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Dubbed “The Black Sundance,” the Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) is an annual 4-day celebration of Black Cinema drawing together established filmmakers, popular film and TV stars, writers, directors, industry executives, emerging artists, and diverse audiences from Southern California and around the world. HBFF’s INFOTAINMENT CONFERENCE features a wealth of informational panels and workshops covering a wide variety of topics which include: film production, distribution and marketing, pitching, writing for television and film, in addition to specific programs designed to inform and educate actors.

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Joanne Baron

Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown Studio
Artistic Director
Santa Monica, CA

Joanne Baron is an actress, producer, and the Artistic Director of the Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown Studio in Santa Monica, CA.

Joanne studied the Meisner Technique under Sanford Meisner and William Esper in New York, who later trained Joanne to teach acting. Joanne is a highly regarded actress in theater, television, and film, whose credits include Spider-Man 2, Real Genius, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and “Mad Men.”

Over twenty five years ago, Joanne created the Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown Studio with her husband, actor, writer, and director, D.W. Brown. The Studio has been a wellspring for the theatrical casting and producing community and is home to more than 250 actors, writers, directors, and producers a year including students and alumni like Halle Berry, Robin Wright, Patrick Dempsey, Sherri Shepherd, Leslie Mann, Sam Raimi, Mariska Hargitay, and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter.

My Speakers Sessions

Saturday, October 27
 

9:30am PDT