LA2021 FUTURE OF CREATIVE TALENT SUMMIT
APRIL 21 2021
Second Installment Coming October 2021
The Film, Television, and Digital Media industries are historic and crucial components of Los Angeles County’s identity and economy. Battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, these creative industries and their workers are integral to the region’s economic recovery and long-term growth.
The LA2021 Future of Creative Talent Summit gathers some of today’s most innovative and high-profile voices from across the entertainment ecosystem to tackle pressing questions facing LA’s creative industry and its workforce as we emerge from one of the most unprecedented crises of our time.
SPEAKERS (APRIL 21)
SHEILA KUEHL
Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District
HILDA SOLIS
Los Angeles County Supervisor, First District (Chair)
KATHRYN BARGER
Los Angeles County Supervisor, Fifth District
HOLLY MITCHELL
Los Angeles County Supervisor, Second District
JANICE HAHN
Los Angeles County Supervisor, Fourth District
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FESIA DAVENPORT
Chief Executive Officer
Los Angeles County
BEN ALLEN
Senator, 26th District & Chair, Joint Committee on the Arts
California State Senate
ERIC GARCETTI
Mayor
City of Los Angeles
LATASHA GILLESPIE
Executive Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Amazon Studios
GABRIELLE CARTERIS
President
SAG-AFTRA
FRANCES FISHER
Los Angeles First Vice President
SAG-AFTRA
CHRISTINE SIMMONS
Chief Operating Officer
Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences
GLORIA CALDERÓN KELLET
Showrunner, Executive Producer, Director
NATALIA WILLIAMS
Manager
M88
BRYN SANDBERG
Senior Writer
The Hollywood Reporter
LOUIS SANTOR
Chief Operating Officer
Village Roadshow
DUNCAN CRABTREE-IRELAND
Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel
SAG-AFTRA
DR. BARBARA FERRER
Director
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
DEREK HUOTH
General Counsel
Tastemade
MELISSA PATACK
Vice President, State Government Affairs
Motion Picture Association of America
KERRI WOOD EINERTSON
National Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy
SAG-AFTRA
ADAM J. FOWLER
Director of Research
Beacon Economics LLC
MONTEA ROBINSON
Executive Director (LA)
Ghetto Film School
MICHAEL F. MILLER
4th International Vice President & Department Director, Motion Picture & TV Production
IATSE
PARVESH CHEENA
Actor
JODI LONG
Actor; Vice Chair, Los Angeles Ethnic Employment Opportunities Committee
SAG-AFTRA
PANELS (APRIL 21)
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON LOS ANGELES’ ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
The Impact of COVID-19 on Los Angeles’ Entertainment Industry
Between December 2019 and December 2020, Los Angeles County employment decreased by 419,100 jobs, or 9.0 percent with the leisure and hospitality comprising the hardest hit sectors. Record budget deficits driven by declines in local revenue continue to make headlines. As schools begin to plan for reopening, what’s the landscape of Southern California’s film and television sector? Is there a light at the end of the tunnel? What are the challenges that film and television production still face?
THE FUTURE OF SCREEN INDUSTRIES IN LOS ANGELES
The Future of Screen Industries in Los Angeles
The global pandemic required large swaths of the film and digital media ecosystem to transition to remote work. After twelve months of trial and error, traditional models of content production have evolved and systems successfully allowing for remote work are gaining traction. How does Los Angeles continue to offer value to creative industries in the future? Does Los Angeles continue to be the hub of the film and digital workforce? What obstacles stand in the way to a strong Los Angeles-based entertainment industry as it emerges from the pandemic?
DIVERSIFYING IN DISRUPTION
Diversifying in Disruption
The pandemic has disrupted a broken status quo. This period of disruption offers an opportunity to build new structures that don’t perpetuate inequity. How do the various parts of the creative ecosystem fix a broken model? What does leadership look like and where do we go from here?
EVENT MATERIALS (APRIL 21)
Event Video
Event Summary & Briefing
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