a Q&A with director Davis Guggenheim. The festival also featured two film industry panels. The first, titled “From the Ground Up,” featured producer Andrew Renzi and writer and actor Christopher Thornton. The second, titled “Where Creativity and Commerce Merge,” featured production and development VP Abby Ex, development VP Bryan Unkeless, executive VP Milan Popelka, and production VP Adam Rosenberg. The 2011 Ivy Film Festival occurred Tuesday, April 19 to Sunday, April 24. The festival featured undergraduate and graduate films along with professional films previously screened at the Sundance Film Festival. Most of the screenings included question and answer panels with directors, producers, writers, and actors alike. Guests included journalist Charlie Rose, director Max Winkler and actor Michael Angarano, among others. IFF also hosted a keynote panel featuring acclaimed actor James Franco and the screenwriter of The Social Network and The West Wing, Aaron Sorkin. The 2012 Ivy Film Festival featured a selection of industry talks, including Laura Linney ‘86 and Kal Penn. Barry Levinson, the Oscar-winning director of Rain Man, accompanied his newest film The Bay, his first foray into the genre of horror. IFF also premiered the first two episodes of HBO’s hit series Girls before they were televised and hosted a Q&A with creator, director, and star Lena Dunham. Additional events included advanced screenings such as Zal Batmanglij’s directorial debut, The Sound of My Voice; the celebrated documentary The Invisible War; and the documentary The Atomic States of America, which was followed by a talk with producer George Hornig. These events complemented diverse Official Selection blocks, featuring submissions from over fifteen countries, including Zambia, Nicaragua, Poland, and Nepal. The 2013 Ivy Film Festival included pre-release screenings of The Way, Way Back, The Kings of Summer, The East, and The Reluctant Fundamentalist, which was followed by a Q&A with director Mira Nair. Brown alumni and Warm Bodies director Jonathan Levine ‘00 spoke about his film at a preview screening in January. Other guests included producers Christine Vachon ‘83, Brad Simpson ‘95, and Mark Heyman ‘02. The Festival also hosted screenings of Searching for Sugar Man and After Tiller as part of its Stories for Change Series. The Festival concluded with a packed screening of the horror classic Scream, which was accompanied by a keynote address from horror movie maestro Wes Craven. The 2014 Ivy Film Festival featured screenings of diverse films including Darren Aronofsky's Noah, Steven Knight's Locke, Leah