Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Lumen West LA
11355 W. Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064

Curry Barker
Director, Writer, Editor, 'Obsession'

Curry Barker is a writer, director, and actor whose work has quickly made him one of the most exciting new filmmakers to emerge in recent years. His most recent feature, OBSESSION, premiered at TIFF’s Midnight Madness, where it became one of the festival’s breakout films and was acquired by Focus Features.

Jax Clark
Head of Television, HOORAE Media

Jax Clark is the Head of Television at HOORAE Film & TV. After receiving her BA from Harvard in 2015, Jax started her career in entertainment at United Talent Agency, followed by ColorForce and then New Regency. With experience across film and tv, she joined HOORAE in 2019, working on Insecure Seasons 4 & 5 before climbing the ranks, now overseeing development and production across a robust television slate and producing across the digital slate. New York-born and Atlanta-bred, Jax is passionate about building community and fostering creative connection through storytelling. 

David Fortune
Filmmaker, 'Color Book'

David Fortune is a writer and director from Atlanta, Georgia. He was named to Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch and is the recipient of the 2023 AT&T Untold Stories Award, which provided a $1 million grant to direct his debut feature, Color Book. The film premiered at the Tribeca Festival (2024) and has since won more than 30 jury awards and was acquired by Netflix. In addition to these recognitions, David was also nominated for a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Creative and listed as MovieMaker Magazine’s 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2026. 

Bill Hader
Actor/Filmmaker

Bill Hader has made the transition from being a master of stand-out characters and impressions on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE to becoming a true multi-hyphenate by creating, directing, writing, producing and starring as a burned-out assassin trying to break into Hollywood as an actor in HBO’s award-winning and critically lauded dark comedy, BARRY. 

Nina Jacobson
Producer and Partner, Color Force

Nina Jacobson has built an extraordinary career spanning over three decades, earning recognition as one of the entertainment industry's most accomplished and influential producers. A former senior film executive at three major motion picture studios, Jacobson founded the independent production company Color Force in 2007. Her first project as a producer – and the first for Color Force – was Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which grossed over $75 million worldwide and spawned three popular sequels. Jacobson went on to produce The Hunger Games franchise based on Suzanne Collins’ best-selling novels. 

Ayo Kepher-Maat
VP of Acquisitions and Productions, Independent Film Company

Ayo Kepher-Maat is currently VP of Acquisitions and Productions at Independent Film Company whose most recent releases include THE BALTIOMORONS, THE PLAGUE, FORBIDDEN FRUITS, FACES OF DEATH, OVER YOUR DEAD BODY.   

Jamie King
Writer, 'Buddy'

Jamie King is an Emmy-nominated writer and producer of film and television.  His feature credits include the horror comedy BUDDY, co-written with director Casper Kelly, which premiered at the 2026 Sundance selection and was given a wide release by Roadside Attractions. He also co-wrote the original hip-hop musical WORLD’S BEST with Utkarsh Ambudkar, now available on Disney+ and nominated for Best Fiction Special at the 2024 Children’s and Family Emmy Awards. 

Erica Lee
President of Production and Partner, Thunder Road

A twenty-year veteran of Thunder Road, Erica Lee started as the assistant to Chairman Basil Iwanyk. Now President of Production and Partner, she has produced some of the company’s most successful films including Taylor Sheridan’s Wind River, the critically acclaimed Sicario and its sequel, and all installments of the over $1 billion worldwide-grossing John Wick franchise including spinoffs Ballerina with Ana de Armas and Donnie Yen’s Caine which is in post-production. Lee recently launched TR/AK with Iwanyk and Lit Entertainment Group’s Adam Kolbrenner, a new media company centered on original stories, creators and commercially ambitious film and television for global audiences. 

Julien Levesque
Agent, Gersh

Julien Levesque joined Gersh in 2023. During his tenure, he has worked on the financing, packaging, and sales of films, including Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut URCHIN and the Sam Rockwell-led GOOD LUCK HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE. Outside of financing, packaging, and sales, Julien represents filmmakers Alex Thompson & Kelly O’Sullivan and Georgia Bernstein, as well as Washington Film Works and iconic horror film magazine, Fangoria.

Phil Lord
Director and Producer, 'Project Hail Mary'

Over the past 25 years, Lord and Miller have built a unique career that established them as some of Hollywood’s preeminent filmmakers in multiple mediums. Their animation career began with the cult TV series “Clone High” in 2002 before they received widespread acclaim for directing “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” and “The Lego Movie” and overseeing the animated “Spider-Verse” franchise.  

Chris Miller
Director and Producer, 'Project Hail Mary'

Over the past 25 years, Lord and Miller have built a unique career that established them as some of Hollywood’s preeminent filmmakers in multiple mediums. Their animation career began with the cult TV series “Clone High” in 2002 before they received widespread acclaim for directing “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” and “The Lego Movie” and overseeing the animated “Spider-Verse” franchise.  

Tracey Rosenblum
Producer, 'Buddy'

Tracy Rosenblum is the VP of development and production for Paramount Primal, the studio's new theatrical label for smartly budgeted genre films that have a distinct point of view and a premium-pulp sensibility. Previously, as a producer and VP at BoulderLight Pictures, Tracy oversaw the development and production of Buddy, Friendship, Companion, and Woman of the Hour, among others. 

Rachel Shane
Head of Film and Television, Madison Wells

As Head of Film and Television for Madison Wells, Rachel Shane oversees all aspects of feature film and television development and production for the company. Since joining the team in 2013, she has built a robust and award-winning pipeline of projects, including producing Academy Award® winning, “The Eyes Of Tammy Faye” and executive producing the Academy Award-nominated “Hell Or Highwater” (starring Jeff Bridges and Chris Pine). 

Brad Simpson
Producer and Partner, Color Force

Brad Simpson is an Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winning film and television producer who helms Color Force alongside his producing partner Nina Jacobson. His films and television shows have collectively received 73 Emmy nominations and six Academy Award® nominations.

Dzifa Yador
Head of Digital, HOORAE Media

Dzifa Yador is Head of Digital at HOORAE Media, where she leads the strategy, development, and production of the company’s microseries, digital content and podcast slate. Working at the intersection of storytelling, culture, and business, she focuses on building new formats and audience experiences designed for how people consume entertainment today.

Melissa Yerou
Head of Digital Marketing, Roadside Attractions

Melissa Yerou, is a Los Angeles-based digital marketing executive with over two decades of entertainment experience. As Vice President of Digital Marketing at Roadside Attractions, she spearheads content creation and  digital strategies for theatrical releases and prestige awards campaigns at one of the industry's leading independent film distributors.