REEL MAGIC HOUR® DAY 2
Reel Magic Hour® is a two-day industry summit bringing together top leaders, creators, entrepreneurs, and innovators for bold conversations at the intersection of film, business, tech, and culture. Now in its 11th edition, it continues to be a cornerstone of the Chelsea Film Festival experience — drawing an engaged audience of filmmakers, industry professionals, and tastemakers from around the world.
Access to this event requires an Icon, Industry, Press, Filmmaker, Reel Magic Hour or Press accreditation. Register via this link
DAY ONE: Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
PANEL ONE: REAL MAGIC, REAL MONEY: FINANCING AND DISTRIBUTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CINEMA
PANEL TWO: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LENS: HOW PERSPECTIVE SHAPES THE STORIES WE TELL
PANEL THREE: THE BUSINESS OF BUZZ: HOW GREAT FILMS FIND THEIR AUDIENCE
PANEL FOUR: FROM SCRIPT TO STYLE: FASHION’S ROLE IN FILM & TV
PANEL FIVE: BEHIND THE SOUNDTRACK: THE ART OF MUSIC IN FILM & TV
Program is subject to change based on speaker availability.
LOCATION:
TBN Studios – 111 E 15th Street, New York, NY 10003
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | REGISTRATION
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
PANEL ONE
REAL MAGIC, REAL MONEY: FINANCING AND DISTRIBUTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CINEMA
Moderator: Ari Tan (Producer, Ex-Paramount, Wall Street)
Speakers: Madeleine Schumacher (Director of Distribution, Giant Pictures), Joshua Greenberg (Counsel, Pryor Cashman LLP), Emily Korteweg (Producer & Partner, Watch This Ready), Krysanne Katsoolis (CEO & President, Viewpark Ventures)
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
PANEL TWO
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LENS: HOW PERSPECTIVE SHAPES THE STORIES WE TELL
Moderator: Ky Polanco (Co-Founder, Feminist)
Speakers: Félix Endara (transgender Independent Filmmaker, North By Current), Karishma Dube (Filmmaker, Bittu), Tomás Matos (Non-binary Afro-Latin Actor & Artist, Hulu’s Fire Island, HBO’s Fantasmas)
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM | LUNCH BREAK
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
PANEL THREE
THE BUSINESS OF BUZZ: HOW GREAT FILMS FIND THEIR AUDIENCE
Moderator: Kuye Youngblood (General Manager, BRIC),
Speakers: God-is Rivera (Chief Strategy Officer, Burrell Communications), Ashmi Elizabeth Dang (SVP, Marketing & Communications, Wayfarer Studios), Lucie Braverman (Head of Marketing & Publicity, WestEnd Films), Geoff Schiller (CEO, Screenvision Media), Rohi Mirza Pandya (Creative Producer, Co-Founder, Box Office Guru Media)
3:45 PM– 4:45 PM
PANEL FOUR
FROM SCRIPT TO STYLE: FASHION’S ROLE IN FILM & TV
Moderator: David Zyla (Stylist & Costume Designer)
Speakers: Holly Rymon (Film & TV Producer, HBO’s The Gilded Age), Donna Zakowska (Costume Designer, Amazon Prime’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Paul Tazewell (Costume Designer, Wicked, West Side Story, Hamilton), Jeriana San Juan (Costume Designer, On Swift Horses, Netflix’s Halston)
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
PANEL FIVE
BEHIND THE SOUNDTRACK: THE ART OF MUSIC IN FILM & TV
Moderator: Matthew Hearon-Smith (Film & TV Music Supervisor, Anora)
Speakers: Joshua Safran (Creator, EP & Showrunner, ABC’s Quantico, Netflix’s Soundtrack, HBO Max’s Gossip Girl reboot), Peter Yarin (Pianist, Composer, Recording Artist, HBO Max’s Boardwalk Empire, Amazon Prime’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit, Killers of the Flower Moon, Eleanor The Great), Marcelo Zarvos (Composer, Netflix’s KPOP Demon Hunters, The Diplomat, May December, Nonnas, Wonder, Kissing Jessica Stein), Joe Rudge (Music Supervisor, Blue Valentine, Eighth Grade, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Midsommar), Susan Jacobs (Music Supervisor, HBO’s Big Little Lies, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, Promising Young Woman)