"WGA on Strike!" (Season 12 Premiere)

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06/09/23 • 77 min

With fair pay, streaming residuals, artificial intelligence, writers rooms, and on-set experience all on the table, the writers of the WGA have gone pencils down for the first time in 15 years.

Join writers Beau Willimon (WGA East), Julie Plec (WGA West), Zoanne Clack (WGA West), and Greg Iwinski (WGA East) for a first-hand discussion of the issues at stake, the safeguards that writers are fighting for, and why the ongoing strike is necessary to safeguard the future of not just writers, but all entertainment unions and creatives.

This conversation was recorded at ATX TV Festival Season 12 (June 1-4, 2023) in Austin, TX.

PANELISTS:

Zoanne Clack (Writer, WGA West)
Greg Iwinski (Writer, WGA East, Negotiating Committee)
Julie Plec (Writer, WGA West)

MODERATOR:

Beau Willimon (Writer, WGA East)

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With fair pay, streaming residuals, artificial intelligence, writers rooms, and on-set experience all on the table, the writers of the WGA have gone pencils down for the first time in 15 years.

This conversation was recorded at ATX TV Festival Season 12 (June 1-4, 2023) in Austin, TX.

PANELISTS:

Zoanne Clack (Writer, WGA West)
Greg Iwinski (Writer, WGA East, Negotiating Committee)
Julie Plec (Writer, WGA West)

MODERATOR:

Beau Willimon (Writer, WGA East)

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"Powerful TV" (Season 11 Finale)

Television remains one of the most impactful mediums, armed with the power to reach audiences in their personal spaces and connect them with people, experiences, and worlds they might not encounter otherwise. In our Season 11 finale, the Television Academy presents a conversation with creators/showrunners Robin Thede (A Black Lady Sketch Show), Sierra Teller Ornelas (Rutherford Falls), and Jason Katims (As We See It) about finding power in comedy, truth, and personal experience, and using story to expand empathy, build community, and inspire action.

This conversation was originally recorded at ATX TV Festival Season 11 (June 2-5, 2022).

PANELISTS:

Robin Thede (Creator/Showrunner/Writer/EP/Cast, A Black Lady Sketch Show)
Sierra Teller Ornelas (Co-Creator/Showrunner/EP/Writer, Rutherford Falls)
Jason Katims (Creator/Showrunner/EP/Writer, As We See It)
Danielle Turchiano (Moderator)

The Television Academy Honors celebrates and recognizes programming that creates awareness, enlightens, educates and/or positively motivates audiences. Established in 2008, this prestigious award is separate and distinct from Emmy’s recognition of television excellence. Learn more about the Television Academy Honors HERE.

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"Artificial Intelligence & Us" (Season 12)

Artificial Intelligence is no longer an abstract, futuristic concept – it’s here, changing our lives in countless ways, from social media algorithms and self-driving cars, to operating rooms and autonomous weapons. As our reliance on technology grows, and the possibilities of AI become seemingly limitless, its tangible and philosophical presence in our culture becomes more and more inextricable. In this conversation, we explore TV’s unique ability to reflect and question both the opportunities and risks posed by AI in life, death, love, and beyond -- as well as it's impact on the TV industry itself.

This conversation is presented by Hollywood, Health & Society, and was recorded at ATX TV Festival Season 12 (June 1-4, 2023) in Austin, TX.

Hollywood, Health & Society (HH&S) is a program of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center that provides the entertainment industry with accurate and up-to-date information for storylines on health, safety and security. For more information and resources, visit hollywoodhealthandsociety.org.

PANELISTS:

Kevin Bigley (Actor, Upload)
Dr. Emilia Javorsky (Future of Life Institute)
Alena Smith (Creator / Showrunner / Writer / EP / Director, Dickinson)
Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Co-EP / Writer, Cowboy Bebop, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance)

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