Lionsgate's Inclusive Content team hosted the Creative Connect Storytellers Summit 2026, and we produced it. More than 75 writers, directors, producers and creatives from underrepresented backgrounds met top studio executives there.

Panels in front of the director's chairs

The aim was to connect emerging talent with the studio, through conversations that lead to real opportunities. Panels ran in front of three screens and a row of director's chairs, and the pace stayed energetic.

Director's chair with a navy Lionsgate backrest
Welcome sign on an easel for the Creative Connect Storytellers Summit
Audience watching a panel discussion at the Storytellers Summit
Backdrop reading I AM WHO I DREAMED OF with the Creative Connect logo
Stacks of navy Creative Connect notebooks on a table

Notebooks, badges and the bar

Creative Connect branding started at the welcome easel and carried through to the name badges, the navy notebooks and an I AM WHO I DREAMED OF backdrop. Catering platters came decorated with pink and red flowers.

A hand holding a Storytellers Summit name badge
Bottles of spirits behind a Creative Connect napkin on the bar
A guest reading a printed program during the summit
A tray of rolled appetizers and small bites with a menu card
Catering platter decorated with pink and red flowers