SPJA Industry Conference Panels

Thursday; July 2, 2009

Location: LP3

11:00 am – Key Note: Austin Osueke, eigoMANGA-CEO and Publisher

11:30 am – Industry Conference Panel-Making Mangas and Animes into Hollywood Features

Top panelists involved in many of the biggest manga and anime-to-live-action Hollywood feature deals, experts in this field will talk about the advantages and pitfalls of this challenging task of maintaining the manga creator’s vision while making a successful movie or TV project that translates into those mediums.

Friday; July 3, 2009

Location: LP3

11:00 am; Key Note: Shawne Kleckner, Right Stuf, Inc.,-President and CEO

11:30 am: Industry Conference Panel-Can Manga Be Created in the USA and Become Commercially Successful?

Manga and Anime are such an exploding art form that they have influenced new generations of Americans to the degree that many create their own mangas. Can America start a future manga-movement? Experts in this field hold forth on this question with surprising conclusions. Examples of work being created in the USA will be presented including those by inspired university students.

Saturday; July 4, 2009

Location: LP3

11:00 am; Key Note: Kun Gao, CEO-Crunchyroll

11:30 am; Industry Confeerence Panel-Digital Distribution the Wave of the Future

Anime can now be easily found legally online, what does the future hold for this new medium of entertainment delivery? Security? Will this be an answer to solving the industry’s issue with online piracy? Experts leading the way will discuss the evolution of anime in the digital world, the challenges they face and how they intend to move towards the future.

Panelist Bios

Please check the Industry Conference Guests page for the panelist listing and bios.