National film leaders to speak at arts summit
Iowa City native Andrew Steele, who is creative director the “Funny or Die” television program and a former “Saturday Night Live” writer, will join Sundance Institute Managing Director Sarah Pearce in a new series of sessions for filmmakers at the Iowa Arts Summit on Aug. 5 in Des Moines. David Bright of Iowa Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts will speak on legal protections for independent filmmakers as part of new film/media breakout sessions added to this year’s summit. Get more information or register online or by calling 515-281-5111.