The NashFilm Creators Conference will return September 25–28 alongside the 57th Nashville Film Festival, highlighting Nashville’s expanding role in film, television, music and gaming. More Entertainment News
The four-day conference will feature conversations on songwriting, film scoring, music supervision, artificial intelligence and Tennessee’s growing entertainment economy. VIP badges and individual tickets are on sale now.
Music programming includes Inside the Soundtrack of The Gray House, a behind-the-scenes look at the music featured in the Amazon Prime series executive produced by Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman.
Moderated by longtime CMT executive and FEMco co-founder Leslie Fram, the session will feature songwriters Erin Enderlin, Jim “Moose” Brown and Jeff Fahey discussing the creation of the show’s soundtrack. Enderlin and Brown will also perform the series’ theme song, “Blood in the River.”
The conference will examine the growing impact of artificial intelligence during Balancing Innovation and Artistic Rights: AI in Music & Film, presented by Belmont University’s Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business.
Panelists will include Jackie Jones, senior vice president of artist and industry relations at the RIAA; Marc Rucker, director of brand marketing and industry relations at SoundExchange; and ViNIL co-founder Charles Alexander. The discussion will explore copyright, licensing, creators’ rights and the future of collaboration as AI continues to reshape the entertainment industry.
A separate panel presented by BMI will examine how composers, songwriters and music supervisors work together to support storytelling. The session will be led by Louie Stephens, BMI’s creative director of Film, TV and Visual Media.
Additional programming will spotlight Nashville’s growing presence in video game music, bringing together composers, engineers and orchestral musicians who have worked on major game titles.
Featured speakers include Tennessee Entertainment Commission project manager Gisela Moore; Riverside Entertainment founding partner Brian Loschiavo; Disney animator Tom Bancroft, whose credits include The Lion King, Tarzan and Mulan; Olly Rowland, who oversees production for Dolly Parton; 9-1-1: Nashville co-creator and showrunner Rashad Raisani; and Michael Lohmann of CBS and Paramount’s Kapital Entertainment.
The conference will also feature casting director John Papsidera, whose credits include Oppenheimer, Interstellar and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey; Academy Award-nominated producer Jermaine Johnson of American Fiction; and Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning documentarian Sam Pollard. Pollard’s film The Lorraine will screen Saturday, followed by a question-and-answer session.
Find tickets here.
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