Join the Department for Performing and Media Arts for Professional Directions events on October 22 and October 29. Free and open to the public. No registration required.
A Conversation with John Sloss, a CEO Working Inside and Outside of Hollywood
Thursday, October 22, 7pm-8pm
Room 220, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts
Join us for a conversation with John Sloss, the founder and CEO of Cinetic as he tells us how he got his start and offers advice and stories for those interested in the world of Hollywood film and television production and distribution. The guest will join in person.
John Sloss is founder and CEO of Cinetic, and partner in Sloss Eckhouse Dasti Haynes LawCo. Through Cinetic, John produces motion pictures and television, provides various content sales and corporate advisory services, and presides over a rapidly growing talent management division. He has produced or executive produced over 80 films including Richard Linklater’s Academy Award-winning Boyhood and Before Series, Todd Haynes’s I'm Not There, Peter Farrelly’s Academy Award-winning Green Book, Errol Morris’s Academy Award-winning The Fog of War, Kimberly Peirce’s Academy Award-winning Boys Don't Cry and so much more. John has handled the sale of more than 600 films of the most iconic independent films of the past 30 years including Napoleon Dynamite, Little Miss Sunshine, Precious, and Summer of Soul. In addition, he advises a range of corporate entertainment clients across film and television to shape business strategies and support the growth of production, distribution, and marketing capabilities.
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A Conversation with Craig Pettigrew: Tales Inside of Hollywood from a Retired Music Editor
Thursday, October 29, 5pm-6pm
Room 220, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts
Join us for a conversation with Emmy winning music editor Craig Pettigrew as he tells us how he got started and what it takes to be a working music editor in Hollywood today.
Craig Pettigrew is an Emmy winning music editor who has found success in both film and television. After getting his start as an apprentice Music Editor at Fox, Craig started music editing full time in 1986. He has worked on such notable films as Air Force One, Quiz Show, and Fly Away Home and hit television shows like True Blood, Hemlock Grove, and Monk. Craig attended Northwestern University graduating with a degree in Radio-TV-Film and has two boys, Gordon and Aaron. He's a produced and published playwright and is also a three-time cancer survivor.
