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  • Scott Steindorff, A-List Executive Film Producer at the Chanticleer Authors Conference

    Scott Steindorff, A-List Executive Film Producer at the Chanticleer Authors Conference

    THIS JUST IN!

    Scott Steindorff has agreed to come back for CAC 19 – for two full days!

    We are beyond excited to announce that Scott Steindorff, A-List Executive Film Producer will be joining us again at #CAC19

    Robert Scott Steindorff is an American film and television producer who is known for adapting literary works into film works. He works with some of the top people in the entertainment industry such as Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey, Ewan McGregor, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Will Farrell, Jack Black, and others.

    Scott has produced Chef, Jane Got A Gun, Las Vegas, The Lincoln Lawyer, Penelope, Empire Falls (TV Series), The Human Stain, Love in the Time of Cholera, and other works.

    Michele Miron, Editor for Press Publications wrote that “When producer Scott Steindorff buys rights to a book, there’s a good chance that story will show up on the big screen.” She continues to report that “he makes two to three movies each year.” 

    Known as Hollywood’s bookman – Scott has chosen the books from these authors to adapt into movies include Philip Roth, Richard Russo, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, T.C. Boyle, Nicholas Sparks, as well as Michael Connelly’s “Lincoln Lawyer” and Mikhail Bulgakov’s “Master and Margarita”.

    And yes, I am going to say it again!

    SCOTT STEINDORFF is COMING BACK to the Chanticleer Authors Conference!!! He will be here for two days at CAC19 to discuss books and the entertainment industry.

     

     Special Topics – Scott Steindorff

    • The Art of Developing Books to Film
    • Deconstructing a Novel into Three Acts
    • The Dangerous Task of Turning Beloved Bestsellers into Film or TV
    • The Hook in a Book

    On Word 

    Join Scott in an Actor’s Studio-style Interview with Diane Sillan for the Chanticleer Reviews video series, On Word.

    Scott’s upcoming projects are mostly “based on a novel” as he continues to develop and produce commercially successful and award-winning television series and films. “…books that are so well developed with their stories and characters that they attract top writers, actors, and directors for film and TV.”

    Click here for more information about the 2018 Chanticleer Authors Conference and Int’l Book Awards Banquet and Ceremony.

     

     

  • Sally DeSipio – Creative Director

    Sally DeSipio – Creative Director

    #CAC18 Story. Production. Beyond.

    We apologize. Sally DiSipio had to cancel due to a scheduling conflict. Scott Steindorff, American Film Director/Producer with Stone Village Productions is graciously presenting in her stead.

    Thank you for your patience and understanding. Kiffer Brown

    Sally DeSipio

    We are excited, nay thrilled, to announce Sally DeSipio as a keynote presenter at the 2018 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    Sally DiSipio is an award-winning executive producer and  director, content creator, filmmaker and has developed long-form content for both television and the web, branded and original. She has produced both scripted and non-scripted dramas and comedies.

    As a marketing strategist and head of entertainment,  she developed branded content and strategies for global brands. Her experience allows her to approach a project as Creative Director, Strategist and Executive Producer with a critical eye for what is viable in the market.

    Sally DiSipio was head of entertainment for a global marketing strategy company, Wieden + Kennedy, whose client list includes airbnb, Coca Cola, Nike, Procter & Gamble, Samsung, and others. She began her career at MTV and moved on to develop series with such luminaries as J.J. Abrams, Aaron Sorkin, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and others. She was an executive director for Imagine Entertainment (Ron Howard’s company that is a global leader in TV programming and film production).

    She now runs her own consulting company out of Portland, Oregon.

    Sally will present workshops on the Art of the Pitch and Branding for the Entertainment Industry at the 2018 Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash. April 20th – 22nd. This year’s conference theme is Story. Production. Beyond.