The Business of Entertainment: From Iowa to Hollywood

Panel:
Carmen Weets worked as associate producer, production coordinator, writer, researcher, and as assistant to producer/director Nora Ephron, director Jesse Nelson and producer Lynda Obst. She has worked with Tom Hanks, Jeff Bridges, Meg Ryan, Whoopie Goldberg, Steve Martin, John Travolta, and Robin Williams on various feature films, and now heads her own new York production company, writing, developing and producing independent films.

Christopher Brock is counsel a Twentieth Century Fox where he handles legal aspects of the creative process. this includes negotiating agreements related to motion picture production, development and marketing concerns involving actors, directors, producers, writers, and rights. Before joining Fox, Chris worked a the law firm of Proaskauer Rose, where he represented entertainment industry clients, including the Walt Disney Company, Time Warner and DC Comics.
Part of the National Affairs Series.