Amazon Studios Chief Jennifer Salke to Receive Variety Vanguard Award at Mipcom

variety.com:

William Earl Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, has been tapped to receive the Variety Vanguard Award at the Mipcom international content sales conference set for Oct.

17-20 in Cannes.The kudo recognizes television industry leaders who have made a significant contribution to the global business of entertainment.

Salke will receive the award, presented by Variety and Mipcom, on Oct. 18 as part of her keynote conversation at the Palais de Festivals, moderated by Variety co-editor in chief Cynthia Littleton.“Jennifer Salke has steered Amazon Studios growth into a powerhouse player in the content business,” said Michelle Sobrino-Stearns, CEO and group publisher of Variety. “She has had an undeniable track record of success throughout her career, and she is one of the highest-ranking women in an industry that still has a long way to go toward gender parity in the C-suites.” Salke is approaching her fifth year at the helm of Amazon Studios, responsible for all aspects of series and film development, production and acquisitions for the global entertainment division.

Salke, the NBC and 20th Century Fox Television alum, has dramatically expanded the volume and scope of Amazon’s production operation since she took the helm as studios chief in February 2018.