The Executive Hour with Janet Jeffries!
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Janet Jeffries is a Development and Production Executive working in both feature films and television for Lawrence Bender Productions / Bender Brown TV Productions, where they strive to find and develop character-driven material, working side by side with writers, directors, and other producers to create projects with both commercial and award-winning potential. Lawrence Bender Productions is an independent feature film company in Los Angeles, led by award-winning producer Lawrence Bender. Films include the Peabody Award-winning animated short film COPS AND ROBBERS, the Academy Award-winning, live action short film TWO DISTANT STRANGERS, THE HARDER THEY FALL, GRETA, and Academy Award-winning and nominated films - HACKSAW RIDGE, GOOD WILL HUNTING, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, PULP FICTION, and INGLORIOUS BASTERDS. As a development executive, Janet works closely with Mr. Bender to develop a wide variety of features in many genres. Janet is also actively involved with the company’s television arm, Bender/Brown Productions, led by partner Kevin Brown. Credits include the docuseries, THE CHICANO SQUAD for A&E, the Netflix limited series SEVEN SECONDS, Starz limited series FLESH AND BONE, and the CW series ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO. Bender/Brown is developing an original scripted series for Fox Television and has a 5-part scripted series about survivors of the October 7th attacks, which was filmed in Tel Aviv and will air on Keshet TV starting October 2025. We are also actively developing projects across many genres and formats for MGM+, Peacock, Telemundo, and Skydance, to name a few. She has also worked as a professional screenwriting mentor, working with emerging screenwriters, reading and writing professional coverage, offering written and in-person feedback on scripts and other materials. Full Bio »
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Our guest, Janet Jeffries, has worked as a professional screenwriting mentor, working with emerging screenwriters. As a development executive with Lawrence Bender Productions, Janet works closely with Mr. Bender to develop a wide variety of features in many genres such as the Peabody Award-winning animated short film COPS AND ROBBERS, the Academy Award-winning, live action short film TWO DISTANT STRANGERS, THE HARDER THEY FALL, GRETA, and Academy Award-winning and nominated films - HACKSAW RIDGE, GOOD WILL HUNTING, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, PULP FICTION, and INGLORIOUS BASTERDS! Working also with the company’s television arm, Bender/Brown Productions, Janet has worked on the docuseries, THE CHICANO SQUAD for A&E, the Netflix limited series SEVEN SECONDS, Starz limited series FLESH AND BONE, and the CW series ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO. Join in the educational fun right here at Stage 32!
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Attend this session if you want to collaborate effectively with producers throughout the development process and learn from a Development and Production Executive working for Lawrence Bender Productions / Bender Brown TV Productions on Development and Packaging Indie Films & TV.
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