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Past events have included a recognition of the 30th anniversary of Cheers, which featured actor George Wendt and series creators Glen Charles, Les Charles and James Burrows, Game of Thrones with director Jeremy Podeswa, OJ: Made in America with director Ezra Edelman, All The Way with director Jay Roach, writer/producer/director David Mandel (VEEP), & actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus (VEEP), and writer/producer/director Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit).

 

CWC TV Events

Panic!: The Old Man
Panic!: The Old Man
November 23, 2024
Amy Brenneman and Jeff Bridges (actors)
Panic!: The Old Man
November 23, 2024
Amy Brenneman and Jeff Bridges (actors)
Revisiting the Classics: Schmigadoon!
Revisiting the Classics: Schmigadoon!
May 21, 2024
Christopher Willis (composer)
Revisiting the Classics: Schmigadoon!
May 21, 2024
Christopher Willis (composer)
CWC TV: White House Plumbers
CWC TV: White House Plumbers
June 1, 2023
David Mandel (director/executive producer)
CWC TV: White House Plumbers
June 1, 2023
David Mandel (director/executive producer)
Big Tech TV and the Politics of Gender, Race, and Class in Silicon Valley
Big Tech TV and the Politics of Gender, Race, and Class in Silicon Valley
May 23, 2023
France Winddance Twine and Lisa Parks
Big Tech TV and the Politics of Gender, Race, and Class in Silicon Valley
May 23, 2023
France Winddance Twine and Lisa Parks
CWC TV: Our Flag Means Death
CWC TV: Our Flag Means Death
May 20, 2023
Eliza Jiménez Cossio (writer)
CWC TV: Our Flag Means Death
May 20, 2023
Eliza Jiménez Cossio (writer)
CWC TV: The Sopranos
CWC TV: The Sopranos
January 19, 2023
James Hayman (director)
CWC TV: The Sopranos
January 19, 2023
James Hayman (director)
Global TV: Inspector Montalbano
Global TV: Inspector Montalbano
May 24, 2022
Stephanie Malia Hom (French and Italian, UCSB)
Global TV: Inspector Montalbano
May 24, 2022
Stephanie Malia Hom (French and Italian, UCSB)
Global TV: Squid Game
Global TV: Squid Game
May 12, 2022
Chae Kyoung-sun (Production Designer)
Global TV: Squid Game
May 12, 2022
Chae Kyoung-sun (Production Designer)
Global TV: Scenes from a Marriage
Global TV: Scenes from a Marriage
May 3, 2022
Rick Rosen, WME Agency
Global TV: Scenes from a Marriage
May 3, 2022
Rick Rosen, WME Agency
Global TV: Veneno
Global TV: Veneno
February 11, 2022
Actress Daniela Santiago
Global TV: Veneno
February 11, 2022
Actress Daniela Santiago
Global TV: Lupin
Global TV: Lupin
November 9, 2021
Jean Beaman, France Winddance Twine, Lisa Parks
Global TV: Lupin
November 9, 2021
Jean Beaman, France Winddance Twine, Lisa Parks
Global TV: Babylon Berlin
Global TV: Babylon Berlin
October 28, 2021
Scott Frank (series creator of The Queen's Gambit)
Global TV: Babylon Berlin
October 28, 2021
Scott Frank (series creator of The Queen's Gambit)
Global TV: Shadow
Global TV: Shadow
October 9, 2021
Gareth Crocker (series creator)
Global TV: Shadow
October 9, 2021
Gareth Crocker (series creator)
Global TV: The Hollow Crown
Global TV: The Hollow Crown
October 7, 2021
Ben Power (writer)
Global TV: The Hollow Crown
October 7, 2021
Ben Power (writer)
Script to Screen: Barry
Script to Screen: Barry
May 11, 2021
Henry Winkler (Actor)
Script to Screen: Barry
May 11, 2021
Henry Winkler (Actor)
Roundtable: Television in the Age of Pandemic
Roundtable: Television in the Age of Pandemic
February 9, 2021
Victoria E. Johnson, Reece Peck, Samantha Sheppard & Kristen Warner
Roundtable: Television in the Age of Pandemic
February 9, 2021
Victoria E. Johnson, Reece Peck, Samantha Sheppard & Kristen Warner
CWC Virtual: Survivor at 20
CWC Virtual: Survivor at 20
January 12, 2021
Myles McNutt (Old Dominion University) and Laurie Ouellette (University of Minnesota)
CWC Virtual: Survivor at 20
January 12, 2021
Myles McNutt (Old Dominion University) and Laurie Ouellette (University of Minnesota)
CWC Virtual: Dash & Lily
CWC Virtual: Dash & Lily
December 8, 2020
Brad Silberling (director / executive producer)
CWC Virtual: Dash & Lily
December 8, 2020
Brad Silberling (director / executive producer)
CWC Virtual: The Queen's Gambit
CWC Virtual: The Queen’s Gambit
December 3, 2020
Scott Frank (series creator)
CWC Virtual: The Queen’s Gambit
December 3, 2020
Scott Frank (series creator)
Image of actor Paul Rubens in the role of Pee-wee Herman from Pee-wee's Playhouse
Subversives: Pee-wee’s Playhouse
November 5, 2020
George McGrath, Bill Steinkellner, and Wayne White
Subversives: Pee-wee’s Playhouse
November 5, 2020
George McGrath, Bill Steinkellner, and Wayne White
Stars of Jazz
Stars of Jazz
March 3, 2020
Nicholas Bergh (sound engineer) and Mark Quigley (archivist)
Stars of Jazz
March 3, 2020
Nicholas Bergh (sound engineer) and Mark Quigley (archivist)
Script to Screen: Seinfeld
Script to Screen: Seinfeld
February 20, 2020
David Mandel (Writer/Producer)
Script to Screen: Seinfeld
February 20, 2020
David Mandel (Writer/Producer)
TV at the Pollock: The West Wing and Veep
TV at the Pollock: The West Wing and Veep
February 20, 2020
Eli Attie (writer/producer) and David Mandel (executive producer/writer/director)
TV at the Pollock: The West Wing and Veep
February 20, 2020
Eli Attie (writer/producer) and David Mandel (executive producer/writer/director)
TV at the Pollock: Deadwood
TV at the Pollock: Deadwood
February 18, 2020
Robin Weigert (actress)
TV at the Pollock: Deadwood
February 18, 2020
Robin Weigert (actress)
TV at the Pollock: Gender, Work and the Sitcom Family
TV at the Pollock: Gender, Work and the Sitcom Family
February 13, 2020
Elana Levine (English, UW-Milwaukee)
TV at the Pollock: Gender, Work and the Sitcom Family
February 13, 2020
Elana Levine (English, UW-Milwaukee)
An interview with Executive Producer Marcy Carsey
An interview with Executive Producer Marcy Carsey
February 6, 2020
Marcy Carsey (executive producer)
An interview with Executive Producer Marcy Carsey
February 6, 2020
Marcy Carsey (executive producer)
TV at the Pollock: Dick Wolf: Writing Television Past, Present, and Future
TV at the Pollock: Dick Wolf: Writing Television Past, Present, and Future
February 6, 2020
Dick Wolf (writer/executive producer)
TV at the Pollock: Dick Wolf: Writing Television Past, Present, and Future
February 6, 2020
Dick Wolf (writer/executive producer)
TV at the Pollock: The Handmaid's Tale
TV at the Pollock: The Handmaid’s Tale
February 4, 2020
Kira Snyder (writer/executive producer)
TV at the Pollock: The Handmaid’s Tale
February 4, 2020
Kira Snyder (writer/executive producer)
TV at the Pollock: You and The Magicians
TV at the Pollock: You and The Magicians
January 30, 2020
Sera Gamble (writer/executive producer)
TV at the Pollock: You and The Magicians
January 30, 2020
Sera Gamble (writer/executive producer)
Special Effects: Russian Doll
Special Effects: Russian Doll
November 14, 2019
Michael Bricker (production designer)
Special Effects: Russian Doll
November 14, 2019
Michael Bricker (production designer)
Special Effects: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Special Effects: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
October 10, 2019
Louis Leterrier (executive producer/director)
Special Effects: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
October 10, 2019
Louis Leterrier (executive producer/director)
Script to Screen: Game of Thrones
Script to Screen: Game of Thrones
April 6, 2019
Jeremy Podeswa (Director)
Script to Screen: Game of Thrones
April 6, 2019
Jeremy Podeswa (Director)
Women In Comedy: Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Women In Comedy: Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
April 19, 2018
Bambi Haggins (Film and Media Studies, UC Irvine)
Women In Comedy: Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
April 19, 2018
Bambi Haggins (Film and Media Studies, UC Irvine)
Script to Screen: Saturday Night Live
Script to Screen: Saturday Night Live
April 12, 2018
Laraine Newman (Actress)
Script to Screen: Saturday Night Live
April 12, 2018
Laraine Newman (Actress)
The Problem With Apu
The Problem With Apu
April 5, 2018
Hari Kondabolu (Writer/Comedian)
The Problem With Apu
April 5, 2018
Hari Kondabolu (Writer/Comedian)
Trans Media: Transparent
Trans Media: Transparent
May 6, 2017
Amy Villarejo (Performing and Media Arts, Cornell University)
Trans Media: Transparent
May 6, 2017
Amy Villarejo (Performing and Media Arts, Cornell University)
Script to Screen: Veep
Script to Screen: Veep
April 29, 2017
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Actress), David Mandel (Writer/Director), & Tony Hale (Actor)
Script to Screen: Veep
April 29, 2017
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Actress), David Mandel (Writer/Director), & Tony Hale (Actor)
Script to Screen: Westworld
Script to Screen: Westworld
March 11, 2017
Fred Toye (Director)
Script to Screen: Westworld
March 11, 2017
Fred Toye (Director)
Script to Screen: All The Way
Script to Screen: All The Way
November 2, 2016
Jay Roach (Director/Executive Producer)
Script to Screen: All The Way
November 2, 2016
Jay Roach (Director/Executive Producer)
O.J.: Made in America
O.J.: Made in America
October 10, 2016
Ezra Edelman (Director)
O.J.: Made in America
October 10, 2016
Ezra Edelman (Director)
A Conversation With David Gerrold, Writer of Star Trek
A Conversation With David Gerrold, Writer of Star Trek “The Trouble With Tribbles”
January 28, 2016
David Gerrold (Screenwriter)
A Conversation With David Gerrold, Writer of Star Trek “The Trouble With Tribbles”
January 28, 2016
David Gerrold (Screenwriter)
Outlander
Outlander
October 22, 2015
Toni Graphia (Executive Producer/Screenwriter)
Outlander
October 22, 2015
Toni Graphia (Executive Producer/Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Lost
Script to Screen: Lost
May 14, 2015
Jack Bender (Executive Producer/Director)
Script to Screen: Lost
May 14, 2015
Jack Bender (Executive Producer/Director)
Orange is the New Black
Orange is the New Black
April 8, 2015
Allison Anders (Director)
Orange is the New Black
April 8, 2015
Allison Anders (Director)
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
December 1, 2014
Dante Di Loreto (Executive Producer)
American Horror Story
December 1, 2014
Dante Di Loreto (Executive Producer)
An Evening with Leonard Maltin
An Evening with Leonard Maltin
May 16, 2014
Leonard Maltin (Author)
An Evening with Leonard Maltin
May 16, 2014
Leonard Maltin (Author)
30th Anniversary of Cheers
30th Anniversary of Cheers
May 11, 2013
George Wendt (Actor), James Burrows, Les Charles, & Glen Charles (Co-Creators/Executive Producers)
30th Anniversary of Cheers
May 11, 2013
George Wendt (Actor), James Burrows, Les Charles, & Glen Charles (Co-Creators/Executive Producers)
Modern Family
Modern Family
April 27, 2012
Steven Levitan (Co-Creator/Executive Producer)
Modern Family
April 27, 2012
Steven Levitan (Co-Creator/Executive Producer)
All In The Modern Family: Why We Need Scripted Comedies
All In The Modern Family: Why We Need Scripted Comedies
April 27, 2012
Jane Feuer (Film Studies, University of Pittsburgh) , Bambi Haggins (Film and Media Studies, Arizona State University), David Marc (Author), Phil Rosenthal (Executive Producer), & Tom Yellin (Executive Producer)
All In The Modern Family: Why We Need Scripted Comedies
April 27, 2012
Jane Feuer (Film Studies, University of Pittsburgh) , Bambi Haggins (Film and Media Studies, Arizona State University), David Marc (Author), Phil Rosenthal (Executive Producer), & Tom Yellin (Executive Producer)
All in the Modern Family: Writers Room Workshop
All in the Modern Family: Writers Room Workshop
April 27, 2012
Cheri & Bill Steinkellner (Writers), Janis Hirsch (Writer), David Isaacs (Writer), Ken Levine (Writer), and Jonathan Stark (Writer)
All in the Modern Family: Writers Room Workshop
April 27, 2012
Cheri & Bill Steinkellner (Writers), Janis Hirsch (Writer), David Isaacs (Writer), Ken Levine (Writer), and Jonathan Stark (Writer)
Law & Order: Changing Television
Law & Order: Changing Television
April 15, 2011
Dick Wolf and Marcy Carsey
Law & Order: Changing Television
April 15, 2011
Dick Wolf and Marcy Carsey

Panic!: The Fruit Machine – POSTPONED

October 22, 2024
/   7:00 PM
with Sarah Fodey (producer/writer/director)
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CWC Docs: What These Walls Won’t Hold

November 7, 2024
/   7:00 PM
with Adamu Chan (filmmaker)
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Afro Italians: Stories of Resistance, Renaissance, and Community

November 12, 2024
/   7:00 PM
with filmmakers Daphne Di Cinto and Medhin Paolos
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Panic!: Strangers on a Train

November 16, 2024
/   2:00 PM
with Phyllis Nagy (screenwriter of Carol)
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Storytelling for the Screen: The Moon and Back

November 21, 2024
/   7:00 PM
with Leah Bleich (writer/director)
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Panic!: The Old Man

November 23, 2024
/   2:00 PM
with Amy Brenneman and Jeff Bridges (actors)
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Black Hollywood: Nickel Boys

December 7, 2024
/   2:00 PM
with RaMell Ross (filmmaker)
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