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Anaheim University is excited to announce our next Live from Hollywood Guest Speaker, Jay Lee, who will be doing a Q & A with students and alumni on Friday, January 7, 2022 at 6:00 PM California time. Anaheim University students and alumni are invited to join us for this special online event. Please RSVP by clicking the link below and we can send you the access information for the session. Please also review the bio below and bring your questions for the Q&A portion of the presentation. RSVP Jay Lee Jay Lee recently directed and wrote an award-winning short film Shadow Glass. Jay has acted as scribbler, shooter, cutter and director on numerous feature films, short films and music videos, such as social statement films like Noon Blue Apples (Sundance Film Festival premier) to documentaries like Happy on the Ground: 8 Days at GRAMMY Camp (Nashville Film Festival premier, Revolt doc of the month)) to avant garde horror films such as Alyce Kills (Salient Media / Blooding Disgusting releasing) and The House With 100 Eyes (Artsploitation) to studio sellout cult films like Zombie Strippers! (Sony Pictures). Variety has dubbed Alyce Kills as being one of “The 15 Scariest Films” in the history of independent horror cinema. Recently he’s been acting as D.P., editor and writer helping new filmmakers find their voice for films such as Patrick Magee’s Primal Rage and Barry Jay’s Ashes. Horror film writer and director Jay Lee was born in Los Angeles and began working in the film industry when he was only 19. While he learned the ins and outs of movie making as a production assistant, location manager and other odd jobs in small productions, Lee was eventually able to begin working on his own projects, which he is often involved in nearly every aspect of, from writing and directing to the cinematography and editing. Lee’s directorial debut feature, 2002’s “New World Order,” was made with the help of his sister, producer Angela Lee. The psychological thriller, which follows a college student who gets involved in the paranormal, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival under the name “Noon Blue Apples.” Jay and Angela Lee’s next collaboration was the more straightforward horror film “The Slaughter.” Following “The Slaughter,” the Lees took a more kitschy, exploitative turn with “Zombie Strippers!,” a comedy horror with sociopolitical undertones starring adult film star Jenna Jameson as the zombie stripper who shakes up a strip club run by horror film veteran Robert Englund. He went on to direct other horror films including “Attack of the Vegan Zombies!”, “Alyce Kills”, “Zommunists: The Dead Menace”, “Deathchair: The Chair that Eats”, “Primal Rage: The Legend of Konga”, and “Ashes”. The 2021 short film “Shadow Glass”, starring Ava Hall, was written and directed by Jay Lee and produced by Shin Koyamada and Nia Lyte of Shinca Entertainment. Shadow Glass won Best Indie Film at the New York Film Awards, Best Psychological Film at the Cannes World Film Festival, and Best Indie Short at the Los Angeles Film Awards. In addition, Ava Hall won Best Actress in an Indie Film at the Los Angeles Film Awards for her role in “Shadow Glass”.

Anaheim University is excited to announce Distinguished Speaker, Mitsubishi Electric U.S. President Michael Corbo, who will be addressing students and alumni on Friday, November 12, 2021 at 5:00 PM California time. He will be speaking on “35 years of working with and for Mitsubishi Electric: Some Family, Some Business and Lessons learned along the way”. Anaheim University students and alumni are invited to join us for this special online event. Please RSVP by clicking the link below and we can send you the access information for the session. Please also review the bio below and bring your questions for the Q&A portion of the presentation. RSVP Michael Corbo Michael Corbo is President and Chief Executive Officer at Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., in Cypress, California. An accomplished business executive with 35 years of experience in global operations, sales, marketing and service, he currently oversees a company division comprised of 2,900 employees in more than 50 locations throughout North America. Corbo is also responsible for the Americas Corporate office, which provides strategic and operational services to North American group companies and factories that manufacture a diverse range of building solutions, transportation and energy products. Since joining Mitsubishi Electric in 1986, Corbo has helped establish the company as a recognized leader in product quality and reliability. Corbo began his career as the first sales representative for Mitsubishi Electric’s newly established U.S. Elevator & Escalator Division. From 1986 to 1990, he managed the division’s San Francisco branch office, and was instrumental in the sale of the first spiral escalators in North America. Corbo assumed complete responsibility for the U.S Elevator & Escalator Division in 1999 when he became General Manager and Vice President. In April 2018, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and in 2021 became President and Chief Executive Officer in the U.S. Additionally, he serves as member of the Board of Directors of the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation, which focuses on empowering youth with disabilities to lead productive lives. Corbo holds a BA in business administration from Ohio University and resides in Mission Viejo, California with his wife and family.

Anaheim University is excited to announce Distinguished Speaker Leah Edwards, Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures, will be addressing students and alumni on Friday, October 1, 2021 at 5:00 PM California time. She will be speaking on Technology Trends in 2021. Anaheim University students and alumni are invited to join us for this special online event. Please RSVP by clicking the link below and we can send you the access information for the session. Please also review the bio below and bring your questions for the Q&A portion of the presentation. RSVP Leah Edwards Edwards is a Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures with a focus on US investments. Pegasus Tech Ventures is a global venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley offering intellectual and financial capital to exceptional emerging technology companies around the world. In addition to a more traditional investment approach Pegasus offers a unique Venture Capital-as-a-Service (VCaaS) model for large global corporations that wish to partner with cutting-edge technology startups. Leah Edwards started her career in management consulting then launched new products for Intuit, Oracle and Taligent, a joint-venture of Apple and IBM. She then joined the founding team of an enterprise SaaS company called Post Communications, which was acquired by Netcentives within two years for $380 million. After advising and serving in interim leadership roles for other startups that were acquired by major companies including the US Green Business Council and SolarCity, she co-founded another marketing technology company, Overstat, which was purchased by Tealeaf Technology (now IBM). Leah’s deep involvement in Higher Education began in 2012 when she became the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies in the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She is an active angel investor and serves on the Board of NameCoach, which serves both Higher Education and Enterprise markets. In addition to being a Lecturer for UC Berkeley’s Engineering Department, Leah regularly conducts workshops for visiting corporate innovation teams and foreign investors, and she serves as a mentor in several Silicon Valley accelerator programs. Leah holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA and Certificate of Public Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Anaheim University is excited to announce that we will be hosting Vice President of Warner Bros, Adam Steinman, Friday, September 17th from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm California time. We invite Anaheim University students and alumni to join us for this special online event. Please RSVP by clicking the link below and we can send you the access information for the session. Please also review the bio below and bring your questions for the Q&A portion of the presentation. RSVP Adam Steinman: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeaczGVDTqWY-l4yDabxnwOm3NmV_3wF7JG49oNzIQeuuqJSw/viewform Adam Steinman served as Vice President, Non-Scripted International Development & Sales from October 2010 until October 2016 and in November 2016 was promoted to Vice President, Creative, Format, Development & Sales at Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP), where scripted formats have been added to his remit. In this position, Steinman is charged with overseeing the adaptation, development, and sale of programming based on formats and concepts developed from within the International Television Production Group and international 3rd party producers. He is also responsible for helping WBITVP identify producers and broadcasters to partner with, as well as acquiring formats to be exploited internationally. During his WB tenure, Steinman has played an integral role in the development, acquisition, and international roll out of “Impractical Jokers,” “The Bachelor,” and “Bachelorette,” “Hello Goodbye,” “America’s Best Dance Crew,” “Who Do You Think You Are?,” “First Dates,” “Back In Time For Dinner,” “The Gift,” “Ellen’s Game Of Games,” “Little Big Shots”, and “True Story” for NBC. In 2019, Steinman identified and acquired the record-breaking Korean hit series, Sky Castle, for WBTV and Berlanti Productions which was most recently being adapted at NBC. In 2020, he identified a hit Israeli drama which was acquired by WBITVP for multiple European territories. Steinman was instrumental in facilitating the CJENM/Warner Horizon first-look unscripted deal, announced in October 2020. That same year he was also thrilled to play a role in in identifying the Nippon format, MUTE IT!. This physical gameshow is now part of a multi-territory partnership with WBITVP. In March 2021 the local adaptation launched impressively in Holland on SBS6. On the scripted side, he has been responsible for identifying two new hit Korean dramas now optioned at WBTV. In 2020, he acquired the rights to a French-Canadian comedy now being developed by WB in Belgium, and a short-form digital series from Canada, which became a long-form ratings hit in 2021 from WB Sweden for Discovery +. For WB, he oversees the successful WB/CBC Canada Format Incubator which produced the series, Under New Management with two seasons in 2018. In 2020, the second WB/CBC format incubator resulted in the competition reality format, YOU GOT THIS!. Quickly commissioned to series by TVNZ in New Zealand receiving top ratings, it will soon be adapted as a primetime series in Europe. He was instrumental in managing the multi-year TV Asahi co-development deal, and also helped develop and adapt the RTE Format Farm winner, “The Hit”, which sold to seven territories including Netherlands, China, Russia, and Scandinavia

Anaheim University is excited to announce that we will be hosting Producer and Film Consultant, Kathryn Arnold, Friday, September 24th from 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm California time. She will be speaking on Global Film and the Changing Film-Value Chain Sales and Markets Entrepreneurs and Investors in the Film Industry We welcome Anaheim University students and alumni for this special online event. Please RSVP by clicking the link below and we can send you the access information for the session. Please also review the bio below and bring your questions for the Q&A portion of the presentation. Click here to RSVP for Kathryn Arnold: Professional Experience Kathryn Arnold has over 20 years of hands on experience in the film development, production, finance and distribution arenas. Having produced and/or directed over 6 feature films, Live streaming television, dozens of commercials, corporate videos and events, as well as working in both the studio and independent film environment in film and television, Ms. Arnold understands the inner workings of the entertainment industry, its hiring practices, business development, financing/distribution and the economic complexities and nuances involved in a world that very few understand. Working closely with each client, she brings the full benefit of this valuable experience to bear on the client. Legal Experience & Services Ms. Arnold has been retained as an expert witness and consultant on over 6 dozen cases, with plaintiffs and defendants, such as producers, production companies, studios, media companies, investors, actors, writers, directors, on-air personalities, spokespersons, production crew, and other entertainment related personnel. She has provided expert testimony, reporting, consultation, financial forecasting and referrals for clients on cases regarding economic damage and lost wages from copyright infringement, breach of contract, film and television financing, sales and distribution, disfigurement, personal injury, wrongful death, and economic downturn. Ms. Arnold has prepared expert reports and provided deposition and trial testimony in matters before state and federal courts and in arbitration. Clients include Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Jackson Walker; Jenner & Block, Haynes & Boone; Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Dummit, Buchholz & Trapp; Hosp, Gilbert, Bergsten & Hough among others. BIO Kathryn Arnold’s career has straddled the Studio system and Independent Film worlds, as well as Corporate Sponsorship Programs. Starting out as an assistant at ICM Talent Partners and then as a script reader for the William Morris Agency, Arnold learned the inner workings of the talent agency system and the processes of managing and packaging talent and scripted material for motion pictures and television. She then became an executive at The Maltese Companies, where she developed and produced television and feature projects financed by Wall Street ad agencies. She oversaw the production of “Pound Puppies”;, an animated feature produced with Kushner Locke, and was an Associate Producer on “Manhunt Live”;, a reality-based crime show for ABC. At The Guber-Peters Entertainment Co. Ms. Arnold was involved in the development of feature films and television shows, with the company that produced “Rain Man” and “Batman.” She was the Assoc. Producer on; “Pizza Man” written and directed by Jonathan Lawton of “Pretty Woman” fame, and procured the financing and co-produced “The Webers & Fifteen Minutes” with Jennifer Tilly and David Arquette. Arnold then began her partnership with Louis Venosta. Venosta wrote and co-produced the Mel Gibson romantic comedy, “Bird on a Wire” as well as the Tri-Star release “The Last Dragon.” Their company Secondary Modern Motion Pictures was based at Universal studios where they developed projects for Venosta to write and produce. Arnold was directly involved in the writing of both studio and independent feature scripts with Venosta. They launched Venosta’s directing career, with the highly acclaimed featurette “The Coriolis Effect” which won the 1994 Venice Film Festival in its category. Arnold went on to produce “Nevada” starring Amy Brenneman, Gabrielle Anwar, Kirstie Alley and Angus Macfadyen, and as head of Production at Cineville Films, Inc, was the Executive Producer on “Façade” starring Eric Roberts and Angus Macfadyen, and “The Velocity of Gary” with Vincent D’Onofrio, Salma Hayek, Thomas Jane, and Ethan Hawke among many others. She was instrumental in launching Cineville International’s foreign sales division in Cannes of 1997, and handled financing, foreign and domestic sales, and acquisitions, in addition to packaging, development and production responsibilities for Cineville’s slate of pictures. Arnold then produced “Cowboys and Angels” starring Adam Trese, Mia Kirshner and Radha Mitchell, which won the Crystal Heart Award. The highlight of 2000 was writing and directing “Shining Stars: The Official Story of Earth, Wind & Fire,” a documentary film based on the electric and legendary band, released on DVD and Television Internationally in 2001. Arnold went on to be a consultant and then Head of Production at Monte Cristo Entertainment, an international sales and production company, which has a library of over 50 films. At Monte Cristo, Arnold oversaw script development, talent packaging, co-production/financing agreements, and US and international distribution deals in conjunction with the Directors of the Company. Arnold worked with Internet Studios, an online film sales company, and raised close to US $500,000 in a 6-week period for the Sundance Online Film Festival. She then went on to work with Infinnity, Inc, producing infomercials, corporate videos and marketing events for National Corporations. And woven in through that period, Arnold produced and production managed commercials for well-known brands such as Certs. Arnold produced the live streaming show Secrets of the Red Carpet: Style From the Inside Out, on www.empowerme.tv/secrets, which reached the top of the Itunes charts and nominated for 2 Streamy Awards in its first season and maintained its top 5 status in Fashion and Arts during its tenure. Currently Arnold consults with several investment/production companies on international sales, financing and packaging film and television projects. She has written a series of entertainment industry-related articles and have served as an entertainment media consultant to Bloomberg News, MSNBC, CCTV, NPR, and Associated Press International, NPR, The Market on the topics of entertainment standard and practices and business development. Arnold graduated from UCLA with a BA in Economics, speaks French,

Anaheim University is excited to announce that we will be hosting Taku Katu of Nikkatsu Corporation International Sales, on Friday, September 10th from 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm California time. We invite Anaheim University students and alumni join us for this special event. Please RSVP by clicking the link below and we can send you the access information for the session. Please also review the bio below and bring your questions for the Q&A portion of the presentation. RSVP Taku Kato Taku Kato Born in Yokohama, Japan, Taku Kato lived in Bangladesh from nine through eleven years old. Joining NIKKATSU in 2014 after graduating from International Christian University, Tokyo, he started his career as an assistant for the producer of the feature film “Their Distance” (2016) directed by Rikiya Imaizumi. From 2017, he joined the current international sales team and has been taking on a variety of films including “Wife of a Spy” (2020) by Kiyoshi Kurosawa which won Silver Lion at 77th Venice International Film Festival and cult masterpiece “Tetsuo” (1989) by Shinya Tsukamoto. He is also selling NIKKATSU classic masterpieces such as the Venice-winning “The Burmese Harp” (1956) by Kon Ichikawa, “Tokyo Drifter” (1966) by Seijun Suzuki. Nikkatsu’s history dates back as early as 1912 when 4 companies merged to form Nippon Katsudo Shashin Corporation, the first film conglomerate in the region to produce, distribute and exhibit theatrical films. In 1952 Chofu Studio was built in Tokyo as the largest modern film studio in the Asia Pacific Region at the time; the studio even had a permanent set of Ginza city. It quickly became the cornerstone of the company’s Golden Era, together with its string of attractive stars who were then all exclusive to Nikkatsu; the legendary superstar Yujiro Ishihara, handsome young actors under the “Nikkatsu New Face” banner including Akira Kobayashi and Joe Shishido; actresses such as Sayuri Yoshinaga and Ruriko Asaoka; and directors Seijun Suzuki and Shohei Imamura. Nikkatsu flourished as the leading studio in Japan, enjoying box office mega-hits with its action films starring Ishihara (“Crazed Fruit”), teenage love stories starring Yoshinaga (“Cupola, Where the Furnaces Grow”), and “Branded to Kill” starring Joe Shishido, works with a continuing international appeal to this day – the films were so successful that Ishihara and Yoshinaga are still regarded as icons of the Showa period. When cinema attendance began to drop, Japanese studios slashed their annual film production. Nikkatsu, however, took a unique turn in 1971 when it launched the “Nikkatsu Roman Porn” brand, namely films for the adult audience. As one director recalls, “I had total creative freedom, as long as I kept some nudity in the film”, the brand enabled Nikkatsu to be the only major studio in Japan at the time to continue producing films and hire young film makers. Thus, Nikkatsu soon became the hub for upcoming innovative talents, and many of the directors who were given this rare opportunity, later became dominant film makers in Japan; amongst them are Oscar winner Youjiro Takita (“Departure”), multi-time Japanese Academy winners Masayuki Suo (“Shall We Dance?”), Yoshimitsu Morita, Youichi Sai, Shinji Soumai, and many more. The brand continued until 1988 and many films from that time joined our proud classics library. In 2005, Naoki Sato was appointed President of the company. Originally a producer himself, Nikkatsu’s recent array of titles under his leadership includes cutting-edge genre films by Sion Sono and Takashi Miike, and dramatical masterpieces. They have been highly acclaimed, including numerous Japanese Academy winners and nominees such as “Rebirth”, “Cold Fish” and “The Devil’s Path”. Today, Nikkatsu’s diverse business activities include operation of the production studio, overseas film acquisition, distribution, a cable TV channel (Channel NECO) and a Film Course at Josai International University. It is also a member of the Yomiuri-Nippon TV group, the leading media conglomerate in Japan. In today’s fast evolving market, Nikkatsu has a focus on international activities – in 2014, the company established Kantana Japan, a JV with a Thai production group – and seeks to work more closely with partners outside the industry and around the globe.

We would like to invite all Anaheim University students and alumni to attend our next Live from Hollywood guest speaker, Highland Film Group President of International Sales, Todd Olsson, on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 from 5:00 – 6:00 PM California time (PST). Todd Olsson adds to Highland Film Group a unique perspective; studio and indie experience on both the creative development and production side, coupled with extensive experience in financing, international marketing and distribution. Holding a Fine Arts degree in Cinema from Brigham Young University, Todd began his career at the Walt Disney Company as Director of Acquisitions at BVHE, acquiring more than 100 titles and managing the studio’s Studio Ghibli deal. He then went into the world of independent film, working in international sales positions for such companies as Mark Damon’s MDP and Lakeshore Entertainment. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0Ta9bM-A8yqSJ3eaaL5Yk79U-UXrXoe16AC44oxzF2Px1vw/viewform Todd Olsson, President of International Sales, adds to Highland Film Group a unique perspective; studio and indie experience on both the creative development and production side, coupled with extensive experience in financing, international marketing and distribution. Todd began his career at The Walt Disney Company as Director of Acquisitions for international at BVHE, over the next six years Todd acquired more than 100 titles. He also managed the Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli) deal for the studio, valued at over $1 billion. Todd co-produced English language versions of KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE and CASTLE IN THE SKY, working with Kirsten Dunst, Anna Paquin, Cloris Leachman, Andy Dick, James Van Der Beek, and many others. He was also integral in the dubbing and release of PRINCESS MONONOKE with Claire Danes and Billy Bob Thornton through Miramax. Todd left Disney to join independent film producer Mark Damon’s MDP (Behaviour, [now Media 8]) as VP International Sales. He handled such films as THE MUSKETEER, EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, FEAR.COM, and EXTREME OPS, along with a substantial library. Then Todd became Head of International for four years at Promark/Zenpix and American World Pictures, handling acquisitions, overseeing marketing, sales and worldwide distribution. For the next six years, Todd worked as head of International for Bauer Martinez Studios and then Mark Amin’s Sobini Films, when the company was paired with Lionsgate. Those Sobini titles included BURNING BRIGHT, GARDENS OF THE NIGHT (Exec Producer), and THE PRINCE & ME 2, and he was instrumental in developing Sobini titles: STONEHEARST ASYLUM and upcoming ZORRO: THE BLACK FOX, starring Gael García Bernal to be directed by Jonás Cuarón (in pre-production). At Bauer Martinez, Todd handled development, licensing, financing and marketing for such films as THE FLOCK (Richard Gere, Claire Danes), I COULD NEVER BE YOUR WOMAN (Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd), and THE GROOMSMEN (Ed Burns, Brittany Murphy), and for North American distribution; HARSH TIMES (Christian Bale) and VAN WILDER 2. Following Bauer Todd was brought in as SVP International at Lakeshore Entertainment, working with titles AGE OF ADALINE, THE VATICAN TAPES and WALK OF SHAME and developing an innovative and progressive plan to reinvigorate sales on their considerable library over the next few years. Todd spent several recent years as Head of International (SVP) at International Film Trust. At the time the company completed Stephen King’s CELL (John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson), Werner Herzog’s SALT AND FIRE (Michael Shannon, Gael Garcia Bernal), AND THEN I GO, and TO THE STARS. Todd then joined Highland film group as President of International Sales. Some current projects include THE TIGER RISING (Dennis Quaid, Queen Latifa), BANDIT (Mel Gibson, Josh Duhamel) THE MISFITS (Pierce Brosnan, Nick Cannon, Tim Roth, Jamie Chung), WASH ME IN THE RIVER (Robert DeNiro, John Malkovich, Jack Huston), NOT WITHOUT HOPE (Matthias Schoenaerts), MEDIEVAL (Ben Foster, Michael Caine), TWICE CUT (Samuel L. Jackson, Naomi Watts, Pete Davidson). Todd has a Fine Arts degree in Cinema from Brigham Young University

We would like to invite all Anaheim University students and alumni to attend our next Live from Hollywood guest speaker, President and Owner of Film Mode Entertainment, Clay Epstein, on Friday, Aug 27, 2021 from 7:00 – 8:00 PM California time (PST). Todd Olsson adds to Highland Film Group a unique perspective; studio and indie experience on both the creative development and production side, coupled with extensive experience in financing, international marketing and distribution. Holding a Fine Arts degree in Cinema from Brigham Young University, Todd began his career at the Walt Disney Company as Director of Acquisitions at BVHE, acquiring more than 100 titles and managing the studio’s Studio Ghibli deal. He then went into the world of independent film, working in international sales positions for such companies as Mark Damon’s MDP and Lakeshore Entertainment. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0Ta9bM-A8yqSJ3eaaL5Yk79U-UXrXoe16AC44oxzF2Px1vw/viewform Clay Epstein is the President and Owner of Film Mode Entertainment, a worldwide sales and distribution entity with a producer friendly initiative. The company has quickly become competitive with such films as CRYPTO starring Kurt Russel, LITTLE PINK HOUSE starring Catherine Keener and the upcoming SLAYERS starring Thomas Jane, Malin Ackerman and Abigail Breslin Clay Epstein began his career working as a Production Manager for local television before graduating from California State University, Northridge. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, majoring in Film Production and minoring in Italian Language. He landed his first job in Distribution with Kushner-Locke and worked his way from Production Assistant to Worldwide Sales Coordinator. In 2001, he was hired as Sales Director at Overseas Filmgroup. While there, he helped transition the sales division from Overseas Filmgroup to First Look Studios. He was promoted to Director of Operations and then Sales Executive where he oversaw the sales of 300 titles. In 2006, Clay joined the newly created sales and production company, The Little Film Company as VP Sales & Acquisitions. He helped grow the company into a leading boutique sales agency representing prestigious titles such as TSOTSI (2006, Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Language), THE LAST STATION (2010, Academy Award Nominee for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role) and EYE OF THE STORM (2012, AACTA Winner for Best Lead Actress). In 2012, Clay joined Arclight Films, as Senior Vice President Sales & Acquisitions responsible for all aspects of Marketing and Distribution. He was instrumental in acquiring and representing high profile films such as Paul Schrader ’s DOG EAT DOG starring Nicolas Cage, and the Spierig brothers’ PREDESTINATION starring Ethan Hawke. Clay is an Executive Producer, an instructor at UCLA Extension, and a frequent lecturer at film festivals worldwide. He is the Vice Chairperson of Independent Film and Television Alliance, a member of PGA, FIND, BAFTA LA, and the Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts.

Anaheim University will hold an online Open TESOL Conference on Sat. Aug. 28th PDT open to the public at no charge. The Anaheim University 2021 TESOL Residential Session will be held online from Thursday, August 26th to Saturday, August 28th, 2021 PDT for Anaheim University TESOL students and graduates. AU TESOL graduates may register to attend up to 3 of the non-public sessions at no charge. To register for the Open TESOL Seminars, click here. The sessions will be led by Anaheim University’s distinguished TESOL faculty and guest speakers, including: Dr. Sandra McKay, Anaheim University TESOL Prof Dr. David Nunan, David Nunan TESOL Institute Director, founding Dean of the Anaheim University Graduate School of Education & former President of TESOL International Association Dr. Julie Choi, Anaheim University Alumnus & University of Melbourne Senior Lecturer in Education (Additional Languages) Dr. Rod Ellis, Anaheim University Senior TESOL Professor & Founding Department Chair The online residential session is part of Anaheim University’s online graduate degree programs in TESOL: Online Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA in TESOL) Online Doctor of Education in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Ed.D. in TESOL) Tentative 3-Day Schedule (Subject to change) All times are Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Click here for a World Time Converter.  * Session Numbers 11, 12 & 13 in red are open to the public at no charge. Register here. Abstracts Inspiration, Motivation, Humiliation: Outstanding Teachers’ ReflectionsKathleen Bailey, Ph.D. Teachers influence learners in ways beyond promoting the mastery of skills and knowledge. Indeed, attitudes and emotions are also important part of the relationships among teachers and students. In this interactive presentation, we will explore the ways in which several award-winning teachers were inspired and motivated by their own teachers. But looking at the dark side of the past, we will also learn how their teachers humiliated and discouraged them. Participants will reflect on their own experiences and think about how they wish to be remembered by their future students. Value-Driven Research: Tips for Getting PublishedHayo Reinders, Ph.D. Click here for Bio In this informal presentation, I will look at the topic of getting published and – more broadly – at disseminating your work. I will start by looking at the many reasons (personal, professional, and academic) that teachers and academics have for sharing their research, observations, reflections and experiences with the wider community, and the range of possible ‘ outputs ’. I will review the broad range of platforms and channels available nowadays, from traditional anonymous peerreviewed journals, published teaching materials, practitioner-oriented forms of publishing, as well as less formal social networks. I will highlight some of the potential pitfalls and some strategies for choosing the most appropriate avenue for publishing your work. In the later part of the presentation, I will offer some ‘insider tips ’ to increase the chance of getting your work published. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions! The significance of the implicit vs the explicit distinction for language pedagogyRod Ellis, Ph.D. Click here for Bio This talk will begin by briefly examining the following distinctions: (1) implicit vs. explicit learning, (2) implicit vs. explicit knowledge and (3) implicit vs. explicit instruction. It will examine the significance of these distinctions for language pedagogy by addressing the following questions: How can teachers cater to ‘implicit learning’ in classroom instruction? How can teachers cater to ‘explicit learning’ in classroom instruction? What role does ‘explicit learning/ knowledge’ play in L2 learning? What constitutes an appropriate balance between implicit and explicit language instruction in a language curriculum? The talk concludes with examples of how ‘tasks’ can be used to construct a curriculum that maximises opportunities for students to develop their implicit and explicit knowledge of a second/foreign language in a classroom context. Being a ‘Good’ Leader (in Language Education): “How Hard Can It Be?”Andy Curtis, Ph.D. Click here for Bio That question became one of the recurring themes during the recent AU Ed.D. EDU 720 course, Leadership and Management in Language Education. And the answer to that particular question turned out to be: It can be extremely hard to be a ‘good’ leader/manager in language education, for a whole host of reasons, some of which are under the individual’s control, but many of which are not. And in terms of language educators being reflective practitioners (as we all are supposed to be these days) due to the highly compacted and intense nature of our Ed.D. courses, the time for in-depth reflection must often wait until the course has ended. In that sense, and perhaps somewhat paradoxically, the deepest levels of long-term learning may begin in earnest when the course ends. Therefore, in this presentation I will review the 100,000-plus words of EDU 720 written discussion, in the 500-plus Discussion Board postings, the 12 hours of live/real-time online classes, the assessments and the assignments, as well as primary questionnaire and interview data from leaders in different countries, to highlight some of the main leadership learning points that we hope will last long after the course itself has become a distant memory. In this talk, we will also be connecting the learning points from our EDU 720 course with a new book, which brings together, for the first time, three centuries of lived language education leadership experience: Reflecting on Leadership in Language Education (Curtis, January 2022, Equinox Publishing: https://www.equinoxpub.com) Making connections: Public memory and language teachingJohn Macalister, Ph.D. Click here for Bio If you travel around New Zealand, my home country, you will find memories of past wars evoked in cities and towns, in rural areas, even in what appears to be the middle of nowhere. These ‘memory places’ are not, of course, unique to New Zealand. They are found throughout the world, and can take many forms, such as museums, monuments, and memorials. Nor are all memory places evoking past conflicts. They are all, however, places that shape public memory. In the shaping of public memory, these memory places draw on different semiotic resources, including language. As a result, they can be

We would like to invite all Anaheim University students and alumni to attend our next Live from Hollywood guest speaker, Producer and Chairman of Foresight Unlimited Mark Damon, on Friday, August 20, 2021 from 6:00 – 7:00 PM California time (PST). Credited with having invented the foreign sales business as we know it today, Mark Damon is one of the world’s leading international film distribution authorities. His film productions have grossed over $2 billion in theatrical box office worldwide over the past 25 years. He has been involved in the international licensing of over 300 feature films and has produced over 70 films, with Monster (2005 Academy Award Winner), Das Boot and The NeverEnding Story receiving 10 Oscar nominations. He founded the Producer Sales Organization and is an original founding member of the American Film Marketing Association, now known as the International Film and Television Alliance (IFTA). We would love to have you join us for this special event. Please RSVP by clicking the link below and we can send you the access information for the session. Please also review the attached bio and bring your questions for this special session. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0Ta9bM-A8yqSJ3eaaL5Yk79U-UXrXoe16AC44oxzF2Px1vw/viewform

Anaheim University is excited to announce that we will be hosting Discovery Networks Asia Pacific Head of Production Vikram Channa on Friday, August 13th from 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm California time.   All Anaheim University students and alumni are invited to join us for this special event. Please RSVP by clicking the link below and we can send you the acce ss information for the session. Please also review the bio below and bring your questions for this special Q&A session.   https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScq9NvIJ1ciOX6bdco101se9YUUn1D_JSKcfrEeLZYJrEa5wA/viewform Vikram Channa, MBA, MA, Master’s in Film & Television Production Discovery Networks Asia Pacific Head of Production Vikram Channa serves as Associate Dean of the Anaheim University Akira Kurosawa School of Film. Vikram, who in addition to having a Master’s in Film and Television Production and a Master’s in History, earned his MBA from the University of Chicago and brings strategic thinking to the film set and innovation to the classroom. At Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, he is responsible for the production of all original Discovery content out of Asia-Pacific. Based in Singapore, he works closely with Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific’s (DNAP) senior management and country heads to provide editorial direction. Vikram and his team produce approximately 100 hours of programming every year across DNAP’s portfolio of eight channel brands. Vikram first joined Discovery in 1995. He has taken on various roles within the company from on-air promotions to programming and production. Together with his team, he executive produced over 500 documentaries, several of which garnered accolades at events such as the Asia Television Awards, New York Festival, Omni Intermedia, and the Academy Awards. Vikram began his working career in India as an independent producer of short films.

Donald Nordeng graduated from Anaheim University’s Master of Business Administration degree program in Global Sustainable Management in 2010. During this time, he was the Managing Director for Ecocert Japan Ltd., the largest sustainable development carrier in the world. Nordeng later moved with his family to New Zealand to take on the role of Chief Executive Officer of BioGro New Zealand Ltd. and Deputy Chair of the Organic Exporters Association of New Zealand. He is now recognized as an expert authority in helping companies refine and grow their business organically. Fast forward: Nordeng is now sharing his expertise in organic certification in his self-published book, Organic to the Core: Transform Your Business with the 6 Principles of Organic Certification. He recently launched a website at speakingorganic.com Born in Madison, Wisconsin, he has dedicated over 25 years of service to help CEOs achieve organic certification and access foreign markets. Donald has lived and worked in Japan, New Zealand and other parts of Asia and is a recognized expert authority in organic certification. His 6 key principles to help companies refine and grow their businesses organically has helped many internationally known brands such as Amy’s Kitchen, Muir Glen, Kikkoman, and Suntory. He lives with his family in Wellington, New Zealand.