Producers Guild of America

Welcome, New Members!

Marshell Becton

Ali Brown

Maddison Bullock

Julie Cavaliere

Tyler Davis

Trina DeMattei

Amanda Drake

Cheryl Dunye

Serena Flores

Ben Hasler

Pallah Noella

Jameson Parker

Thomas Rubendall

Kaitlyn Salisbury

Andrew Sanderson

Paul Scanlan

Nathalie Seaver

David Sherman

 

Annual General Membership Meeting & Townhall

Tuesday, October 21 – 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PDT | 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT

Via Zoom.

 

This year’s General Membership Meeting will begin with remarks from Guild leadership and Staff, who will share updates on current initiatives, programs, finances, and other important Guild matters.

 

Following the presentations, we will hold our annual Townhall, where members will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in open discussion. To help us prepare, we encourage you to submit questions in advance (by October 17) to members@producersguild.org.

 

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2025 - 2026 PGA Board of Directors

Ballots for the 2025 PGA elections closed on Friday, September 26th. Thank you to all who participated and voted. Below please find the 2025-26 Board of Directors:

 

Officers:

 

Presidents
Stephanie Allain       Donald De Line

Vice President, Producing
Charles Roven

 

Vice President, Producing Team
Steve Cainas

 

Vice President, Eastern Region
Tonya Lewis Lee

 

Treasurer
Yolanda T. Cochran

Secretaries
Mike Jackson      Kristie Macosko Krieger

Directors:
Bianca Ahmadi
Fred Berger

Parker Chehak
Melanie Cunningham

Mary Alice Drumm
Linda Evans

Samie Kim Falvey
Mike Farah
Jennifer Fox
Beth Fraikorn
DeVon Franklin
Donna Gigliotti
Jinko Gotoh
Bob Greenblatt
Rachel Klein

Larry Mark
Lori McCreary

Tommy Oliver
Marc Platt

Joanna Popper

Lynn Kestin Sessler

 

In Person Events - LA

PGA Official Screening: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER

Wednesday, October 8 - 7:00 p.m. PDT  

AMC Century City IMAX: 10250 Santa Monica Blvd #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067

No Q&A. Special thanks to Warner Bros. Pictures.

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Westside LA Happy Hour

Solidarity Santa Monica: 1414 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401 

Tuesday, October 14 - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. PDT

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Using Unreal Engine as a Narrative Tool: Not Just Previs

Nant Studios Virtual Production Campus: 202 North Nash St. El Segundo, CA 90245

Wednesday, October 22 - Panel 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m PDT; Reception 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m PDT

Speakers: Fulvio Sestito (Creative Director), Paul Pianezza (Producer), Eri Hawkins (Producer), Zach Staenberg (Editor), Emmanuel Druckman (Cinematic Creative Director) and John Canning (Moderator).

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In Person Events - NY

PGA Official Pre-Release Screening + Q&A: SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE

Saturday, October 4 - 12:00 p.m. EDT

SVA Theater: 333 W 23 St., New York, NY 10011

Q&A to follow with Producer/Writer/Director Scott Cooper, p.g.a., and Author Warren Zanes. Moderated by Joe Neumaier, WOR Film Journalist.

Special thanks to 20th Century Studios.

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PGA Official Pre-Release Screening + Q&A: KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN

Sunday, October 5 - 5:00 p.m. EDT

Regal Union Square: 850 Broadway, New York, NY 10003

Q&A to follow with Producers Barry Josephson, p.g.a., Tom Kirdahy, p.g.a., Greg Yolen, p.g.a., and Writer/Director Bill Condon. Moderated by Esther Zuckerman, Writer.

Special thanks to Roadside Attractions.

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PGA Official Pre-Release Screening + Q&A: ROOFMAN

Tuesday, October 7 - 7:30 p.m. EDT

AMC Empire 25: 234 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036

Q&A to follow with Producers Jamie Patricof, p.g.a., Lynette Howell Taylor, p.g.a., Co-Writer/Director Derek Cianfrance and Actors Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst. Moderated by David Fear, Rolling Stone.

Special thanks to Paramount Pictures.

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An Early Look at Sunset Pier 94 Studios + Happy Hour

Sunset Pier 94 Studios: 711 12th Avenue (at W 52nd St.) New York, NY 10019

Thursday, October 9 – 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EDT

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PGA Official Screening: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER - NEW!

Sunday, October 12 - 10:00 a.m. EDT  

AMC Empire 25 IMAX: 234 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036

No Q&A. Special thanks to Warner Bros. Pictures.

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WGA East x PGA Scripted Networking Breakfast - NEW! 

WGA East Offices: 250 Hudson Street, Suite 700, New York, NY

Thursday, October 16 – 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EDT

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PGA Official Pre-Release Screening + Q&A: BUGONIA - NEW!

Tuesday, October 21 - 6:30 p.m. EDT

MoMA Titus 2: 11 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019

Q&A to follow with Producer/Director Yorgos Lanthimos, p.g.a., Producer/Actress Emma Stone, p.g.a. and Producers Ed Guiney, p.g.a., Andrew Lowe, p.g.a., Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen, p.g.a. Special thanks to Focus Features.

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Producers of Color Working Group Fall Mixer

Settepani Harlem: 196 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10026

Wednesday, October 22 – 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EDT

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Morning Mingle

PGA NY Office: 1501 Broadway, New York, NY 10036

Tuesday, October 28 - 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EDT

Speaker: Allie Moore (Head of Development and Production at Left Handed).

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Regional - Atlanta

Sips @ Stages hosted by Great Point Studios

Featuring a State of the Industry Panel

Great Point Studios: 2553 Fairburn Rd, Douglasville, GA 30135

Wednesday, October 8 - 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT

Speakers: Andrea Keener (Location Manager, Genius: MLK/X), Michelle Rubinstein (Producer), Errol Sadler (Producer & Partner at TYCOR Films), Cas Sigers Beedles (Writer, Director & Producer), Peter Stathopoulos (Partner in Bennett Thrasher’s State & Local Tax practice and leader of the firm’s Entertainment practice), Lee Thomas (Deputy Commissioner, Georgia Film Office). Moderated by Joel Meyer (EVP, Head of TV Production, Lionsgate).

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Virtual Events

AAPI Tea Time Chat with Hieu Ho

Tuesday, October 7 – 3:30 p.m. PDT | 6:30 p.m. EDT

Speaker: Hieu Ho, Co-Founder and Partner at Imminent Collision & Producer, Shortcomings.

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Physical Production Committee Meeting: The Impact of AI Tools on Physical Production

Wednesday, October 8 - 12:00 p.m. PDT | 3:00 p.m. EDT

Speakers TBA.

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Budgeting and Scheduling a 2D Animated Series 

Wednesday, October 8 – 5:30 p.m. PDT | 8:30 p.m. EDT

Speakers: Eri Hawkins (Animation Producer), Monica Mitchell (Executive Producer of Rick and Morty, Dan Harmon Enterprises), and Richard Quan (Animation Producer).

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State of the Industry Series: State of the Individual & the Power of Resilience

Tuesday, October 14 – 2:00 p.m. PDT | 5:00 p.m. EDT

Speaker: Laura Fleury, Founder, GenXYZen.

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Bay Area Committee Kick-Off Meeting

Wednesday, October 15 – 12:00 p.m. PDT | 3:00 p.m. EDT

With an introduction to new Committee Chairs Mary Alice Drumm (Producer, Elio) and Brook Holston (Supervising Producer, Riders on the Storm).

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Mentoring Roundtable Series with Jon Adler (Head of Talent & Content Development at EverWonder Studio)

Thursday, October 16 – 12:00 p.m. PDT | 3:00 p.m. EDT

Enter Lottery.

 
 

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