TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011
The Beverly Hills Country Club
3084 Motor Avenue | Los Angeles, CA, 90064

The Walter Kaitz Foundation is proud to present its second annual Hollywood Creative Forum- Credentialed Meet & Greet (HCF-CMG) on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at The Beverly Hills Country Club.

The Hollywood Creative Forum is a complimentary industry-sponsored event targeting all genres in non-fiction/reality programming that will bring cable networks and production companies together with invited and vetted directors, producers and writers with diverse backgrounds, all in an effort to promote diversity behind-the-camera. The Forum includes a keynote address, a “Meet and Greet” component and an industry all-star panel on how to successfully achieve diversity in non-fiction/reality with respect to talent, production staffing and programming. In addition, attendees will have networking opportunities during the program's complimentary breakfast and lunch.

The keynote speaker is acclaimed producer, Marvin Acuna, whose newest series on Bravo is the highly-anticipated, Going Platinum, hosted by four-time Grammy nominee, Jewel. Also featured on the music competition show as a judge, is award-winning songwriter, Kara DioGuardi, formerly of American Idol.

There is no fee to attend the Hollywood Creative Forum and production companies and cable networks may register online no later than Friday, March 18, 2011, by using the link below.

The first Forum was held in Los Angeles during the NCTA’s Cable Show in May 2010 at which the following  panelists appeared: Emmy-winning writer-producer, Ali LeRoi; former President of Fox Television Studios, Emiliano Calemzuk; Jane Olson, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Brand Strategy, Oxygen Media; Cooking Channel general manager, Michael Smith; Omelet branding agency co-founder, Steven Amato; and Google New Business Development executive, Sunil Dahluvoy.

The Walter Kaitz Foundation along with Founding Sponsor, Scripps Networks, looks forward to another dynamic and productive event for attendees and participants.

Experienced, diverse producers, directors and writers/story producers in non-fiction/reality must contact Joanne Morris at hollywoodcreativeforum@gmail.com for vetting and invitation requests. For any further questions or additional information, please contact Event Producer, Joanne Morris at (310) 801-6486 or jm.hollywoodcreativeforum@gmail.com.

PLEASE NOTE: Access to this program is by "Invitation Only".

FOUNDING SPONSOR