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Oct 13, 2011 Michael Lang, co-creator and producer of 1969’s original Woodstock Music & Arts Festival, enjoys the BMI-hosted dinner during the 2011 Woodstock Film Festival. View Photo

Oct 13, 2011 BMI staged its “Music in Film” panel during the 2011 Woodstock Film Festival on September 24 at Utopia Studios in Woodstock, New York. An annual tradition since the festival's inception in 2000, the panel was a frank and lively discussion about the creative aspects of music in film; the composer/director relationship; the unique concerns created by new media music use;… View Photo

Oct 13, 2011 Pictured at the BMI-hosted dinner during the 2011 Woodstock Film Festival are composer/director Noah Hutton (More To Live For); Meira Blaustein, Director of Woodstock Film Festival; BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross; actor Timothy Hutton; producer Susan Brecker (More To Live For); and Stephen Nemeth, Rhino Films. View Photo

Oct 10, 2011 Pictured at BMI’s 10th annual “Film Music and the Bigger Picture” luncheon during the IFP’s Independent Filmmaker Conference in New York City are Linda Livingston, Robbie Brooks Moore, Keb’ Mo’, BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross, special guest speaker Audrey Kitagowa, and Ina Meibach. View Photo

Oct 10, 2011 BMI also hosted its 10th annual “Film Music and the Bigger Picture” luncheon at the Chinatown Brasserie during the Independent Filmmaker Conference. Special guest speaker Audrey Kitagawa addressed the room of film, television, and music community leaders. The President of Light of Awareness International Spiritual Family, Kitagawa is a peace advocate, humanitarian, and experienced attorney who also serves as Chair… View Photo

Oct 07, 2011 Experts field questions from the audience during the “Music Makes the Movie” panel at the Independent Filmmaker Conference in New York City. View Photo

Oct 07, 2011 BMI hosted the “Music Makes the Movie” panel during the Independent Filmmaker Conference, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), on Monday, September 19 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center. In a conversation moderated by BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross, expert panelists Robert Kraft, Chief Executive, Fox Music; award-winning composer George S. Clinton; Lyle Hysen,… View Photo

Sep 28, 2011 The first phase of the prestigious Composing for the Screen course is underway. Sponsored by BMI and directed by composer Rick Baitz, this New York City-based program selects a small number of emerging film composers and provides a series of workshops, followed by year-round continued consultation and development. Pictured in New York are (back row) BMI’s Lisa Feldman; students Louis… View Photo

Sep 21, 2011 Pictured at the 2011 Society of Composers & Lyricists reception celebrating Emmy-nominated composers are (l-r): (back row) BMI’s Phil Graham, Alison Smith, Michael Crepezzi and Ray Yee; Mark Adler, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Board of Governors; and Dan Foliart, SCL President; (middle row) Mark Watters, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Board of Governors; BMI’s Anne Cecere and… View Photo

Sep 21, 2011 BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross (left) and Anne Cecere (right) help BMI composer Rickey Minor celebrate his Emmy nod at the 2011 Society of Composers & Lyricists reception. Minor earned a nomination in the Outstanding Musical Direction field thanks to his work on An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan. View Photo