The Television Academy Foundation has revealed the details of its upcoming College Television Summit, which will be held online on April 25-26 and is free for media students from two- and four-year colleges and universities across the country. Participants can engage in virtual networking sessions with prominent industry leaders, such as Emmy® winners, top creatives, business executives, agents, and more. Those who register early will have additional opportunities for speed networking.
The summit will commence with opening remarks from Cris Abrego, Chairman of the Americas, Banijay and Chair of the Television Academy Foundation. This will be followed by a panel discussion called “Script to Screen: Apple TV+’s Shrinking”, which features show creators Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein, and Jason Segel, along with actors Christa Miller and Jessica Williams, and moderated by Jeff Conway, senior contributor at Forbes. The event will also include a keynote conversation with Access Hollywood’s Scott Evans, as well as “The Art of the Pitch Workshop” which will feature a live Q&A with producer Krista Gano (Invisible Virtual Table Read).
On the second day of the summit, a virtual “Speed Networking” event will take place, where students will have the opportunity to connect with industry leaders in small groups for interactive mentoring experiences. Other programming includes a live conversation with Justin Noble, co-creator of HBO Max’s The Sex Life of College Girls, moderated by entertainment interviewer Mara Webster, a discussion with actor Tramell Tillman of Apple TV+’s Severance, and “Script to Screen: Freeform’s Good Trouble” with showrunner and executive producer Joanna Johnson, executive producer Christine Sacani, co-executive producer of post-production Gillian Sonnier, director Constance Zimmer, composer Amanda Jones, and production designer Rachel Kamerman, moderated by Deadline’s Katie Campione.
The College Television Summit is supported by sponsors like Apple TV+, Warner Bros. Discovery, Freeform, and Biola University. Cris Abrego, Chair of the Television Academy Foundation, expressed his commitment to offering access and opportunities in the entertainment industry to students from diverse backgrounds to help them launch their media careers. Students can register for the event at TelevisionAcademy.com/cts/register.
About the Television Academy Foundation
Established in 1959 as the charitable arm of the Television Academy, the Television Academy Foundation is dedicated to preserving the legacy of television while educating and inspiring those who will shape its future. Through renowned educational and outreach programs such as The Interviews: An Oral History of Television Project, College Television Awards andSummit, Student Internship Program, and the Media Educators Conference, the Foundation seeks to widen the circle of voices our industry represents and to create more opportunity for television to reflect all of society. For more information on the Foundation, please visit TelevisionAcademy.com/Foundation.
