JUST IN…Six members of The Originals' production team confirmed to attend WIFTA event!

ATLANTA - Jan. 23, 2015 - PRLog -- Women in Film & Television Atlanta (WIFTA), presents…Conversations with The Originals. Meet the crew of this popular CW TV Network series spin-off from The Vampire Diaries. The popular show which sometimes shoots in Conyers, Georgia enters its third season.

WIFTA’s 2015 first major event will be held at Asante Restaurant, 250 Park Ave West, NW, Atlanta, GA 30313 on Saturday January 24 starting with a members-only luncheon at 1:00 pm, followed at 2:15 pm with a program that includes Producer Bonnie Weis, Writer Michelle Paradise, Cinematographer Kurt Jones, Director of Photography Roger Chingirian, Production Designer Bill Eigenbrodt and Acting Coach Lisina Stoneburner.

Here's a preview of what local TV/Film industry attendees can expect:

How can professionals working behind the scenes find out about opportunities to work on the show?  and what about actors?

Can we anticipate more filming in Conyers or other parts of Georgia?

What advice do you have for local producers, cinematographers, etc. of DO's and DON'TS when making a show in the Southeast?

What’s the key to getting in or staying in the loop about new shows / films and ultimately making a full-time living in TV / film?

…and for the fans, give us the scoop on the sci-fi secrets used for those amazing effects with vampires and werewolves!

These questions and many more!

***Media are invited to attend. Please contact us if you plan on coming or would like to request an interview.

Register at http://wifta.wildapricot.org/event-1836822 Those who are not yet members but would like to join WIFTA apply at http://wifta.org/join-wifta/.

1:00 pm

[Members Only]

$50 Luncheon

Three Course Meal w/Drink Ticket

2:15 pm

General Admission

$25

*Does not include lunch

[Members and Non-Members]

$3 Valet Parking

Limited Seating

** Conversations With...series is designed to give members an up close and personal experience with movers and shakers within and affiliated with the entertainment industry.

About WIFTA
Women in Film & Television Atlanta (WIFTA), a 501c-3 Georgia non-profit, is a member-based professional organization affiliated with other Women in Film chapters around the world. Since our inception in 1974, the Atlanta chapter has proudly had a membership community of multi-generational and culturally diverse professionals, which include producers, directors. Actors, entertainment attorneys, camera and sound technicians, film editors, graphic design artists, make-up artists, wardrobe specialists, screenwriters. Talent agents and casting directors. WIFTA is dedicated to improving the status and portrayal of women in film, television, video, and other screen based media by offering opportunities for media makers to connect, create, champion, and inspire.