Six words were all it took to make Shonda Rhimes —
the acclaimed writer and producer behind Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and How To Get Away With Murder — reimagine her entire life.
Six words were all it took to make Shonda Rhimes —
the acclaimed writer and producer behind Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and How To Get Away With Murder...
Not exact matches
Sherman - Palladino began her career as a
producer and staff
writer on the sitcom Roseanne in 1990,
and her work would be the basis for much of the show's most critically
acclaimed material, including an Emmy - nominated storyline about birth control.
In this panel, Black Lightning star Cress Williams
and executive
producers Salim Akil & Mara Brock Akil will join the
acclaimed John Ridley, author
and comic book
writer Alice Randall (The Wind Done Gone, Earth M),
and Black Girl Nerds Editor - in - Chief Jamie Broadnax as they look beyond the super suit to the African - American men
and women who are heroes to their community.
«Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You» provides an affectionate profile of the revered television
writer and producer whose groundbreaking sitcom, «All in the Family,» confronted
and obliterated countless taboos during its
acclaimed run in the 1970's.
As the
writer and director of the feature films Knocked Up
and The 40 - Year - Old Virgin, the
producer of the blockbuster comedies Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,
and the creator of the
acclaimed television series «Freaks
and Geeks»
and «Undeclared,» Apatow has developed a reputation for stories that are equal measures sentimental
and unrefined.
The series is coming from J.J. Abrams» Bad Robot Productions, along with
acclaimed author Stephen King, executive
producer /
writer Bridget Carpenter
and Warner Bros..
Additional celebrities at SIFF this year included Academy Award - winning director Morgan Neville with his documentary The Music of Strangers: Yo - Yo Ma
and the Silk Road Ensemble; award - winning
writer and director James Schamus of Indignation; award - winning cinematographer Kirsten Johnson with her directorial debut Cameraperson;
acclaimed actor Clea DuVall with her directorial debut The Intervention; directors Miles B. Miller
and Joshua H. Miller,
producer Kathryn Tucker,
and actor Paul Sparks of All the Birds Have Flown South; actor Craig Robinson in Morris From America; director Jonathan Parker,
producers Catherine di Napoli
and Deborah Parker,
and actor Eric McCormack with The Architect; Mike Birbiglia, director of Don't Think Twice; YouTube sensation
and documentary subject of Presenting Princess Shaw Samantha Montgomery, who performed at the Opening Night Gala; Irish drag queen
and marriage equality advocate Panti Bliss, subject of the documentary The Queen of Ireland, as well as director Conor Horgan; director Martin Spirit
and subject Spencer Haywood of Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story; irector Ned Crowley
and actor Jim O'Heir of Middle Man; director James Redford with his new documentary Resilience; Pearl Jam founding member
and Gleason composer Mike McCready; actor Laura Carmichael
and director Chanya Button with the US premiere of Burn Burn Burn; director Iwai Shunji of A Bride for Rip Van Winkle; Joshua Marston, director of Complete Unknown; actor Corentin Fila of Being 17; Andreas Öhman, director of Eternal Summer; Ti West, director of In A Valley of Violence; director Roger Ross Williams
and subject Ron Suskind of Life, Animated; director Nathan Adloff, actor Tim Boardman
and producers Stephen Israel
and Ash Christian of Miles; director Linas Phillips
and producer Ian Bugno of Rainbow Time; Richard Tanne, director of Southside With You; Jocelyn Moorhouse, director of The Dressmaker; Brent Hodge, director of The Pistol Shrimps.
POWERS is co-created
and executive produced by
acclaimed Marvel
writer Brian Michael Bendis
and helmed by showrunner
and respected genre
writer and executive
producer Remi Aubuchon (Falling Skies).
Key collaborators include Harry Corr, a talented environment artist who has worked on titles such as Grid 2
and Dirt Rally; David Housden, a BAFTA nominated composer, best known for his original scores for Thomas was Alone
and Volume;
and Benjamin Hill, a
writer and producer whose notable projects include the critically
acclaimed Ether One
and IGF Nominated Duskers.