The Pitch Tank With Creative Executive & Producer Whitney Davis!
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Whitney Davis, a creative executive and producer with twenty years of experience in entertainment and news! Starting her career as an Associate Field Producer at CBS NEWS, she transitioned to scripted television, serving as Vice President at Anthony Hemingway Productions, developing projects with the Emmy-winning director. Her producing credits include co-executive producing MIKE for Hulu and TRUE LIES for CBS. Davis has sold projects to Disney, FX, Hulu, and Onyx Collective. She is currently developing a scripted series with Anthony Hemingway and Bassett Vance Productions, an animated series, multiple features, and a narrative podcast. Through her work with Interim Entertainment, she champions bold storytellers creating impactful content across drama, comedy, horror, erotic thrillers, sci-fi, and fantasy. Full Bio »
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The Pitch Tank Returns! Join the Stage 32 pitch team and special guest, Creative Executive & Producer Whitney Davis, who has sold projects to Disney, FX, Hulu, and Onyx Collective, as Writers' Room Member volunteers pitched their projects in 5-minute timed intervals and received feedback on them, designed to promote growth and professional integrity!
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The art of pitching your projects, and through constructive feedback, be able to win any executive's room!
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The Pitch Tank
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