Fusion Voices

"The Stern Tisch Entertainment Business Association brings together a diverse and talented group of students at New York University who share a common interest in the entertainment industry. STEBA provides a forum for student interaction with industry professionals as well as a grounded platform for students to gain experience in their chosen field. Though our programmings are grounded in the Stern-Tisch-Steinhardt collaborative BEMT minor, our membership is open to students OF ANY SCHOOL (not Stern or Tisch exclusive). Join us to find your community!" Learn more at https://engage.nyu.edu/organization/stern-tisch-entertainment-business-association WHO ARE WE? Fusion Voices is the official podcast of Fusion Film Festival, New York University’s premiere student-run festival that celebrates women and non-binary creators in film, TV, and new media. CREDITS Hosts: Illia Solano  Producers: Alora Lindsey & Fusion Voices Team Sound Mixer: Illia Solano “Dreamer” by Vodovoz Music Productions: https://youtu.be/N4ex28rjYDk Special thanks to our festival Co-Directors Juliette Ho, MacKenzie Packer, and Harper Stein & Selin Dursun, our faculty advisor Susan Sandler, the Marketing Department, and the Fusion Voices team: Schuyler Barefoot, Riley Foster, Alora Lindsey, Illia Solano, Anika Brown, Esther Liu, and Margeaux McCaughey.

"Jude Dry is a New York–based Associate Editor for IndieWire, where they write daily for the site with a focus on LGBTQ film and television. Jude was a fellow of the 2013 New York Film Festival Critics Academy, when they first began writing for IndieWire. Their previous work can be found at Variety, Splitsider, FilmLinc, and Teachers & Writers Magazine. Jude lives life like Gene Kelly in “Singin’ in the Rain.” Follow Jude @jdry." Bio on https://www.indiewire.com/team/ WHO ARE WE? Fusion Voices is the official podcast of Fusion Film Festival, New York University’s premiere student-run festival that celebrates women and non-binary creators in film, TV, and new media. SAVE THE DATE! Fusion Film Festival 2023 will be held APRIL 12-15 2023! Stay tuned for more information by following us on Instagram @fusionfilmfest. CREDITS Hosts: Carly Kline, Aspen Nelson, & Illia Solano Producers: Alora Lindsey and Fusion Voices Team Sound Mixer: Illia Solano “Dreamer” by Vodovoz Music Productions: https://youtu.be/N4ex28rjYDk Special thanks to our festival Co-Directors Juliette Ho, MacKenzie Packer, and Lucy Walkowiak, our faculty advisor Susan Sandler, the Marketing Department, and the Fusion Voices team: Schuyler Barefoot, Riley Foster, Alora Lindsey, Anika Brown, Esther Liu, and Margeaux McCaughey. Thank you to the team who worked on this episode in 2021: Nina Leitenberg, Roni Polsgrove, Aspen Nelson, Maya Gavant, and Sam Whitley.

“Named after the screenplay font, Courier seeks to create a space that motivates screenwriters to produce imaginative stories beyond the classroom with the support of fellow writers. By collaborating on scripts, reviewing and providing constructive feedback, and organizing engaging workshops, we hope to facilitate an inspiring and productive writers’ room environment for all students.” Learn more at https://engage.nyu.edu/organization/courier  WHO ARE WE? Fusion Voices is the official podcast of Fusion Film Festival, New York University’s premiere student-run festival that celebrates women and non-binary creators in film, TV, and new media. SAVE THE DATE! Fusion Film Festival 2023 will be held APRIL 12-15 2023! Stay tuned for more information by following us on Instagram @fusionfilmfest. CREDITS Hosts: Illia Solano  Producers: Alora Lindsey Sound Mixer: Illia Solano “Dreamer” by Vodovoz Music Productions: https://youtu.be/N4ex28rjYDk Special thanks to our festival Co-Directors Juliette Ho, MacKenzie Packer, and Edie Peffley, our faculty advisor Susan Sandler, the Marketing Department, and the Fusion Voices team: Schuyler Barefoot, Riley Foster, Alora Lindsey, Illia Solano, Anika Brown, Esther Liu, and Margeaux McCaughey. 

“Alicia Maree Malone is a Film Reporter, TV Host, Producer, Writer, Editor, and all around film geek. She developed her taste for film at a young age, spending many a heady Friday night pajama-clad at the video store, picking out her 7 films for 7 days for $7. Bargain! While at school she created a Film Club, electing herself President. Eventually the School Principal asked her not to get up in assembly to talk about movies anymore. The day after graduating high school, Alicia moved to Sydney and got a job at a video store, where she took to advising customers of the correct movie choices, whether it was asked for or not. Soon, she scored a position at the TV station Channel Seven, where she stayed for 6 years in a variety of production roles. After responding to an ad for a job at cable TV station Movie Network Channels, Alicia took up a role as host, producer and editor. There she created and fronted several movie-related shows, including Movie Juice and Premiere, and hosted live red carpet events for the AFI Awards and Tropfest Short Film Festival. Alicia was also seen weekly on the national breakfast show The Morning Show as their movie expert, was heard talking about films on radio station Triple M, and her written reviews were published in Filmink Magazine. In late 2010 Alicia quit everything, packed two suitcases and moved to Hollywood to chase her dreams in the film capital of the world….” Bio continued on https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4435291/bio You can find Alicia’s Amazon page here to shop her books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001K83468 WHO ARE WE? Fusion Voices is the official podcast of Fusion Film Festival, New York University’s premiere student-run festival that celebrates women and non-binary creators in film, TV, and new media. SAVE THE DATE! Fusion Film Festival 2023 will be held APRIL 12-15 2023! Stay tuned for more information by following us on instagram @fusionfilmfest. CREDITS Hosts: Schuyler Barefoot & Carly Kline Producers: Fusion Voices Team Sound Mixer: Schuyler Barefoot “Dreamer” by Vodovoz Music Productions: https://youtu.be/N4ex28rjYDk Special thanks to our festival Co-Directors Juliette Ho, MacKenzie Packer, and Lucy Walkowiak, our faculty advisor Susan Sandler, the Marketing Department, and the Fusion Voices team: Riley Foster, Alora Lindsey, and introducing Illia Solano, Anika Brown, Esther Liu, and Margeaux McCaughey. Thank you to the team who worked on this episode in 2021: Nina Leitenberg, Roni Polsgrove, Aspen Nelson, Maya Gavant, and Sam Whitley.

Lucy Heavens is a comedy writer known for her series development work and script writing for TV series out of the UK, Europe and the USA with Disney and Nickelodeon. She has a background in comedy, performance and voice over work and works mainly in animation and cartoons. She is based in Cape Town, South Africa. Biography courtesy of: IMDb Mini Biography https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9473090/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Fusion presents this three part series to audiences in collaboration with NYU's Student Animation League, an organization for students to learn together and share their passions for all things animation. We were thrilled to be able to bring this series to life and hear from some incredible women in animation! Fusion + SAL = <3 In this episode, Lucy and moderators explore: Working in international film industries, from Cape Town to the UK to the USA Comedy writing inspiration, realism vs absurdism, and staying true to your strengths Writing for adult shows vs children’s shows What it takes to be an effective showrunner Pitching comedic TV shows and building a successful pitch deck Finding like minded people to create with and the importance of positive, collaborative dynamics And more! WHO ARE WE? Fusion Voices is the official podcast of Fusion Film Festival, New York University's premiere student-run film festival that celebrates women and non-binary creators in film, television, and new media. SAVE THE DATE! Fusion Film Festival will take place this year April 7-9, 2022! Fusion will reward NYU student work and hold panels and masterclasses with top industry professionals including Fusion's 2022 Woman of the Year. This is also an extra special milestone because Fusion is celebrating its 20 year anniversary. CREDITS: Producers: Kitty Bailey, Julia Adelman, Sequoia Sherriff, Johanna Xue, Bak Sathiaseelan, Julia Wang, Schuyler Barefoot Moderators: Yasmin Madrigal and Kitty Bailey Host: Schuyler Barefoot Sound Editor and Mixer: Alora Lindsey "Dreamer". by Vodovoz Music Productions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4ex28rjYDk Special thanks to our faculty advisor Susan Sandler and the Fusion Voices team: Schuyler Barefoot, Sam Whitley, Maya Gavant, and introducing Riley Foster and Alora Lindsey. Follow Fusion on Instagram @fusionfilmfest