Speaking Engagements

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Melissa Silverstein speaks about issues related to women and Hollywood all across the globe. Recent engagements include:

• Film envoy for US State Department in India
• Moderator of panels on women directors in London and at the Cannes Film Festival
• Keynote presentation at IDFA in Amsterdam (largest documentary film festival)
• Speaker on Why Gender Diversity is Vital in Hollywood and the Global Film Industry at film festivals and events across the globe & U.S.: POW Fest, Portland, Oregon; Citizen Jane, Columbia, MO; Mill Valley Film Festival; Transforming Hollywood 7: Diversifying Entertainment at USC International: Ireland; South Korea; Austria; Chile; Japan; Germany; Canada; Sweden; Australia and Israel

Some highlighted engagements include:

• Natalie Miller Fellowship Lecture – Melbourne, Australia
• A Conversation with Ava Duvernay
• Cannes Film Festival – 2015
• Strategies for Success: Event with Creative England
• Strategies for Success: The Swedish Model for Gender Equity in Film
• New Horizons: Women in the Irish Film and Television Industry – Limerick, Ireland
• A Conversation with Gurinder Chadha