Chuck Lorre, “Captain America: Civil War” filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo and “Ghostbusters” director Paul Feig have been added to the speakers lineup of the 2016 Produced By Conference.
The “Conversations With…” panel will feature intimate discussions with Lorre, “The Good Wife” creators Robert & Michelle King and the Russo brothers.
Newly added speakers also include CEO of Edmonds Entertainment Tracey Edmonds, CEO of The Mark Gordon Company Mark Gordon and Dan Lin of Lin Pictures. Elizabeth Banks, Russell Simmons and America Ferrera were previously announced.
The 2016 Produced By Conference offers more than 30 panel discussions including roundtables, networking opportunities and workshops. This year’s conference will take place on June 4 and June 5 and is hosted by Sony Pictures on its studio lot.
See the entire lineup of newly added speakers below.
Tracey Edmonds, CEO and President, Edmonds Entertainment; Co-Host, “Extra”; “Jumping the Broom,” “With this Ring”
Paul Feig, Principal, Feigco Entertainment; “Ghostbusters,” “SPY”
Mark Gordon, CEO, The Mark Gordon Company; “Saving Private Ryan,” “Steve Jobs”
Pete Hammond, Columnist and Chief Film Critic, Deadline Hollywood
Jo Handelsman, Associate Director for Science, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Richter Hartig, Senior Vice President, Original Programming, Production Finance, Starz
Michelle King, King Size Productions; “The Good Wife,” “BrainDead”
Robert King, King Size Productions; “The Good Wife,” “BrainDead”
Hawk Koch, Principal, The Koch Company; “Source Code,” “Primal Fear”
Dan Lin, Principal, Lin Pictures; “The Lego Movie,” “Sherlock Holmes”
Chuck Lorre, Chuck Lorre Productions; “The Big Bang Theory,” “Mom”
Brian O’Shea, CEO, The Exchange
Anthony Russo, Principal, Getaway Productions; “Community,” “Happy Endings”
Joe Russo, Principal, Getaway Productions; “Community,” “Happy Endings”
Michael Schneider, Executive Editor, Indiewire
Christopher Spicer, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Jeffrey Stott, EVP of Production, Bold Films; “Nightcrawler,” “Whiplash”
Judith Williams, Global Head of Diversity, Dropbox
Joseph Woolf, Owner, Trowbridge Capital
Full list of sessions includes:
2nd SEASON AND BEYOND: HOW TO SUSTAIN YOUR UNSCRIPTED SHOW
20 SECONDS TO DISASTER: CREATING A SAFEPRODUCTION TO PROTECT YOUR CAST & CREWSponsored by HUB Entertainment Insurance
360 PROFILE: ALL DEF DIGITAL
THE ART AND CRAFT OF PITCHING FOR FILM
THE ART AND CRAFT OF PITCHING FOR TELEVISION
CONVERSATION WITH: ELIZABETH BANKS & MAX HANDELMAN Sponsored by VER
CONVERSATION WITH: MORGAN FREEMAN & LORI MCCREARY Sponsored by PRG, Production Resource Group
CONVERSATION WITH: JOE & ANTHONY RUSSO
CONVERSATION WITH: JOHN LANDGRAF & NOAH HAWLEY
CONVERSATION WITH: CHUCK LORRE AND ROBERT & MICHELLE KING
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT VIRTUAL REALITY BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK
FIELD OF VISION: HOW NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE REDEFINING CINEMATOGRAPHY AND FINISHINGSponsored by ARRI and Technicolor
FUTURE PROOFING YOUR PRODUCTIONS Sponsored by Light Iron, A Panavision Company
THE IMPACT OF CLOUD TECHNOLOGY ON TODAY’S POST WORKFLOWS Sponsored by Box
INTEGRATING SOCIAL MEDIA AND MOBILE INTO YOUR MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION CAMPAIGNS
IS THE SKY FALLING?: THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING INDEPENDENT FILM PRODUCERS
MEET THE BUYERS: AMAZON/ HULU/YOUTUBE
THE NEW CREATIVES: HOW THESE ‘FIRST TIMERS’ GOT IT RIGHT
A SEAT AT THE PRODUCTION TABLE: WHICH PROJECTS GET FINANCED? Sponsored by Entertainment Partners
SHOOTING OVERSEAS? HOW TO FIND THE BEST LOCATIONS, PARTNERS AND PRODUCTION INCENTIVESSponsored by Delta Air Lines
SOCIAL CHANGE AND THE BOX OFFICE: THE POTENTIAL OF GENDER PARITY, DIVERSITY AND STEMSponsored by SAG-AFTRA
THE STATE OF FINANCING FILMS TODAY Sponsored by Pacific Mercantile Bank
TOP 5 THINGS EVERY PRODUCER SHOULD KNOWSponsored by Momentous Insurance
WORKING WITH THE MILITARY FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN
The PBC’s Mentoring Roundtables, sponsored by Panasonic, are now open for registration and include sessions with the following mentors:
Jeremy Alter, TOUCHED WITH FIRE, INLAND EMPIRE
Keith Arem, CEO, PCB Productions; “Call of Duty,” “Phoenix Incident”
Daniel Hammond, CCO, Broad Green Pictures
Courtney A. Kemp, “Power”
Michael London, Principal and Founder, Groundswell Productions; MILK, SIDEWAYS
Gary Lucchesi, President of the Producers Guild of America; THE LINCOLN LAWYER, MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Chris Moore, Principal, The Media Farm; “The Chair,” “Project Greenlight”
Clay Newbill, Founder & President, 310 Entertainment; “Shark Tank,” “Brain Surge”
Ted Schilowitz, Futurist, 20th Century Fox and Chief Creative Officer, Barco Escape
Molly Smith, Partner, Black Label Media; DEMOLITION, SICARIO
R. Decker Watson, Jr., Co-Executive Producer, “Deadliest Catch” (Original Productions)