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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:
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John Gibson
Vice President, External and Multicultural Affairs, Motion Picture Association
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Gabrielle Glore
Festival Director, Urbanworld
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Hope Knight
President, CEO and Commissioner of Empire State Development
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Charles H. Rivkin
Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association
PANEL
Talent Trends at Studios/Networks
Featuring:
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Karen Horne
Senior Vice President, Equity and Inclusion, Programs, WarnerMedia
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Brett King
Vice President, Creative Programming, Diversity & Inclusion, Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Emerlynn Lampitoc
VP of Creative Talent & Content, Film – Universal Filmed Entertainment Group
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John Gibson (Moderator)
Vice President, External and Multicultural Affairs, Motion Picture Association
PANEL
Funding Your Story
Featuring:
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Chiquita Banks
Senior Advisor, Production & Investment Planning, The Walt Disney Company
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Graham Lee
Vice President, Tax, Paramount Global
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Constance McFeeley
Director, NYS Entertainment Tax Credit Programs, Empire State Development
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Brian O’Leary
Senior Vice President, Tax Counsel, NBCUniversal
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Yoni Bokser
Executive Director/Vice President, NYS Governor’s Office of Motion Picture and Television Development/New Media
PANEL
Streaming Platforms: What's Next, Now
Featuring:
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Axel Caballero
Head of WarnerMedia OneFifty & Vice President of Artistic and Cultural Innovations
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Jinny Howe
Vice President, Drama Series Development, Netflix
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Stacy Spikes (Moderator)
Founder, Urbanworld; Co-Founder, MoviePass
PRESENTATION
Filmmakers Legal Clinic
Featuring:
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Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin
Professor of Law and Director of the Filmmakers Legal Clinic
PANEL
Stories from Set
Featuring:
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Chris Brancato
Co-Creator & Executive Producer, "Godfather of Harlem"; Co-Creator & Executive Producer, "NARCOS"
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Paul Eckstein
Co-Creator & Executive Producer, "Godfather of Harlem"; Producer, "NARCOS"
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