Ellen Stiefler
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Ellen Stiefler is an agent (talent, literary and theatrical), transmedia producer, executive producer
http://www.deadline.com/tag/jill-bolte-taylor/ and Attorney
who manages talent and intellectual property rights across all media. She is president of Stiefler Law Grouphttp://www.transmediaagency.com and the Transmedia Agencyhttp://www.ellenstiefler.com, which has offices in San Diego, California
, and New York City
, and she has represented best-selling authors and public figures including Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
http://www.observer.com/2008/why-bob-miller-flouted-own-rules-stroke-book, Dr. Erminia (Mimi) Guarneri, Dr. Marianne J. Legato
, Dr. Andy Baldwin, John Assaraf, Dina Babbitt
, Sylvia Earle
, the independent film company 50 Eggs, and its film TEN9EIGHT, which tells the story of several kids from low-income communities who discovered the power of entrepreneurship, Anne McCaffrey
and others.
Before embarking on her career protecting and promoting creative properties, Stiefler pursued studies in music and the violin at The Juilliard School, was graduated from The Brearley School in New York City, Duke University
and The University of Miami School of Law, and also studied international and comparative law at Oxford University.
Stiefler is also a speaker on growing Transmedia businesses, law and the media, and she is an expert on publishing, transmedia and intellectual property law issues. "Ellen Stiefler is a celebrity of sorts on LinkedIn
. The San Diego-based intellectual property attorney is listed as the top expert in the networking site's legal community, based on the frequency and helpfulness of the answers she provides to users' posted questions. Her feedback has touched on issues such as proving the theft of intellectual property, fighting slander and copyrighting a new software concept"http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/PubArticleFriendlyLT.jsp?id=900005498735.
Transmedia Agency has divisions in all major media, including Transmedia Books, Transmedia EBooks, Transmedia TV, Transmedia Films, and Transmedia webcasts and podcasts. Stiefler has helped pioneer new media formats, including TED Books.
Among Stiefler's Transmedia projects is My Stroke of Insight, by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
, which has been told as the enormously popular, TED Talk seen by over 25 million people, a bestselling book translated into over 30 languages, opera and stage productions, documentaries around the world, musical performances, a ballet and a major, full length feature film. The film adaptation of Taylor's novel is being penned by screenwriter Semi Chellas
and will be distributed by Columbia Pictures
, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment
, produced by Academy Award winning producer, Brian Grazer, and directed by Academy Award winning director Ron Howard
, with Stiefler as Executive Producer.
Another Stiefler transmedia project is the story of Nazi holocaust survivor, artist Dina Babbitt
which gave rise to United States legislation, a short film, "The Last Outrage" by Disney Educational Productions, a graphic novel by Neal Adams
and is being turned into a book and film.
Stiefler was a founding Board Member of Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine http://www.scripps.org/locations/scripps-clinic/services/integrative-medicine__integrative-medicine and Kids Korps USA http://www.kidskorps.org and continued to serve on those boards for over a decade. She also serves as an advisor and board member to other civic and charitable organizations as well as a number of for-profit companies. She founded The Gratitude Foundation in 2003 http://www.gratitudefoundation.org.
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
http://www.deadline.com/tag/jill-bolte-taylor/ and Attorney
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
who manages talent and intellectual property rights across all media. She is president of Stiefler Law Grouphttp://www.transmediaagency.com and the Transmedia Agencyhttp://www.ellenstiefler.com, which has offices in San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, and she has represented best-selling authors and public figures including Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
Jill Bolte Taylor
Jill Bolte Taylor is a neuroanatomist who specializes in the postmortem investigation of the human brain. She is affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine and is the national spokesperson for the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center...
http://www.observer.com/2008/why-bob-miller-flouted-own-rules-stroke-book, Dr. Erminia (Mimi) Guarneri, Dr. Marianne J. Legato
Marianne Legato
Marianne J. Legato, MD, FACP, is an internationally known academic physician, author, and lecturer and globally recognized expert in gender-specific medicine, the science of how normal human function and the experience of the same disease vary as a function of gender/biological sex...
, Dr. Andy Baldwin, John Assaraf, Dina Babbitt
Dina Babbitt
Dina Gottliebova-Babbitt was an artist and Holocaust survivor. A U.S. citizen, she resided in Santa Cruz, California....
, Sylvia Earle
Sylvia Earle
Sylvia Alice Earle is an American oceanographer. She was chief scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 1990–1992. She is a National Geographic explorer-in-residence, sometimes called "Her Deepness" or "The Sturgeon General".-Education and career:Earle received a...
, the independent film company 50 Eggs, and its film TEN9EIGHT, which tells the story of several kids from low-income communities who discovered the power of entrepreneurship, Anne McCaffrey
Anne McCaffrey
Anne Inez McCaffrey was an American-born Irish writer, best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series. Over the course of her 46 year career she won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award...
and others.
Before embarking on her career protecting and promoting creative properties, Stiefler pursued studies in music and the violin at The Juilliard School, was graduated from The Brearley School in New York City, Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
and The University of Miami School of Law, and also studied international and comparative law at Oxford University.
Stiefler is also a speaker on growing Transmedia businesses, law and the media, and she is an expert on publishing, transmedia and intellectual property law issues. "Ellen Stiefler is a celebrity of sorts on LinkedIn
LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a business-related social networking site. Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. , LinkedIn reports more than 120 million registered users in more than 200 countries and territories. The site is available in English, French,...
. The San Diego-based intellectual property attorney is listed as the top expert in the networking site's legal community, based on the frequency and helpfulness of the answers she provides to users' posted questions. Her feedback has touched on issues such as proving the theft of intellectual property, fighting slander and copyrighting a new software concept"http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/PubArticleFriendlyLT.jsp?id=900005498735.
Transmedia Agency has divisions in all major media, including Transmedia Books, Transmedia EBooks, Transmedia TV, Transmedia Films, and Transmedia webcasts and podcasts. Stiefler has helped pioneer new media formats, including TED Books.
Among Stiefler's Transmedia projects is My Stroke of Insight, by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
Jill Bolte Taylor
Jill Bolte Taylor is a neuroanatomist who specializes in the postmortem investigation of the human brain. She is affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine and is the national spokesperson for the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center...
, which has been told as the enormously popular, TED Talk seen by over 25 million people, a bestselling book translated into over 30 languages, opera and stage productions, documentaries around the world, musical performances, a ballet and a major, full length feature film. The film adaptation of Taylor's novel is being penned by screenwriter Semi Chellas
Semi Chellas
Semi Chellas is a writer and screenwriter who has written for film, television and magazines. She was born in Palo Alto, California in 1969 and grew up in Calgary, Alberta....
and will be distributed by Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. is the television and film production/distribution unit of Japanese multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony...
, produced by Academy Award winning producer, Brian Grazer, and directed by Academy Award winning director Ron Howard
Ron Howard
Ronald William "Ron" Howard is an American actor, director, and producer. He came to prominence as a child actor, playing Opie Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show for eight years, and later the teenaged Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days for six years...
, with Stiefler as Executive Producer.
Another Stiefler transmedia project is the story of Nazi holocaust survivor, artist Dina Babbitt
Dina Babbitt
Dina Gottliebova-Babbitt was an artist and Holocaust survivor. A U.S. citizen, she resided in Santa Cruz, California....
which gave rise to United States legislation, a short film, "The Last Outrage" by Disney Educational Productions, a graphic novel by Neal Adams
Neal Adams
Neal Adams is an American comic book and commercial artist known for helping to create some of the definitive modern imagery of the DC Comics characters Superman, Batman, and Green Arrow; as the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates; and as a creators-rights advocate who...
and is being turned into a book and film.
Stiefler was a founding Board Member of Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine http://www.scripps.org/locations/scripps-clinic/services/integrative-medicine__integrative-medicine and Kids Korps USA http://www.kidskorps.org and continued to serve on those boards for over a decade. She also serves as an advisor and board member to other civic and charitable organizations as well as a number of for-profit companies. She founded The Gratitude Foundation in 2003 http://www.gratitudefoundation.org.
External links
- http://www.aifestival.org/audio-video-library.php?menu=3&title=524&action=full_infoEllen Stiefler engages Internet pioneer Tim O'ReillyTim O'ReillyTim O'Reilly is the founder of O'Reilly Media and a supporter of the free software and open source movements.-Life and career:...
in dialogue about Gov't 2.0 - opportunities created by the opening of government data to the public and issues of Intellectual Property and transparency]