Catherine Hardwicke - Sept 14, 2020

Catherine Hardwicke (Director, Twilight, This Is Us)

When: Monday, September 14, 2020 - 5:00-6:15 pm CDT

Please join us for a Q&A session where we discuss Catherine Hardwicke’s career trajectory, her roles and responsibilities as a film & television director, and her views on the current state of the media industries.

To register, please fill out this form and we will send out the Zoom webinar link the day-of. 

Catherine Hardwicke's Biography 

Hardwicke’s first film as a director was the critically-acclaimed Thirteen, which won numerous awards including the Director’s Award at Sundance, Golden Globe nominations for Holly Hunter and Evan Rachel Wood, and an Academy Award nomination for Holly Hunter. Hardwicke has since then become best known as the director of Twilight, which launched the blockbuster franchise and earned nearly $400 million at the global box office.

Hardwicke’s other credits include: Lords of Dogtown, Miss You Already, Red Riding Hood and Miss Bala. For television, she has directed episodes of This Is Us, Eye Witness, Low Winter Sun, and Hell on Wheels. She previously worked as a production designer on films directed by Richard Linklater, David O. Russell, Cameron Crowe, and Lisa Cholodenko. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from UT Austin, and did graduate work in animation at UCLA Film School.

Fall 2020 MIC Speakers

Aug. 31 - Launching Your Career, Corporate Side (Panel)

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 CDT

Sept. 9 - Launching Your Career, Screenwriters & Agents (Panel)

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 CDT

Sept. 14 - Catherine Hardwicke

Director, Twilight, This Is Us
5:00–6:15 pm CDT

Sept. 21 - Felicia D. Henderson

TV Writer/Producer/Director, Next, The Punisher, Soul Food
5:00–6:15 pm

Sept. 28 - Jerren Wright

Business Affairs Executive, Amazon Studios
5:00–6:15 pm CDT

Oct. 5 - Gaylyn Fraiche

Vice President, Film & Television, Hello Sunshine
5:00–6:15 pm CDT

Oct. 12 - PJ Shapiro

Entertainment Attorney, Ziffren Brittenham, LLP
5:00–6:15 pm CDT

Oct. 19 - Luis Ribeiro

Managing Partner/Executive Producer, LOBO
5:00–6:15 pm CDT

Oct. 26 - Raymond Mansfield

Producer and Founding Partner, QC Entertainment
5:00–6:15 pm CDT

Nov. 2 - Tahirah Gooden

Manager of Original Studio Films, Netflix
5:00–6:15 pm CST

Nov. 9 - Kevin Rowe

Literary Manager and Producer, Elia
5:00–6:15 pm CST

Nov. 16 - Tery Lopez

Director, Inclusion and Equity, WGA
Co-Sponsored by the Latino Media Arts & Studies Program
5:00–6:15 pm CST

Nov. 23 - Casey Cannon & Van Ling

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 CST

Nov. 30 - Scott Grogin

Executive Vice President, Communications, CBS Distribution
5:00–6:15 pm CST

Dec. 7 - Jordan Levin

General Manager, Rooster Teeth
5:00–6:15 pm CST