ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ City University will host a virtual presentation at noon April 8 about the local emerging film industry as part of its Blueprint Speaker ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½.
Featured guest speakers will be filmmakers Amy Duzinski Janes, co-founder of Green Pastures Studio and the chief inspiration officer for OETAβs ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Film & TV Academy; and Nathan Gardocki, president and founder of Nathan Gardocki Productions.
Attendees must pre-register by April 7 to receive a link to the Zoom event.
Topics will include film industry workforce development, industry growth and projections, and industry infrastructure.
Green Pastures Studio is a 12-acre campus on the northeast edge of ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ City. It was the first full-service soundstage in the state. In addition to co-founding the studio, Janes is also an executive producer and partner at Fanology and has several years of filmmaking experience. She is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and was vice president of film production for Parkchester Pictures, a Paramount Pictures shingle where she produced βAs Seen Through These Eyesβ with Maya Angelou.
Nathan Gardocki Productions is a film equipment rental company based in ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ City. Gardocki, who earned a BFA in film production from ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ in 2010, has worked in various roles in the industry on dozens of films, including βThe Killer Inside Me,β βHeavenβs Rainβ and βYellow.β
ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½βs Blueprint Speaker ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ provides a space for conversations about professional development and industry in ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ City, while connecting ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ alumni and community members in general with thought leaders in the local business community.
