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Wednesday, November 29th, 4 PM PST/ 7 PM EST

Kelly Edwards

TV Executive & Screenwriter

Kelly Edwards has worked for every major studio in Hollywood. After a long career as a film and television executive, she decided to transition from executive to writer.

As the SVP of Talent Development for Warner Media Entertainment, Kelly Edwards oversaw emerging artist programs for HBO, HBOMax, and Turner. Prior to HBO, Edwards served as a corporate diversity executive at Comcast/NBC Universal where she oversaw over 20 divisions.

Edwards' career has spanned both television and film having produced a Hallmark MOW and a network drama series after serving as the SVP of Comedy for UPN. She graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater and MFA in Screenwriting at Emerson College.

She has been a Sundance Episodic Lab fellow and is the President of the non-profit organization she founded, Colour Entertainment. Her book, The Executive Chair: A Writer's Guide to TV Series Development, is an Amazon Best Seller. She currently writes for the Fox drama, OUR KIND OF PEOPLE.

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Our Most Recent Power Hour Guest

Adriana Ambriz, Head of Development at Joy Mill Entertainment

Our most recent guest is a former 20th Century Fox executive and current Head of Development at Tracee Ellis Ross’ production company, Joy Mill Entertainment.

Adriana Ambriz has a superpower: helping creatives bring their vision to life in a way that honors the creative process while still respecting the realities of the marketplace.

How do you preserve your voice, vision, and message while creating something the market can support? How do you balance art and commerce without compromising what makes your work unique? How do you find the note within the note, avoid the biggest mistakes writers make, and create a script that truly stands out?

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Adriana Ambriz began her film career as part of the Agent Trainee program at Creative Artists Agency. Moving onto 20th Century Fox as a Creative Executive, she worked on a multitude of films including WE BOUGHT A ZOO, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, THE A-TEAM and THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. As an independent producer and film consultant, she was part of the development of documentaries including CONTRA EL RELOJ and the indie comedy BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS. Adriana also spent time developing and producing projects for the German film company, Construction Film GmbH, whose slate included films with Werner Herzog, Marc Forster, and Tony Kaye, to name a few. In 2015, she was brought to BET Networks as Senior Director of Original Programming, responsible for overseeing the development and production of key network shows such as TALES, STREET DREAMS: THE STORY OF NAS, and MANDELA. Adriana then joined One Community in 2018, and was responsible for acquiring, developing, and producing feature films including RESPECT.

Adriana is currently the Head of Development for Tracee Ellis Ross’ production company, Joy Mill Entertainment. Joining the company at its start in 2020, she has been part of the development and production of shows like SOLO TRAVELING WITH TRACEE ELLIS ROSS (Roku), THE HAIR TALES (Onyx), JODIE (MTV), their podcast, I AM AMERICA (Dear Media), and POWER OF THE DREAM (Amazon Docs), amongst other projects in development. The company has a deal with Fox Studios.

Adriana is also the Executive Producer of the award winning podcast, Our Ancestors Were Messy.