December 7, 2021
1:00 PM ET | 10:00 AM PT
The Motion Picture Association, in partnership with Empire State Development and Urbanworld, presented the New York State Multicultural Creativity Summit on December 7, 2021.
The Summit provided a roadmap for diverse content creators to navigate the film and television industry, including discussions on “Talent Trends at Studios/Networks,” “Funding Your Story,” “Stories from Set,” and “Streaming Platforms: What’s Next, Now.”
This collaborative effort was co-hosted by the MPA’s member companies: NBCUniversal, Netflix, Sony Pictures Entertainment, ViacomCBS, The Walt Disney Company, and WarnerMedia.
Opening Remarks By:
John Gibson
Vice President, External and Multicultural Affairs, Motion Picture Association
Gabrielle Glore
Festival Director, Urbanworld
Hope Knight
President, CEO, and Commissioner of Empire State Development
Charles H. Rivkin
Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association
PANEL
Talent Trends at Studios/Networks
Featuring:
Karen Horne
Senior Vice President, Equity and Inclusion, Programs, WarnerMedia
Brett King
Vice President, Creative Programming, Diversity & Inclusion, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Emerlynn Lampitoc
VP of Creative Talent & Content, Film – Universal Filmed Entertainment Group
John Gibson (Moderator)
Vice President, External and Multicultural Affairs, Motion Picture Association
PANEL
Funding Your Story
Featuring:
Chiquita W. Banks, Esq.
Principal, Bankable Consulting, Inc.
Graham Lee
Vice President, Tax, Paramount Global
Constance McFeeley
Director, NYS Entertainment Tax Credit Programs, Empire State Development
Brian O’Leary
Senior Vice President, Tax Counsel, NBCUniversal
Yoni Bokser
Executive Director/Vice President, NYS Governor’s Office of Motion Picture & Television Development & New Media
PANEL
Streaming Platforms: What's Next, Now
Featuring:
Axel Caballero
Head of WarnerMedia OneFifty & Vice President of Artistic and Cultural Innovations
Jinny Howe
Vice President, Drama Series Development, Netflix
Stacy Spikes (Moderator)
Founder, Urbanworld; Co-Founder, MoviePass
PRESENTATION
Filmmakers Legal Clinic
Featuring:
Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin
Professor of Law and Director of the Filmmakers Legal Clinic
PANEL
Stories from Set
Featuring:
Chris Brancato
Co-Creator & Executive Producer, "Godfather of Harlem"; Co-Creator & Executive Producer, "NARCOS"
Paul Eckstein
Co-Creator & Executive Producer, "Godfather of Harlem"; Producer, "NARCOS"
Patricia Bayley
Vice President, Digital & New Media Development, Empire State Development
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