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UBC2C Presenters ) Laura Belsey - DirectingLaura Belsey is an award-winning director, whose commercials and short films have won numerous international honors, including a Cannes Gold Lion. Her "New York, New York" spot for the Coalition for the Homeless, hailed by ...) Robert Lamoreaux - Animating Your StorylineRobert Lamoreaux Lamoreaux, has written, developed, and produced some of the most popular animation series for Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and ABC Family including ‘Totally Spies,’ ‘Hey Arnold!,’ the Annie Award-nominated ‘Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi’ and ‘Catdog.’ ...) Rosalind Jarrett - Journalism and New MediaRosalind Jarrett, BA ’69 Rosalind Jarrett is Executive in Charge of Publicity for the Screen Actors Guild Awards® and has contributed to expanding the audiences for the SAG Awards telecasts on TNT and TBS since 1999. ...) Alan Zweibel - Comedy Writing for All GenresAlan Zweibel ’72 Multi-Emmy Award-winning writer/producer/director, Alan Zweibel began his career as part of the original ‘Saturday Night Live’ writing team. His TV credits also include ‘It’s Garry Shandling Show,’ ‘Monk’ and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.’ Zweibel’s ...) Peter Riegert - ScreenwritingPeter Riegert ’68 Veteran actor/writer/director Riegert has appeared in more than 30 films such as ‘The Mask’ and ‘Coldblooded.’ He was nominated for an Emmy for his role in ‘Barbarians at the Gate,’ (CBS), played Richard ...) Linda Gelman - Improv: Thinking on Your FeetLinda Gelman ’72 Gelman started her career as a dancer, having taken classes at UB in spite of being a Russian history major. She earned an MA in dance education at Columbian University Teachers College, ...) Harris Ferris - Managing For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Cultural OrganizationsHarris Ferris ’78 Executive director of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Ferris previously headed the Nevada Ballet in Las Vegas and New Jersey's American Repertory Ballet, where he was managing director to the affiliated Princeton Ballet School. ...) Richard Lawrence - The Agent's Role in the Entertainment IndustryRichard Lawrence ’67 Richard Lawrence started his career at Abrams-Rubaloff & Associates (AR&A) an agent for voice over performers and celebrities. In 1976 he founded Richard Lawrence Enterprises, a personnel management company representing actors, comedians, and ...) Ray Leslee - Shakespeare SingsRay Leslee ’76, ’77 Leslee is considered one of the leading composers of music for Shakespeare in the world. His musicals have been produced by the Shubert Organization, Playwrights Horizons, the Folger Shakespeare Library, the Alabama ...) Saul Elkin - Starting a Theatre Company and Perfecting Your Audition: An Actor's WorkshopSaul Elkin Saul Elkin, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the UB Department of Theatre and Dance, is founder and artistic director of Shakespeare in Delaware Park, now in its 35th season, and co-founder and artistic ...) Jeanne Palmer Fornarola - Dance Audition and Panel DiscussionJeanne Palmer-Fornarola ’00 (UB Faculty) Clinical assistant professor in dance at the University at Buffalo, Palmer-Fornarola is the director of the Dance Program in the Department of Theater and Dance. She instructs courses in ballet, dance ...) Paul Zuckerman - Improv: Thinking on Your FeetPaul Zuckerman ’72 Zuckerman trained with Del Close at the Second City in Chicago and helped bring Chicago City Limits to New York in 1980. He performed with the company for 15 years and is ...) Ken Tabachnick - Managing For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Cultural OrganizationsKen Tabachnick ’77 Tabachnick has worked in all areas of entertainment for some 30 years. After a long career as a lighting designer for opera, dance, theater, and television, he earned his JD from Fordham Law School. ...) Robert Fingerman - The Business of Independent FilmRobert S. Fingerman ’80 (BS Accounting, UB School of Management) Managing partner of Fingerman & Macke, CPA, PC, a Long Island-based CPA firm, Fingerman has more than 28 years’ experience providing accounting and tax services to ...) Don Zakarin - Entertainment, Arts and Media Law PanelDon Zakarin '72 He is chairman of the litigation department at New York’s Pryor Cashman “having attained the position mostly by clean living and inertia.” He considers himself a general litigator, having represented clients in a ...) Bobby Collins - Stand-up ComedyBobby Collins ’73 American Comedy Award winner for Best Male Stand-up, Collins has hosted VH-1’s Stand Up Spotlight, A&E’s An Evening at the Improv, and Showtime’s A Pair of Jokers. He has opened for Frank Sinatra, ...) Jody Kleinberg Biehl - Journalism and New MediaJody Kleinberg Biehl Jody Kleinberg Biehl became the director of UB’s Journalism Certificate Program in January 2009. Before coming to UB, she worked as an editor at Der Spiegel Online, Europe’s largest news magazine and Germany’s ...I’ve been back from L.A. for a bit now, and finally feel as though I’ve processed the whirlwind of information that was UBC2C. The weekend flew by, but the program crammed an incredible amount of information into three short days. I spent Friday morning at Variety, getting a taste for the in’s and out’s of the entertainment industry. I found this to be particularly valuable because it had me thinking about entertainment in a Continue reading Whirlwind weekend From writing workshops to red carpet events, my first trip to Los Angeles for the UB Coast to Coast Symposium turned out to be one the most rewarding and exciting experiences I have ever been a part of. Meeting with industry professionals in an intimate setting was not only a fantastic opportunity, but a complete networking extravaganza which (fingers crossed) may help my career in the near future. Alan Steinberg taught me the tricks Continue reading Who says you can’t make it in LA? Buffalo may be known as “The City of Good Neighbors”, but it was the L.A. presenters, mentors, and organizers who deserve the title. These hardworking people dedicated their time and resources to providing us with a weekend jam-packed with valuable opportunities. We had the opportunity to meet and get to know the amazing industry insiders through presentations, meals, and meetings; we had the opportunity to learn about the fields in which we aspire to Continue reading Thank You! Oh, after all of the requests that we blog blog blog our little hearts out, the site was left with a measly two posts from us students! And after a weekend of discussing the power of new media and twitter and blogging, too. What a shame. I wonder if many of us (myself included) haven’t yet gotten into the blogging world and are still in that mindset of, who cares what I have to Continue reading Don’t let the silence fool you. Like Nick, I’ve found this to be one of the most valuable experiences I’ve ever had. It still astounds me to have been presented this opportunity, from which I was able to glean so much useful information from so many absolutely incredible people. Just the fact that so many successful people would gather together to give advice to students in such a highly competitive industry leaves me awed. I cannot begin to Continue reading Still ruminating. |
    
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