The BABC LA will present a Distinguished Speaker Series Reception: Women in Film, on Thursday, September 24th from 6-8pm at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Moderated by Dan Rutstein, the West and Central Regional Director of UKTI (UK Trade and Investment), the event features guest speakers Chantal Rickards, CEO of BAFTA Los Angeles, and Sophie Watts, President of STX Entertainment.
The event features cocktails, hor d’oeuvres and a lively discussion. Tickets are priced at $30 for current BABC LA members and $40 for non-members.
Chantal Rickards joined BAFTA LA as its first Chief Executive in April 2015. She has had a long career in TV production in the UK, both producing and directing shows for all the major British broadcasters, as well as running the Carlton Food Network and being a commissioner of lifestyle programming at the BBC for UKTV. Her TV credits include working with and for Sir David Frost over more than a decade on Through the Keyhole, a highly successful prime time TV format; other credits include Masterchef for the BBC, the long-running ITV lifestyle show This Morning, the Michael Parkinson chat show, and Countdown, the longest running game show on Channel 4, which has been on air since the channel’s launch in 1982. She has worked in both live and recorded television, in entertainment, documentaries and factual features. Most recently, Chantal worked at media agency MEC, part of the WPP behemoth who control around 40% of the world’s advertising. Chantal has a degree from University College, London, and sat as a Trustee for the UK non-profit, The Suzy Lamplight Trust, for three years before relocating to the USA. She has been a frequent contributor to the British press on all aspects of the media, as well as being an international spokesperson on branded content, delivering lectures from Sydney to Beirut and Cairo to Courchevel.
Sophie Watts was instrumental in the formation of STX Entertainment (a fully-integrated major motion picture and television studio), and is one of the chief architects building the studio into a global content company that focuses on film, television, digital and gaming. In addition to her business acumen, Sophie has made a unique creative imprint as an award-winning film, television and video producer, and is known for her strong talent relationships. She has collaborated on productions with musical artists including Beyoncé, Elton John, Madonna and Mariah Carey; and has championed and raised financing for acclaimed and award-winning documentaries such as Bully.
The Four Seasons Beverly Hills is located at 300 South Doheny Drive. To secure your ticket, email joanne@babcla.org.
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