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C3 IS BACK AT THE LA ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL! JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM 100 N. CENTRAL AVENUE Welcome to the 2018 Conference for Creative Content (C3), LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 presented by Visual Communications and Nielsen. C3 connects industry professionals to build a collective vision and create dialogues on the ever-changing media landscape. We’re excited SATURDAY, MAY 5 to bring the eighth edition of C3 to the opening weekend of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.

10:00am Building off of our previous C3 Conferences, our latest edition FESTIVAL INDUSTRY BRUNCH | Sponsored by spotlights innovators and visionaries whose work advances our communities within the entertainment industry. This year’s C3 is not only a celebration of our creatives, but also a forum to 12:00pm establish a dialogue with breakthrough pioneers. In this intimate space, our conference exists to spotlight and amplify these CRAZY | RICH | ASIANS | Sponsored by voices, especially from Asian Americans leading the charge. MODERATORS: They Call Us Bruce (Jeff Yang & Phil Yu) Thank you for joining us today and being an integral part of our PANELISTS: Jon M. Chu, Chris Pang, Adele Lim, Nico Santos community.

1:30pm BUILDING US UP | Sponsored by

MODERATOR: Marjan Safinia PANELISTS: Claire Aguilar, Sonya Childress, Senain Kheshgi, Tilane Jones

2:45pm WHERE ARE OUR APA FILM CRITICS & JOURNALISTS? VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS Connecting Communities Through Media Arts MODERATOR: Jen Yamato PANELISTS: Susan Cheng, Angie Han, Dino-Ray Ramos, Gil Robertson 120 Judge John Aiso St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 213.680.4462 | www.vconline.org 4:00pm FRANCIS CULLADO TRACY NGUYEN-CHUNG Executive Director C3 Conference Producer DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK | Sponsored by

MODERATOR: Traci Lee PANELISTS: Kabir Akhtar, Sujata Day, Naren Shankar

5:15pm THE STORIES WE TELL | Sponsored by

MODERATOR: Jenny Lynn PANELISTS: Yahlin Chang, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, VISUAL Dee Johnson MAY 5, 2018 COMMUNICATIONS 7:00pm Francis Cullado, Executive Director Abraham Ferrer, Archives & Distribution Manager #ASAMCREATORROLLCALL MIXER Gary Gabisan, Digital Histories Media Instructor Cap off the Conference by celebrating our creators. A Ashley Lin, Grant Writer & Membership Coordinator (Guests must register online to attend) Milton Liu, Armed With A Camera & Fiscal Sponsorships Hosted by the Asian Pacific Filmmakers Experience Committee Rachelle Samson, Director of Strategic Partnership Opodz Susan Soohoo, Office & Finance Manager 362 E 2nd St. Dorothy Xiao, Branding & Communications Manager Los Angeles, CA 90012 12:00 PM CRAZY | RICH | ASIANS 4:00 PM DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK

CRAZY RICH ASIANS is the first feature length, major Hollywood production to feature an entirely Asian Award-winning creatives discuss the evolving presence and visibility of South Asians in film and and Asian American cast. Join director Jon M. Chu, screenwriter Adele Lim, and actors Chris Pang and television. Featuring director and Emmy Award-winning editor Kabir Akhtar (Arrested Development, Nico Santos for a conversation about the groundbreaking production. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), actress and writer Sujata Day (Awkward Black Girl, Insecure), and writer, producer and director Naren Shankar (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Expanse). MODERATORS THEY CALL US BRUCE (JEFF YANG & PHIL YU) They Call Us Bruce is a podcast hosted by Jeff Yang and Phil Yu that presents an unfiltered conversation MODERATOR TRACI G. LEE about what's happening in Asian America. JEFF YANG PHIL YU JON M. CHU TRACI G. LEE KABIR AKHTAR SUJATA DAY Traci G. Lee is the Digital Editorial Manager for NBC Asian America, where she oversees the country’s first national news source dedicated to producing content about, for, and by Asian Americans and JON M. CHU Pacific Islanders. Jon M. Chu is known for his visually stunning blockbuster films as well as his works across various genres from groundbreaking digital series to commercials and live concerts. Currently, he is preparing KABIR AKHTAR for the release of Warner Bros.’ CRAZY RICH ASIANS that hits theaters on August 17, 2018. Kabir Akhtar, ACE is an Emmy-winning director-editor whose work includes The Academy Awards, Arrested Development, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, New Girl, Speechless, and Unsolved Mysteries. A three-time ADELE LIM Emmy nominee, Kabir won the award in 2016 for editing the pilot of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, becoming the Adele is a screenwriter for TV drama series and film. She was staff on multiple network primetime first person of color to win in the category. dramas, including One Tree Hill, Private Practice and Lethal Weapon. Currently she is developing a show for FOX about community policing and writing a screenplay for Disney animated features. SUJATA DAY NAREN SHANKAR Sujata is known for her starring role as CeCe in Issa Rae’s The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl. ADELE LIM NICO SANTOS CHRIS PANG NICO SANTOS She currently plays the recurring role of Sarah on HBO's critically-acclaimed comedy, Insecure. Recent Nico Santos currently stars on the NBC hit comedy Superstore. Before gracing the television screen, onscreen credits include Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Life in Pieces, and The Grinder. Santos resided in Northern California for a portion of his adult life, moonlighting as a stand-up comic, where he honed his craft. NAREN SHANKAR Naren Shankar is currently the Executive Producer and Showrunner of the critically acclaimed television Sponsored by CHRIS PANG Sponsored by Chris Pang is an Australian actor whose breakout role was a lead and love interest to the protagonist in adaptation of the best selling science fiction novel series, The Expanse, for Alcon Television and the Paramount’s TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN, a box office hit which excelled to be the highest grossing SyFy Network. Naren spent eight seasons as a Writer-Executive Producer/Co- Showrunner of the most Australian film of 2010. watched show in the world, CSI:Crime Scene Investigation.

1:30 PM BUILDING US UP 5:15 PM THE STORIES WE TELL

How do you become the agent of your own story? Industry-leading visionaries — Claire Aguilar (IDA), An intimate conversation about what it takes to push the boundaries of television and broadcast Sonya Childress (Firelight Media), Senain Kheshgi (MAJORITY), and Tilane Jones (ARRAY) — discuss what content from Asian American upper-level writers at the top of their game. Featuring: Yahlin Chang (The it takes to create, build, and cultivate spaces that reflect the specific career needs and challenges faced Handmaid's Tale), Cherry Chevapravatdumrong (The Orville) and Dee Johnson (MARS). by women of color in film. MODERATOR JENNY LYNN MODERATOR MARJAN SAFINIA In addition to TV series staff credits on Marvel's Iron Fist, Privileged, Day Break, and Point Pleasant, Marjan Safinia is an award-winning Iranian filmmaker and documentary junkie. Her films BUT YOU SPEAK MARJAN SAFINIA CLAIRE AGUILAR SONYA CHILDRESS JENNY LYNN YAHLIN CHANG CHERRY CHEVAPRAVATDUMRONG Jenny has written freelance episodes for the hit CW series Arrow, and developed the one-hour pilot SUCH GOOD ENGLISH and SEEDS have played at festivals, tv, and online. She has produced and directed Ginger Chen for Warner Bros. Television. work for Sergey Brin, the Obama administration, and Hillary Clinton’s Next Generation. YAHLIN CHANG CLAIRE AGUILAR Yahlin Chang has worked as a TV writer since 2000. She is currently a co-executive producer on “The Claire Aguilar is Director of Programming & Policy at IDA (International Documentary Association). She Handmaid’s Tale.” Her credits include ER, Ed, Shades of Blue, Pan Am, Dirty Sexy Money, Supergirl, and oversees IDA’s professional development, education, mentorship and training initiatives. She is the Pure Genius. former Director of Programming and Industry Engagement at Sheffield Doc/Fest. CHERRY CHEVAPRAVATDUMRONG SONYA CHILDRESS Cherry Chevapravatdumrong is a Co-Executive Producer on The Orville, and previously was an Executive Sonya Childress serves as the Director of Partnerships and Engagement for Firelight Media. Prior to Producer on Family Guy. She is the author of two novels, She's So Money and DupliKate, and the co-au- Firelight, she held staff and consulting positions with California Newsreel, Active Voice, Kartemquin thor, with Alex Borstein, of It Takes a Village Idiot and I Married One. SENAIN KHESHGI TILANE JONES Films, Working Films, and the Independent Television Service. DEE JOHNSON DEE JOHNSON SENAIN KHESHGI Dee Johnson’s career as a writer has spanned nearly three decades, during the course of which she has Senain Kheshgi is the Managing Director of MAJORITY and is a Peabody-award winning director and penned more than seventy episodes of television and worked on more than a dozen series in almost producer, Her work includes the three-time Emmy-nominated feature documentary, THE DIPLOMAT every genre—both procedural and serialized. Her credits include Melrose Place, ER, and MARS. Sponsored by (ESPN), and the award-winning, PROJECT KASHMIR (PBS/Independent Lens). Sponsored by

TILANE JONES Tilane Jones has worked with award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay for ten years. Beginning with public relations and promotional company The DuVernay Agency, as well as production entity Forward Movement— and most recently leading film distribution collective ARRAY as Vice President.

2:45 PM WHERE ARE OUR APA FILM CRITICS & JOURNALISTS? As conversations about representation in media capture headlines, the need for our own critical voices and perspectives to be heard becomes evermore salient. Join BuzzFeed News reporter Susan Cheng, Mashable deputy entertainment editor Angie Han, Deadline Hollywood associate editor Dino-Ray Ramos, African American Film Critics Association founder Gil Robertson, and LA Times film writer and LA Film Critics Association member Jen Yamato for a deep dive into the current state of film critics of color.

JEN YAMATO SUSAN CHENG ANGIE HAN MODERATOR JEN YAMATO Jen Yamato is a film critic and reporter who writes about the entertainment industry for the Los Angeles Times. SUSAN CHENG Susan Cheng is currently a reporter at BuzzFeed News, where she spearheaded the entertainment section's coverage of Asian-Americans in Hollywood. ANGIE HAN Angie Han is the deputy entertainment editor at Mashable and was formerly the editor of /Film.

DINO-RAY RAMOS GIL ROBERTSON DINO-RAY RAMOS Dino-Ray Ramos is an Associate Editor at Deadline and co-host of the New Hollywood podcast GIL ROBERTSON Gil Robertson is the co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), the largest collection of Black film critics in North America