach is broken. Inboxes are flooded. People ignore messages—even good ones—because they feel templated, irrelevant, or inauthentic. What works now isn’t volume; it’s resonance. The best outreach feels warm—even if it’s your first message—because it’s tailored, thoughtful, and clearly comes from someone who gets it.
​That kind of outreach starts before you ever hit “send.” It begins with building a brand people can’t ignore. When you’ve got a clear message, a distinct tone, and a reason people should trust you, your emails don’t feel like cold calls. They feel like welcome introductions.
​Once you’ve built that brand, you can assemble a contact list that actually wants to hear from you—not just a spreadsheet of names, but a community of potential collaborators, customers, mentors, or investors who are more likely to open, engage, and respond.
​This workshop will show you how to do all of that—and how to automate it, responsibly. We’ll build a tool that uses AI to take your message, understand your tone, research your contacts, and generate bespoke emails that match what each individual recipient actually cares about.
​If you’re excited to learn how to use AI to actually do something for you—not just chat—I hope you’ll join my upcoming hands-on virtual workshop, where you’ll build your own AI-powered outreach tool using Google Suite and custom scripts. Heads up that you’ll also need to create an open router API which will cost you $5. Instead of sending generic content to everyone with classic “mail merge,” you’ll be able to craft one message and oversee AI as it customizes the content you’ll send out to each individual recipient.
Sound helpful? Let’s build it together.
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​This workshop is for you if:
- ​You’ve felt stuck reaching out to people—even when you know they should be interested.
- ​You’re sitting on a contact list you’ve never really activated.
- ​You’re curious about how AI cannot just help write, but actually research and personalize at scale.
​You’re a great fit if:
- ​You want to connect more effectively with collaborators, investors, potential customers, or mentors.
- ​You like the idea of AI helping you write—but you want it to do more than spit out bland templates.
- ​You want to teach AI your tone, not just rely on generic prompts.
- ​You’d rather build something useful today than just talk about what’s possible.
​You might be:
- ​A startup founder gearing up to fundraise or sell
- ​A solo consultant trying to grow your pipeline
- ​A nonprofit leader looking to activate your network
- ​A curious technologist or creative excited about real-world automation
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​In this interactive session, expect:
- ​Real tools, real use cases. You’ll set up a working script that connects to Google Sheets, learns your voice, researches contacts, and sends smart, personal emails.
- ​Live scripting and debugging. You’ll see behind the curtain. No black boxes—just transparent, vibe-coded AI magic using Google Apps Script and prompt engineering best practices.
- ​Beginner-friendly pace. No coding experience needed. If you’ve ever used Google Sheets and written an email, you’re good to go.
- ​A bit of laughter and experimentation. We’ll have fun, get creative, and learn to trust a process that feels more like collaborating with a smart assistant than filling out a rigid form.
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​By the end, you’ll be able to:
- ​Identify and assemble a quality contact list
- ​Train AI to write in your voice
- ​Automatically research contacts and tailor messaging accordingly
- ​Generate and send custom outreach at scale, with subject lines that actually get clicks
- ​Receive a certificate upon completion of this workshop
​This isn’t just an email tool. It’s a confidence builder and a relationship accelerator.
If you’ve got a message worth spreading, we’ll help you make sure it lands.About the Speaker
​I’m Alec Walker (Founder & Co-President at Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs Texas Chapter). I help run executive education sessions at Stanford’s d.school and at Google, and I help run a part of the Stanford Alumni Association focused on matching startups with angel investors. I’ve started and sold a couple of data science startups, and I’ve helped execute AI projects at companies like Dow, Intel, GM, and Chevron, among others.
- Meet New People! Sunday Night Networking (In-Person)Panera Bread, Foster City, CA
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Look for the MEETUP sign!
Come out and meet new people!
Network, socialize and connect!
This event is free to attend.
Please register here:
Attendees must purchase their own liquid refreshments and food.
There's no content or speaker at this event -- just business and social networking.
Build your business and social network - face to face! (in-person)
Come out and enjoy a great evening of good food, liquid refreshments, and connecting.
You may meet your next business collaborator, client, employer, employee, friend, or tennis partner!
Getting away from a screen for a few hours will do you some good!
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Meet Silicon Valley movers and shakers - Internet entrepreneurs, developers, engineers, mobile app coders, attorneys, bloggers, academics, financiers, marketing professionals, community organizers and investors.
This event is organized in collaboration with other groups!
@ideatoipo
www.idea-to-ipo.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjYga11avYH_CUpC0BSyDng
(videos of online events)
Look for the MEETUP sign!
- Silicon Valley Business Networking (Online)Link visible for attendees
Organizational Sponsor:
Startup House
Need a place to stay short term in Silicon Valley?
Stay at Startup House in Palo Alto - the heart of Silicon Valley - for as low as $50 a night!
-Network, socialize and connect with entrepreneurs all over the world!
-Enjoy social events and startup and venture capital-related programming!
- Have access to world class amenities, iconic tech companies, top tier venture capital firms, Stanford University, etc. - all within walking or biking distance!
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This event is 100% online.
Participants can be located anywhere in the world!
This event is FREE to attend!
In order to attend, please register here:
(The login link will be sent via email to Eventbrite registrants right before the start of the event.)
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There's no content or speaker at this event -- just business networking.
Build your business network - face to face (online)!
Join a virtual gathering of professionals from all walks of life from all over the world!
You may meet your next business collaborator, client, employer, employee or friend!
Meet Silicon Valley movers and shakers and influencers from all over the world - tech entrepreneurs, developers, engineers, attorneys, bloggers, academics, thought leaders, community organizers, artists, financiers, and investors!
Network, socialize and connect!
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