JOIN US FOR A PREVIEW OF CNTV 499 Special Topics:

Digital Media Techniques of Entertainment and Fake News

 

AN EVENING WITH JEFFREY KATZENBERG

Founder & Former CEO, Dreamworks Animation; Former Studio Chairman, Walt Disney Studios

 

MARCH 30th @ 6PM IN SCI 106

(USC School of Cinematic Arts Interactive Media Building)

 

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IN CONVERSATION WITH PROF. DIEGO BERDAKIN, CHAIRHOLDER OF THE BERDAKIN FAMILY CHAIR FOR ETHICS IN MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY

Prof. Berdakin is a prominent Los Angeles based entrepreneur and investor. He has been teaching at USC School of Cinematic Arts since 2012. This Fall he will teach the special topics class, “Digital Media Ethics Techniques of Entertainment and Fake News.”

 

About Jeffrey Katzenberg:

Jeffrey Katzenberg was the CEO of Dreamworks Animation and a principal partner in Dreamworks SKG, a film studio he created with Steven Spielberg and music mogul David Geffen. Under his watch, Dreamworks and Dreamworks Animation released some of the most successful films of the 1990s and 2000s, including three consecutive Oscar winners for Best Picture and the phenomenally successful “Shrek” (2001) animated franchise.

Prior to his tenure at Dreamworks, Katzenberg was in charge of Motion Pictures at Walt Disney Pictures, where he reversed the venerable animation studio’s declining fortunes and shepherded some of the biggest hits in its history, including “The Little Mermaid” (1999) and “The Lion King” (1994). He also brokered the deal to bring Pixar Studios and Miramax into the Disney fold.

 

About Prof. Diego Berdakin:

Diego Berdakin is a LA-based entrepreneur and investor, dedicated to civic advancement. He most recently founded CloudKitchens. He previously co-founded Beachmint, later acquired by Conde Nast to form The Lucky Group. He also co-founded FabFitFun, Re/Done, and iEscrow.

Previously, Diego was an executive at Newscorp where he helped build standalone companies for MySpace, Fox, and The Wall Street Journal while serving as Executive Vice President of subsidiary SlingShotLabs. Diego invests in pioneering technology companies, and his investment activities span many of today’s most notable internet companies, including Dropbox, Nest, Uber, SpaceX, Postmates, Flipkart, and Ring.com.

 

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