November 17, 2020
1:00 PM ET | 10:00 AM PT
The Motion Picture Association, in partnership with Empire State Development and the Ghetto Film School, is proud to present the New York State Multicultural Creativity Summit.
The Summit will provide a roadmap for diverse content creators to navigate the film and television industry, and programming will include discussions on “Talent Development Initiatives,” “Financing Your Production,” and “Filmmaking in 2020.”
This collaborative effort also includes support from NBCUniversal, Netflix, Sony Pictures Entertainment, ViacomCBS, The Walt Disney Company, and WarnerMedia.
Opening Remarks
Eric Gertler
Acting Commissioner and President & CEO-designate, Empire State Development
John Gibson
Vice President, External and Multicultural Affairs, Motion Picture Association
Charles H. Rivkin
Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association
PANEL
Multicultural Talent Development Initiatives at Studios/Networks
Featuring:
John Gibson (Moderator)
Vice President, External and Multicultural Affairs, Motion Picture Association
Brett King
Vice President, Creative Programming, Diversity & Inclusion, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Emerlynn Lampitoc
Vice President of Inclusion - Talent & Content for Film, TV and Streaming, NBCUniversal
Jeanne Mau
Executive Vice President, TV Programming Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, NBCUniversal
Yvette Urbina
Vice President, Enterprise Inclusion, WarnerMedia
1:1 CONVERSATION
From Film School to Film Executive
Featuring:
John Gibson (Moderator)
Vice President, External and Multicultural Affairs, Motion Picture Association
Tendo Nagenda
Vice President, Original Film, Netflix
PANEL
Financing Your Production
Featuring:
Chiquita W. Banks, Esq.
Principal, Bankable Consulting, Inc.
Yoni Bokser
Executive Director/Vice President, NYS Governor’s Office of Motion Picture & Television Development & New Media
Jon Diaz
Senior Program Manager, NYS Film Tax Credit Program
Graham Lee
Vice President, Tax, Paramount Global
Brian O’Leary
Senior Vice President, Tax Counsel, NBCUniversal
PRESENTATION
Know Yourself, Know Your Worth: 5 Tips for a Worthy Pitch
Featuring:
Hopi Noel Morton
Founder, HOPIWORKS / Festival Producer and Partnerships Lead, Urbanworld
Shurize X. Richards (Moderator)
Industry Manager, Ghetto Film School NY
PANEL
Tales from the Trenches
Featuring:
Patricia Bayley
Vice President, Digital & New Media Development, Empire State Development
David Crockett
Executive Producer, “The Gilded Age”
Sonja Warfield
Writer/Co-Executive Producer, “The Gilded Age”
PANEL
Filmmaking in 2020
Featuring:
Derrick Cameron (Moderator)
Executive Director, Ghetto Film School NY
Professor Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin
Professor of Law and Director of the Indie Film Clinic
DC Saxton
Producer/Director
Event
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