Jennifer Todd, Film Producer
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With the movie awards season in full swing, Dean Lloyd Minor brings on Jennifer Todd, a top film producer of not only many American classics but several Oscars ceremonies. In their discussion, they look at the many challenges the entertainment industry has faced during the pandemic, how the industry is reinventing itself, and how to handle a crisis during a live event (for instance, when award presenters go wildly off script). They also discuss strategies for building highly effective and diverse teams.
Meet Jennifer Todd
Film and TV producer
Jennifer Todd is a film and television producer with more than two decades of experience. Her notable credits include “The Way Back,” “Alice in Wonderland, “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” “Across the Universe,” “Boiler Room,” “Memento,” and the Austin Powers franchise. In 2017 and 2018, Todd produced the 89th and 90th Oscars with Michael DeLuca, and she serves as a governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences representing the Producers Branch.
Todd produces films under her banner, Jennifer Todd Pictures, with a first-look feature deal at MGM. She is partnered with director Thomas Kail (“Fosse/Verdon,” “Hamilton”) in television and serves as an executive producer on Showtime’s “City on a Hill.”
Todd has been nominated for three Emmys, two Golden Globes, and has won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Picture, Women In Film's Lucy Award, The Glaad Media Award, and a People’s Choice Award.
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