Dispatches from the Peak TV Trenches: Getting In, Moving Up, and Building a Career to Last

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Dispatches from the Peak TV Trenches: Getting In, Moving Up, and Building a Career to Last

M. Blair Breard, Mike Jackson, Jorge Zamacona, Amirah Vann

Monday, October 24, 2016

Begins at 7:30 PM EDT
Check-in begins at: 6:45 PM EDT

Sunday, October 23, 2016



SYNOPSIS

The 2016 New York Television Festival, in partnership with SAG-AFTRA Foundation and Writers Guild of America, East, presents the NYTVF Opening Night Creative Keynote Panel: Dispatches from the Peak TV Trenches: Getting In, Moving Up, and Building a Career to Last

From early years of writing packets, first pitch meetings, and open auditions, to finding an artistic voice, bringing great characters to life, and telling a story that is uniquely singular, TV luminaries from in-front-of and behind the camera will share insights and advice in this opening night NYTVF Primetime panel featuring some of today’s top producers, writers, show runners, and performers.

PANELISTS

M. Blair Breard |Executive Producer, Louie, Better Things, Horace and Pete, Baskets

Mike Jackson |Executive Producer, Underground, La La Land, Southside With You

Jorge Zamacona|Writer And Producer, Quantico, The Last Ship, Homicide: Life On The Streets

Amirah Vann|Actress, Underground, Girls

Moderated by  Margaret Lyons, The New York Times