Spring 2022 MIC Speakers
March 25 - Hall Hood
Senior Writer, Aspyr Media
2:00-3:00pm CT via Zoom
April 1 - Gracie Arenas Strittmatter
Technical Art Director, Electronic Arts (EA Sports)
2:00-3:00pm CT via Zoom
April 8 - Morgan O'Brien, PhD
Quality Assurance Tester, Aspyr Media
2:00-3:00pm CT via Zoom
April 15 - Jesse Anderson
Brand Manager for BioWare, EA
2:00-3:00pm CT in DMC 1.202 & via Zoom
Fall 2021 MIC Speakers
Aug. 30 - Launching Your Career, Corporate Side (Panel)
Guests include Caterina Nasr (Senior Manager, A&R, Elektra Music), Vance Nguyen (Assistant to VP & Executive Director of Development, 20th Century Animation), Lauren Zimmer (Television Scripted Assistant at Creative Artists Agency), and Hemrani Vyas (Assistant Manager of Programming, TCM).
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Sept. 13 - Launching Your Career, Screenwriters & Agents (Panel)
Guests include Davia Carter (executive story editor, Debris), Jim Ehrich (literary agent, Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston), Kim Tran (staff writer, Space Force), Cindy McCreery (RTF faculty member, Honey Girls)
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Sept. 20 - Mark Hoffman
Chairman, CNBC
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Sept. 27 - Ginny Morris
Chair/CEO, Hubbard Radio, LLC
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Oct. 4 - Mindy Kaling
Actress, writer, producer
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Oct. 11 - Tahirah Gooden
Manager of Original Studio Films, Netflix
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Oct. 18 - Kevin Jarzynski
Senior Development Executive, Amazon Studios
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Oct. 20 - Keli Lee
Founder & President, Infinite Possibilities Enterprises
3:00–4:15 pm CT
Oct. 25 - Colby Gaines
Executive Producer and Founder, Back Roads Entertainment
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Nov. 1 - Brandt Joel
Agent & Partner, WME/Endeavor
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Nov. 3 - Brian Edwards
President of Television Operations, MGM
3:00-4:15pm CT
Nov. 8 - Lucy Huang
Senior Production Executive, Amazon Studios
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Nov. 12 - A Studio Manager's Intro to Post Production for Scripted TV
Michelle Trujillo McKibben (Manager, Original Series Post Production, Netflix)
12:00–1:30 pm CT
Nov. 15 - Maru Buendia-Senties
Senior Post Production Executive, Amazon Studios
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Nov. 22 - PJ Shapiro
Entertainment Attorney & Managing Partner, Ziffren Brittenham LLP
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Nov. 29 - Kyle Davies
Entertainment Distribution and Exhibition Consultant
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Dec. 6 - Jordan Levin
General Manager, Rooster Teeth
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Fall 2020 MIC Speakers
Launching Your Career Panel (Corporate) - Aug 31, 2020
Guests include Nora Bess (Marketing Coordinator, HBO), Caterina Nasr (A&R Manager, Elektra Music), Daniel Tuggle (Associate, Content Strategy & Analysis, Netflix), Lauren Zimmer (Creative Department Manager, The Third Floor)
5:00–6:15 pm
Launching Your Career Panel (Screenwriters & Agents) - Sept 9, 2020
Guests include Davia Carter (Katy Keene), Jim Ehrich (literary agent, Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston), Britta Lundin (Betty), Cindy McCreery (RTF faculty member, Haven)
3:00–4:15 pm
Catherine Hardwicke - Sept. 14, 2020
Director, Twilight, This Is Us
5:00–6:15 pm
Felicia D. Henderson - Sept. 21, 2020
TV Writer/Producer/Director, Next, The Punisher, Soul Food
5:00–6:15 pm
Jerren Wright - Sept. 28, 2020
Business Affairs Executive, Amazon Studios
5:00–6:15 pm
Gaylyn Fraiche - Oct. 5, 2020
Vice President, Film & Television, Hello Sunshine
5:00–6:15 pm
PJ Shapiro - Oct. 12, 2020
Entertainment Attorney, Ziffren Brittenham, LLP
5:00–6:15 pm
Luis Ribeiro - Oct. 19, 2020
Managing Partner/Executive Producer, LOBO
5:00–6:15 pm
Raymond Mansfield - Oct. 26, 2020
Producer and Founding Partner, QC Entertainment
5:00–6:15 pm
Tahirah Gooden - Nov. 2, 2020
Manager of Original Studio Films, Netflix
5:00–6:15 pm
Kevin Rowe - Nov. 9, 2020
Literary Manager and Producer, Elia
5:00–6:15 pm
Tery Lopez - Nov. 16, 2020
Director, Inclusion and Equity, WGA
Co-Sponsored by the Latino Media Arts & Studies Program
5:00–6:15 pm
Casey Cannon & Van Ling - Nov. 23, 2020
Casey Cannon (Producer, RanchWorks Picture Show; visual effects
producer) and Van Ling (writer/director, Cliffs of Freedom; visual effects supervisor)
5:00–6:15 pm
Scott Grogin - Nov. 30, 2020
Executive Vice President, Communications, CBS Distribution
5:00–6:15 pm
Jordan Levin - Dec. 7, 2020
General Manager, Rooster Teeth
5:00–6:15 pm
Fall 2019 MIC Speakers
Date |
Speaker |
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Sept. 16 |
Screenwriting Panel Kell Cahoon (Psych), Andrew Logan (Chappaquidick); Cindy McCreery (Haven, RTF Associate Professor), and Shireen Razack (New Amsterdam) |
Sept. 23 | Stephanie Simon & Taylor Kitsch Stephanie Simon (Founder & Partner/Manager, Untitled Entertainment) and Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights, True Detective) |
Sept. 30 | Carrye Glazar Executive Producer, ACCTV |
Oct. 7 | Ross Richie CEO, Boom! Studios |
Oct. 14 | Lucy Huang Production Executive, Amazon Studios, TV Comedy |
Oct. 21 | PJ Shapiro Attorney, Ziffren Brittenham LLP |
Oct. 28 | Michael Grillo Producer, Avengers: Endgame, Ant-Man |
Nov. 4 | Christine Vachon Producer, Carol, Mildred Pierce – co-sponsored by the Michener Center for Writers and Center for Women's & Gender Studies |
Nov. 11 | Felicia D. Henderson TV Writer/Producer, The Punisher, The Quad |
Nov. 13 | Kyle Davies President of Domestic Distribution, Paramount Pictures |
Nov. 18 | Gaylan Fraiche Vice President, Film & Television, Hello Sunshine |
Dec. 2 | Jaime Moore Senior Vice President, Branded Content, Viacom Velocity |
Dec. 9 | Jordan Levin General Manager, Rooster Teeth |
Fall 2018 MIC Speakers
Date |
Speaker |
---|---|
Sept. 17 |
Screenwriting Panel Matt Cook (Patriot's Day), Tamar Laddy (Pretty Little Liars, RTF Lecturer), Cindy McCreery (Haven, RTF Associate Professor), and Anne Rapp (Cookie's Fortune) |
Sept. 24 | Felicia Henderson Producer, Writer, Director, Assistant Professor, UT Austin |
Oct. 1 | Amy Tenbrink EVP & Assoc. General Counsel, Revenue/Business Dev, Univision Communications |
Oct. 8 | Kevin Shivers WME Music Agent |
Oct. 15 | Tommy Paul Director of Original Programming, Marvel TV Studios |
Oct. 22 | Carrye Glazar Head of Original Content & Executive Producer, Mighty Coconut |
Oct. 29 | Angela Cheng Caplan Literary Manager |
Nov. 5 | Carl Effenson & Sally Jo Effenson Producers, Mudbound |
Nov. 12 | Diana Alvarez Co-Producer, The Hunger Games; Executive Producer, Ocean's 8 |
Nov. 14 | Kyle Davies President of Domestic Distribution, Paramount Pictures |
Nov. 19 | Matt Stein Head of Creative Strategy, Philo |
Nov. 26 | Chris Berend Senior Vice President, CNN |
Dec. 3 | ATX TV Festival Panel Emily Gipson (Founder/Co-Executive Director), Caitlin McFarland (Founder/Co-Executive Director), & Laura Kincaid (Director of Operations) |
Dec. 10 | Jordan Levin Formerly CEO, Awesomeness |
Spring 2018 MIC Speakers
Date |
Speaker |
---|---|
April 9 |
Gloria Fan VP of Creative Affairs, Fox 21 Television Studios |
April 23 | Ray Mansfield Partner, QC Entertainment, Executive Producer, Get Out (2017) |
Fall 2017 MIC Speakers
Date |
Speaker |
---|---|
Sept. 18 |
Caroline Frick Founder, Texas Archive of the Moving Image, Associate Professor, UT Austin |
Sept. 25 | Felicia Henderson Producer, Writer, Director, Assistant Professor, UT Austin |
Oct. 2 | Hugh Forrest Chief Programming Officer, SXSW Interactive |
Oct. 9 | Luis Ribeiro Managing Partner/EP, LOBO post-production |
Oct. 16 | Noah Hawley Television Producer/Writer (FX's Fargo, Legion) |
Oct. 23 | Laura Rister Producer/Manager, Untitled Entertainment |
Oct. 30 | Jordan Levin CEO, Awesomeness TV |
Nov. 6 | Gaylyn Fraiche Vice President of Movies, Mar Vista Entertainment |
Nov. 13 | Andrew T. Wang JuVee Productions Head Of TV Development and Production |
Nov. 20 | Luke Pebler Editor/Post at Detour Films |
Nov. 27 | Hall Hood Studio Lead Writer, BioWare |
Dec. 4 | Matt Hullum & Chris Demarais CEO & Lead Creative, Rooster Teeth |
Spring 2017 MIC Speakers
Date |
Speaker |
---|---|
Feb. 21 |
David Higgins |
Mar. 30 |
Jessica Chou |
Apr. 27 |
Owen Shiflett |
Fall 2016 MIC Speakers
Date |
Speaker |
---|---|
Oct. 10 |
Lev Spiro |
Nov. 10 |
Philip Levens |
Fall 2015 MIC Speakers
Date |
Speaker |
---|---|
Aug. 31 |
Jordan Levin (BS, Radio-TV-Film) |
Sept. 10 |
David W. Zucker |
Sept. 24 |
Deborah McIntosh (BS, Radio-TV-Film) |
Sept. 28 |
Chris Lockhart & Julie Richardson |
Oct. 1 |
Patricia Torres-Burd (BS, Radio-TV-Film) VP/COO, United Broadcast Consultants |
Oct. 5 |
Jennifer Howell (BS, Radio-TV-Film) |
Oct. 12 |
Tery Lopez |
Oct. 19 |
Brian Edwards (BS, Journalism) |
Oct. 22 |
Heather Page |
Oct. 26 |
Don Stokes |
Oct. 29 |
Ruth Fletcher Gage & Christos Gage |
Nov. 2 |
Phil Oppenheim (PhD, Radio-TV-Film) |
Nov. 9 |
Tim League |
Nov. 16 |
Matt Hullum (BS, Radio-TV-Film) |
Nov. 23 |
Jared Hoffman (BS, Radio-TV-Film) |
Nov. 30 |
Todd Nienkerk (BS, Radio-TV-Film) and Aaron Stanush (BS, Advertising) |
All events took place in CMB 2.102. Mondays from 4:30-5:45 p.m. or Thursdays from 5-6:15 p.m.