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Mindy Kaling, who skyrocketed to fame on The Office, is an Emmy-nominated writer and producer. She created and starred in the popular romantic comedy The Mindy Project, which ran for six seasons on FOX before being picked up by Hulu for its final seasons. Kaling's much-anticipated comedy Late Night, starring Oscar® winner Emma Thompson, will be hitting theaters nationwide on June 7.

Mindy makes her first appearance at the Produced By Conference, alongside revered director and producer Nancy Meyers. For decades, Myers has been ahead of the curve when chronicling social trends and relationships, particularly when it comes to telling stories from a female point of view. She's consistently delivered such hit films as It's Complicated, Something's Gotta Give, What Women Want and The Intern. The blockbusters Myers has helmed have grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, a figure on par with the most popular superhero movies.

The heads of film and TV for Warner Bros. weigh in on the future of development across various platforms.

The successful studio hit it big with Crazy Rich Asians, A Star Is Born and Aquaman in 2018. This year looks to be just as hot with two horror thrillers on the horizon: Annabelle Comes Home hits theaters at the end of June and IT: Chapter Two is set for release this fall.

In TV, the studio produces nearly 120 series for multiple outlets, including Young Sheldon, The Flash, Castle Rock, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Queen Sugar, The Voice and Westworld, to name just a few. And viewers this year celebrate the final season of blockbuster hit comedy The Big Bang Theory, one of the most popular shows of all time and longest-running multi-camera comedy in TV history.

session sponsored by General Motors

Insurance may be one of the last arrangements you make in your production, but it is for certain one of the most important. Done properly, it can mean all the difference in executing a safe, smart, and profitable production.

In this panel, we bring perspectives from production executives and risk management & insurance professionals to explore real-life production disasters – ranging from weather delays to death of cast family members to #MeToo related turnover and reputation damages – and how you can learn from these incidents and prevent them (or at least contain their consequences). You'll also learn how the standard coverage provisions that come with an "off the shelf" policy can be customized to better protect your production, your cast & crew, and your creative vision.

Speakers:

Jeremy Alter, Touched with Fire, Inland Empire

Mark Ballin, Partner, Claim Specialists International

Bob Jellen, Managing Director, ‎HUB Entertainment Insurance

Peter Oillataguerre, President, Physical Production, MGM Studios

Jacqueline Volmer, Senior Entertainment Underwriter, Chubb Insurance

Moderator:

Rachel Klein, Producer/Director/CEO, Fire Starter Studios; 30 for 30 The Fab Five, NEA: United States of Arts

The popularity of the documentary genre has grown exponentially over the last two decades, due in large part to producers' willingness to push the boundaries of the form. Re-enactments, animation and a variety of experimental and hybrid styles have taken their place alongside the more traditional observational and verité formats, leading to an unprecedented renaissance of non-fiction storytelling.

How does the producer's choice of subject matter affect their choice of format, and vice-versa? What implications does formal innovation have for the producer's ability to communicate a subject's truth? And what impact have these new approaches had on the market for documentaries?

Session Sponsor:

Speakers:

Dan Braun, Co-President, Submarine; Kusama – Infinity, Wild Wild Country

Marta Kauffman, Writer/Director/Producer, Okay Goodnight; Seeing Allred, Grace and Frankie

Errol Morris; Wormwood, The Fog of War

Ceyda Torun, Co-Founder, Termite Films; Kedi

Moderator:

Diane Becker, Co-Founder/Producer, Fishbowl Films; Inventing Tomorrow, If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd

This unique conversation brings together the global media leader and Oscar-nominated filmmaker for a discussion about their creative partnership as executive producers on their critically-acclaimed OWN television show Queen Sugar, as well as their approach to leadership, both on set and within the industry.

Speakers:

Bruce Cohen; American Beauty, When We Rise

Ava DuVernay; Founder, Array; A Wrinkle In Time, Queen Sugar

Oprah Winfrey; CEO, OWN and Harpo Films; Queen Sugar, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Speaker:

Kevin Feige, Producer, Marvel Studios; Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War

Moderator:

Pete Hammond, Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic, Deadline

- Session sponsored by Pinewood Atlanta Studios

The industry's (and the global audience's) appetite for animated content has continued to expand. This panel will give attendees insight into the unique challenges of producing animation for both film and television.

Our session's panelists span all forms of animation, ranging from major studio to independent productions, and from CG to 2D to stop-motion. Panelists will discuss the comparative complexity of working in a variety of formats and share realistic expectations for creating successful and memorable animated features and shows.

Speakers:

Allison Abbate, EVP, Warner Animation Group; Fantastic Mr. Fox, Corpse Bride

Andrew Goldberg; Big Mouth, Family Guy

Jinko Gotoh; The Little Prince, 9

Jorge R. Gutiérrez; The Book of Life, El Tigre, The Adventures of Manny Rivera

Rosa Tran; Final Space, Anomalisa

Moderator:

Bonnie Arnold, Producer, DreamWorks Animation; How to Train Your Dragon, Toy Story

Conversation with Jim Gianopulos and Neal Moritz at the 2018 Produced By Conference at Paramount Pictures Studios.

Speakers:

Jim Gianopulos, Chairman and CEO, Paramount Pictures Corporation

Neal H. Moritz, Principal, Original Films; Fast and the Furious Franchise, Jump Street Franchise

From the 2017 Produced By Conference in Los Angeles.

Conversation with: Ted Sarandos and Jerry Seinfeld. Netflix's Chief Content Officer has been the key driver behind the digital company's transformation into an original content powerhouse. This conversation will discuss how Netflix is changing the rules for how serialized television is produced, released and distributed globally. Sponsored by Cinecitta Studios. Speaker: Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer, Netflix