Why You Should Look People In The Eye | Brian Grazer & Ted Sarandos | Google Zeitgeist 2019

Oscar-winning producer, Brian Grazer and Chief Content Officer at Netflix, Ted Sarandos talk about the power of human connection in an industry where people must believe in ideas that don't exist yet.
His book, Face to Face: The Art of Human Connection, is out now: https://bit.ly/2NrYPIA

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Ted Sarandos is Chief Content Officer at Netflix, overseeing the teams responsible for the acquisition and creation of all Netflix content including original series from around the world such as Stranger Things, Dark (Germany), La Casa De Papel (Spain), and Sacred Games (India) and original films including blockbusters as To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Bright, Bird Box, and the 3-time Academy Award-winning film ROMA. Ted has been responsible for all content operations since 2000, and led the company's transition into original content production that began in 2013 with the launch of the series House of Cards. Arrested Development, and Orange is the New Black, among numerous others. Today Netflix is available in 190 countries and Netflix originals have received numerous awards around the world including 66 Primetime Emmy wins, 6 Oscars, and 5 BAFTA Film Award including Best Picture.

Brian Grazer is an Oscar-winning producer and New York times bestselling author. His films and television shows have been nominated for forty-three Academy Awards and 195 Emmys. His credits include A Beautiful Mind, 24, Apollo 13, Splash, Arrested Development, Empire, 8 Mile, Friday Night Lights, American Gangster, and Genius, among others. He is the author of Face to Face: The Art of Human Connection and the New York Times bestseller A Curious MInd: The Secret to Bigger Life. Grazer was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World and is the co-founder of Imagine Entertainment along with his longtime partner Ron Howard.