On Tuesday, FuelFilm: Memphis hosts a panel discussion on the pros and cons of investing in films.

Memphians Willy Bearden, documentary and feature filmmaker of "One Came Home," Ben Nearn from Cross Creek Pictures, Daniel Martin from Cinema Pacifica, Attorney and CPA Bruce Newman from Newman, DeCoster, and other local filmmakers will discuss the methods and madness of an investment in motion pictures.

Panelists will discuss what it takes to get a film funded. They will highlight some pitfalls and traps first time filmmakers fall into when signing contracts, and they’ll reference both local productions along with the most profitable films of all time.

This event is sponsored by Memphis and Shelby County Film and Television Commission/Memphis ED.

It's from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Playhouse on the Square Café, 66 South Cooper.

Register here: http://fuelfilm.eventbrite.com/

The Memphis Film Society is holding a mixer for local film people to network on Wednesday, May 26.

Local producer Ryan Watt will speak and take questions about filmmaking. Watt, co-founder of Paper Moon Films, has premiered works by Kentucker Audley and is developing "The Romance of Loneliness." Watt is also exec producer of "Daylight Fades" from Old School Pictures.

The free event is at 7 p.m. at Raffe's Deli and Beer Garden, 3358 Poplar.

For more info, go here or the society's Facebook site here.

"One Came Home": In 1946 John Mazilli visited Magnolia, MIssissippi to meet the family of a fallen war buddy. With his visit he brought hope and change. His visit would prove to be the change of a lifetime for so many people, including himself.

The On Location: Memphis Film Festival premiere on Sunday was packed and the Willy Bearden/David Tankersley film was roundly cheered. Now "One Came Home" will be  screening at the Malco Studio on the Square May 7-13, playing four times a day.

Read more about the film in this Flyer article, and in this story in The Commercial Appeal.

The Memphis in May International Festival, Indie Memphis, and the Brooks present a special screening of "Being Here," Tunisian native Zran Mohamed’s award-winning documentary. Winner of the Best New Middle Eastern Documentary Director award at the 2009 Middle East International Film Festival in Abu Dhabi, "Being Here" portrays the perception between tradition and modernity through a collection of portraits of small-town inhabitants in southern Tunisia. In Arabic and French with English subtitles.

It's Thursday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at the Brooks. For tickets and more info, go here.