Ms. Diablo will receive her Trailblazer Award at the end of the panel discussion.

Academy Award winning writer. Juno was runner-up for the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award, won second prize at the Rome Film Festival, and earned four Academy Award nominations, including one for Best Picture. Cody herself won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for her debut script, which also picked up a Golden Globe nomination and an Independent Spirit Awardfor Best Screenplay. She also won screenplay honors from BAFTA, the Writers Guild of America, Broadcast Film Critics Association, the National Board of Review, the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, the Florida Film Critics Circle, the Southeastern Film Critics Association, the Satellite Awards, and the Cinema for Peace Award 2008 for Most Valuable Work of Director, Producer & Screenwriter for Juno.

After attending The University of Southern California, Pam was hired by CBS Television. After a few months, she became Assistant to the Head of Casting. Six months later, she left CBS Television to become Vice President of Casting for ABC Television. A year later, she was promoted to Senior Vice President of Casting for the ABC Television Network. She oversaw the casting for all series, mini-series, television movies and daytime soaps. Pam left ABC Television to become a Production Vice President for Paramount Pictures under Michael Eisner. After several years as a motion picture and television executive, Pam decided to open her own casting company. For the last several years, Pam has been an independent feature Casting Director. During this time, she has cast numerous features: Zorro, Green Lantern, Barney’s Version, City Slickers, Waterdance, The Craft, Angels in the Outfield, Tremors, Dick, The Moderns, Goldeneye, Music Box, Baby Boom, Cookie’s Fortune, Gosford Park, and Prairie Home Companion. Recently, Pam completed casting on “K-11” and has begun working on “The Hive” with Joel Schumacher. She has been fortunate to work with many talented directors such as: Robert Altman, Alan Rudolph, Martin Campbell, Barry Levinson, Joel Schumacher and Paul Schrader.

Pam is currently President of The Casting Society of America. She teaches at UCLA in the Entertainment Studies Department and lectures at The Los Angeles Film School, Harvard University, and high schools throughout California. Pam is on the Actors Fund Western Council, and on the Board of Trustees of Valley Presbyterian Hospital. She is an active member of the Motion Picture Academy She resides in Los Angeles with her husband and two children. 

EXPERIENCE

•   Executive Director-International Film and Music Festival Conference, NY, NY. ED responsible for annual conference (in Austin 2011 and Paris 2012) for music and film executives including organizing panels, sponsorships, logistics and events.
  
  
•   Consultant and Acting Festival Director, US Sports Film Festival, NY, NY. Festival Director for festival at Super Bowl, Penn and NY Athletic Club. Responsible for all aspects of festival execution, including preparation of budget, staffing, programming, interfacing with filmmakers, sponsors, audience, venues and film studios, develop panels, handle ticketing and new media outreach and manage all events (2009-2010)
  
  
•   Marketing Director, Philadelphia Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA. Responsible for crafting radio promotions, social media outreach, inner- city school outreach, ticket incentives, event promotions, membership incentives, film promotions, ticket and other promotional ideas and programs (2010)
  
  
•   Senior Executive, Ambassador Media Partners, Beverly Hills, California. Legal consultant in partnership with ex-presidents of Miramax, International, ICM-Europe and Orion Pictures Distribution. Advise filmmakers, writers, and film festivals in all aspects of script revisions, film editing, production, talent, funding, marketing and distribution. (2008- 2009)
  
  
•   Festival Director, Artivist Film Festival, Los Angeles, California. Responsible for successful execution of festival, hiring of staff and event management, audience development, new media and programming in Hollywood, London and NY ( 2009 - 2010)
  
  
•   Senior Vice President, Acquisitions, Her Flicks f/k/a WomensFilmNet, Los Angeles, California. Responsible for content for company labeling, distributing, streaming and selling DVD’s for new media and traditional media directed at women, prepare and pitch business plan. (2008-2009)
  
  
•   Consultant and Acting Festival Director, Barbados International Film Festival, Barbados, West Indies. Responsible for organization of festival including programming, hospitality, celebrity liaisons, venues, events, films and overall management ( 2007)
  
  
•   Executive Director, Ojai Film Festival, Ojai, California. Responsible for budget, sponsorship agreements, events, employment of staff, reporting to Board of Directors, management of programming and content including interfacing with producers, directors, studios; establishing and maintaining by-laws, committees, venue agreements, panels, merchandising, box office, awards banquet, attend major film festivals, create and maintain industry contacts (2007)
  
  
•   Executive Director, Newport International Film Festival, Newport, RI. Responsible for legal, budget, sponsorship agreements, event management, employment of staff, reporting to Board of Directors,
  
  

Publications and Speeches

management of programming and content including interfacing with producers, directors, studios, venue agreements, prepare all grants, panels, merchandising, box office, awards banquet, attend all major festivals, create and maintain industry contacts. Grew festival from $125,000 budget to $750,000 budget (2003-2007)

•   Commissioner and General Counsel of the WSGT (now Legends Tour), The Official Senior Tour of the LPGA, Boston, Ma. Responsible for securing Licensing Agreement with the LPGA, Federal tax exempt status, sponsorship agreements with various tournaments, established the rules and regulations of the WSGT and drafted all endorsement contracts with various licensees, established the Board of Directors, created the by-laws and converted the prior Medallist Tour to the WSGT, trademarked name and logo (2001-2003)
  
  
•   Counsel, Holland & Knight, LLP, Providence, RI. Sports, entertainment and real estate and conservation lawyer at international law firm (2000- 2003)
  
  
•   Counsel, Edwards & Angell, Palmer & Dodge, LLP, Providence, RI. Real estate, lending, leasing and conservation attorney at large East Coast law firm, General Counsel, Audubon Society of Rhode Island, Outside counsel to CVS, G-Tech, Newport Daily News, General Counsel to Sunnyfields, LLC, Developer of Newport National Golf Course (1993- 2000)
  
  
•   Law Office of Laurie B. Kirby, Newport, RI. Attorney in general practice (1983-1993)
  
  
•   Assistant Town Solicitor, Middletown, RI. Responsible for misdemeanor criminal prosecutions and zoning matters (1983-1985)
  
  
•   Jury and panel advisor, Topanga Film Festival, (2009-present)
  
  
•   Board of Advisors and Speaker, International Film Festival Summit,
  
  (2004-2010)
  
  
•   Jury and panel advisor, Ladies Filmmaker Film Festival (2009-present)