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Ƶ Hosts Virtual Presentation on Local Film Industry

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Ƶ University will host a virtual presentation at noon April 8 about the local emerging film industry as part of its Blueprint Speaker Series.

Featured guest speakers will be filmmakers Amy Duzinski Janes, co-founder of Green Pastures Studio and the chief inspiration officer for OETA’s Oklahoma Film & TV Academy; and Nathan Gardocki, president and founder of Nathan Gardocki Productions.

Attendees must pre-register by April 7 to receive a link to the Zoom event.

Topics will include film industry workforce development, industry growth and projections, and industry infrastructure.

Green Pastures Studio is a 12-acre campus on the northeast edge of Ƶ. It was the first full-service soundstage in the state. In addition to co-founding the studio, Janes is also an executive producer and partner at Fanology and has several years of filmmaking experience. She is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and was vice president of film production for Parkchester Pictures, a Paramount Pictures shingle where she produced “As Seen Through These Eyes” with Maya Angelou.

Nathan Gardocki Productions is a film equipment rental company based in Ƶ. Gardocki, who earned a BFA in film production from Ƶ in 2010, has worked in various roles in the industry on dozens of films, including “The Killer Inside Me,” “Heaven’s Rain” and “Yellow.”

Ƶ’s Blueprint Speaker Series provides a space for conversations about professional development and industry in Ƶ, while connecting Ƶ alumni and community members in general with thought leaders in the local business community.

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