Join the Department of Performing and Media Arts for Professional Directions: A Conversation with Keri Putnam, A.D. White Professor-at-Large on Thursday, March 19, at 2:00 pm, in the Film Forum, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. The event will be moderated by Roger Moseley (Music, Milstein Program) and Sabine Haenni (Performing and Media Arts), and will include a Q&A with students.
During this conversation, Putnam will discuss how she went from having a B.A. in Theater History and Literature to a career at HBO Movies & Mini Series, to President of Production at Miramax, a major player in the independent film production landscape, to her key role at Sundance Institute, overseeing the Sundance Film Festival. She will share advice on getting started, on how to find and make most of mentors, on how to fight barriers and inequities in the media industry, on how to nurture transformative storytelling, and much more.
Keri Putnam is an award-winning media leader and producer, board member, and strategic advisor, who works at the intersection of the creative and business sides of the media and arts fields. In her roles as CEO and Executive Director of Sundance Institute, President of Production at Miramax, and Executive Vice President of HBO, Putnam guided strategy and led global creative and production teams to support, develop, finance, and supervise production on a vast array of critically acclaimed work. Putnam founded Putnam Pictures, a production company dedicated to championing dynamic, transformative storytelling, driven by adventurous vision and that reflect the complexities of the human experience. She also co-founded ReFrame, a groundbreaking, industry initiative designed to advance gender equity and dismantle systemic barriers in media–in front of and behind the camera–through strategic partnerships, advocacy, and innovative programs. Read more.
The Professional Directions series brings industry experts to campus to speak about their career journeys as screenwriters, playwrights, editors, producers, directors, theatre critics, dramaturgs, and more.
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Later in the day, join for Seeds - Screening & Discussion with A.D. White Professor-at-Large Keri Putnam and filmmaker Brittany Shyne, on Thursday, March 19 at 6:00 pm, at Cornell Cinema.
