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PATRICK POE AND LOLO LOREN -
Workshop Subject Pending!
Patrick Poe and Lolo Loren, 2026 festival workshop presenters bringing you a workshop on lighting for film, are award-winning filmmakers and the co-founders of IX Film Productions. They host the movie trivia podcast First Timers Movie Club, and program and run the Bird Watching Film Festival. Together as IX Film Productions they’ve made 6 feature films, over 30 short films, and won “Best Filmmaker in Kansas City” in the Pitch Magazine in both 2023 and 2024.
Their newest feature film Almost Sorta Maybe, winner of “Best Local Film” at First City Film Festival and “Best Heartland Feature” at the KC Film Festival, is now available for streaming on demand. Their newest short film Vegan Apocalypse won “Best Kansas Film” at Tallgrass Film Festival in 2022 and has since been an official selection at over a dozen more, including in London and New York City.
Patrick Poe & Lolo Loren have managed lighting on feature films in a wide range of environments and situations and have worked in the lighting department on films that have received both streaming and international theatrical releases, as well as festival award-winning films.They work full time professionally behind the camera on everything from narrative features, to commercials, to music videos, to reality TV. Learn tips and tricks for lighting a scene and get all of your lighting questions answered by professionals working in the field.
SECOND WORKSHOP PENDING
Want to be a workshop presenter? Email us at bisonbisonfilmfest@gmail.com!