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Chicago is The New Hollywood: Storytelling in a Digital Age

*The future of content is here!* Join us for a great panel and some delicious cocktails in partnership with 2112 and Virgin Hotels Chicago. Moderated by Showbiz Shelly of B96! Panel participants include: our own Angie Gaffney, Mary Landaverde of INDISTRY, Deluxe Entertainmnet, and Rhyan LaMarr of Canal Street Movie. Non-members please click here to register http://bit.ly/2tNPAIp

date
Friday July 21, 2017
time
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Central Standard Time)
venue
Virgin Hotels
location
203 North Wabash Avenue The Manor, 3rd Floor Get Directions

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*The future of content is here!* Join us for a great panel and some delicious cocktails in partnership with 2112 and Virgin Hotels Chicago.

Moderated by Showbiz Shelly of B96!
Panel participants include: our own Angie Gaffney, Mary Landaverde ofINDISTRY, Deluxe Entertainmnet, and Rhyan LaMarr of Canal Street Movie.

In a digital age, where stories are consumed on-the-go and across multiple platforms, the industry is rapidly changing - how do storytellers keep up? Join us for an evening of cocktails and conversation as some of Chicago’s top industry experts discuss the future of film, television, and everything in between. Highly recommended for aspiring filmmakers and content creators.


Panel Moderator: Showbiz Shelly of B96 Radio

Sponsored by Cinespace Chicago Film Studios https://www.chicagofilmstudios.com/

Panelists:

  • Angie Gaffney: Producer (Public Housing Unit, Signature Move) Co-Founder of Stage 18 and President of Black Apple Media. Angie Gaffney is an entrepreneur and producer with experience in film, television, commercials, and theatre. Formerly, Angie was the Executive Producer for The Onion, where she worked to develop their in-house agency, Onion Labs, and managed all branded content campaigns from conception through execution. Currently, Angie works through her own company, Black Apple Media, to develop original, narrative content and cultivate the artists that make it. She's managed numerous independent film and TV productions in the greater Chicago area. Angie also serves as the Co-Founder and Executive Director for Stage 18, a non-profit entertainment incubator and development lab located on the lot of Cinespace Chicago Film Studios. Stage 18 develops local narrative content and connects qualified filmmakers with capital networks. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4409074/https://www.blackapplemedia.com/http://stage18chicago.com/
  • Angie works closely with Cinespace and Chicago Media Angels. Working out of Stage 18, the nonprofit incubator and workspace, Chicago Media Angels is a for-profit investment management company encouraging local production. Executive director Ted Reilly’s career in finance includes investment work at Goldman Sachs and his own firm, SRH Partners. “But today, my focus is on helping artists and entrepreneurs build business around their passion,” Reilly says. “After successfully working with Periscope Post and Audio to raise capital for a new post-production studio at Cinespace Chicago, I saw a need to continue to foster the local ecosystem of filmmaking.” Modeled after two successful midwestern enterprises, Hyde Park Angels and IrishAngels, Chicago Media Angels convenes quarterly meetings for a group of “angel” investors, which include a pitch meeting for three potential projects. “Our members are invited to participate in any project in the amount they choose,” he says. “Chicago Media Angels management bundles and manages the investments in a single vehicle for each project we fund.” The primary goal for CMA is to educate midwestern investors in opportunism to fund content. “We believe that a knowledgeable and active investing community is vital to local talent developing and producing their projects in the midwest to ensure continued growth in the local market. By aggregating resources, our members are able to leverage the group for professional sourcing, diligence and execution in an effort to improve creative and commercial outcomes of projects funded by our members.” Reilly sees great local potential. “A combination of factors, including a century-old system for developing talent, disruption to traditional distribution and content formats and the advent of new media all work in the favor of the Chicago independent community. I believe with smart and collaborative effort, our community can cultivate a self-sustaining ecosystem of content creators that is truly independent from the coasts.” Okay, how optimistic is he? “I believe we can triple our industry and bring over one billion dollars a year of production spending to our state.” http://www.chicagomediaangels.com/
  • Mary Landaverde: Founder & CEO at INDISTRY Media. INDISTRY is the first-of-its-kind, interactive Over-the-Top (“OTT”) digital platform that delivers original programming designed to entertain, educate, and inspire the millennial audience through carefully curated content around music, sports and lifestyle entertainment with social purpose. Launching Spring 2017 across multiple devices (mobile phone, laptops, tablets) including the web, INDISTRY's unique interactive technology will allow users to be able to watch, socialize, shop, and interact with the content all on one screen without disruption.
  • Deluxe Entertainment: A preferred aggregator/distributor for Netflix, Apple and numerous VOD platforms, from post-production to content delivery, Deluxe has been a trusted partner for over 100 years to Hollywood studios, independent filmmakers , TV networks, online content producers, brands and anyone looking to bring stories and experiences to audiences. With operations in 25 key worldwide markets, Deluxe helps create and deliver content. Learn from the pros how to get your content on VOD. http://www.bydeluxe.com Speaker TBD.
  • Rhyan LaMarr: Writer, Executive Producer and Director of Canal Street movie still in development but what a cast:Bryshere Y. Gray (Empire), Clayne Crawford (Lethal Weapon), John Seda (Chicago P.D, Chicago Fire), Lance Reddick (Bosch, John Wick: Chapter 2, Fringe), Mykelti Williamson (best known for his performance as Bubba in Forrest Gump), James Hector (All Eyez On Me, Bosch, The Strain, The Wire) Kevin Quinn (Disney's Bunk'd) and so many more. Rhyan spent 15 years in LA working almost every aspect of the industry. He has returned to Chicago because of the filmmaking boom here.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6183104/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
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