First Annual FilmCon Event (TWO DAYS!) at Spark Studios

The FILMMAKERS EVENT of 2026 has arrived!!! The two-day FilmCon extravaganza promises to be the premium gathering for filmmakers, founders, actors, and next-generation storytellers.

--Buy tickets here: https://ticketly.events/e/588
--Check out https://filmcon.org/ for all the latest info on this groundbreaking convention

DAY ONE - Founders Alley - Where Capital Meets Culture

• The Script — Turning Vision into a Story People Fund
• Casting the Right Team and Capital
• Distribution — Go-to-Market and Scale
• Startup Pitch Blocks

Day 1 is built for builders — founders, writers, and investors shaping what gets made.

Guest Speaker CEO Robert Lipocoli

FilmNet Afterparty with Willa Marj and The Show with comedy music performers Adam Chambers and Sean Durrie: https://www.meetup.com/sdfilmnet/events/312648141/

DAY TWO - FILM & FAN DAY

• Vertical Production
• AI Production
• New Media
• Film & TV Celebrities
• Screenings & Breakouts

Day 2 opens the gates for creators, actors, and audiences ready to experience what's next.

With Featured Speakers:
-- Mark Christopher Lawrence: Emmy-Nominated · San Diego Actor of the Year of Chuck, Pursuit of Happyness, and Terminator 2 fame
--Actor and creator of Odd Man Out Ronnel Ricardo Parham
--Cannes Film Festival Director Eladio Arvelo
--Vertical Films Star Ray Buffer

PRESENTERS, PANELS & MORE:

--The International Flavor of Hollywood with Ray Buffer/ Michael Terry/Mark Christopher Lawrence/Eladio Arvelo, moderated by Steph Groce

--A.D. Drill Workshop Presentation with Project Conclusion and Time Ends
--AI, Friend or Foe with Alex Guillen
--Breaking into the film industry with Camie Carpenter
--Master Class on Booking Work with Samuel Warren
--SAG-AFTRA Low Budget Theatrical Contracts 101 with Tawanda L. Duck, Larry Poole, Lou Slocum
--Indie Producing Styles, moderated by Actor/Writer/Producer Ronnel Parham
--Inside Independent Filmmaking with Rich Varville
--Film Financing, Pitching, Packaging with Jodi Cilley
--Casting and Intimacy Coordination with D. Candis Paul
--Improv Workshop with Jazz Colthurst
--Narrative Alchemy: 'Transforming Stories by Unlocking the Hero’s Journey” with Jordan Jacobo
--Women in Media and Production Panel with Cat Cojulun, Pauline Scully, Sasha Foo, Barbara Lee Smith, moderated by Susan Weinshanker
--Concert Hero Panel with cast & crew, moderated by Steph Groce
--From Script to Screen with Rich Varville
--Hollywood NOW panel, moderated by Ronnel Parham
--San Diego Media with David Kamatoy
--3D Illuminated Portraits with Jonathan Brown
--Award Winning Shorts with the Kilnas
--Vendor showcase tables

$25 for one-day pass, $45 for two days - ticket includes free admission to the Thursday and Friday Afterparties