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Film director, producer, screenwriter and author Scott Frank has received Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for Out of Sight (1998) and Logan (2017). His film work, credited and uncredited, extends to dozens of films. In recent years, he has worked with Netflix on television miniseries, most prominently writing and directing Godless and The Queen’s Gambit. For his work on The Queen’s Gambit, Frank won the 2021 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. His latest project as both writer and director is Dept. Q, a streaming detective series released May 29 on Netflix.
Stacey Snider, a renowned entertainment industry leader with a commitment to supporting talent, filmmakers and stories, has served atop studios such as 20th Century Fox, Dreamworks and Universal. In October 2019, Snider joined forces with Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone to found Sister Global Media, where she served until 2023 as the company’s Global CEO. Prior to founding Sister, Snider served as Chairman and CEO of 20th Century Fox from June 2017 until its acquisition by Disney in April 2019. Before that, she served as the Co-Chairman/CEO of DreamWorks, and from 1999 to 2006, she was Chairman of Universal Pictures.
During her tenure at Fox, Snider greenlit and supported award-winning commercial hit films including Bohemian Rhapsody, Logan, and The Greatest Showman, and helped initiate global franchises such as The Fast and the Furious and The Bourne Identity series. Her collaboration with Steven Spielberg generated a host of award-winning titles including The Post, Munich, Lincoln and West Side Story.
Peter Chernin is a Co-founder and Partner at TCG, a growth equity firm investing in sports and media. He founded The Chernin Group, LLC in 2010 and serves as its Chairman and CEO. In addition to his investment business, he is Chairman and CEO of The North Road Company, a global, multi-genre studio that produces scripted and non-scripted film and TV content.
Prior to founding The Chernin Group, he served as President and COO of News Corp and Chairman and CEO of the Fox Group from 1996-2009. During his tenure at Fox and News Corp, Chernin oversaw Fox Filmed Entertainment and greenlit the two highest grossing films of all time, Titanic and Avatar. Notable television hits during his tenure as CEO of Fox Group include 24, Modern Family, and Glee. He currently sits on the board of American Express and The North Road Company. He is also a co-founder and co-chairman of Malaria No More, a nonprofit dedicated to the global eradication of malaria.