Don Tingle

Don Tingle is the workshop director for the Alabama Filmmakers Co-op based in Huntsville AL. Don has led over 70 workshops on all aspects of amateur and no-budget filmmaking both for the Film Co-op and at regional film festivals including Ebertfest; Mississippi International, Oxford and Tupelo (MS) Film Festivals; and the UNA/George Lindsey Film Festival. He's also taught workshops for children and adults in other venues. He developed Huntsville's summer Filmmaking Workshop for Kids and is the programmer and host of the Rocket City Short Film Festival. He has served as judge and panel host for film festivals and conducted interviews of filmmakers and actors at multiple festivals. He has served as advisor on several amateur film projects and Associate Producer on "The Man in the Maze". His goal is to encourage and help educate beginner and amateur filmmakers of all ages to explore story telling through short film production.