Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Track III: Guerin A, in Herscher Hall, Live Webcast

The TV/Film/Video - Platforms and Partnerships - Developing Hollywood Content as Brand and Distribution Package

Shannon Lords, Managing Executive Producer , Great Bowery Film

Mickey Meyer, President, Group Nine's Network and co-founder, JASH

Gretchen McCourt, Executive Vice President of ArcLight Cinemas

Daniel Tibbets, CEO, EL Rey Networks

Philip Shafran, Director of Content Activation, Brand and Rights Management, Vin Di Bona Productions

Jim Amos, founder, Scout53

Emiliano Calemzuk, CEO, RAZE

Kimberly King-Burns, Partner, convergenz/solutions, Moderator

Shannon Lords is the Managing Executive Producer  of Great Bowery Film, the in-house film production company of Great Bowery. Prior to joining Great Bowery Film, Shannon was EP/Managing Director of Morgan Spurlock’s Warpaint, a commercial and content creation company and EP of New York city based Humble.tv. Her career as a Los Angeles and New York based producer had her working on multi-million dollar projects with directors such as Barry Levinson, Spike Lee, Wim Wenders, Bryan Singer and Michael Bay as well as collaborating with such notable commercial directors as Noam Murro, Joe Pytka,

Samuel Bayer, Steve Miller and Gerard De Thame on projects across the globe including Dubai, China, New Zealand, Argentina, Japan, Austria, Vietnam, Romania and Australia. Shannon has sat on the east coast board of the AICP and been a juror for the AICP awards show. Shannon Lords is a native on Montana.

Emiliano Calemzuk is the Co-Founder and CEO of Raze, a new media venture catering to the fast-growing millennial Latino population through production and distribution of premium video content. Calemzuk co-founded Raze in 2016 with actress Sofia Vergara and Luis Balaguer of Latin World Entertainment. Prior to co-founding Raze, Calemzuk served as CEO of Shine Group Americas, a unit of 21st Century Fox, where he oversaw scripted and non-scripted hit series including “The Office” (NBC), “Ugly Betty” (ABC), “The Biggest Loser” (NBC) and “MasterChef” (FOX). Before that, he held a number of positions within Fox Entertainment Group including President of Fox Television Studios, President of Fox International Channels Europe, Vice President and Managing Director of Fox Latin American Channels and Fox Kids Latin America. Calemzuk is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania and serves as Chairman of the Advisory Boards of The Heart of Los Angeles Organization, a member of the Board of Friends of the IDF and Lead Independent Director and Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance at Mercadolibre, Inc.

Philip Shafran, Director of Content Activation, Brand and Rights Management, Vin Di Bona Productions: Shafran has over 15 years of experience working with brand recognition, retention, audience engagement and social outreach - driving consumer’s consumption of content through multi-channel platforms and traditional media networks. Shafran manages the monetization of television’s largest collection of user-generated (UGC) videos through expanding distribution and forging new partnerships via emerging channels, platforms and markets. He develops and manages off-air marketing initiatives for the Vin Di Bona brand, which includes “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” the highest co-viewed and longest-running primetime entertainment show in the history of the ABC network. Shafran is responsible for creating and extending revenue streams for the company and all its assets through meaningful digital partnerships, strategic planning, technological innovations and creative development.

Daniel Tibbets, President-GM, El Rey Network: With over 20 years of entertainment programming and producing experience, Daniel Tibbets serves as president and general manager for El Rey Network, a 24-hour, English-language lifestyle network targeting “Strivers,” who hold strong core beliefs about the importance of family, independence, hard work, craftsmanship, and legacy.  Overseeing operations and leading the network’s growth strategy, Tibbets manages new carriage agreements, content development, program planning/scheduling, productions, acquisitions, talent relations, advertising sales, business affairs and other areas. Tibbets most recently served as chief content officer at Machinima, responsible for content strategy and development, program planning and scheduling, production, acquisitions, and business affairs.  Under his leadership, he developed and put into production over 600 hours of original content for go90, Sony Vue, Youtube and other platforms including the hit series “Street Fighter” and “Transformers: Combiner Wars.”  He segued there from Bunim/Murray Productions where he led its digital department as an SVP Digital Media, developing short-form programming for web, mobile and other platforms including branded original series “Best Year Ever” (Target) and “The Controller” (EA).  Previously he co-founded and led the e-publishing company Premier Digital Publishing (acquired in 2014) and spent six years as studio chief at the innovative, first mover VOD mobile content company GoTV Networks, building it into the largest mobile media network and original content syndicator, launching over 20 original VOD channels before it was acquired in June 2011. From 2002-2005 Tibbets was vice president, production at Twentieth Television and oversaw the FoxLab, where he was responsible for overseeing over 2500 episodes of television production, and developed and executive produced the first two original content mobisodes™ “Love and Hate” and “Sunset Hotel” which launched on Verizon’s early mobile platform, VCAST. This followed four-years as VP, Entertainment for Fireworks Television and VP, Papazian-Hirsch, where he sold and developed projects for syndication, cable and broadcast networks, most notable the HBO series “Rome.” Earlier in his career Tibbets served as a writer and producer on a number of notable television programs and specials including the Emmy®-Award winning, “Streetwise,” and the BBC/PBS mini-series “Signs and Wonders” starring James Earl Jones.  He produced and/or contributed to the production and development of other award-winning, made-for-television series, including “Martha Stewart Living,” “Home Again with Bob Vila,” “America’s Most Wanted,” “Good Day Live,” “Judge Alex,” “On-Air with Ryan Seacrest,” and many others.  Daniel Tibbets earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing with an emphasis in international marketing and business from Arizona State University.

Mickey Meyer is the President of Group Nine's Network and a cofounder of JASH, a comedy studio with roots in both the digital and television world and featuring such clients as Adam Carolla, Norm Macdonald, Sarah Silverman, Tim & Eric, Reggie Watts and Michael Cera.  He has also met with President Obama and various other White House officials such as Joe Biden and Valerie Jarrett as part of the White House’s Entertainment advisory group.  Mickey has been named to Forbes Magazine’s “30 under 30” list as well as the Hollywood Reporter's “Next Gen executives under 35” list. He has also won Sundance, multiple Cannes Lion's in the advertising space, a Streamy for his work with the White House, and a Gold Record.  Prior to JASH, Mickey was the head of the Comedy Network and then Executive Producer at Maker Studios, where he Executive Produced YouTube channels like Epic Rap Battles of History, Bad Lip Reading, Good Neighbor and Kassem G. He also loves dogs, and the color blue.

Gretchen McCourt is the Executive Vice President of Cinema Programming of Pacific Theatres Entertainment Corporation. In her role, she oversees all film programming, marketing and communications of ArcLight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres, including mainstream and art film selection, specialty event programming, site rentals, studio relationships, marketing partnerships and public relations. Gretchen also plays a key role in new theater site selection.  During her tenure at ArcLight, Gretchen has developed key initiatives that have supported the brand’s commitment to the arts and entertainment including its involvement with the Women in Film organization and Slamdance.  She is the founder and content curator for the bi-annual ArcLight DocFest that takes place in May and October. Most recently, Gretchen has led the charge on introducing the ArcLight brand into three new key markets in its national expansion while continuing to grow the brand in its hometown of Los Angeles. Prior to joining Decurion in 2007, Gretchen was Executive Vice President and Head Film Buyer at AMC Entertainment, overseeing the film and marketing of 350+ theaters across the US and Canada.  She spent 19 years in various roles at AMC. Gretchen received her bachelor’s degree in Economics from Washburn University.  She resides in Los Angeles with her husband and four children.

Jim Amos is the founder of Scout 53, a full service film industry consulting service, offering 20+ years of movie industry expertise for companies that require film distribution, marketing & PR along with industry market analysis and boxoffice projections, multi-dimensional technologies and sales, PVOD and Event Cinema content services. He spent 20 years with Sony Pictures, the last several years as President of Domestic Distribution, and two years with start-up studio STX, where he assembled a sales team and distribution system from the ground up, culminating with the company's first $100 million film, "Bad Moms". In his many capacities at Sony Pictures Jim proved instrumental in the success of dozens of box-office blockbusters, over 100 of which opened to #1 at the boxoffice. In addition, more than 50 of the films he has worked on have grossed more than $100 million domestically. Jim did not solely work on big budget tentpoles at Sony—he also developed and initiated sales plans for several limited release films at Sony, many of which were nominated for (and won) Academy, Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards. Jim is also a regular columnist for Celluloid Junkie, providing a weekly recap of the weekend at the boxoffice, both from a domestic and international viewpoint, as well as a preview of the upcoming week's new releases along with the first boxoffice projections for those films anywhere in the industry. In addition, Jim has also recently served as Vice President of Distribution at Fathom Events and is a member of the Event Cinema Association. A vegan and animal rights activist, Jim lives in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles with his wife Lori and their rescue animals. His hobbies include travel, classic films, golf, hiking and his beloved Boston sports teams.

Ari Mark, founder, AMPLE: As SVP of Original Programming for Xbox Entertainment Studios, Ari was responsible for finding, developing, and producing premium original content, including adapting flagship game titles, Age of Empires, Forza, and State of Decay into television formats. Ari also executive produced Xbox’s first series Every Street United (which had over 60 million downloads), Zak Penn’s feature documentary, Atari: Game Over and Greg Barker’s The Thread. Prior to Xbox, Ari worked at AMC where he launched the network's unscripted slate, developing critically acclaimed series, The Pitch and Small Town Security as well as ratings hits, Talking Dead, Comic Book Men, and Game of Arms. He is also responsible for developing AMC’s first docudrama, Making of the Mob. Before that, Ari was Director of Development at Michael Davies' Embassy Row where he specialized in game and international formats. Prior to that at The Sundance Channel Ari worked on the hit series Iconoclasts and Architecture School along with Peabody award winners The Staircase, Nimrod Nation and Brick City. He also helped launch Sundance’s first batch of original scripted series development. Mark has an MFA in Film Production from San Francisco State University and has made several films, two of which The Metamorphosis and The Gift were acquired by Sundance Channel and continue to air.

Kimberly King-Burns, Partner, convergenz/solutions, Moderator: King-Burns is a managing partner with NetworkBahamas, EnergyCaribe and EnergyBahamas, technology collaborative advisories to the public/private sector throughout the Bahamas and Caribbean; serves as EB-5 business development strategist on a variety of projects around the USA with active investor networks in South America, China and the Middle East; assists major companies and government relations team with their targeted ethnic social media outreach to the African-American, Caribbean, Spanish and Asian markets; worked as chief operating officer and president of Greenbridge Capital's digital media, alternative energy/green technology consulting groups in Los Angeles; was active on the community advisory board of KCET Channel 28 Los Angeles (PBS); and founded The Briland Modem Fund, a community development foundation serving the Out Islands of the Bahamas. King-Burns was raised on Harbour Island, Bahamas, and studied English literature at Salem College in Winston-Salem NC.  Kimberly was recently selected to serve on the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild awards nominating committee, one of 1,200 members nationwide.