• Saturday, May 3rd
• The Media Center in Ashford
• Time: 1-3pm

Oppenheimer Cine Rentals is the premier supplier of Super 16, 35, HD and Video cameras in the Pacific Northwest. Owner Marty Oppenheimer will be presenting the latest in camera technology with "hands-on" demonstrations. Rumor has it that there may be a Representative from the new Red Camera line.

• Sunday, May 4th
• The Media Center in Ashford
• Time: 1:30pm-3pm

Warren Etheredge is the founder of TheWarrenReport, an influential film industry tip sheet and film fan club dedicated to the empowering notion that "smarter audiences make better movies!" Etheredge is president and head of development for Lockspring Pictures and served for six years as curator of Bumbershoot's 1 Reel Film Festival, the nation's best-attended celebration of short cinema. He has written and directed more than 40 plays off- and off-off-Broadway, penned five books and several short films, and written countless magazine articles on film and related topics.

RIFF is pleased to have Warren back this year.

WORKSHOP GENRE: SPITS & GIGGLES
If dying is easy and Comedy's so hard, why don't those who aspire to write it just commit suicide? It's a good question, but given the nation's attitude towards euthanasia, Warren Etheredge will instead accentuate the positives of living and laughing while encouraging others to do the same. Having recently completed filming his feature-length doc, HUMOR ME, Warren will share secrets he's gleaned from Comedy's finest minds. He'll also synthesize lessons learned from his own notorious career working the crowds in stand-up, sketch, improv, theater and film.