FMS Speaker Series with Tufts Alum Rick Mischel (A83)

Apr 17, 2025

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April 2025

About the event

Tufts alum Rick Mischel (A83) is an industry veteran with more than three decades of experience. From 2018-2022, he served as CEO of Bardel Entertainment, where he was part of a team that won an Emmy for Rick and Morty. Before that, he was an executive producer at Sony Pictures Animation, where he worked on the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Hotel Transylvania animated tv series. He was also part of the team that launched Sony Pictures Imageworks in Vancouver, the studio behind the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and popular features from the Hotel Transylvania and The Smurfs franchises.

April 17

5:30, Barnum LL08

Producing Movies and TV Projects; From Pitch to Distribution. FMS Speaker Series. A talk about getting into and working in the television industry - and what it takes to survive! This will be an interactive discussion - come prepared with questions! Moderated by FMS Director Tasha Oren.

April 17

11:45-1:00, BARNUM 216

Conversation and lunch - for animation lovers! A casual lunch chat about the television animation industry. Invitation only.

Photo Highlights from lunch