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Second Rounders and Above Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television
Saturday October 26, 2024 12:30pm - 1:45pm CDT
St. David's Episcopal Church Sumners Hall
Get in-depth answers to your questions about the art, craft, and business of writing for film and television. This roundtable session offers registrants exclusive access to screenwriters, directors, producers, executives, and studio reps in an informal setting. Come prepared with questions that focus on both the creative and business sides of breaking into and writing for film and television.
Speakers
avatar for Tanya Saracho

Tanya Saracho

creator & showrunner Vida, Founder of Ignition Lab & Untitled Latinx Project
Tanya Saracho is a playwright and television writer who most recently served as creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the critically-acclaimed series, Vida, on Starz. The show featured all Latine writers and directors, including Saracho, who made her television directorial... Read More →
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Benji Samit

co-writer Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Pokemon Detective Pikachu; co-showrunner LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit are writer-producers who recently served as co-showrunners and executive producers of the upcoming LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, as well as Hulu’s adult animated comedy Koala Man. The duo also created the Disney Channel original show Ultra Violet... Read More →
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Dan Hernandez

co-writer Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Pokemon Detective Pikachu; co-showrunner LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit are writer-producers who recently served as co-showrunners and executive producers of the upcoming LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, as well as Hulu’s adult animated comedy Koala Man. The duo also created the Disney Channel original show Ultra Violet... Read More →
avatar for Jennie Church-Cooper

Jennie Church-Cooper

Manager/Producer, Levity Entertainment
Peabody Award-winning manager/producer Jennie Church-Cooper has spent the last 15 years working with comedic writer-performers — scouting, cultivating, and propelling them into careers as TV and feature writers, showrunners, directors, podcasters, actors and more. She joined Levity... Read More →
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Chris Burns

Manager/ Producer, Underscore Talent
Chris Burns is a manager and producer at Underscore Talent where he works with people across a variety of different creative disciplines. His clients have written for TV (SNL, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Broad City, Miracle Workers and many more), made comedy specials for Netflix and... Read More →
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Parker Davis

Partner & Co-Head MP Lit, Verve
Parker Davis is a Partner and Co-Head of the Motion Picture Literary Team at Verve. Parker holds the distinction of being Verve’s fifth employee and first-ever intern to be promoted to Agent in 2014. Originally from Rockville, Maryland, Davis is known for his impeccable work ethic... Read More →
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Scott Glassgold

producer Tarot, Prospect, Hurricane Season
Scott Glassgold is the founder of Ground Control, a leading entertainment platformspecializing in filmed media & publishing. Scott has produced such feature films as Prospectwith Pedro Pascal, Hurricane Season with Forest Whitaker and Sony Pictures' Tarot whichjust completed a theatrical... Read More →
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Jeremy Konner

head writer Untitled Tom Segura Show; co-creator Drunk History; co-creator Waffles and Mochi
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Liz Parker

Managing Partner at Verve Talent & Literary Agency
Liz Parker is the Managing Partner at Verve. Joining Verve in 2018, Parker moved from New York to Los Angeles to build the agency’s Publishing division, which has since grown to encompass media rights and audio under an IP umbrella. A Middlebury College alumna, she previously worked... Read More →
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Will Schnabel

Manager, WBD DEI Pipeline Programs
Will Schnabel is a Manager on the WBD Access Team. In this role he runs US scripted pipeline programs and helps facilitate submissions processes for the various pipeline programs.Before working at WBD, Will was an Associate of Talent Development for NBCUniversal, encompassing television... Read More →
Saturday October 26, 2024 12:30pm - 1:45pm CDT
St. David's Episcopal Church Sumners Hall 301 E 8th St, Austin, TX 78701
  Script/Film Competition Session

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