Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Cathy Kelley were invited to come out to the Los Angeles premiere screening of Showrunners: The Art Of Running A TV Show presented by the Television Academy at the Leonard H. Goldenson theatre in Hollywood along with a panel discussion with some of the industry’s finest storytellers.
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Panelists included in the film in attendance were Matthew Carnahan (House of Lies, Dirt), Steven S. DeKnight (Spartacus, Daredevil), Hart Hanson (Bones), Ali Le Roi (Everybody Hates Chris, Are We There Yet?), Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers), Ronald D. Moore (Outlander, Battlestar Galactica), Mike Royce (Men of a Certain Age, Enlisted), Shawn Ryan (The Shield, Last Resort) and Janet Tamaro (Rizzoli & Isles).
Interviews with the Showrunners and Creative Team
Prior to the screening and panel, we spoke with Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers), Jane Espensen (Husbands, Once Upon a Time, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Mike Royce (Men of a Certain Age, Enlisted), and Tara Bennett, author of the companion book with more detailed interviews with the showrunners in the movie. Click on their names to watch the interviews on our YouTube channel or below in our embedded playlist.
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About Showrunners: The Art Of Running A TV Show
Showrunners: The Art of Running A TV Show is the first feature-length documentary film about the fascinating world of U.S. television showrunners. The film features interviews with 22 different showrunners including J.J. Abrams, Joss Whedon, Ronald D. Moore, Bill Prady, Jonathan Nolan and many more, all of whom offer insight into the challenges they face when producing your favorite TV series, on time and on budget! Equally fascinating is the story of how filmmaker Des Doyle –- an industry pro from Ireland who happens to love American television –financed this passion project through the Irish Film Board/Bord Scannán na hÉireann and Kickstarter.
Showrunners: The Art of Running A TV Show opens in select theatres and on ITunes October 31st
via Submarine Deluxe & Gravitas Ventures. The film was produced by Executive Producers Jason Rose, Jimmy Nguyen and Christof Bove, Co-Producer Ryan Patrick McGuffey and Producers John Wallace and Rock Shaink. Learn more about the film on www.ShowrunnersTheMove.com, on Twitter @showrunnersfilm, or on Facebook at Facebook.com/Showrunners.
About The Television Academy
The Television Academy seeks to expand the horizons of television excellence. It strives to empower the storytellers who shape the evolving television space through the programs, publications and events of the Academy and its Foundation. And it celebrates those who have led excellence by recording their stories and recognizing their achievements through accolades and awards, including television’s most coveted prize, the Primetime Emmy® Award. For more information, please visit TelevisionAcademy.com.
