Amanda Barclay (Director, Comedy Series, Netflix)
When: Monday, October 16, 2023 - 5:00-6:15 pm CT
Note: Speaker sessions are subject to change based on evolving guest schedules.
Please join us for a Q&A session where we discuss Amanda Barclay’s career trajectory, her roles and responsibilities, and her views on the current state of the media industries.
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Speaker Biography
Amanda Barclay is a development executive specializing in comedy series. Since joining Netflix in 2021, she has focused on half-hour development for the service and has worked on numerous US titles including Mo, Cobra Kai, and That 90s Show.
Prior to Netflix, Barclay was a development exec at ABC Signature (formerly ABC Studios) and focused on half-hour development for cable, streaming, and broadcast networks and sold projects to Hulu, FX, Freeform, and ABC. Barclay was also previously an executive at YouTube Premium where she oversaw the production of numerous pilots and series. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her family.
Fall 2023 MIC Speakers
Aug. 28 - Launching Your Career Panel
Guests include Ben Harizman (Executive Assistant to the CEO, OBB Media), Zachary Smith (Line Producer's Assistant, 20th Television), Hemrani Vyas (Assistant Manager of Programming, TCM), and Rachel Wang (Associate Producer, Up Entertainment).
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Sept. 11 - Launching Your Career, Screenwriter & Agent
Guests: Davia Carter (Tulsa King), Jim Ehrich (literary agent, Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston) & Cindy McCreery (RTF Interim Chair, Honey Girls)
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Sept. 18 - Brent Weinstein
Chief Development Officer, Candle Media
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Sept. 25 - Gail MacKinnon
Senior Executive Vice President, Global Policy & Government Affairs, Motion Picture Association
5:00-6:15pm CT
Oct. 2 - Dr. Thomas Schatz
Professor Emeritus, University of Texas at Austin
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Oct. 9 - Business of Music Panel
Guests include Wofford Denius (Attorney, Eisner, LLP), Jonathan Eshak (Co-President, Mick Music), Margaret Galton (Promoter, C3 Presents), Dan Goscombe (Managing Director, Cal Financial Group), and Kevin Shivers (Partner, WME).
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Oct. 16 - Amanda Barclay
Director, Comedy Series, Netflix
5:00-6:15pm CT
Oct. 23 - Christopher Casanova
Vice President, Film & Television, Black Bear Pictures
5:00-6:15pm CT
Oct. 30 - Pastor Alvarado III
Executive Producer and Creative Director, Riverside Entertainment
5:00-6:15pm CT
Nov. 6 - Lucy Huang
Senior Production Executive, Amazon Studios
5:00-6:15pm CT
Nov. 13 - Entertainment Law Panel
PJ Shapiro & Greg Slewett (lawyers and partners, Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole)
5:00–6:15 pm CT
Nov 27 - TBA
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Dec. 4 - TBA
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