The Exec Hour with Jessica Schwartz
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The Exec Hour welcomed Jessica Schwartz, Head of Development at Roundtable Entertainment, a development executive and producer who has pitched, sold, and developed content with Netflix, Warner Bros., HBO, Peacock, Hulu, Apple, CBS, and Amazon. Jessica's producing credits include ALL MY FRIENDS ARE DEAD, which premiered at Tribeca starring JoJo Siwa, and the upcoming supernatural thriller SILENT starring Selma Blair. She championed BACK IN BLACK starring Christopher Walken, finding and developing the project to help attach Walken ahead of its TIFF premiere, and is involved with TWILIGHT OF THE DEAD, the final film written by George Romero. Members who joined live got Jessica's insight on development, selling to buyers, and what makes a bold, distinctive voice stand out.
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