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Film

APB's diverse list of film speakers includes some of the profession's most noted actors, directors, and writers. Whether you are looking for a notable face to draw attendance or a celebrity to champion your cause, APB's speakers on film will provide the perfect keynote for your event.

Film

Award-Winning Actress & Activist

Best known for her role as "Gabrielle Solis" on the ABC megahit Desperate Housewives, Eva Longoria is a gifted actress & dedicated activist who works to raise ovarian cancer awareness. She is also founder...

Filmmaker of Bully

The writer and producer of Bully, a documentary film charting “a year in the life” of America’s bullying crisis, Lowen explores the roots and ramifications of bullying on the playground, and how it translates...

Actress & Activist

Maria Bello is an internationally renowned actor and women's rights activist. She is co-founder of We Advance, a women's movement and NGO based in Cite Soleil, Haiti.

Screenwriter & Cancer Survivor

Joe Eszterhas is one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood history. Over the past 35 years he has penned the scripts for such films as Basic Instinct, Flashdance & Showgirls.

Academy Award-Winning Actor

One of the most prominent actors, directors and producers in Hollywood, Michael Douglas has repeatedly chosen to work on politically influential and controversial motion pictures. As a celebrity keynote speaker, long...

Award-Winning Actor

One of the most celebrated actors in cinematic history, Al Pacino has starred in The Godfather & Scent of a Woman. Pacino now steps behind the podium to offer audiences engaging & entertaining...

Actress & Children's Activist

Award-winning actress and speaker Jane Seymour is also an artist, entrepreneur and activist who works to improve the lives of children worldwide.

Legendary Producer, Director & Screenwriter

One of the most influential and innovative filmmakers of our time, speaker Francis Ford Coppola has produced such films as The Godfather and Patton.

Academy Award-Winning Actress

Hawn's Academy Award-winning roles and lasting impressions have gained her adoring audiences worldwide. A woman of many talents, she is not only a gifted actor and celebrity speaker, but also a creative director,...

Academy Award-Winning Producer of Titanic & Avatar

Jon Landau produced the two highest grossing movies of all-time, Avatar & Titanic. He has a thorough understanding of complex technologies as well as experience working with the highest caliber of...

Academy Award-Winning Actress

An actress, director & producer, the Oscar-winning Diane Keaton has over 50 films under her belt, including Annie Hall & Something's Gotta Give. She speaks on gender & age in Hollywood and...

Film Critic

Leonard Maltin is a respected film critic and historian, perhaps best known for his annual paperback reference Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright for "Glengarry Glenn Ross" and an award-winning film and television director, Mamet has also made a name for himself as author of The Wicked Son: Anti-Semitism, Self-hatred,...

Emmy Award-Winning Actor & Film Producer

Award-winning actor Joe Pantoliano has made it his mission to put a face on the issue of mental health. He works to "stomp the stigma" associated with brain disease, and offers hope to those affected.

Actor, Director & Author

Peter Bogdanovich has directed such classic films as The Last Picture Show and Paper Moon. He shares fascinating personal anecdotes, all of which demonstrate his love for the art of filmmaking.

Academy Award-Winning Actress

A young Oscar winner for her role in The Miracle Worker, Duke stunned the world when she shared her story of living with bipolar disorder in her best-selling book, A Brilliant Madness. Now an outspoken...

Actress & Civil Liberties Activist

One of the great actresses of all time, speaker Kathleen Turner is a civil liberties activist who strives to create a future in which society respects women's health choices.

Filmmaker

One of America's most outspoken social critics, Lee is an all-around respected and talented filmmaker. Director of critically acclaimed, social conscious films including Inside Man, Malcolm X, and Do the...

Documentary Filmmaker

Named "the most accomplished documentary filmmaker of his generation" by The New York Times, speaker Ken Burns produced unparalleled features such as The Civil War and Lewis and Clark.

Academy Award-Winning Actress & Cancer Survivor

Kathy Bates is an Oscar-winning actress for her role in 1990's Misery. Diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2003, she is now in remission.

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