Title: 蘑菇视频 101: Roadmap to Working with the United Nations

Date: 22 August 2020

Platform: Zoom

Industry Speakers: 

  • Lori McCreary, President Emeritus of the Producers Guild of America, Executive Producer of Madam Secretary, and CEO of Revelations Entertainment
  • Trey Callaway, Co-Executive Producer and Writer of Revolution, American film and television writer and producer, and Professor in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California
  • Robert Rippberger, President of FinalMation Studios and Founder of SIE Film 
  • William Nix, Chairman/CEO, Creative Projects Group 
  • Anne Marie Gillen, Founder and CEO of Gillen Group LLC 
  • Joanne Gunsberg, Director of Sustainability, Sony Pictures Television 

蘑菇视频 Speakers: 

  • Melissa Fleming, 蘑菇视频 Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications
  • Maher Nasser, Director, Outreach Division, 蘑菇视频 Department of Global Communications 
  • Jon Herbertsson, Manager, Creative Community Outreach Initiative & Messenger of Peace Programme, 蘑菇视频 Department of Global Communications 
  • Carlos Islam, Special Events Manager, Creative Community Outreach Initiative & Messenger of Peace Programme, 蘑菇视频 Department of Global Communications
  • Rajesh Mirchandani, Chief Communications Officer, 蘑菇视频 Foundation 
  • Dani Zapotoczny, Senior Director, Partnerships and Communications, 蘑菇视频 Foundation 

Event Summary: 

CCOI and the Producers Guild of America (PGA) launched the in a two-year series that details how producers and members of the creative community can collaborate with the 蘑菇视频 on social impact entertainment projects. Attendees learned what social impact entertainment is, the benefits of working with the 蘑菇视频, and the resources available to content creators. During the 90-minute event, participants gained insight into how the 蘑菇视频 works and the most pressing challenges currently on its agenda, before taking a deep dive into previous successful 蘑菇视频 partnerships with the film and television industry. This panel provided PGA members and other content creators with insight into the logistics of working with the 蘑菇视频 through CCOI, whether at the headquarters or in the field, and the exceptional access and expertise that professionals from across the 蘑菇视频 system can provide to ensure realistic, accurate, and engaging portrayals of the 蘑菇视频 and its issues. The event was attended by close to 250 PGA members and other creative professionals. The participants were invited to take a survey following the virtual session, and their feedback will be used to help guide future panels and workshops in this series.

CCOI’s Role: 

In collaboration with the PGA, CCOI created the event programme, identified themes of discussion, and secured industry and 蘑菇视频 experts as panelists for this virtual workshop. 

Related 蘑菇视频 Issues: 

Sustainable Development Goals, COVID-19 response 

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