Giving Dots
Top BG Corner
Scheduled Participants
Kevin Beggs
President, Lionsgate Television Group
Rick Carter
Production Designer
(Sucker Punch, Avatar)
Sheldon Epps
Director/Producer
(Friends, Frasier, Girlfriends, George Lopez)
Davey Holmes
Writer/Producer
(The Chicago Code, Pushing Daisies)
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
President, Automatik Entertainment
Tad Leckman
Academic Director, Escape Studios/ Industrial Light & Magic
Stephen Nemeth
CEO, Rhino Films
Lee Percy
Editor/Writer/Director
(Boys Don't Cry, SALT)
Graham Rich
Producer/Director
Sarah Schechter
Senior Vice President, Production
Warner Brothers
Stuart Sender
Producer/Director
(Harmony, Beyond "JFK" – The Question of Conspiracy)
Joe Sheridan
Web Writer
(Ellen Show)
Marc Smolowitz
New Media Producer/Director
(The Weather Underground & Trembling Before G-d)
James Stanton
TV Editor
(Mega Quake, Undercover Boss, America's Got Talent)
Amy Vincent
Cinematographer
(Hustle & Flow, Eve's Bayou)
Tiffany White
Assistant Costume Designer/Costumer
(Mad Men, True Blood)
Dylan Wilcox
Head of Acquisitions
Focus Features, Universal International
Ron Yerxa
Producer/Partner, Bona Fide Productions
(Little Miss Sunshine, Little Children, Election)
Sponsored in part by the UC Santa Cruz Foundation and Brannon Braga, Executive Producer Terra Nova and Film & Digital Media Alumnus, 1990.
Beverage Sponsors:
Bonny Doon Vineyards and
Bridging the Gap: Celebrating UC Santa Cruz Alumni in Film, TV & Digital Media
*** 6/2/11: We are no longer able to accept registration for the symposium. ***
You are welcome to attend the June 4 keynote address scheduled for 5:00 p.m. in Media Theater. After you return from dinner, please join us for the 8:15 p.m. screenings and discussions, also in the Media Theater.
Speakers will include our faculty in Film + Digital Media; our alumni professionals working in film, television and digital media; as well as other featured guests.
On Friday, June 3 we will honor media pathbreaker Chip Lord, Film + Digital Media Professor Emeritus. Professor Lord’s works have been at the edge of postmodern media and include Ant Farm and Cadillac Ranch.
On Saturday, June 4, panel discussions will explore topics such as The Business of Film, Media and Social Change, and Getting Started in Television. Film screenings will include innovative works by alums, faculty and guests. Please join us for individual events or for the entire symposium.
“Bridging the Gap” offers a great opportunity to network with some of the key leaders in the film and television industry.