The Producer’s Journey: Courage, Clarity, and Craft
In a rapidly evolving industry landscape, how are producers adapting, innovating, and holding the line? Join us for a candid keynote and panel discussion with leading voices who are meeting today’s shifting realities with vision, resilience, and creative drive. From labor negotiations and expanding platform options to global opportunities and increasingly savvy, more selective audiences, this session offers hard-earned insights—and real talk—on what it takes to keep producing through change. Pepperdine University’s Engage Symposium, sponsored by the Institute for Entertainment, Media, and Sports (IEMS) and the Multicultural Theatre Project (MTP), is a signature AFM event where creative entrepreneurs have the opportunity to learn from high profile industry professionals.
Keynote Speakers:
Stephanie Allain, Producer (Hustle & Flow, Dear White People), Founder Homegrown Pictures
Suzanne Farwell, Producer (The Holiday, It’s Complicated, The Intern)
Presented by Pepperdine
Speakers
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Stephanie AllainProducer (Hustle & Flow, Dear White People), Founder Homegrown Pictures -
Suzanne FarwellProducer (The Holiday, It’s Complicated, The Intern)