About San Diego Filmmakers

Expanding opportunities for filmmakers through networking and education.

San Diego Filmmakers (SDF) is a community, platform, and resource through which local filmmakers can share insight, engage in meaningful dialogue about critical issues, and form lasting connections. We hold events on the second Tuesday of each month where filmmakers can learn from guest speakers and connect with members of the community.

History

San Diego Filmmakers was established in September 2005 by award-winning writers, directors, and producers who came together to create a resource for filmmakers through which they could share insight, engage in meaningful dialogue, and form lasting connections. The association's first events featured Silver writer Chrisanna Northrup, former San Diego Film Commission vice president and director of features Kathy McCurdy, and Tombstone producer Bob Misiorowski. The founding board of directors was comprised of writer-director Dan Margules, producer-writer Aaron Matthew Kaiser, producer-director Gerald "Wade" Varney, writer-director Robin Rigby, and Video Gear founder Martin Banks.

Since then, San Diego Filmmakers has produced nearly 80 events which have featured more than 100 exceptional guest speakers, including actor Richard Hatch (Battlestar Galactica), character actor Doug Jones (Hellboy, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer), actor-comedian Mark Christopher Lawrence (The Pursuit of Happyness, Chuck), actor Faran Tahir (Iron Man, Star Trek), writer Jimmy Diggs (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager), Emmy Award-winning producer Erik Bork (From the Earth to the Moon, Band of Brothers), Sundance Film Festival award-winning director Destin Daniel Cretton (Short Term 12), and Oscar-nominated director Gregg Helvey (Kavi).