Tuesday, May 21st, 2019

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM, Film-TV-Production Track - Herscher, Guerin A, Webcast

The Hollywood Masterclass: TV, Film and Video - Packaging - Producing - Bundling - Distributing in a Cross-Platform World

Andrew Sugerman, Producer, “Conviction,” “Any Day,” “The Divide,” “Prozac Nation,” and Exec. Produced, “Shopgirl”

Todd Garner, Founder & CEO, Broken Road Productions (Producer/ExecProducer, Black Hawk Down, Daddy Day Care, Con Air, 13 Going on 30)

Tim Zajaros, co-founder, Armory Films (“El Tonto,” “The Peanut Butter Falcon,” “The Dark Age,” “Arctic,” “Mudbound.”

Jordan Berg, Digital Talent and Packaging, Creative Artists Agency

Adam Leipzig, Founder & CEO, MediaU

Moderator, Catherine Clinch, TV Writer, TV veteran, Hunter, Jake & The Fat Man, Knight Rider, Love Boat, Hart to Hart

Todd Garner, the head of Broken Road Productions, is a veteran producer and Hollywood creative  executive with a unique gift for creating and nurturing mainstream, commercial motion pictures. In  various capacities throughout his career, Garner has developed, overseen, executive produced or  produced well over 170 movies, many of them major hits for their respective studios. Formerly a  founding partner of Revolution Studios and before that co-head of production at Walt Disney  Studios, Garner founded Broken Road Productions in summer 2005. In the last thirteen years,  Broken Road has produced eighteen movies

and counting.  Broken Road just released two movies on Netflix: NAKED starring Marlon Wayans & Regina Hall,  and TRUE MEMOIRS OF AN INTERNATIONAL ASSASSIN starring Kevin James.  Currently in post-production are CADAVER for Screen Gems starring Shay Mitchell & Stana Katic,  ISN’T IT ROMANTIC for New Line starring Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Adam DeVine, &  Priyanka Chopra, TAG also for New Line starring Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, Jon Hamm, Jake  Johnson, Hannibal Buress, & Isla Fisher, and HAUNT at Sierra/Affinity starring Katie Stevens, Will  Brittain, and Lauryn Alisa McCain. Movies in pre-production are HUMMINGBIRD at  Fundamental Films starring Milla Jovovich, MORTAL KOMBAT at New Line with James Wan  producing, SENIOR YEAR at CBS Films, and 1974 for Tooley Films with Eli Roth producing.  Todd was Executive Producer on films such as XXX, ANGER MANAGEMENT and 13 GOING  ON 30. After producing the runaway hit PAUL BLART: MALL COP and it’s SEQUEL, which  combined grossed over $290 million in worldwide box office, Broken Road produced KNIGHT  AND DAY for Fox grossing over $261 million worldwide, MGM’s & Sony’s ZOOKEEPER which  grossed $170 million, and INTO THE STORM for New Line, which grossed over $161 million in  worldwide box office. Garner joined Revolution as a partner in May 2000. He was responsible for  overseeing all aspects of development and production for the company’s motion pictures during its  remarkable first five years. Garner oversaw such hit Revolution films as BLACK HAWK DOWN,  PUNCH DRUNK LOVE and HELLBOY.

Tim Zajaros is a producer and co-founder of Armory Films, a film finance and production company that creates, develops, produces, and finances high concept and commercially viable content. With the ability to finance projects from initial creative inception through production and release, Armory has amassed an impressive slate spanning numerous genres and styles, nurturing distinctive stories into groundbreaking films. The Los Angeles based company was created with partner Christopher Lemole in 2013. Armory recently wrapped production in Los Angeles on Charlie Day’s directorial debut EL TONTO starring Day, Kate Beckinsale, Jason Sudeikis, John Malkovich, Edie Falco, Jillian Bell, Ken Jeong, Adrien Brody, Ray Liotta and Travis Fimmel, and produced THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON, starring Shia LaBeouf, Jon Bernthal, Dakota Johnson and Bruce Dern, which received rave reviews and the Narrative Spotlight Audience Award out of its SXSW premiere. Up next, they will be teaming with Don Handfield on the sci-fi comic book series The Dark Age. Zajaros produced Joe Penna’s ARCTIC, starring Mads Mikkelsen which made its world premiere at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival where it was acquired by Bleeker Street for North American distribution and released earlier this year. He also produced and financed Dee Rees’ lauded feature MUDBOUND, starring Carey Mulligan and Garrett Hedlund, which rose to critical success since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017. After being acquired by Netflix, the film went on to receive a record breaking four Academy Award Nominations, making the film a milestone in Netflix’s history in the awards race. Zajaros’ previous work with Armory Films includes producing the horror comedy ZOMBEAVERS with Benderspink and the CABIN FEVER reboot with Eli Roth and Cassian Elwes. Prior to launching Armory Films, he wrote and produced the documentary Building for Life, an inspirational story about three poverty stricken individuals in Northern Thailand who are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Zajaros presented Building for Life at the session for the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Zajaros graduated Magna Cum Laude from Western Michigan University with a Bachelors of Business Administration, emphasis in Finance. He began his professional career with an automotive marketing company based out of Detroit, and soon after left to work in the Agent Training Program for United Talent Agency (UTA).

Jordan Berg is a Digital Talent and Packaging Agent at leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Berg is based in the Los Angeles office and works with many of the world’s leading directors, writers, and producers including Catherine Hardwicke, That’s Wonderful Productions (Jim Parsons), Justin Lin’s Yomyomf, Paul Feig’s Powderkeg, Doug Liman’s 30 Ninjas, Robert Kirkman’s Skybound, and Anna Akana, among others.  Berg first stepped into the agency world as an intern at the Campbell Agency in Dallas, Texas. After graduating from college, he landed an assistant position at CESD Talent Agency in Los Angeles. He joined CAA in 2013 and become an agent in 2018.  Berg graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in Radio, Television, and Film with an emphasis in Media Economics.

Adam Leipzig is the Founder & CEO of MediaU - film school done right, which launches this year in partnership with University of California and Slamdance Film Festival. Adam has been a producer, distributor, or supervising executive on more than 30 films that have disrupted expectations, including A Plastic Ocean, March of the Penguins, God Grew Tired of Us, Amreeka, Kekexili: Mountain Patrol, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Dead Poets Society, and Titus. His movies have won or been nominated for 10 Academy Awards, 11 BAFTA Awards, 2 Golden Globes, 2 Emmys, 2 Directors Guild Awards, 4 Sundance Awards and 4 Independent Spirit Awards – and, more importantly, some have created positive social change. He is a former senior executive at Walt Disney Studios, president of National Geographic Films, and senior advisor to CreativeFuture. Adam is a faculty member at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.

Andrew Sugerman, Producer, “Conviction,” “Any Day,” “The Divide,” “Prozac Nation,” and Exec. Produced, “Shopgirl.”: Andrew Sugerman has been involved in the production of a diverse range of motion pictures as a producer over the past thirty years. His own production, “Conviction,” based on a true story, starring Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell and Minnie Driver, directed by Tony Goldwyn, was released in October 2010 by Fox Searchlight and received many awards and critical praise. He is producer of the feature film, “Any Day,” released in May, 2015, directed by Rustam Branaman, starring Sean Bean, Eva Longoria, Tom Arnold and Kate Walsh. Mr. Sugerman was recently co-executive producer of the one-hour drama series, “The Divide,” for AMC Studios and WEtv, with the pilot written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Tony Goldwyn, which premiered in July, 2014. He executive produced the 2011 release, “Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer,” based on the best-selling children’s book series and starring Heather Graham, directed by John Schultz. Recently completed, for release in 2013 is “Crazy Kind of Love,” which he executive produced, starring Virginia Madsen, Anthony LaPaglia, Zach Gilford and Eva Longoria, directed by Sarah Siegel-Magness. Over the last few years he executive produced “Death Sentence”, starring Kevin Bacon, directed by James Wan, released by Twentieth Century Fox, and the thriller “Premonition” with Sandra Bullock, which was a highly successful release from Sony Tristar. He also executive 2 produced “Shopgirl,” which has been released by Disney, starring Steve Martin, Claire Danes and Jason Schwartzman, directed by Anand Tucker, as well as the comedy “Grilled” for New Line Cinema, starring Ray Romano and Kevin James, directed by Jason Ensler. In 2006 he executive produced the hit family road-trip comedy “Johnson Family Vacation” starring Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams and Bow Wow, for Fox Searchlight. Mr. Sugerman produced Walter Hill’s boxing drama “Undisputed,” starring Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames and Peter Falk, released by Miramax. He also produced the comedy “Boat Trip,” starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Roger Moore, Vivica A. Fox and Will Ferrell, released by Artisan. He served as line producer on the caper comedy “The Whole Ten Yards,” starring Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry and Amanda Peet, directed by Howard Deutch, released by Warner Bros, which followed the action-thriller “Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever,” starring Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu, directed by Kaos, also from Warners. He also line produced the drama “Prozac Nation,” based on the Elizabeth Wurtzel novel, starring Christina Ricci, Jessica Lange, Anne Heche, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Jason Biggs, directed by Erik Skoldbjaerg, released by Miramax. Mr. Sugerman’s extensive line producing credits also include “The Prophet’s Game,” starring Dennis Hopper, Stephanie Zimbalist and Sondra Locke; “Kimberly,” starring Gabrielle Anwar, Sean Astin, Molly Ringwald, Patty Duke and Lainie Kazan; “The Sterling Chase,” starring Alanna Ubach, Jack Noseworthy and Nicholle Tom; “Michael Angel” starring Dennis Hopper and Richard Greico, “Blue Motel,” starring Sean Young, Soleil Moon Frye and Robert Vaughn; and “Spiders” starring Lana Perillo and Josh Green. He also executive produced “Love Kills,” starring Mario Van Peebles, Leslie Ann Warren, Daniel Baldwin and Louise Fletcher. As a producer and executive producer, Mr. Sugerman’s credits also include “McCinsey’s Island,” “Mercy Street,” “Somebody Is Waiting,” “Savate,” “Spilt Milk” and “Deadly Rivals,” among others. Additionally an accomplished director and writer, Mr. Sugerman shared the writing credit for the story of the NBC Family Special, “A Place at the Table,” starring Danny Glover and Lukas Haas; and he directed the feature film comedy “Basic Training,” starring Ann Dusenberry and Marty Brill. 3 His television credits include producing the movie thriller, “Payoff,” starring Keith Carradine and Harry Dean Stanton, for Showtime; and the feature comedy “Working Trash,” starring Ben Stiller and George Carlin, directed by Alan Metter, for Fox Network. Further TV credits include executive producing the special “The Bulkin Trail,” starring David Hasselhoff, and producing and directing “The Hayburners.” He also produced and directed “Mandy’s Grandmother,” starring Maureen O’Sullivan, which was released theatrically and garnered an Academy Award nomination. Mr. Sugerman is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Producers Guild of America and the Directors Guild of America.

Catherine Clinch’s produced writing credits include: HUNTER, JAKE & THE FATMAN, KNIGHT RIDER, LOVE BOAT, HART TO HART, FOUL PLAY, TRUE CONFESSIONS and, most recently, RESCUE BOTS. She has served for nearly two decades as an Adjunct Assistant Professor, teaching Advanced Video Production, Screenwriting, Communication Theory and Social Media Strategy & Content Marketing at California State University Dominguez Hills. She has written, produced and presented more than 250 hours of LIVE interactive broadcast. She was Associate Publisher of Creative Screenwriting Magazine and was a key organizer of the first five years of Screenwriting Expo. In addition, she has written for Cultural Weekly, Studio System News, Film News Briefs and The Huffington Post. Catherine serves as a media strategy and content advisor to companies through her consultancy Clinch Digital Media. She has moderated panels and / or spoken at numerous conferences in Los Angeles, Nashville and Orlando. Catherine has also been awarded three US Patents for inventing a mobile platform and a new form of mobile entertainment. Catherine is currently writing and developing a project with new IP for Stan Lee’s POW Entertainment.