Sundance Film Festival

Park City, Utah
January 21-31, 2010

http://festival.sundance.org/2010/

Black Women in Entertainment Panel

Blackhouse® Panel Discussion
January 22, 2010
4:00PM-6:00PM
The Filmmakers Lounge

The role of Black Women in entertainment and film has evolved from stereotypical roles to leading ladies and now Black Women are power brokers in the industry. But what are the hurdles they still face? Racism? Sexism? Both? Join the Blackhouse Foundation & The Sundance Institute as gender, race and entertainment collide in this thought-provoking panel featuring some of the most dynamic women executives and talent in the business.
Panelists:
Tanya Hamilton, Writer-Director-Producer
Charisse Nesbit, Lionsgate
Zola B. Mashariki, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Shari Frilot, Writer-Director
Moderator:
Elvis Mitchell, Writer-Producer (The Black List, Vol. 1 & 2)

Independent Film Finance

Blackhouse® Panel Discussion
January 23, 2010
3pm - 5pm
BING Lounge at the Park City Museum, 528 Main Street

Finance, Insurance, and Truth. The Principles of the Pyramid of Filmmaking. Will feature executives from banks, insurance companies, and production executives discussing the new paradigm for making content in this economically challenged time.
Panelists:
Steven C. Beer, Greenberg Traurig
DeMille M. Halliburton, Sterling & Sterling
David P. Oliver, Comerica Entertainment Group
Steve Berman, Film Finances Inc.
Michael Roban, Cold Fusion Media Group, LLC
Moderator: Elizabeth Powell, Essential Entertainment Media, LLC
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