On Sunday, June 3 at the second annual Split Screens TV Festival in New York City, Golden Globe® and SAG® Award-winning actress Sandra Oh took to the stage following a screening of BBC America’s Killing Eve premiere to accept the Vanguard Award, honoring those who have significantly advanced the evolution of TV storytelling, presented by Sarah Barnett, President and General Manager of BBC America, who called Oh a “master scene-stealer and utterly generous performer.”
SANDRA OH ON KILLING EVE, HER CREATIVE PROCESS, DEALING WITH FAME: Sitting down with Split Screens Festival Creative Director, author/critic Matt Zoller Seitz, who called Oh an “international phenomenon,” Sandra described her new hit series Killing Eve as “lightning in a bottle,” and “delicious and a little naughty,” and admitted that she settles into her character using Eve’s love of handbags: “It’s just a handbag...that I’ve endowed with all of my dreams.” She discussed her appreciation for the humor in the series: “It’s not like the jokes are humor for humor’s sake. It’s so grounded in the character...humor is one of the most grounding human elements to getting someone to relate to you.” Sandra also opened up about her creative process and what she does when she gets a script: “I start writing down my dreams. What I love about TV is you start with a pilot script but you don’t know what episode 8 will be. Neither does the writer. You can write to actors’ strengths...you get to have much more input because it’s a living, breathing thing. Also the first episode of any show is bananas. You’re in the midst of creating. My favorite stuff is being close to the writers and jamming on ideas.” Oh mentioned she doesn't mind losing control of the final cut after filming wraps: “The point is not the finished product, not for me at least.” And on dealing with fame: “I learned a tremendous amount going through the Grey’s Anatomy experience.”
TV LAND’S YOUNGER TALKS FILMING IN NEW YORK AND FAN MOMENTS: Following the exclusive season five premiere screening of TV Land’s Younger, presented by Kai Falkenberg, Media and Entertainment 1st Deputy Commissioner, NYC Mayor’s Office, cast members Debbie Mazar, Nico Tortorella and Charles Michael Davis, along with Executive Producer Dottie Zicklin sat down with Seitz to discuss the new season. On filming in NYC, Debbie Mazar said, “There’s nothing like New York and it plays a major character in the show. You really feel the energy of the city, in particularly Brooklyn. It gives me life because I get to work in my hometown and get to use that tax incentive which we’re all contributing to today.” On fans approaching her, Mazar said, “I take the F train. It comes with the territory. You have to embrace it and give that back, the love. It feels great to be appreciated. When I walk down the street and someone says ‘Yeah mami, nice ass,’ I’m like ‘Yes.’ I am not part of the Me Too movement on that.” Nico Tortorella added, “A police officer pulled me over for a selfie in Williamsburg. I thought I was in trouble because I’ve been in trouble before.” Executive Producer Dottie Zicklin also discussed the writer’s room for the show: “We have 20-somethings, 30-somethings and the olds. It’s like a big group therapy session. What’s going on in your life? It’s a free-for-all trying to create stories.” And how they know so much about the world of publishing? “We have a mole. A paid mole. He wants to remain anonymous.”
RHEA SEEHORN DISHES ON HER FAMOUS BETTER CALL SAUL CO-STARS AND BEHIND THE SCENES SCOOP ON AMC’S HIT SERIES: Fresh off wrapping production on season four of AMC’s critically-acclaimed drama Better Call Saul, Rhea Seehorn touched on her pride in the female representation behind the camera: "If they turn the camera around on AMC, I have never been surrounded by more women behind the camera on any other show in my whole career. This year we have half female writers on the staff, multiple female directors, female executive producers, gaffers, grips, heads of departments, a focus puller." Seehorn also gave a glimpse into life on set with her iconic, veteran co-stars, including Bob Odenkirk and Jonathan Banks: "Something that comes with their level of talent and years in the business is that they are capable of and interested in being totally present in the scene...Jonathan Banks is more of a cut up than Bob Odenkirk, people switch those two as far as what they think they’ll be in real life...Jonathan is a little more of a clown, shows up to scenes he’s not in – usually mine, bites me (don’t worry it’s not harassment, it's a Muppet bite), makes faces at me next to the camera while I’m acting.” She also jokes about the public perception of her character's (Kim Wexler) choices: "It’s funny, people would tell me 'I can't believe Kim would be with Saul!' I said, ‘Kim has not seen Breaking Bad!’"
Below, please find photos from the second annual Split Screens Festival, celebrating the art and craft of TV, featuring the biggest and boldest names in scripted content both in front of and behind the camera, on Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3 at the IFC Center in New York City.
VANGUARD AWARD: SANDRA OH
Split Screens Festival Executive Director Raphaela Neihausen; Sarah Barnett, President and General Manager of BBC America; Actor/Vanguard Award Honoree Sandra Oh; Split Screens Festival Creative Director, author/critic Matt Zoller Seitz on Sunday, June 3 at the second annual Split Screens Festival at the IFC Center in New York City (Photo credit: IFC Center/Lou Aguilar)
Actor/Vanguard Award Honoree Sandra Oh on Sunday, June 3 at the second annual Split Screens Festival at the IFC Center in New York City (Photo credit: IFC Center/Lou Aguilar)
Split Screens Festival Creative Director, author/critic Matt Zoller Seitz and Actor/Vanguard Award Honoree Sandra Oh on Sunday, June 3 at the second annual Split Screens Festival at the IFC Center in New York City (Photo credit: IFC Center/Lou Aguilar)
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT: THE BITTERSWEET MAGIC OF YOUNGER (TV Land)
Kai Falkenberg, Media and Entertainment 1st Deputy Commissioner, NYC Mayor’s Office; Actor Nico Tortorella; Split Screens Festival Executive Director Raphaela Neihausen; Actor Debi Mazar; Actor Charles Michael Davis; Split Screens Festival Creative Director, author/critic Matt Zoller Seitz on Sunday, June 3 at the second annual Split Screens Festival at the IFC Center in New York City (Photo credit: IFC Center/Carlos Sanfer)
Actors Charles Michael Davis, Debi Mazar and Nico Tortorella on Sunday, June 3 at the second annual Split Screens Festival at the IFC Center in New York City (Photo credit: IFC Center/Carlos Sanfer)
Actors Charles Michael Davis and Nico Tortorella on Sunday, June 3 at the second annual Split Screens Festival at the IFC Center in New York City (Photo credit: IFC Center/Carlos Sanfer)
KIM’S TURN: RHEA SEEHORN IN BETTER CALL SAUL (AMC)
Actor Rhea Seehorn on Sunday, June 3 at the second annual Split Screens Festival at the IFC Center in New York City (Photo credit: IFC Center/Carlos Sanfer)
Split Screens Festival Creative Director, author/critic Matt Zoller Seitz; Actor Rhea Seehorn; Split Screens Festival Executive Director Raphaela Neihausen on Sunday, June 3 at the second annual Split Screens Festival at the IFC Center in New York City (Photo credit: IFC Center/Carlos Sanfer)
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