A Plaza Theatre marquee photo for the Atlanta Film Festival (Photo Courtesy ATLFF).
A Plaza Theatre marquee photo for the Atlanta Film Festival and Creative Conference(Photo Courtesy ATLFF).

The Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF) has announced the panels and workshops that will make up this year’s Creative Conference, which will take place from April 30-May 3.

This is the 14th year that ATLFF has offered the Creative Conference, which is a lineup of educational programming that runs alongside the film festival. The lineup for the 48th annual Atlanta Film Festival was announced earlier this year and will take place from April 25-May 5.

According to a press release, this year’s Creative Conference will offer 32 in-person panels during the festival and 12 virtual panels after the festival concludes. The workshops and panels will include conversations with a variety of industry professionals.

“This year’s Creative Conference explores building community, developing homegrown projects, and supporting emerging filmmakers from development to post production,” said Creative Conference Director Linda Burns in the release.

This year’s conference is expected to include a panel on the art of casting, a conversation between production designer Christopher Glass (“Ms. Marvel,” “The Jungle Book”) and Film Impact Georgia Creative Director Molly Coffee, and career advice from actors like Nelson Bonilla (“Sacrifice,” “Ozark,”) and Kurt Yue (“Will Trent,” “Haunted Mansion”).

A full list of the Creative Conference events can be found online, along with ticketing information.

Sammie Purcell is Associate Editor at Rough Draft Atlanta.