The Business of Storytelling: Producing and Directing for Multiple Platforms

Friday @ 10:30 pm

Martha's Vineyard Performing Arts Center

On Tuesday, August 5, MVAAFF will host an extraordinary panel featuring award-winning actor, producer, and author Courtney B. Vance, the incomparable Keith David, and Lynnette Ramirez, President of Bassett Vance Productions. Together, they will present The Black Storytellers Panel, a compelling discussion in collaboration with the Effie Lions Foundation, FX, and Bassett Vance Productions. This intimate and thought-provoking conversation, moderated by The Cut’s Deputy Culture Editor Brooke Marine, will take place in the Vineyard Lounge. Attendees will get a behind-the-scenes understanding of the content creation process, maintaining cultural resonance and relatability in a challenging landscape, and continuing to build collaborative and profitable businesses in a less-is-more resources environment.

The event will also mark the official debut of the Effie Lions Foundation, a newly launched global nonprofit committed to empowering aspiring marketing professionals. In partnership with top-tier educational institutions and global brands, the Foundation will provide access, training, and hands-on experience to help students excel in today’s rapidly evolving media and marketing industries. Topics to be discussed will be “What’s Next? Actors on Being Storytellers in an Ever-changing Global Landscape” and “The Business of Storytelling: Producing and Directing for Multiple Platforms”