Show Biz Experts To Address LMU School of Film & Television Students

On Friday, April 13 Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television (SFTV) will present “The Steed Symposium: The Business of the Business,” a day-long conference for current students showcasing top industry executives in content, finance, marketing and distribution, and emerging media. The underwritten symposium will give LMU students an opportunity to gain practical advice from leading industry experts.

The symposium will add a new dimension to the storytelling and artistic focus of the SFTV curriculum by examining the business side of the creative process. The panels will examine a wide range of topics including the business of content, financing, digital rights management, new distribution platforms, the role of marketing, promotion and publicity, legal issues, personal representation and other key business related areas.

“We are developing and nurturing the great creative storytellers of the future,” explained Teri Schwartz, dean, SFTV, “But, as our remarkable students make their graceful transition into the film, television and emerging media businesses, we firmly believe there is a very strong need for them to be fully grounded in the practical knowledge and sound business principles that drive our industry for now and the future. The industry leaders who are participating will have a positive impact on the future success of our SFTV students.”

Participants will include Chris Albrecht, AtomFilms, John Anderson, The New York Times; Effie T. Brown, Duly Noted Inc.; Howard Cohen, Roadside Attractions; Laurie Coots, TBWA/Worldwide; Stephen Davis, Family Entertainment Group; Matthew Duda, Showtime Networks; Marcelino Ford-Livene, Intel; Ben Fritz, Variety; Roger Goff, Goff Law Corporation; Mike Goodridge, Screen International; Lew Horwitz, Horwitz Entertainment Financial Services, Inc.; Barry Jossen, Touchstone Television; Ted Kroeber, Kish Productions; Dick Lippin, The Lippin Group; Kathy Morgan, Kathy Morgan International; Tim Owens; KO Creative; John Penney, HBO; Tony Safford, Twentieth Century Fox; David Straus, Withoutabox, Inc.; Anne Thompson, Variety.com; and Jim Toth, Creative Artists Agency (CAA).

“The Steed Symposium” is underwritten by LMU alumnus Michael R. Steed, a member of the university’s Board of Trustees. Steed serves as the managing director of Paladin Capital Partners Fund, LP, a private equity firm.

“We are delighted that Michael Steed is so generously supporting this very important symposium,” said Schwartz.

The symposium is the newest in a series of innovative initiatives created by Schwartz to connect the entire SFTV community to the broad global landscape of the entertainment and emerging media industries