Melting Silos

Creating Blockbuster Worlds:

Come hear about such blockbuster universes as Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean, Prince of Persia and Tron, Microsoft's Halo, James Cameron's Avatar, Hasbro’s Transformers, Mattel’s Hot Wheels and Coca-Cola's Happiness Factory.

Growing up in the projects of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Jeff Gomez dreamed of fantastic realms full of strange creatures, amazing heroes and high adventure. Today, as the President and CEO of Starlight Runner Entertainment, Jeff engages audiences around the world by producing spectacular transmedia storylines for Disney, 20th Century Fox, Hasbro, Microsoft and Coca-Cola. Melting Silos and the What’s Going On Salons Team invites you to hear Jeff tell his remarkable tale, and learn about a vanguard form of writing, creative development and production that is taking the entertainment and advertising worlds by storm.

 

WHERE and WHEN

6:30 – 8:30PM, Wednesday December 9th

VIVO Media Arts Centre, 1965 Main Street, Vancouver

$20 Regular / $15 for students & Melting Silos participants

GST additional - #864381694

 

Tickets

 

Payment needs to be made in advance via paypal in order to secure a seat

 

JEFF GOMEZ, President & Chief Executive Officer, Starlight Runner Entertainment
Jeff Gomez is the world’s leading producer of transmedia entertainment properties. He is an expert at incubating new entertainment properties, strategic planning and production for cross-platform implementation. As CEO of Starlight Runner Entertainment, a New York-based digital production company, Jeff transforms intellectual properties into global franchises that successfully leverage an array of media channels and mass audience touchpoints. He also extends niche properties such as toys, animation or videogame titles across multiple platforms, which in turn generate multiple revenue streams for Starlight Runner’s partners and clients.

Jeff has worked on such blockbuster universes as Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean, Prince of Persia and Tron, Microsoft's Halo, James Cameron's Avatar, Hasbro’s Transformers, Mattel’s Hot Wheels and Coca-Cola's Happiness Factory.

The What’s Going On Salons are a series of presentations about specific areas in the rapidly changing media landscape. Designed to be entertaining, accessible, inspiring and above all, informative overviews, each salon helps busy professionals demystify and better define the digital terrain.

Melting Silos is a program to connect local filmmakers and new media talent in a way that educates both parties and facilitates the development of project materials to be ready for production. Melting Silos is supported by Agentic Communications, the National Film Board, SFU Praxis Centre for Screenwriters and Telefilm's Canada New Media Fund - Sectoral Assistance.