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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
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Eric Gertler
Acting Commissioner and President & CEO-designate, Empire State Development
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John Gibson
Vice President, External and Multicultural Affairs, Motion Picture Association
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Charles H. Rivkin
Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association
PANEL
Multicultural Talent Development Initiatives at Studios/Networks
Featuring:
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John Gibson (Moderator)
Vice President, External and Multicultural Affairs, Motion Picture Association
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Brett King
Vice President, Creative Programming, Diversity & Inclusion, Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Emerlynn Lampitoc
Vice President of Inclusion - Talent & Content for Film, TV and Streaming, NBCUniversal
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Jeanne Mau
Senior Vice President, Office of Global Inclusion, ViacomCBS
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Yvette Urbina
Vice President, Enterprise Inclusion, WarnerMedia
1:1 CONVERSATION
From Film School to Film Executive
Featuring:
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John Gibson (Moderator)
Vice President, External and Multicultural Affairs, Motion Picture Association
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Tendo Nagenda
Vice President, Original Film, Netflix
PANEL
Financing Your Production
Featuring:
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Chiquita Banks
Senior Advisor, Production & Investment Planning, The Walt Disney Company
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Yoni Bokser
Executive Director/Vice President, NYS Governor’s Office of Motion Picture and Television Development/New Media
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Jon Diaz
Senior Program Manager, NYS Film Tax Credit Program
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Graham Lee
Vice President, Tax, Paramount Global
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Brian O’Leary
Senior Vice President, Tax Counsel, NBCUniversal
PRESENTATION
Know Yourself, Know Your Worth: 5 Tips for a Worthy Pitch
Featuring:
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Hopi Noel Morton
Founder, HOPIWORKS / Festival Producer and Partnerships Lead, Urbanworld
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Shurize X. Richards (Moderator)
Industry Manager, Ghetto Film School NY
PANEL
Tales from the Trenches
Featuring:
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Patricia Bayley
Vice President, Digital & New Media Development, Empire State Development
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David Crockett
Executive Producer, “The Gilded Age”
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Sonja Warfield
Writer/Co-Executive Producer, “The Gilded Age”
PANEL
Filmmaking in 2020
Featuring:
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Derrick Cameron (Moderator)
Executive Director, Ghetto Film School NY
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Professor Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin
Professor of Law and Director of the Indie Film Clinic
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