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Hollywood & Games Summit
Kicking off today in Sunny California.
Date: Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Author: James Fudge

The 2nd ANNUAL HOLLYWOOD AND GAMES SUMMIT kicks off today, Tuesday, June 26, 12:00pm-5:15PM and continues onto Wednesday, June 27 9:00AM-5:00PM. The event is taking place this year at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood , CA. Highlights from the event can be found below:

Tuesday, June 26:

• OPENING KEYNOTE: The Interactive Parallel Universe (2:15-3:15PM)

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

Interview by Gina McIntyre, Managing Editor—Features, The Hollywood Reporter

• How Talent Can Successfully Cross the Digital Divide (3:30-4:25PM)

Kim Libreri, Vice President Advanced Strategy, Digital Domain Yuri Lowenthal, Actor, Afro Samurai, Gilmore Girls, Prince of Persia Ben Mattes, Producer, Prince of Persia Flint Dille, Writer, Transformers: The Game Moderated by Jordan Mechner, Creator, Prince of Persia

• Shepherding a Property Through the Transmedia Landscape (4:30-5:15PM)

Jesse Alexander, Executive Producer, Heroes, Alias, Lost Interviewed by Jamil Moledina, Executive Director, Game Developers Conference

• DEAL MAKERS MARTINI RECEPTION (5:15-6:45PM)

Sponsored by Electronic Arts

Wednesday, June 27:

• KEYNOTE: Driving Mythology Forward (9:15-10:15AM)

Thomas Tull, Chairman, Legendary Pictures

In conversation with Mitch Davis, CEO, Brash Entertainment

• Digital Animation Between Film and Games (10:45-11:45AM)

Nick Foster, Chief Studio Officer, Outspark

Gilles Garceau, Director of Animation, Ubisoft Lyle Hall, General Manager Heavy Iron Studios/THQ Todd Pilger, Animator, Surf’s Up Moderated by John Gaudiosi, Writer, The Hollywood Reporter

• What Digital Distribution Can Do For You (11:50-12:30PM)

Kellee Santiago, Director, flOw

Mesh Flinders, Writer-Director, Lonelygirl15

Amanda Goodfried, Supervising Producer, Lonelygirl15

• YouTube, Flash, and the Hive Mind: A Case Study of Afterworld (2:00-2:30PM)

Brent Friedman, Creator-Writer, Afterworld

• Integrating Games into Television (2:35-3:15PM)

Gregg Backer, President, Foglight Entertainment

Brandon Barber, Director of Entertainment Development, Electronic Arts

Andy Reif, CEO, DirecTV’s Championship Gaming Series

Moderated by Geoff Keighley, Journalist, SpikeTV / Entertainmernt Weekly

• Creating Parallel Community Experiences Between Films and MMOs (3:45-4:40PM)

Michael Lewis, CEO, Cryptic Studios

Nicholas Beliaeff, Studio Head, Sony Online Entertainment San Diego

Rob Pardo, VP Game Design, Blizzard

Jeff Yapp, Executive Vice President of MTV Networks Music and Logo Enterprise Group

Moderated by Corey Bridges, Executive Producer, The Multiverse Network

• Shades of Gray: Sharing Management and Production Processes Between Films and Games (4:45-5:30PM)

Jim Ward, Senior VP, Lucasfilm, and President, LucasArts

Neil Young, EVP Electronic Arts/GM EALA

Moderated by N'gai Croal, General Editor, Newsweek

For more information, visit www.hollywoodandgames.com .

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