The 2011 MSFF panel were Dan Lindsay, Corbyn Tyson and Bing Liu. Please read their bios below for more on what filmmaking means to them.

We will post pictures and bios for the 2012 MSFF panel as soon as they are selected. Stay tuned for more.

DAN LINDSAY
Filmmaker and Producer/Director of the film "Undefeated"



Dan Lindsay is a film director/producer/editor/writer who was born and raised in Rockford, IL and graduated from the University of Missouri in 2001. He began his career by directing Why US?, a short documentary exploring the roots of the 9/11 attack on America. The film had its broadcast premiere on the Discovery Times Channel in September of 2003. Undefeated, his most recent film, had it's world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March of 2011. The film was quickly acquired by The Weinstein Company for theatrical distribution and will be released nationally in the fall of 2011. A scripted re-make of the film is being developed by The Weinstein Company with Dan attached as both a producer and director.

CORBYN TYSON
Producer/Director



15 years ago I started as a lowly prepress graphic designer/copy boy at a local printshop. Later I stumbled upon video inputs on my beige Power Macintosh and have been telling stories ever since. Current projects include several coporate video projects and television campaigns. Along with Producing and Directing, I am a master of wrestling and karate with my 2 boys and a My Little Pony expert with my 11 month old girl.

BING LIU
Filmmaker and 2008 & 2009 Mosaic Student Film Festival winner



"I was born in Beijing, China and moved to the U.S. when I was about five. We moved around a lot and I ended up in Rockford, IL by the time I was seven. I think my fondest memories of childhood began when I started skateboarding at age thirteen. I started documenting skateboarding when I was fifteen with a little miniDV camera I bought for $300 online. With the ability to shoot, edit, and upload all of these little moments out on the streets that otherwise wouldn't have been as significant, it just felt so liberating. Since then, I've worked on short and feature films, music videos, documentaries, and commercials. But I think that feeling of liberation never left me as I began to work on larger projects. I find myself always going back to the genre of skateboarding videos whenever I envision a project."