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.
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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
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5:00–6:15 pm
Sept. 28 - Jerren Wright
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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
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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
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5:00–6:15 pm CST
Dec. 7 - Jordan Levin
General Manager, Rooster Teeth
5:00–6:15 pm CST