The CreativeFuture Leadership Committee members are some of the most innovative minds in the creative communities from across all disciplines: film, television, music, theater, photography, and book publishing. The Committee’s members routinely appear to advocate for issues concerning our communities and lend their names to important CreativeFuture initiatives aimed at protecting the next generation of creatives.
Pamela Abdy
As MGM’s Motion Picture Group President, producer and veteran film executive Pamela Abdy oversees development, production, and post-production for all MGM and Orion films. Most... Read more
Jessica Bendinger
@JBendinger
Jessica Bendinger’s movies have grossed over $500 million worldwide and have spawned sequels, TV shows, and Jeopardy! questions. Her directorial debut Stick It (starring Jeff... Read more
Alec Berg
@realalecberg
Alec Berg’s television work includes Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm and the current HBO series Silicon Valley …
Read moreAlbert Berger
Albert Berger formed Bona Fide Productions with Ron Yerxa in 1993. Their producing credits include King of the Hill, Election, Cold Mountain, …
Read moreJason Blum
@jason_blum
Academy Award®-nominated and two-time Emmy Award-winning producer Jason Blum is the founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions …
Read moreMarty Bowen
Marty Bowen is a co-founder of the West Hollywood based film and TV production company, Temple Hill Entertainment. In 2012, Temple Hill …
Read moreJon Cassar
Before becoming a full-time director, Jon Cassar had an extensive background working as a Director of Photography, Camera Operator, and Steadicam Operator on over 35... Read more
Tena Clark
Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole, Jennifer Holliday, Gladys Knight, CeCe Winans, Dionne Warwick, Patti Austin, Stephanie Mills, Yolanda Adams and Rev. Shirley... Read more
Bruce Cohen
@BruceCohen83
Bruce Cohen is an Academy Award®-winning producer of film, television, theater, and live events. He won an Academy Award® for Best Picture in 2000, alongside... Read more
Charlie Corwin
Charlie Corwin is Co-CEO of SK Global Entertainment. An entrepreneur with over 20 years of media experience, Charlie Corwin co-founded and led Original Media as... Read more
Cassian Elwes
@cassianelwes
Cassian Elwes began his producing career with 1983’s Oxford Blues starring Rob Lowe and Ally Sheedy and …
Read moreBlye Faust
@byblye
Blye is an Academy Award®-winning producer of Spotlight, the true-life drama surrounding the Boston Globe’s investigations into abuses in the Boston Archdiocese, which was awarded Best... Read more
Wendy Finerman
Independent film and television producer Wendy Finerman founded WENDY FINERMAN PRODUCTIONS in 1988. In 1994, she became the first solo female producer in the history... Read more
Anne Marie Fox
Anne Marie Fox is a native of southern California, educated at private Catholic schools with the exception of the three years spent attending Helmholtz Gymnasium... Read more
Elizabeth Frank
Elizabeth Frank is Executive Vice President and Chief Content & Programming Officer for AMC Entertainment Inc. (AMC). She oversees the sourcing, scheduling, and promotion of... Read more
Antoine Fuqua
Antoine Fuqua is the director behind such films as Training Day, The Magnificent Seven, The Equalizer, The Equalizer 2...
Read moreRichard Gladstein
@filmcolony
Two-time Academy Award® nominated film producer Richard Gladstein is the Founder & President …
Read moreWyck Godfrey
@wyckgodfrey
Wyck Godfrey (Producer) began his career as a creative executive at New Line Cinema after graduating …
Read moreJohn N. Hart Jr.
John N Hart Jr has produced over 15 Broadway and Off Broadway shows, including the Tony Award-winning Once and …
Read moreMarshall Herskovitz
@mherskovitz
Marshall Herskovitz is a writer, producer, and director in Los Angeles who has won many awards for his work in …
Read moreGale Anne Hurd
@GunnerGale
Gale Anne Hurd, known as the “First Lady of Sci-Fi,” is a producer of Academy Award-winning films and ...
Read moreGregg Hurwitz
@GreggHurwitz
Gregg Hurwitz is the New York Times #1 internationally bestselling author of twenty thrillers including OUT OF THE DARK (January 2019). His novels have won...
Read moreKatie Irish
@knirish
Katie Irish is a costume designer, best known for her work on the award-winning FX series The Americans. She began as a shopper for the first... Read more
Charles King
@IAmCharlesDKing
Charles King is founder and CEO of MACRO. Launched in 2015, MACRO is a newly formed venture …
Read moreHawk Koch
Hawk Koch is a veteran movie producer, as well as the former President of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences and past President of …
Read moreJohn Krokidas
@krokasaurusrex
John Krokidas made his feature directorial debut with Kill Your Darlings, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, …
Read moreMark Leibowitz
Mark Leibowitz graduated from Stanford University in 1998 with a degree in Economics. After working as an international business consultant in Los Angeles, Sao Paulo,... Read more
Harry Lennix
@HarryJLennix
Harry Lennix is a distinguished film, television, stage actor, and producer. For the last seven seasons, he has starred as Harold Cooper, Assistant Director of... Read more
Ron Maxwell
His epic Civil War films Gettysburg (New Line Cinema, 1993) and Gods and Generals (Warners, 2003) have established Ron Maxwell as the cinema’s leading interpreter of that complex, lethal,... Read more
Gary Phillips
Weaned on the images of Kirby and Steranko in comics and Hammet and Himes in prose, Gary Phillips was born under a bad sign and... Read more
Samantha Ramirez-Herrera
“Samofftharecord” is CEO & Founder of Offtharecord.com, a creative content agency and digital magazine run by people of color with a focus on uplifting marginalized voices.... Read more
Karen Rosenfelt
Karen Rosenfelt is a producer based at Paramount Studios. Her credits include The Book Thief and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. She also produced Me Before You, Max and Max 2 for MGM.... Read more
Ann Roth
Ann Roth (Costume Design). Select theatre: Fish in the Dark, A Delicate Balance, This Is Our Youth, A Raisin in the Sun, Betrayal, The Nance …
Read moreNina Sadowsky
A New York City native, Nina R. Sadowsky is an entertainment lawyer (in recovery) who has worked as a film and television producer and writer... Read more
Robin Sax
@robinsax
Robin Sax is an experienced litigator with an emphasis on criminal and family law. Robin has developed …
Read moreTeddy Schwarzman
@tschwarzman
Teddy Schwarzman serves as President & CEO of Black Bear Pictures ...
Read moreKeri Selig
Keri Selig is a Golden Globe® and 5-time Emmy®-nominated producer and the Founder and President of Intuition Productions, a feature film and television production company... Read more
Jeffrey Sharp
@JeffreySHARP
Sharp joined Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) in March 2019 as Executive Director. Sharp is a member of AMPAS (The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences), BAFTA...
Read moreKurt Sutter
@sutterink
Raised in the suburbs of Central New Jersey, Kurt Sutter spent most of his childhood indoors, avoiding people, three fee
Read moreJoana Vicente
Joana Vicente is the Executive Director and the Co-Head of the Toronto International Film Festival. She previously served as the Executive Director of...
Read moreJanet Yang
@janetyang1
Janet Yang is a prominent Hollywood producer with deep roots in China. She has worked with some of the most …
Read moreJonathan Yunger
Jonathan Yunger joined Millennium Films/Nu Image in 2011 and has worked on more than 50 films during his tenure at the company, including The Expendables... Read more