ABOUT ADAM McKAY
Writer/Director Adam McKay has been behind several influential and successful films in his career and has made a lasting mark on the comedy world as a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe and as Head Writer on the venerable comedy institution Saturday Night Live, where he met long-time producing and writing partner Will Ferrell. McKay and Ferrell have collaborated on several films, including Columbia Pictures' Step Brothers, and Sony's Talladega Nights and The Other Guys. McKay's partnership with Ferrell continued with McKay returning to co-write and direct Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, the sequel to their cult classic Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. McKay recently produced Welcome to Me, starring Kristen Wiig, and wrote Marvel's summer hit Ant Man. McKay's success extends beyond film. He is a frequent contributor on Huffington Post, has written for TV projects such as Michael Moore's The Awful Truth, directed and produced on HBO's Eastbound and Down, and produced the Emmy-nominated Drunk History.  On Broadway, McKay directed the Tony-nominated You're Welcome America. Along with Ferrell and Chris Henchy, McKay started the comedy website Funny or Die, which now gets over 35 million hits each year. Most recently, McKay has turned his focus to a more serious topic, directing the highly anticipated Paramount Pictures film The Big Short, which takes a look inside the financial crisis of 2007-2010, based on the New York Times best-selling book by Michael Lewis. Opening this December, The Big Short stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt.

ABOUT TOM McCARTHY
SPOTLIGHT director and co-writer Tom McCarthy was known primarily as a busy working actor until he burst onto the filmmaking scene with his critically acclaimed first feature The Station Agent, released in 2003 by Miramax Films. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded the Audience Award and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. The film was also awarded the BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay and won two Independent Spirit Awards, including the John Cassavetes Award (given to the best feature made for $500,000 or less). The National Board of Review named it third on their list of the 10 Best Films of the Year. The Station Agent was nominated for three SAG Awards including Best Ensemble and was also nominated by the WGA for Best Original Screenplay. The film won awards at many film festivals including San Sebastian, Stockholm, Mexico City and Aspen. McCarthy followed this with the equally acclaimed The Visitor (2007), winning the award for Best Screenplay from the San Diego Film Critics Society, the Satellite Award for Best Screenplay and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Direction. He was nominated for a Writers Guild Award and received the Grand Special Prize at the Deauville Film Festival. Richard Jenkins received an Oscar® nomination for Best Actor and the film itself was nominated for numerous honors including an Image Award, a Gotham Award and a David di Donatello Award. In 2009 McCarthy shared story credit with Pete Docter and Bob Peterson on the hit animated feature Up, for which he received an Oscar® nomination. In 2011 McCarthy wrote and directed Win Win, starring Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan, which was released by Fox Searchlight to great critical acclaim. Last year he wrote and directed The Cobbler, starring Adam Sandler and Dustin Hoffman. The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and was released by RLJ/Image Entertainment. In addition to his writing and directing, McCarthy continues his career as an actor. He made his screen debut in the 1992 film Crossing the Bridge and went on to appear in such films as Flags of Our Fathers, Syriana, Good Night, and Good Luck, Year of the Dog, Meet the Parents, All the King's Men, Duplicity, 2012 and The Lovely Bones. He was featured in the final season of HBO's critically acclaimed series "The Wire" and had a series regular role on "Boston Public."

ABOUT JOSH SINGER
SPOTLIGHT co-writer and executive producer Josh Singer is an acclaimed film and television writer who tells thought-provoking stories that bring interesting, challenging and inspiring real-life characters to the screen. He made his feature-film writing debut with the WikiLeaks drama The Fifth Estate, directed by Bill Condon and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Daniel Brühl. He is currently working on two projects: a Neil Armstrong film with Damien Chazelle attached to direct (for Universal) and a musical biopic on Leonard Bernstein with Martin Scorsese attached to direct (for Paramount). Prior to writing films, Singer worked on a number of critically acclaimed television shows including Fox's cult sci-fi series "Fringe," NBC's long-running hit "Law & Order: SVU" and NBC's Emmy-winning drama "The West Wing," which earned Singer two WGA Award nominations. Singer graduated from Yale University, where he studied mathematics and economics. He earned his J.D. at Harvard Law School and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Born in Philadelphia, Singer currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife, novelist Laura Dave.

ABOUT INSIDE OUT
Disney*Pixar's original new film Inside Out ventures inside 11-year-old Riley's mind. Based in Headquarters, five Emotions are hard at work, led by lighthearted optimist Joy (voice of Amy Poehler), whose mission is to make sure Riley stays happy. Fear (voice of Bill Hader) heads up safety, Anger (voice of Lewis Black) ensures all is fair and Disgust (voice of Mindy Kaling) prevents Riley from getting poisoned-both physically and socially. Sadness (voice of Phyllis Smith) isn't exactly sure what her role is, and frankly, neither is anyone else. When Riley's family relocates to a scary new city, the Emotions are on the job, eager to help guide her through the difficult transition. But when Joy and Sadness are inadvertently swept into the far reaches of Riley's mind-taking some of her core memories with them-Fear, Anger and Disgust are left reluctantly in charge. Joy and Sadness must venture through unfamiliar places-Long Term Memory, Imagination Land, Abstract Thought and Dream Productions-in a desperate effort to get back to Headquarters, and Riley. Inside Out is directed by Pete Docter and produced by Jonas Rivera.

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