Photos: October 29, 2008

Lionsgate Execs Party at Starz Hollywood Awards

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:40:18 -0800

Lionsgate Co-Chairman and CEO Jon Feltheimer, left, “Crash” executive producer Paul Haggis, Lionsgate President of Television Programming and Production Kevin Beggs and Starz Entertainment President-COO Bill Myers enjoy the Starz Hollywood Awards afterparty Oct. 27 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. (Lester Cohen / Wireimage)

WNET’s Shapiro Welcomes Lumet to ‘Reel 13’

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:45:04 -0800

“Reel 13” host Neal Gabler, left, and WNET.org President and CEO Neal Shapiro, right, flank director Sidney Lumet at Thirteen's studios in Manhattan, New York on Oct. 22. (Joe Sinnott / WNET)

Documentary Channel’s Mitchell Hosts Academy Screening

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:58:06 -0800

Documentary Channel CEO and founder Tom Neff, left, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Patrick Harrison, host/critic Elvis Mitchell, producer/director William C. Jersey and Nebraska State Sen. Ernie Chambers gather for the academy’s Oct. 20 screening of “A Time for Burning” at the Light House Theater in New York. (A.M.P.A.S.)

Mediavest, OMG Direct Execs Join Richman for Lifetime Marketing Event

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:59:46 -0800

Mediavest’s Donna Speciale, left, and Pam Zucker, right, join Lifetime Networks’ Debbie Richman, second from left, and OMG Direct’s Wendy Arnon, second from right, at Lifetime’s “Every Woman Counts: Marketing to Women Today” event Oct. 23 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City.

CBS Consumer Products Execs Launch ‘90210’ Shirts at Kitson

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:01:26 -0800

CBS Consumer Products VP of Marketing Bill Burke, left, Executive VP and General Manager Liz Kalodner, and Director of Licensing PJ Pierce attend the “90210” T-Shirt Launch Party at Kitson in Los Angeles on Oct. 22. (John Sciulli / Berliner Studio/BEImages)

Bravo’s Berwick, Cohen Get ‘Top Chef’ Taste

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:03:45 -0800

Bravo’s Executive VP and General Manager Frances Berwick, left, and Senior VP of Development and Production Andy Cohen, center, join “Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi, second from left, and judges Gail Simmons and Tom Colicchio for “Taste of the Five Boroughs” at Grand Central’s Vanderbilt Hall in New York on Oct. 27. (Andrei Jackamets)

Disney-ABC’s Sweeney Attends Women’s Conference in Long Beach

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:05:31 -0800

Anne Sweeney, co-chair for Disney Media Networks and president of Disney-ABC Television Group, left, meets up with Children’s Defense Fund founder and CEO Marian Wright Edelman at the Women’s Conference in Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 22. (Craig Sjodin / Disney-ABC)

ABC’s Greene, McPherson Celebrate ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:07:17 -0800

ABC Late Night Vice President Danielle Greene, left, Entertainment President Stephen McPherson, executive producer Jill Leiderman, Jimmy Kimmel and Sal Iacono celebrate a successful year of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” with a barbecue Oct. 23 in Hollywood. (ABC)

Producers, Actors Gather for ‘Hollywood, America and Election’ Panel

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:08:33 -0800

The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors’ “Hollywood, America and Election ’08” discussion attracts producer Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, seated left, writer/producer Lionel Chetwynd, actress Patricia Heaton, Ph.D. pollster Frank Luntz, standing left, writer/producer Larry Gelbart and actor Beau Bridges at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Oct. 27.

Academy Welcomes Lifetime, Sci Fi, HBO, FX, AMC, Hallmark Execs

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:10:12 -0800

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences brings together Lifetime Television VP of Original Movies Arturo Interian, left, Sci Fi Channel Senior VP of Original Programming Tony Optican, Hallmark Channel VP of Original Programming Elizabeth Yost, HBO Films Director of Development for Miniseries Brad Saunders, FX Productions Executive VP Eric Schrier and AMC TV VP of Original Programming, West Coast, Jeremy Elice for the “Television: The New Independent Filmmaker” event held Oct. 21 at the academy’s Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood, Calif.