Panel 3: SATURDAY OCTOBER 18, 2:00pm-4:30pm (This is a RE-BROADCAST of LIVE EVENT)THE ART OF THE PITCH: TURNING THE PITCH INTO A DEAL Venue: Regal Cinemas 1000 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles 90015- Mezzanine FloorWhat makes a perfect pitch in the room? Learn to deliver the winning pitch and focus on casting inclusion in your stories. An expert panel of Producers and Development Executives will reveal the process of closing the pitch in Hollywood. Panelists: Bridget Stokes, Moderator: Marlene Sharp <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/036268f4ac408e0a77c2fe3ddf5ad698.png" width="163" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;"> Marlene Sharp is an entertainment industry veteran and multi-hyphenate: a producer, talent manager, former Sega and LEVEL-5 creative executive, and advocate for talent on the autism spectrum. She has worked at the intersection of animation, licensing, and brand management for iconic franchises, such as Power Rangers, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Pink Panther. As head of the new Sandstone Artists neurodivergent talent division, she shares her passion for creating career opportunities for autistic artists. She simultaneously handles PR, marketing, and special projects for non-profits Autism in Entertainment, Orange County Asperger's Support Group, and Spectrum Laboratory. Panelists: <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/7072491119e9e293f08b6f89bcebeca9.jpg" width="149" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Bridget StokesBridget Stokes’ masterful direction won her an Emmy for HBO’s, A Black Lady Sketch Show, making her the first woman to win in the category. In addition to her win, Bridget has received four Emmy nominations for her directing work on Apple’s Hello Jack and producing work on A Black Lady Sketch Show. Stokes received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Directing on ABLSS and won the award for producing. As a feature director Stokes’ second feature, Boy Genius, starring Rita Wilson and Miles Brown was an award winner at Bentonville and Newport Film Festivals before being acquired for domestic theatrical distribution and streaming as well as selling internationally in Africa, Asia and South America. Stokes has directed two feature films and 30 episodes of television in addition to helming the award-winning short film, Think Fast. As a producer, Stokes has co-executive produced seasons 1 &amp; 2 of Hello Jack and seasons 3 &amp; 4 of A Black Lady Sketch Show as well as six feature films, including Netflix’s The Lost Husband and documentary, The Rachel Divide. Stokes lives in Los Angeles with her family and sits on the boards of the Independent Shakespeare Company in Los Angeles and Parity Productions in New York City. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/079c131cc67c0ee58b95589bd4e01c15.jpg" width="160" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Heather HornHeather Horn is an accomplished anime producer at Crunchyroll. She brings experience from previous roles at Amazon Studios and The Gotham Group. Heather holds a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Cinematography and Film/Video Production from Chapman University. Atsuko Tsuji <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/c0dbe99753cb46907a9646fc5e895086.jpg" width="198" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Atsuko Tsuji is a Los-Angeles based writer and consultant specializing in international co-production projects between Japan, Hollywood, and beyond. She has extensive experience as a translator of scripts and materials for films and TV shows, including A24's Sunny for Apple TV+. With nearly eight years of journalistic experience primarily focused on international affairs, she is bilingual in English and Japanese and possesses a strong understanding of the intersection between Japanese culture and the global market. As a writer, she wrote on the comedy-action CGI animated series Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles on Netflix based on the comic series by Stan Sakai and co-wrote a pilot with Brad Wright. As a creative consultant, Atsuko provided valuable creative insights and translated scripts for international co-production live-action projects, including Prisoners of the Ghostland, starring Nicolas Cage, as well as Gift of Fire, inspired by the true story of Japan's attempt to build an atomic bomb in the last days of WWII, where she served as Script Advisor.

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