Hollywood and Games Summit Speakers
The Hollywood Reporter and GDC reveal this year's speakers and panels.
Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Author: James Fudge

The Hollywood Reporter and the Game Developers Conference today announced the full lineup of speakers and sessions for the second annual Hollywood and Games Summit . The event will take place at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel on June 26-27, 2007, and will bring together industry leaders to discuss collaboration between film and interactive entertainment. Sessions and speakers include:

Keynote: The Interactive Parallel Universe:

By Clive Barker, Director-Writer, Hellraiser, Executive Producer, Gods and Monsters

How Talent Can Successfully Cross the Digital Divide

Panelists: Kim Libreri, VP Digital Domain; Yuri Lowenthal, Actor, Afro Samurai; Yannis Mallat, CEO Ubisoft Montreal; Susan O’Connor, Writer, Gears of War Moderated by Jordan Mechner, Creator, Prince of Persia

Shepherding a Property Through the Transmedia Landscape

By Jesse Alexander, Executive Producer, Heroes, Lost

Keynote: Driving Mythology Forward

By Thomas Tull, Chairman Legendary Pictures, with Mitch Davis, CEO, Brash Entertainment

Digital Animation Between Film and Games

Panelists: Giles Garceau, Director of Animation, Ubisoft; Lyle Hall, General Manager, Heavy Iron Studios/THQ; Kevin Munroe, Director-Writer, TMNT; Todd Pilger 3D

Moderated by John Gaudiosi, Writer, The Hollywood Reporter,

What Digital Distribution Can Do For You

Panelists: Kellee Santiago, Director, flow; Mesh Flanders, Writer/Director; Amanda Goodfried, Supervising Producer, Lonelygirl15

YouTube, Flash, and the Hive Mind: A Case Study of Afterworld

By Brent Friedman, Creator-Writer, Afterworld

Integrating Games into Television

Panelists: Gregg Backer, President, Foglight Entertainment; Brandon Barber, Director of Entertainment Development, Electronic Arts; and Peggy Kim

Moderated by Geoff Keighley, SpikeTV

Creating Parallel Community Experiences Between Entertainment and MMOs

Panelists: Corey Bridges, Executive Producer, Multiverse, Michael Lewis, CEO, Cryptic Studios

Shades of Gray: Sharing Management and Production Processes Between Films and Games

Panelists: Jim Ward, SVP Lucasfilm/President LucasArts, and Neil Young, EVP Electronic Arts/GM EALA

Moderated by N’Gai Croal, Editor, Newsweek

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Exclusive PSP title coming in 3 weeks.
A store for our visitors from the UK to get in on the great deals!
Demo available through the game's website.
Vancouver, the Canadian city to hold the event.
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GameShark takes KOEI's latest PSP tactical action game for a spin.