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Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson have a hand in many of Hollywood’s biggest projects of the 21st century. And this Saturday, attendees of IndieWire’s Future of Filmmaking summit will get their insights from filmmaking that includes everything from “The Hunger Games” to “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette.”
Jacobson previously served as president of Disney’s Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group, where she oversaw such films as “The Sixth Sense,” “The Princess Diaries,” and “Pirates of the Caribbean.” In 2007 she started Color Force, which she runs with Simpson, and has spent the last two decades making blockbusters and acclaimed TV shows. Simpson, who previously served as president of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions, joined Color Force as a partner in 2012. The duo’s other notable projects include “Crazy Rich Asians,” “The Shards,” and “American Crime Story.”
In a conversation moderated by IndieWire editor-in-chief Brent Lang, the production partners will share their thoughts on production in the ever-changing film industry and their busy slate that includes “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” and the new series “Crazy Rich Asians” for HBO.
IndieWire’s Future Film Conference will be held at Penske Media’s Lumen West LA headquarters. The all-day event will feature a wide range of panels and networking opportunities based on the ideas, people, technology, and skills that shape storytelling today. Other programs include
