{"id":1590,"date":"2012-05-07T12:37:23","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T19:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/dodge\/2012\/05\/07\/society-news-la-women-in-focus-at-chapman-universitys-dodge-college\/"},"modified":"2012-05-07T12:37:23","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T19:37:23","slug":"society-news-la-women-in-focus-at-chapman-universitys-dodge-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/2012\/05\/07\/society-news-la-women-in-focus-at-chapman-universitys-dodge-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Society News LA: &quot;Women In Focus at Chapman University Dodge College&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The accolades and positive reviews of Women In Focus 2012 just keep rolling in!\u00a0 This morning, Society News LA posted about the conference, highlighting the panelists and VIPs at the event.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/societynewsla.com\/women-in-focus-at-chapman-university-dodge-college\/\">Society News LA<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Leave it to Chapman University\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/dodge\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dodge College of Film and Media Arts <\/a>to bring in some of the world\u2019s top filmmakers \u2013 who just happen to be women \u2013 to address students at \u201cWomen in Focus.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>On Apr. 20, five extraordinary speakers came to share their experiences, dispense advice to students and meet the program\u2019s sponsors and other Chapman VIPs at an elegant pre-event lunch on a state-of-the-art soundstage. As in years past, panelists were at at the top of their profession, with the 2012 line-up consisting of the following panelists:<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>* Stacey Snider<\/strong>,<\/strong> co-chairman, chief executive officer and Steven Spielberg\u2019s partner in DreamWorks Studios, which this past year released two highly acclaimed, Academy Award Best Picture nominees: \u201cWar Horse\u201d and \u201cThe Help.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/societynewsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MEM_5354.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"323\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>* Debra Martin Chase,<\/strong>\u00a0whose producing credits include three hit movie franchises, \u201cThe Princess Diaries,\u201d \u201cThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants\u201d and \u201cThe Cheetah Girls,\u201d as well as Whitney Houston\u2019s final film, \u201cSparkle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leslie Dixon<\/strong>, screenwriter of the highly successful films, \u201cFreaky Friday,\u201d \u201cHairspray,\u201d Mrs. Doubtfire,\u201d \u201cOutrageous Fortune\u201d and \u201cLimitless,\u201d which she also produced, starring Bradley Cooper and Robert DeNiro.<\/p>\n<p><strong>* Nina Jacobson<\/strong>, producer of the record-breaking film, \u201cThe Hunger Games,\u201d which grossed $152.5 million in its opening weekend and is still going strong. Jacobson is also responsible for the \u201cDiary of a Wimpy Kid\u201d film series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>* Jennifer Yuh Nelson<\/strong>, director of the Academy Award Best Animated Picture nominee, \u201cKung Fu Panda 2,\u201d which grossed $645 million in worldwide sales, making Yuh Nelson the highest grossing female director in global box office returns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>* Dawn Taubin<\/strong>, the day\u2019s moderator, had been president of domestic marketing for Warner Bros. and orchestrated campaigns for the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d films, \u201cThe Matrix\u201d and \u201cThe Dark Knight\u201d before becoming a Chapman professor.<\/p>\n<p>Taubin asked questions of the panelists, before giving students a chance to ask their questions of the filmmakers. Regarding the speakers\u2019 motivation to take up filmmaking, Snider said she believed she spoke for everyone, when she suggested that the panelists came to their professions out of a belief that movies can change the world. She gave as one example, \u201cPhiladelphia,\u201d centering around the controversial issue of AIDS, which may have given people a greater understanding after seeing one person\u2019s story.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/societynewsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MEM_5590.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"323\" \/><\/div>\n<p>And while women have made major inroads in the industry \u2013 clearly demonstrated in the credentials of the speakers \u2013 some discussion ensued about the paucity of female directors. There was a thought that some self-selection might be at work, as perhaps not all women want that spot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like being the general of an army. You send people out to die,\u201d said Yuh Nelson, the first female director of a big-budget animated film.<\/p>\n<p>And while Jacobson reminded that women are powerful decision-makers at the box office, Yuh Nelson said she looks at her films through a teenage boy \u201cfilter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As an African-American filmmaker, Martin Chase is in yet a smaller minority. On going into meetings, she said, \u201cI know I\u2019m going to be the only one like me in the room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And when asked\u00a0about the marketing of \u201cSparkle,\u201d Whitney Houston\u2019s last film, Martin Chase said the campaign would be respectful of Houston and treated as a celebration of the superstar\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion ended with Taubin asking panelists to give advice to students.<\/p>\n<p>Said Martin Chase, \u201cBelieve in yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFind stories with urgency,\u201d said Snider.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/societynewsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Bonnie-Bruckheimer-Leslie-Dixon-Nina-Jacobson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"323\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u201cStay positive,\u201d said Dixon, advising prospective screenwriters to make readers want to \u201ckeep the pages turning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Women In Focus 2012 continues an annual tradition of bringing leading female filmmakers to address Chapman students and supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s roster consisted of Dawn Hudson, executive director of Film Independent; Susan Cartsonis, producer of \u201cBeastly\u201d and \u201cWhat Women Want\u201d; Shana Feste, writer-director of \u201cCountry Strong\u201d and \u201cThe Greatest\u201d; Mary Lambert, director of \u201cPet Sematary\u201d and Madonna\u2019s early music videos; Cathy Schulman, \u201cCrash\u201d producer and president of Mandalay Pictures; Nancy Utley, president of Fox Searchlight Pictures (\u201c127 Hours\u201d and \u201cBlack Swan\u201d); and Rebecca Yeldham, producer of \u201cThe Kite Runner\u201d and \u201cThe Motorcycle Diaries.\u201d Alexandra Rose acted as moderator.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsoring \u201cWomen In Focus\u201d were Twyla Martin, Tricia Berns, Laurie Rodnick, Eve Kornyei Ruffatto, Harriet Sandhu and Bonny Schumacher.<\/p>\n<p>Also on hand were Robert Bassett, dean of the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts; Jim Doti, president of Chapman University; Alexandra Rose, producer of \u201cNorma Rae\u201d and chair of the graduate conservatory; and Kristina and Lawrence Dodge for whom the college is named. 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