Phil Hunt, Diana Williams, Karin Chien On New Ways of Thinking, Diversity
variety.comLiza Foreman San Sebastian’s inaugural Creative Investors Conference framed a panel discussion on Storytelling’s New Horizons featuring Phil Hunt of Head Gear Films, Bankside Films and Bohemia Media; Karin Chien of Louverture Films, and dGenerate; and Diana Williams of Kinetic Energy Entertainment.
How to navigate new technologies, new ways of thinking and how to broaden storytelling to encompass diversity and different communities were some of the questions posed by moderator Wendy Mitchell. “We are looking at new ways of thinking: How storytellers and companies can use new technologies, how to look at an industry that’s more sustainable and more reflective of society, as well, today,” said Mitchell.
Williams’ company deals in both traditional media and web. Her company is embracing change by “trying to get creators where their creative economy is.
It’s an overused phrase, but it’s a true phrase,” she said. “There are now different tools out there that enable creators to be able to make their product and get it out to an audience or to a community in ways that weren’t around when I first started producing.
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