We would like to invite all Anaheim University students and alumni to attend our next Live from Hollywood guest speaker, Producer and Chairman of Foresight Unlimited Mark Damon, on Friday, August 20, 2021 from 6:00 - 7:00 PM California time (PST). Credited with having invented the foreign sales business as we know it today, Mark Damon is one of the world’s leading international film distribution authorities. His film productions have grossed over $2 billion in theatrical box office worldwide over the past 25 years. He has been involved in the international licensing of over 300 feature films and has produced over 70 films, with Monster (2005 Academy Award Winner), Das Boot and The NeverEnding Story receiving 10 Oscar nominations. He founded the Producer Sales Organization and is an original founding member of the American Film Marketing Association, now known as the International Film and Television Alliance (IFTA). We would love to have you join us for this special event. Please RSVP by clicking the link below and we can send you the access information for the session. Please also review the attached bio and bring your questions for this special session.

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Anaheim University is excited to announce that we will be hosting Discovery Networks Asia Pacific Head of Production Vikram Channa on Friday, August 13th from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm California time.   All Anaheim University students and alumni are invited to join us for this special event. Please RSVP by clicking the link below and we can send you the access information for the session. Please also review the bio below and bring your questions for this special Q&A session.   https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScq9NvIJ1ciOX6bdco101se9YUUn1D_JSKcfrEeLZYJrEa5wA/viewform   

 
Vikram Channa, MBA, MA, Master's in Film & Television Production
Discovery Networks Asia Pacific Head of Production
 
Vikram ChannaVikram Channa serves as Associate Dean of the Anaheim University Akira Kurosawa School of Film. Vikram, who in addition to having a Master's in Film and Television Production and a Master's in History, earned his MBA from the University of Chicago and brings strategic thinking to the film set and innovation to the classroom. At Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, he is responsible for the production of all original Discovery content out of Asia-Pacific. Based in Singapore, he works closely with Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific’s (DNAP) senior management and country heads to provide editorial direction. Vikram and his team produce approximately 100 hours of programming every year across DNAP’s portfolio of eight channel brands. Vikram first joined Discovery in 1995. He has taken on various roles within the company from on-air promotions to programming and production. Together with his team, he executive produced over 500 documentaries, several of which garnered accolades at events such as the Asia Television Awards, New York Festival, Omni Intermedia, and the Academy Awards. Vikram began his working career in India as an independent producer of short films.

Donald Nordeng graduated from Anaheim University’s Master of Business Administration degree program in Global Sustainable Management in 2010. During this time, he was the Managing Director for Ecocert Japan Ltd., the largest sustainable development carrier in the world. Nordeng later moved with his family to New Zealand to take on the role of Chief Executive Officer of BioGro New Zealand Ltd. and Deputy Chair of the Organic Exporters Association of New Zealand. He is now recognized as an expert authority in helping companies refine and grow their business organically. Fast forward: Nordeng is now sharing his expertise in organic certification in his self-published book, Organic to the Core: Transform Your Business with the 6 Principles of Organic Certification. He recently launched a website at www.speakingorganic.com