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The PGA on Wednesday unveiled its first batch of speakers for masterclass sessions at Produced By: New York, with producers and creatives set for the likes of awards-season films Little Women, Harriet, American Factory, Marriage Story and more. The group is added to the slate of the annual conference, to run November…

The Producers Guild of America said Wednesday that Netflix film boss Scott Stuber will be the keynote speaker kicking off the guild’s sixth annual Produced By: New York conference, which is tweaking its format for this year’s edition, set for November 9 at Florence Gould Hall in New York City. Stuber will be in…

Given that late-night is the television daypart delivering more political jabs per minute than any other, it was something of a surprise that a Produced By: New York panel on Saturday, featuring four current executive producers of top shows in the arena, stayed safely away from politics — until the very end. In fact…

Perhaps still smarting from the Election Night booing he received for his critical comments of President Trump during the Israeli Film Festival, BlacKkKlansman producer Jason Blum, in a tone of barely controlled ire, briefly summarized how he characterized the message of Spike Lee's acclaimed film about an…

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) set their lineup of speakers as well as additional programming for the 5th edition of Produced By: New York. The event will be held on Saturday, November 10 at One Time Warner Center in New York. Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige and film producer and PGA co-president Lucy Fisher…

John Krasinski, Steve McQueen and Won't You Be My Neighbor? director and producer Morgan Neville are among the directors, writers and producers taking part in “masterclass” presentations at the Producers Guild of America’s Produced By: New York 2018 even in November, the PGA announced today. The daylong event is set…

James Schamus, former head of Focus Features and co-founder of indie pioneer Good Machine, said the U.S. independent film business needs to get back to its international origins in order to see a full-scale resurgence. During a solo appearance at the Producers Guild of America's Produced By New York conference…

In a lively 75-minute panel discussion about inclusion and women’s progress at the Producers Guild of America’s Produced By New York conference, Jessica Chastain said that while men need to own their part of the injustice, “We need to put ourselves forward.” Offering the caveat that her comments “might be…

The topic was “The Power of Creative Collaboration,” and it seemed inevitable that the long shadow of Harvey Weinstein would be cast over the panels during today’s “Produced By New York” annual confab thrown today by the Producers Guild of America. During the first of two “Master Class” discussions with eight film…

Update Asia Argento tweeted her support for comments made by boyfriend Anthony Bourdain at today’s Produced By NY conference. “One might think we all need to slam Tarantino’s complicity with Harvey Weinstein,” writes Argento. (See the tweet below). Previous While their morning session at the Producers Guild of America…

The PGA has added more speakers for its fourth annual Produced By: New York conference. New sessions will feature Jessica Chastain, Timothee Chalamet, Dee Rees, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Amazon’s Ted Hope and Joe Lewis, Melissa James Gibson, Charles D. King, Peter Spears, and Frank Pugliese. The conference is set for October…

The Producers Guild of America unveiled the initial roster of speakers for the forthcoming Produced By: New York 2017, which is set for October 28 at the Time Warner Center. The event will feature Anthony Bourdain, Sarah Jessica Parker, James Schamus, Kelly Carmichael, Nina Jacobson and others, the PGA said. This year…