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In this session, the decision makers from both established platforms and new ones on the way will share their perspectives on the digital marketplace. Learn how the many online distribution channels vary from each other and why digital demand for content is exploding. Session sponsored by General Motors. Speakers Agnes Chu Senior Vice President, Content, Disney+ READ MORE Craig Erwich Senior Vice President of Content, Hulu READ MORE   Michael Wright President, EPIX READ MORE Vernon Sanders Co-Head of Television, Amazon Studios READ MORE Moderator Chris Thomes Vice President, Marketing Strategy, ABC Studios READ MORE  

Times may change, but the pitch remains the critical component of Hollywood salesmanship. It’s the first — and sometimes only—opportunity for your idea to sink or swim. Throughout the years, this session has been one of the Produced By Conference ‘s most popular, and we are excited to provide attendees an extraordinary opportunity to refine their pitching skills with help from some of the most seasoned pros in the business. Speakers Barry Jossen Head of A+E Studios READ MORE   Gail Berman President, Producers Guild of America; Chairperson, SIDECAR READ MORE James F. Lopez President, Will Packer Productions READ MORE   Mike Farah Chief Executive Officer, Funny Or Die READ MORE  

Seems like everyone wants a piece of the podcast pie. Here’s an opportunity to learn from creatives who are breaking barriers when it comes to podcast content. Whether it’s a solo story or a show with a cast, hear from the producers, actors, comedians and entrepreneurs making waves in this fast-growing field. Speakers Alexandra Cunningham Dirty John, Chance READ MORE Chris Giliberti Head of Gimlet Pictures, Gimlet Media READ MORE   Eli Horowitz Homecoming READ MORE   Yeardley Smith Small Town Dicks, All Square READ MORE   Moderator Sanjay Sharma Founder & CEO, Marginal Mediaworks READ MORE    

Featuring Ava DuVernay, Cindy Holland, Jane Rosenthal, Jonathan King & Berry Welsh It was a shocking crime that made headlines from coast to coast — a jogger brutally raped in New York’s Central Park in 1989. Five Black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were wrongly convicted of the attack. The men were finally exonerated in 2002 but not before they were vilified in the media and forced to serve time for a crime they did not commit. When They See Us tells the heartbreaking story of this miscarriage of justice in a miniseries for Netflix, created by Ava DuVernay. DuVernay also serves as a writer and director on the series. Learn about the challenges and the journey she and her producing partners faced to bring this compelling chapter in our history to television.   Speakers Ava DuVernay When They See Us, Queen Sugar READ MORE   Berry Welsh Senior Vice President, Production and Development, Tribeca Productions READ MORE   Cindy Hol

Sponsored by Variety Just as there is no one way to produce a story, there is no one way to finance a film. Raising money for your project can be a complex path to navigate. These panelists will help streamline the process and give advice on not only how to come up with the capital but what kinds of projects they’re looking to finance.   Speakers Jesse Sisgold President & Chief Operating Officer, Skydance Media READ MORE   Kip Konwiser Co-Founder, The Money Pool READ MORE   Mark Gill President & CEO, Solstice Studios READ MORE   Poppy Hanks Senior Vice President, Development & Production, MACRO READ MORE   Stacey Wolf Vice President of Business Affairs, CNN Worldwide READ MORE   Moderator Gary Lucchesi President, Lakeshore Entertainment READ MORE

Where do we go from here? Never before in the history of entertainment have there been so many avenues for creating content or such a wildly diverse audience to consume it. This generation of viewers is looking to the next generation of producers to come through for them. Hear from some of the top people doing just that: Dan Goor, co-creator and EP of Golden Globe winner Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Dee Harris-Lawrence EP and showrunner on OWN’s David Makes Man, Leslye Headland co-creator and EP of Netflix’s Russian Doll, Alexandra Rushfield, the EP and showrunner on Hulu’s Shrill, and Hayden Schlossberg, co-creator of the YouTube hit Cobra Kai. Speakers Alexandra Rushfield Shrill, Love READ MORE   Dan Goor Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Parks and Recreation READ MORE   Dee Harris-Lawrence David Makes Man, Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G READ MORE   Hayden Schlossberg Counterbalance Entertainment; Cobra Kai, Blockers READ MORE

There’s never been more productions that are making a statement about society and the times in which we live. From examining race relations to shattering stereotypes, these voices are producing some of the most thought-provoking content and truly making a difference across the globe. Sponsored by The Skoll Center for Social Impact Entertainment at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Speakers Alana Mayo President of Production and Development, Outlier Society Productions READ MORE Bonnie Abaunza Founder/Impact Producer, Abaunza Group READ MORE   Michael B. Jordan Principal, Outlier Society Productions; Black Panther, Creed Franchise READ MORE Scott Z. Burns The Report, An Inconvenient Truth READ MORE Shivani Rawat Founder & CEO, ShivHans Pictures READ MORE Moderator Kia Kiso Founding Member, Producers Guild of America Social Impact Entertainment Task Force; Producer, Zaza Productio

The Hollywood and tech industry moguls discuss their new premium short-form mobile streaming service, Quibi, which is short for “quick bites.” Think Hollywood meets Silicon Valley. A launch date has been set for April 2020, with plans to host more than 100 pieces of original content each week. Hear this dynamic duo provide insights into how disruptive technologies are changing the future of the entertainment industry. Session Sponsored by Delta Air Lines Jeffrey Katzenberg Meg Whitman

Horror films are among the most popular genre at the box office. In this session, attendees will hear from innovative producers who have gone beyond the traditional “slasher flicks” and taken a new, sophisticated approach to thrilling and scaring audiences.   Speakers Dustin Thomason Castle Rock, Manhattan READ MORE   Ian Cooper Creative Director, Monkeypaw Productions READ MORE   Kate Krantz Chief Content Officer, Crypt TV READ MORE   Marci Wiseman Blumhouse Co-President of Television READ MORE   Sam Shaw Castle Rock, Manhattan READ MORE   Trevor Macy The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep READ MORE   Moderator K.J. Matthews Entertainment Journalist & TV Producer READ MORE  

Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito have been friends since they were up-and-coming actors in New York in the 1960s. They have worked together for decades on such popular films as War of the Roses, Romancing the Stone and Jewel of the Nile. Douglas won an Academy Award for producing One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and DeVito was nominated for an Academy Award for producing Erin Brockovich. The two recently got to work together again on the award-winning Netflix series The Kominsky Method. With over 900 combined film and television credits, these entertainment industry legends will share stories from their decades of acting, directing and producing.

Mindy Kaling, who skyrocketed to fame on The Office, is an Emmy-nominated writer and producer. She created and starred in the popular romantic comedy The Mindy Project, which ran for six seasons on FOX before being picked up by Hulu for its final seasons. Kaling’s much-anticipated comedy Late Night, starring Oscar® winner Emma Thompson, will be hitting theaters nationwide on June 7. Mindy makes her first appearance at the Produced By Conference, alongside revered director and producer Nancy Meyers. For decades, Myers has been ahead of the curve when chronicling social trends and relationships, particularly when it comes to telling stories from a female point of view. She’s consistently delivered such hit films as It’s Complicated, Something’s Gotta Give, What Women Want and The Intern. The blockbusters Myers has helmed have grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, a figure on par with the most popular superhero movies.

The heads of film and TV for Warner Bros. weigh in on the future of development across various platforms. The successful studio hit it big with Crazy Rich Asians, A Star Is Born and Aquaman in 2018. This year looks to be just as hot with two horror thrillers on the horizon: Annabelle Comes Home hits theaters at the end of June and IT: Chapter Two is set for release this fall. In TV, the studio produces nearly 120 series for multiple outlets, including Young Sheldon, The Flash, Castle Rock, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Queen Sugar, The Voice and Westworld, to name just a few. And viewers this year celebrate the final season of blockbuster hit comedy The Big Bang Theory, one of the most popular shows of all time and longest-running multi-camera comedy in TV history. session sponsored by General Motors

Insurance may be one of the last arrangements you make in your production, but it is for certain one of the most important. Done properly, it can mean all the difference in executing a safe, smart, and profitable production.   In this panel, we bring perspectives from production executives and risk management & insurance professionals to explore real-life production disasters – ranging from weather delays to death of cast family members to #MeToo related turnover and reputation damages – and how you can learn from these incidents and prevent them (or at least contain their consequences).  You’ll also learn how the standard coverage provisions that come with an “off the shelf” policy can be customized to better protect your production, your cast & crew, and your creative vision.  Speakers: Jeremy Alter, Touched with Fire, Inland Empire Mark Ballin, Partner, Claim Specialists International Bob Jellen, Managing Director, ‎HUB Entertainment Insurance Peter Oillataguerre, President, Physical Production,

The popularity of the documentary genre has grown exponentially over the last two decades, due in large part to producers’ willingness to push the boundaries of the form.  Re-enactments, animation and a variety of experimental and hybrid styles have taken their place alongside the more traditional observational and verité formats, leading to an unprecedented renaissance of non-fiction storytelling.  How does the producer’s choice of subject matter affect their choice of format, and vice-versa?  What implications does formal innovation have for the producer’s ability to communicate a subject’s truth?  And what impact have these new approaches had on the market for documentaries?  Session Sponsor: Speakers: Dan Braun, Co-President, Submarine; Kusama – Infinity, Wild Wild Country Marta Kauffman, Writer/Director/Producer, Okay Goodnight; Seeing Allred, Grace and Frankie Errol Morris; Wormwood, The Fog of War Ceyda Torun, Co-Founder, Termite Films; Kedi Moderator: Diane Becker, Co-Found

This unique conversation brings together the global media leader and Oscar-nominated filmmaker for a discussion about their creative partnership as executive producers on their critically-acclaimed OWN television show Queen Sugar, as well as their approach to leadership, both on set and within the industry. Speakers: Bruce Cohen; American Beauty, When We Rise Ava DuVernay; Founder, Array; A Wrinkle In Time, Queen Sugar Oprah Winfrey; CEO, OWN and Harpo Films; Queen Sugar, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

CONVERSATION WITH: KEVIN FEIGE Speaker: Kevin Feige, Producer, Marvel Studios; Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War Moderator: Pete Hammond, Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic, Deadline   - Session sponsored by Pinewood Atlanta Studios

The industry’s (and the global audience’s) appetite for animated content has continued to expand. This panel will give attendees insight into the unique challenges of producing animation for both film and television. Our session’s panelists span all forms of animation, ranging from major studio to independent productions, and from CG to 2D to stop-motion.  Panelists will discuss the comparative complexity of working in a variety of formats and share realistic expectations for creating successful and memorable animated features and shows.   Speakers: Allison Abbate, EVP, Warner Animation Group; Fantastic Mr. Fox, Corpse Bride Andrew Goldberg; Big Mouth, Family Guy Jinko Gotoh; The Little Prince, 9 Jorge R. Gutiérrez; The Book of Life, El Tigre, The Adventures of Manny Rivera Rosa Tran; Final Space, Anomalisa   Moderator: Bonnie Arnold, Producer, DreamWorks Animation; How to Train Your Dragon, Toy Story

Conversation with Jim Gianopulos and Neal Moritz at the 2018 Produced By Conference at Paramount Pictures Studios. Speakers: Jim Gianopulos, Chairman and CEO, Paramount Pictures Corporation  Neal H. Moritz, Principal, Original Films; Fast and the Furious Franchise, Jump Street Franchise

From the 2017 Produced By Conference in Los Angeles.

Conversation with: Ted Sarandos and Jerry Seinfeld. Netflix’s Chief Content Officer has been the key driver behind the digital company’s transformation into an original content powerhouse. This conversation will discuss how Netflix is changing the rules for how serialized television is produced, released and distributed globally. Sponsored by Cinecitta Studios. Speaker: Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer, Netflix