Creative Conversations
A session with executives and producers discussing techniques for enhancing unscripted storytelling.
Zachary Edwin
Director of Development
The Intellectual Property Corporation/Sony Pictures Television
Zachary Edwin is a Director of Development at IPC where he has worked on series and features for both Nonfiction and Scripted across streaming platforms and cable outlets. He has spearheaded original development projects at a range of budgets for digital, linear, and branded networks. Prior to their acquisition by Sony, he worked closely with Don Cheadle’s This Radicle Act and their slate of projects.
Zach started at IPC in 2018 and is a graduate of UC Santa Barbara’s Biopsychology program. He currently resides in Santa Clarita.
Daniel Gutierrez
Accounting Assistant
IPC Buckingham TV
I started my entertainment industry career as a Page in the NBC Page program in 2008. After 6 months in the program, I was able to segue that into an opportunity with the Ellen DeGeneres Show. I spent 5 seasons in the Audience Department at 'Ellen'.
In 2013, I accepted a position on the production side of the industry on The Queen Latifah daytime talk show. As an assistant production coordinator, I climbed the ladder to production manager in a matter of a few years working for production companies such as Sony Pictures Entertainment, Game Show Network and Pilgrim Media Group until I ultimately ended up at IPC in August of 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Working in production, I did a number of amazing things during my career. I've worked on large outdoor concerts for artists like Taylor Swift and One Direction; I've traveled the globe and worked on a game show in Belfast, Ireland; I've followed street racers across the country for 'Street Outlaws' on Discovery Channel and met world famous chefs while managing the Emmy nominated 'Selena + Chef' for Buckingham Television.
After spending most of my adult career in production, I decided to move into a field that gave me more flexibility in my personal life. Working in production accounting has allowed me the opportunity to not only stay within IPC but to continue to grow professionally as IPC was purchased by Sony in March 2022.
Zlata Osadsky
Manager, Business and Legal Affairs
Sony Pictures Television Nonfiction
Zlata Osadsky is a manager of Business and Legal Affairs department at Sony Pictures Television Nonfiction. In her current role, Zlata handles business and legal affairs activities across development and production including drafting and negotiating various network and talent deals. She has worked on multiple projects, including American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance.
Prior to joining SPTNF in 2018, she gained valuable experience clerking at the LA County District Attorney’s Office, serving as a volunteer mediator in the Downey Courthouse and assisting a litigation attorney in her homeland, the Ukraine, for more than 2 years.
Zlata holds a Master of Laws Degree in Dispute Resolution from the Pepperdine University School of Law.
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This is a free event. Priority for in-person training programs and financial stipends, including opportunities for paid internship placements, is given to active participants, ages 18- 24, in Creative Conversations, as well as young people who are low income, foster youth, homeless, and/or justice involved.
Presented by Venice Art’s Center for Creative Workforce Equity.
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