SeriesFest is returning to Denver, Colorado subsequent month and has set its lineup for its twelfth iteration.
The occasion will happen between Might 6 and 10 and options screenings and panels with stars of The 4 Seasons, The Testaments and Ponies in addition to trade execs together with Jana Winograde and Susan Rovner from vertical studio firm MicroCo.
The information comes days after the occasion revealed that D’Arcy Carden might be honored with the Excellence in Performing Award.
A screening of the second season of Netflix’s The 4 Seasons might be adopted by a dialog with Marco Calvani, Kerri Kenney-Silver in addition to co-creator Tracey Wigfield. A screening of The Testaments, Hulu’s follow-up to The Handmaid’s Story, might be adopted by a dialog with Amy Seimetz. Ponies co-creators David Iserson and Susanna Fogel will be part of a dialog in regards to the Peacock collection.
There will even be screenings of baseball documentary My Father, Dick Allen, live-action music collection Rainbow Socks, All3Media’s Infants, La Méridienne Productions’ Jailbreakers, Brazilian collection Raul Seixas: Let Me Sing and Jean Dujardin-led Zorro.
Full listing of panels:
Behind The Offers: Brokers and Managers
Get a behind-the-scenes take a look at how careers, offers, and tasks come to life within the leisure trade. Be part of prime brokers and managers as they share how they uncover expertise, information careers, and form the tales you’re keen on. Whether or not you’re a creator or a fan of the method, that is your probability to satisfy the individuals who make the offers occur. Panelists embody Senior Supervisor at TCA MGMT Erich Smith, Accomplice at The Gersh Company Roy Ashton, Proprietor & Expertise Supervisor at CBM, Cheri Barner and Supervisor & Accomplice at Echo Lake Leisure, Dave Brown.
Inventive Management: Constructing Possession in Movie & TV
Inventive imaginative and prescient is barely a part of the equation — possession is energy. This panel explores why filmmakers and showrunners should assume like entrepreneurs, retaining management and constructing lasting worth from their work. Trade leaders together with award-winning producer and CEO & Co-founder of Kinetic Vitality Leisure Diana Williams, CEO of Artie Matt McDonald, and Founder and CEO of Collective Moxie Julie Ann Crommett share methods for navigating offers, defending rights, and turning concepts into sustainable careers.
The Administrators of Shondaland: Imaginative and prescient and Story
Shondaland is synonymous with daring storytelling, unforgettable characters, and visually dynamic tv. Behind each highly effective efficiency and iconic second is a director bringing the script to life. On this dialog, administrators and creatives from the Shondaland household share how they translate story to display screen throughout a few of tv’s most beloved collection. From navigating emotionally charged scenes and huge ensemble casts to sustaining the distinctive tone audiences anticipate, these filmmakers will focus on the craft, collaboration, and artistic instincts that outline the Shondaland fashion—and the way they create imaginative and prescient and cinematic vitality to certainly one of tv’s most influential storytelling universes. That includes Vice President of Scripted Sequence at Netflix, Marco Esquivel, SVP Netflix Options & ABC Sequence Annie Laks, and “Bridgerton” Administrators Gia-Rayne Harris, Jaffar Mahmood and Nzingha Stewart.
Religion In The Body
This panel explores the intersection of religion, spirituality, leisure, and the rising cultural affect of values-driven storytelling. At a time when audiences seek for which means and authenticity, creators are more and more participating a large and numerous spectrum of non secular and non secular views on display screen. But these portrayals carry each alternative and duty. How can storytellers incorporate religion thoughtfully, keep away from stereotypes, and mirror the complexity of perception in at the moment’s world? Be part of us for a dialog about illustration and tales rooted in numerous beliefs – uncovering the chance to broaden audiences, foster connection, understanding, and significant change. Panelists embody Grosse Pointe Backyard Society and the upcoming Little Home on the Prairie star Jocko Sims, and No one Needs This author Ryann Werner.
Affect In TV: Littleton Highway Productions
At this yr’s Affect in TV panel, we honor Littleton Highway Productions for redefining purposeful storytelling. By collection like Satan in Disguise, The Lady from Plainville, and Dr. Demise, the corporate spotlights victims whereas exploring the human affect behind real-life tragedies. Past the display screen, its affect campaigns join audiences to assets supporting psychological well being, youth and LGBTQ+ homelessness, and affected person advocacy. Their work exhibits how storytelling can drive consciousness and significant social change. That includes Littleton Highway Productions founder Patrick Macmanus, and “Satan in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” star Michael Chernus.
Inside ESPN: Tales, Studios and Sports activities Media
Executives from ESPN’s main storytelling manufacturers — together with ESPN Movies, 30 for 30, E60, SEC Storied, and ESPN Originals — come collectively for a dialog on the event and manufacturing of premium sports activities content material. The dialogue will discover how ESPN brings tales to life throughout platforms, from acclaimed documentaries to authentic collection, and the evolving function of storytelling throughout the broader Disney ecosystem. That includes Lindsay Rovegno, the Emmy-winning Vice President & Government Producer for ESPN Originals, José Morales, the Vice President & Government Producer of Authentic Content material, Producer of ESPN Authentic Content material Scott Siebers, and senior director for 30 for 30 and ESPN Movies, Ben Webber.
Micro Dramas, Main Affect
Chew-sized storytelling is having an outsized affect. This SeriesFest panel explores the rise of microdramas and the way short-form, serialized content material displays evolving viewer habits whereas reshaping artistic workflows and enterprise fashions throughout the leisure trade. Trade leaders and creators focus on the way forward for storytelling by way of microdramas—and spotlight who’s main the best way. That includes leaders within the microdrama area together with MicroCo’s CEO Jana Winograde, MicroCo’s CCO Susan Rovner, and Government Producer at Edgewood Place Leisure Wendy Calhoun.
State of Indie TV: Danger, Innovation & Alternative
Impartial tv is driving the way forward for the trade by way of daring concepts, entrepreneurial risk-taking, and revolutionary enterprise fashions—and it has been central to SeriesFest since 2015. This panel brings collectively trailblazing creators, impartial studios, and trade leaders to look at how indie TV is shaping at the moment’s leisure market, from financing and manufacturing methods to distribution, scale, and sustainability. Be part of us for a forward-looking dialog celebrating the pioneers constructing what’s subsequent together with Showrunner and Founding father of The 51 Leisure, Malcolm Spellman, Founding father of Unleashing Giants, Emil Pinnock, Founder and CEO of Seed&Spark Emily Finest, and Founding father of Liston James Productions, Jaime Pressly, and her producing accomplice, Kelly Brown.
