The Producers Guild of America on Wednesday announced the speaker lineup for its third annual Produced By Conference, which will be conduced June 3-5 in Los Angeles.
Here's the full announcement:
THIRD ANNUAL ‘PRODUCED BY CONFERENCE’ JUNE 3-5
ADDS ROBERT GREENBLATT, MORGAN FREEMAN, DARREN STAR,
LARRY GORDON, KEVIN SMITH AND MORE TO SPEAKER LINE-UP
REPRESENTING $2 billion in financing and incentives, MORE THAN 200 film commissions from around the globe TO EXHIBIT AT AFCI LOCATIONS
LOS ANGELES, CA (May 4, 2011) – The Producers Guild of America’s third annual Produced By Conference (PBC) continues to bolster the event’s speaker line-up and confirm more exhibitor appearances at the jointly held Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) Locations show to be held at The Walt Disney Studios on June 3-5, 2011. The unique collaboration of the Produced By Conference along with AFCI Locations will bring together the producing field with an extensive number of domestic and international film commissions.
Reaching across film, television and new media industries, PBC is an educational forum that involves acclaimed producers, including countless Academy Award®-winning filmmakers and Emmy Award® winners, as well as the next generation of creative entrepreneurs. Chairman of NBC Entertainment Robert Greenblatt recently joined the stellar list of Hollywood notables scheduled to speak; along with producer, actor, director Morgan Freeman; “Sex and the City” creator and executive producer Darren Starr; Academy Award®-nominated producer, Larry Gordon; and producer, actor, director, writer Kevin Smith, among dozens of others. A programming guide and a full list of speakers and exhibitors can be found at: www.producedbyconference.com.
More than 200 exhibitor booths, representing film commissions from locations far and wide—from Buenos Aires to Panama to Morocco to Louisiana—will represent $2 billion in financing and incentives. There will be a special featured program at the conference this year called “On the Ground With…,” a series of candid conversations between PGA Producers, Film Commissioners, which highlight producers’ experiences while shooting ‘on the ground’ in a specific state or territory.
Major corporate and industry sponsors will be participating in this year’s event, including: General Motors, Westfield Property Group, Coca- Cola, Entertainment Partners, Cinedigm, Avid, Cast & Crew, Hertz Rentals, KOCCA, Scenios, Raleigh Studios, Baseline, PRG, Kodak, LA 411, Heineken and many more.
Last year’s sold out conference connected more than 1,100 producing professionals. Interested individuals can register online at www.producedbyconference.com.
Among the many topics to be discussed at the 2011 PBC are new media, global finance, producer/director collaboration, distribution, independent film, scripted television, reality television, digital content, brand identity and much more. Standout sessions and conversations on the current PBC 2011 program schedule include:
CONVERSATION: ROBERT GREENBLATT AND MARSHALL HERSKOVITZ
A one-on-one conversation with recently named Chairman of NBC Entertainment, Robert Greenblatt, about his vision for broadcast television, led by Emmy-winning® producer Marshall Herskovitz (LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS, BLOOD DIAMOND, “thirtysomething”).
