Temple Beth Am invites you to a rousing roundtable conversation with Jewish creators and talent about their pasts, presents, and futures in the biz.
Thursday, February 20 at 7:00 PM in the Ballroom
Participants:
Brett Gelman (actor/writer/producer) – “STRANGER THINGS”; “FLEABAG”; “LADY IN THE LAKE”
Chris Bremner (screenwriter/producer) – BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE; BAD BOYS FOR LIFE; THE MAN FROM TORONTO
Amy Slomovits (manager/producer) – Partner at Haven Entertainment
Josh Feldman (producer) – BUMBLEBEE; MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE; MR. CROCKET
Moderator:
Andrew Wallenstein – President and Chief Media Analyst of Variety Intelligence Platform
Schmoozing begins at 7:00 PM. Panel begins at 7:30 PM. With more schmoozing to follow.
Wine/Beer/ movie snacks to be provided.
– JOSH FELDMAN is a film/TV producer and media executive. He developed many blockbuster studio features, including: THE TRANSFORMERS franchise; X-MEN franchise; Disney’s CINDERELLA; and THE MARTIAN. He produced the horror features MR. CROCKET and THE MILL for 20th/Disney, which both premiered at #1 globally on Hulu/Disney+. He’s currently in production on HAUNTED HEIST, starring Tiffany Haddish, Lil Rel Howery, and Brett Gelman. He’s also pursuing his Rabbinic Ordination at the AJU’s Ziegler School of Rabbinics.– CHRIS BREMNER is a blockbuster screenwriter whose distinctive blend of action and comedy has made him one of Hollywood’s most in-demand writers. His produced credits include BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE and BAD BOYS FOR LIFE , which became the #3 highest grossing movie of 2020. As a producer, he runs Unknown Quantity, which maintains an overall deal with Sony/Colombia.– BRETT GELMAN is a prolific actor, comedian, screenwriter, and author, whose star-making turns in Netflix’s “STRANGER THINGS” and the BBC’s “FLEABAG” brought him global acclaim. He created 2016’s “BRETT GELMAN’S DINNER IN AMERICA”, a thought-provoking special for Adult Swim. In 2024, he released his first book, “THE TERRIFYING REALM OF THE POSSIBLE” to great acclaim. He and his wife, singer/actress Ari Dayan, are two of Hollywood’s most outspoken supporters of the Jewish People and Israel.– AMY SLOMOVITS is a talent manager and producer who heads the talent department at Haven Entertainment. She represents a diverse roster of actors and writer-performers with credits in acclaimed projects such asIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, SNL, Hacks, Barry, Transparent, The Dropout, and A Man on the Inside amongst others. Known for her keen eye for comedic talent, she has discovered rising stars at The Groundlings and UCB, while also guiding clients in developing projects that have sold to Hulu, ABC, Comedy Central, and more.– ANDREW WALLENSTEIN is a President and Chief Media Analyst of Variety Intelligence Platform, the preeminent entertainment data and insights company. He worked for 13-years a Variety, most recently as the Co-Editor-In-Chief. . Wallenstein received the Luminary Award for Career Achievement from the Los Angeles Press Club in 2017. He was an on-air contributor for NPR’s All Things Considered for nearly a decade and also hosted the PBS series “Variety Studio: Actors on Actors” and TV Guide Channel’s “Square Off,” a weekly primetime series about the TV industry. Wallenstein has a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe and Business Week. He was at The Hollywood Reporter from 2002 to 2010.