The Executive Hour with David Woods

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We're back in the Writers' Room for The Executive Hour with David Woods! David Woods is a Producer/Director/Writer, who lives and works in New York. Currently David is Co-Producer on "The Bear", Producer on "American Sports Story: Gladiator", and developing projects as Independent Producer with an interest in helping to realize original, authentic, character-driven content that speaks to the challenges and the possibilities of our divided world. David has served as a Producer, working closely with the Showrunners to help bring to life over two hundred episodes of television across a wide range of storytelling worlds, including: the Emmy-nominated Comedy series "The Bear", the Emmy-nominated, Peabody and Golden Globe Award winning Drama series "The Americans", the Golden Globe-nominated and NAACP Image Award winning Comedy series "Everybody Hates Chris", the NAACP Image Award winning Drama series "P-Valley" as well as "Red Oaks", "Sweetbitter", "Genius: Aretha", "The Girlfriend Experience”, and "Up Here". He has also served as Post Production Supervisor on various projects, including Steven King’s Emmy Award-winning Mini-Series "Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King" for TNT, "The Good Wife" for CBS, "Big Love" for HBO, and the Jon Reiss feature documentary BOMB IT, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. He's worked with industry notables such as Ryan Murphy, Stuart Zicherman, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo, Steven Levenson, Thomas Kail, Steven Soderbergh, David Gordon Green and Josh Senior. As a Writer-Director, his short films, SECOND THOUGHTS and BIRTHMARK, have screened at many prominent film festivals, including Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, Savannah Film Festival, Ashland Independent Film Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, Wisconsin Film Festival, and Sapporo Short Fest as well as special program screenings at the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto and the Director’s Guild Theater in Los Angeles. He also produced the feature film, DEEP DARK, and short film, KITTY KITTY, for Writer-Director Michael Medaglia, which have screened at Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, Waterfront Film Festival, Omaha Film Festival, and the Dead by Dawn Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. Full Bio »

Webinar Summary

We’re back in the Writers’ Room for the Executive Hour with special guest David Woods, co-producer on THE BEAR. Prepare to delve into David's captivating journey and wealth of experience, as he generously imparts invaluable advice, all while eagerly responding to the burning questions YOU bring to the table. Don't miss this exclusive opportunity to gain insights and inspiration from a seasoned professional in the industry!

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We're back in the Writers' Room for The Executive Hour with David Woods!

David Woods is a Producer/Director/Writer, who lives and works in New York. Currently David is Co-Producer on "The Bear", Producer on "American Sports Story: Gladiator", and developing projects as Independent Producer with an interest in helping to realize original, authentic, character-driven content that speaks to the challenges and the possibilities of our divided world.

David has served as a Producer, working closely with the Showrunners to help bring to life over two hundred episodes of television across a wide range of storytelling worlds, including: the Emmy-nominated Comedy series "The Bear", the Emmy-nominated, Peabody and Golden Globe Award winning Drama series "The Americans", the Golden Globe-nominated and NAACP Image Award winning Comedy series "Everybody Hates Chris", the NAACP Image Award winning Drama series "P-Valley" as well as "Red Oaks", "Sweetbitter", "Genius: Aretha", "The Girlfriend Experience”, and "Up Here". He has also served as Post Production Supervisor on various projects, including Steven King’s Emmy Award-winning Mini-Series "Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King" for TNT, "The Good Wife" for CBS, "Big Love" for HBO, and the Jon Reiss feature documentary BOMB IT, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.

He's worked with industry notables such as Ryan Murphy, Stuart Zicherman, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo, Steven Levenson, Thomas Kail, Steven Soderbergh, David Gordon Green and Josh Senior.

As a Writer-Director, his short films, SECOND THOUGHTS and BIRTHMARK, have screened at many prominent film festivals, including Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, Savannah Film Festival, Ashland Independent Film Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, Wisconsin Film Festival, and Sapporo Short Fest as well as special program screenings at the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto and the Director’s Guild Theater in Los Angeles. He also produced the feature film, DEEP DARK, and short film, KITTY KITTY, for Writer-Director Michael Medaglia, which have screened at Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, Waterfront Film Festival, Omaha Film Festival, and the Dead by Dawn Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Testimonials

"Thank you David. A most interesting morning, and loads of fun too!" -Ingrid W.

"Wonderful executive hour tonight! Thank you David, Emily and Kay for giving us these gems. Very interesting. Have to run now. Keep creating everyone!" -John M.

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