From writer to creator: Featuring “Dead to Me” creator Liz Feldman

Writer, showrunner, and COM alum Liz Feldman takes part in an in-depth discussion about her journey from breaking into entertainment as an improviser and staff writer, to creating her smash-success, and Emmy-nominated, Netflix series “Dead to Me”. Liz will discuss her creative process, her career path, how “Dead to Me” was developed, and how things shifted this past year to writing the third season all on Zoom.
 
这个小组将由作家、音乐家和CFA校友Fay Wolf主持。

澳门威尼斯人注册演讲者：

莉兹·费尔德曼（COM） – Over the course of her career, award-winning writer Liz Feldman has carved a space for diverse voices within the entertainment industry.    

费尔德曼是广受好评并获得艾美奖提名的Netflix电视剧《DEAD TO ME》的创作者和执行制片人。  第一季在Netflix的“2019年美国十大最受欢迎电视剧”中排名第四。 Season two, which premiered on May 8, 2020, to much critical and audience acclaim, received four Emmy® nominations, including for Outstanding Comedy Series. Netflix于2020年7月续订了第三季，也是最后一季。 The dark comedy, starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini, is produced by Gloria Sanchez Productions, the female-focused counterpart to Gary Sanchez Productions.  NPR TV critic David Bianculli noted, “It’s [Liz Feldman’s] career-best work, and it’s the career-best work for Applegate and Cardellini, too.” Feldman won the 2020 Writers Guild Award for Episodic Comedy, and was nominated for a Writers Guild Award for New Series, on behalf of the show.  She was also included on VARIETY’S 2020 “TV Producer Impact Report” and THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER’S 2020 list of the “50 Most Powerful LGBTQ Players in Hollywood.” 

最近，有消息称费尔德曼与Netflix签署了一份全面协议。 根据这份为期多年的协议，费尔德曼将为这家流媒体开发新的原创剧集和其他项目。

费尔德曼在16岁时开始了她的单口相声演员生涯。 她是The Second City和The Groundlings的校友。 Past television credits include: BLUE COLLAR TV, HOT IN CLEVELAND, The 79th, 86th and 87th ACADEMY AWARDS, 2 BROKE GIRLS and THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, for which she won four Emmy® awards. 她还创作了NBC情景喜剧ONE BIG HAPPY，由以利沙·卡斯伯特主演，执行制片人是艾伦·德杰尼勒斯。   

自2008年以来，费尔德曼一直担任THIS JUST OUT的主持人，这是YouTube上一个庆祝女同性恋文化的脱口秀节目。 这部“积极的同性恋”节目是在她的厨房餐桌上拍摄的，由LGBTQ和对LGBTQ友好的演员、喜剧演员、作家和音乐家参演。 费尔德曼一直是LGBTQ权利的直言不讳的倡导者。   

她目前与她的妻子，音乐家瑞秋·坎图居住在洛杉矶。 

澳门威尼斯人注册主持人： 

菲·沃尔夫（CFA） – Fay Wolf is an artist, author and decluttering pro based in Los Angeles. 她拥有波士顿大学的表演艺术学士学位，并在美国各地的舞台上演出，并参加了《破产姐妹》和《识骨寻踪》等节目。 As a singer-songwriter, Fay has penned and performed sad songs heard around the globe on TV shows like Grey’s Anatomy, The Fosters, and the Pretty Little Liars Official Soundtrack. 2006年，她创立了自己的整理业务“新秩序”（New Order®），从那以后，她引导成千上万的人用更少的钱过上更幸福的生活。 她的书《新秩序：创意人士（和其他人）的整理手册》于2016年由百龄坛/兰登书屋发行，现在也是一门在线课程。 Fay曾在Etsy官方会议和Soho House等场所做过主题演讲，她的作品在《纽约时报》、《洛杉矶时报》、《公寓疗法》等许多杂志上都得到了好评。 faywolf.com