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Media Res's Michael Ellenberg and Lars Blomgren on The Morning Show and Pachinko maker's approach to developing hit global dramas; writers Dana Fainaru and Hamish Wright on adapting Israeli comedy Significant Other for ITVX; and BBC Studios' Mark Linsey, CAA's Ted Miller, The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Gamechanger Films' Effie T Brown on the US writers' strike.
Independent Film's superhero of breaking ceilings and stereotypes producer Effie T. Brown (Real Women Have Curves, Dear White People, But, I'm A Cheerleader, The Inspection) sat down with Creative Coalition CEO Robin Bronk. In this episode, Brown talks about how she got so good at making movies with very little money, why she focuses on telling the stories of disenfranchised populations, working with a young America Ferrara on Real Women Have Curves, and much more.
No matter how you define the word, “spunk” cannot be spelled without “s” and “p”. There’s no irony in the fact that not only does Shelli Pue owns the two letters for her initials, but also embodies every bit of the word as well. The purple-haired powerhouse is no stranger to bringing it boldly, while walking in her purpose and leading others to reveal their reason. In the last decade, she became a licensed residential builder and founded Imperial Management Professionals, LLC; launched a 3-day FUSE Festival in Charleston, SC attracting over 300 theater and dance performers, and is well-known around South Carolina as “The Financeprenuer”. It is as the host of The Financepreneur Podcast that she inspires individuals and businesses on tactics and strategies for financial liberations. For Shelli, her time on earth is worthless if she cannot spend it instilling wealth-mentally and monetarily in others. Shelli now spends her life inspiring others through coaching and her spiritual guidance. She provides vision navigation and personal development coaching to new and aspiring entrepreneurs. With a niche for bringing it raw, she made a promise to herself and brand to always show up authentically and unapologetically. The speaker, coach and business phenom is simply unstoppable. Daily, you will find Shelli live on Facebook and Instagram motivating followers internationally through daily devotions. Her words have spanned across borders and into homes all over. She’s the creator and author of digital literature and courses such as: Give Yourself Credit e-book; The Manifesto: Planning Journal to Abundance; the SHIFT bundle and Business by Belief Course. In April 2020, she won a national pitch competition judged by a celebrity panel, for a Christmas movie she wrote. Her obsession for year-round Christmas film binging not only won her the competition, but landed her a mentorship from Hollywood producer, Effie T. Brown. Rapper T.I once said, “Just keep the wind at your back and the sun in your face. When winning is in your blood, you were born with what it takes.” With a reverence for where she’s been, a clear vision of where she’s going and a desire to break through every chain… Shelli Pue has arrived! Connect with Jacent: On Instagram At WamalaWellness.com On Youtube SUBSCRIBE | The Jacent’s Gems Podcast On Anchor.fm On Apple Podcasts Sponsorships: off for this episode --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jacentsgems/support
We are back with another Female Voices Rock In Conversation presentation, this time with none other than Effie T. Brown! Host, Amy DePaola sat down with Effie during the Facebook LIVE! Virtual Filmmaking Summit hosted by Female Voices Rock! Effie T. Brown is an award winning film, television, and digital producer known for her highly acclaimed, multi-platform repertoire as well as championing inclusion and diversity in Hollywood, both behind and in front of the camera. Brown has produced several critically acclaimed films and award-winning projects including Real Women Have Curves (directed by Patricia Cardosa) Dear White People (2015 Independent Spirit Awards Best First Screenplay), HBO’s Project Greenlight (Executive Produced by Matt Damon & Ben Affleck), among several others. Brown also served as an executive producer on Lee Daniels’ STAR on FOX and Disney Channel’s Zombies. Prior to Gamechanger, Brown founded Duly Noted Inc., a company dedicated to ground-breaking narratives that use genre to challenge and advance our culture in a disruptive way. Brown’s dream is to change the world through film and TV – celebrating our differences while bringing us all closer together. She is the CEO of Gamechanger Films, the first equity fund dedicated to financing feature films directed by women in order to address gender disparity in the film industry. ALSO in this week's episode: Women Crushing It: Kyara and Valeria Torres-Olivares are the co-founders of Code Equal, a non-profit with the mission to get underrepresented minorities in STEM, such as women and women of color, exposure to computer science, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Code Equal provides free computer science classes, workshops, hackathons, mentors, and the tools self-identifying girls and underrepresented minorities need to enter CS fields with the confidence and knowledge to succeed. Valeria Torres-Olivares is currently a rising Junior at Princeton University, studying Public Policy, International Relations, and Computer Science. She started her coding journey in High School and developed a passion for it and for empowering women to go into STEM through Kode With Klossy and Code Equal. Last summer she interned for Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman and this summer she will be interning at Microsoft, she hopes in the future to go into tech policy. Kyara Torres-Olivares is currently a rising Junior at Princeton High School. She started coding when she attended Kode With Klossy a couple summers ago and fell in love with it. She also loves to combine all of her passions like singing, sports, and doing volunteer work in her community. ABOUT FEMALE VOICES ROCK: Female Voices Rock was founded in order to help promote, nurture and produce stories through the female perspective. They do so through their annual Film Festival as well as educational and networking opportunities.
An esteemed panel of producers, writers, and filmmakers including Rose McGowan and Effie Brown discuss the issue of diversity and inclusion in Hollywood at a free NYFF Live talk sponsored by HBO. Additionally, you'll hear some other highlights from the first half of the 53rd New York Film Festival, which continues through October 11. 00:00 – 01:25 Intro 01:25 – 03:31 - THE WALK press conference (excerpt) 03:31 – 08:15 - STEVE JOBS press conference (excerpt) 08:15 – 16:14 - Martin Scorsese Q&A (excerpt) 16:14 – 01:45:02 - "New Hollywood?" panel "NYFF Live: New Hollywood?" Panelists: Effie T. Brown (HBO’s Project Greenlight. Producer: Dear White People, Real Women Have Curves) Ira Deutchman (Executive and producer. Professor, Columbia University) Mark Harris (Journalist: The New York Times, Grantland. Author: Pictures at a Revolution, Five Came Back) Susan Lewis (Executive: AK Worldwide, MTV Films) Mynette Louie (Gamechanger Films. Producer: Land Ho!, Mutual Appreciation) Rose McGowan (Actress: Death Proof, Grindhouse. Director: Dawn) Lydia Dean Pilcher (Producer: The Lunchbox, Cutie and the Boxer, The Darjeeling Limited, and The Talented Mr. Ripley.) This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. Photo by Sean Diserio. www.filmlinc.org