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DESCRIPTION:Join the Department of Performing and Media Arts for Profession
 al Directions: A Conversation with Keri Putnam\, A.D. White Professor-at-L
 arge on Thursday\, March 19\, at 2:00 pm\, in the Film Forum\, Schwartz Ce
 nter for the Performing Arts. Free and open to the public. Tickets are not
  required. The event will be moderated by Roger Moseley (Music\, Milstein 
 Program) and Sabine Haenni (Performing and Media Arts)\, and will include 
 a Q&A with students.\n\nDuring this conversation\, Putnam will discuss how
  she went from having a B.A. in Theater History and Literature to a career
  at HBO Movies & Mini Series\, to President of Production at Miramax\, a m
 ajor player in the independent film production landscape\, to her key role
  at Sundance Institute\, overseeing the Sundance Film Festival. She will s
 hare advice on getting started\, on how to find and make most of mentors\,
  on how to fight barriers and inequities in the media industry\, on how to
  nurture transformative storytelling\, and much more.\n\nKeri Putnam is an
  award-winning media leader and producer\, board member\, and strategic ad
 visor\, who works at the intersection of the creative and business sides o
 f the media and arts fields. In her roles as CEO and Executive Director of
  Sundance Institute\, President of Production at Miramax\, and Executive V
 ice President of HBO\, Putnam guided strategy and led global creative and 
 production teams to support\, develop\, finance\, and supervise production
  on a vast array of critically acclaimed work. Putnam founded Putnam Pictu
 res\, a production company dedicated to championing dynamic\, transformati
 ve storytelling\, driven by adventurous vision and that reflect the comple
 xities of the human experience. She also co-founded ReFrame\, a groundbrea
 king\, industry initiative designed to advance gender equity and dismantle
  systemic barriers in media–in front of and behind the camera–through 
 strategic partnerships\, advocacy\, and innovative programs. Read more.\n\
 nThe Professional Directions series brings industry experts to campus to s
 peak about their career journeys as screenwriters\, playwrights\, editors\
 , producers\, directors\, theatre critics\, dramaturgs\, and more.\n\n---\
 n\nLater in the day\, join for Seeds - Screening & Discussion with A.D. Wh
 ite Professor-at-Large Keri Putnam and filmmaker Brittany Shyne\, on Thurs
 day\, March 19 at 6:00 pm\, at Cornell Cinema.
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LOCATION:Schwartz Center for Performing Arts\, Film Forum (B21)
SUMMARY:Professional Directions: A Conversation with Keri Putnam\, A.D. Whi
 te Professor-at-Large
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 nversation-with-keri-putnam-ad-white-professor-at-large
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