Tamako Akiyama (professor of Chinese cinema, Rikkyo University) and Markus Nornes (professor of Asian cinema, University of Michigan) speak about the history and state of current independent film in China.

Peter Horton (Thirtysomething, Grey's Anatomy) talks about his journey from musician to actor to a director and writer/producer of film and television

Jim Burnstein (Love and Honor, D3: The Mighty Ducks, Renaissance Man ) discusses his screenwriting career and shaping the next generation of young writers at UofM