Name: Industry and Real World Opportunities in Entertainment – 2025 Newport Beach Film Festival
Start: 2025-04-23T16:00:00-0700
End: 2025-04-23T17:30:00-0700

Wednesday April 23, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PDT

Gilman AB

Hear about the amazing opportunities at the 2025 Newport Beach Film Festival! The Newport Film Beach Festival gives students the unique chance to be a part of a major entertainment event in Orange County. The Festival is an amazing opportunity to build your network and gain relevant experience.

There will be 5 different speakers sharing their experiences in the film and television industry. Students will get insights, on internships, leadership opportunities, class options, and more!

The Newport Beach Film Festival is now the largest celebration of cinema in coastal Southern California. Be part of this very special evening. Discussions will cover: Entertainment PR, Brand Building, Event Planning, Hospitality (Hotels and Resorts), Marketing and Outreach, Celebrity Wrangling and much more!

Hosted by: Professor Gregg Shwenk

Speakers

Katie Alves

Marketing Coordinator, Newport Beach Film Festival

Katie Alves studied Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations and a minor in Cinema and Television Arts at California State University, Fullerton. She first joined the Newport Beach Film Festival as an intern, later stepping into the role of Social Media Coordinator.Katie... Read More →

Danielle Solorzano

Director of Interns & Volunteers, Newport Beach Film Festival

Danielle Solorzano is the Director of Interns at the Newport Beach Film Festival, where she leads intern recruitment, training, and development across all departments. She holds a degree in Communications with an emphasis in Entertainment and Tourism from Cal State Fullerton, along... Read More →

Kaipo Cavanh

Marketing Manager, Newport Beach Film Festival

Kaipo Cavanh graduated from California State University, Fullerton in 2022 with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, with an emphasis in Public Relations. After graduating, Kaipo joined the Newport Beach Film Festival as the Digital Media Coordinator, where he developed creative... Read More →

Taylor Bazella

Features Programming Coordinator, Newport Beach Film Festival

Travis Garcia

Co-Director of Feature Film Programming & Director of Interns, Newport Beach Film Festival

Travis Garcia graduated from California State University, Fullerton January 2021 with a Bachelor's in Cinema and Television Arts. He is currently enrolled in CSUF's Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting program and is expecting to graduate this May. In 2022, Travis took on the Director... Read More →

Todd Quartararo

Co-Founder and VP of Marketing & Development, Newport Beach Film Festival

Todd Quartararo has more than 25 years of public relations experience and founded Quartararo & Associates (Q&A) in 1997. Before starting Q&A, he worked on national accounts at Bozell Worldwide, Draft FCB, and Alcone Marketing Group. He has worked with clients including Taco Bell... Read More →

Cindy Cisneros

Co-Director of Feature Film Programming, Newport Beach Film Festival

Fellow Titan, Cindy Cisneros graduated from California State University, Fullerton May 2022 with a Bachelor's in Communication and an emphasis on Entertainment and Tourism. Her journey with the Newport Beach Film Festival began in the fall of 2021, when she took 2 classes, Comm 497T... Read More →

Gregg Schwenk

CEO & Co-Founder, Newport Beach Film Festival

Gregg Schwenk is a writer, educator and entrepreneur. He reports on a number of subjects including: film, art, technology and politics. Mr. Schwenk is an adjunct faculty member at California State University Fullerton in Orange County, California. He is also a consultant and advisor... Read More →

Wednesday April 23, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PDT
Gilman AB TSU

Entertainment & Tourism

Comm Week 2025