About this Event
The 3rd Annual NYU Sports Film Festival will start its second day of events with a panel featuring award-winning sports film producers!
Date | Saturday, April 22nd
Time | 2:30-3:30pm – doors open at 2:15pm
Location | NYU Production Lab (16 Washington Pl)
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About Carolyn Hepburn: Carolyn Hepburn is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning producer who joined ESPN Films in 2022. She has produced over 50 titles, and her works have premiered at prestigious festivals such as Sundance, Berlinale, Cannes, Tribeca, Telluride, Toronto, San Sebastian and New York Film Festival. Her work has been seen on and distributed by Netflix, PBS, HBO, AppleTV+, Amazon, Hulu, Showtime, CNN Films, and IFC.
Recent films include Love To Love You, Donna Summer (Berlin International Film Festival, HBO Documentaries & Polygram), Victim/Suspect (Sundance Film Festival, Netflix); American Pain (CNN Films); Unfinished Business (Tribeca Festival); The Return of Tanya Tucker featuring Brandi Carlile (SXSW Audience Winner, Sony Pictures Classics); In The Same Breath (HBO Documentaries, Oscar shortlisted); The Velvet Underground (Cannes Film Festival, Apple+ & Polygram, Oscar shortlisted); The Mole Agent (Oscar nominee); A Thousand Cuts (Emmy, Gotham and IDA winner); One Child Nation (Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner, Amazon Studios, Oscar-shortlisted); Life, Animated (Oscar nominee and winner of three Emmys); Weiner (Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner, IFC Films, Oscar shortlisted). Hepburn is currently working on Candace, about WNBA player Candace Parker, which will be the first feature film for ESPN’s W. Studios.
About George Veras: George Veras is the former Chief Operating Officer and Producer at the Professional Football Hall of Fame. He is a 10x National Sports Emmy Award winning producer and director of national television live events and documentaries. In his career spanning multiple decades, he has worked with ABC Sports, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, ESPN, the History Channel, the Cleveland Browns, and NFL Network.
About Andrew Mayz: Andrew Mayz is an Archival Producer, Researcher, and Storyteller specializing in documentaries. Working on a wide range of both feature length and short films, his work has appeared on Netflix, HBO, PBS, VICE, ESPN, The New York Times, and more. His recent credits include Netflix’s BILL RUSSELL: LEGEND about NBA Legend and Civil Rights Activist Bill Russell, and HBO’s HOSTAGES on the Iran Hostage Crisis. His writing has been published by Pitchfork Media, and his one-act opera was featured as part of New York Opera Fest 2018.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
NYU Production Lab, 16 Washington Place, New York, United States
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