Emmeline Yang Hankins

Emmeline Yang Hankins (@talktoemmeline) is a producer, executive, and development consultant with 20+ years of diverse experience in film and TV, having sold projects to Netflix, Apple, Hulu, Warner Bros, Universal, DreamWorks, Neon, and ABC. Her feature work ranges from the Academy Award-winning Spotlight to auteur-driven indies like Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum and Gus Van Sant’s Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot.

In television, Emmeline ran development for showrunner Amy Lippman (Party of Five, Masters of Sex) during her overall deal at Sony Television. There, she honed a sharp sense for what makes a TV pitch land — and now shares that knowledge through her own pitch workshops, as well as classes at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and for the Sundance Institute.

She previously served as an executive at Anonymous Content under visionary producer Steve Golin, contributing to films including The Revenant and The Fifth Estate (as co-producer). Later, as SVP, Features for George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures, she specialized in socially relevant stories and IP adaptations. Emmeline has since become a trusted resource for authors transitioning from novel-writing to screenwriting.

Writers and filmmakers she’s worked with include Josh Singer, Bill Condon, Tom McCarthy, Chandler Baker, Debora Cahn, Anthony McCarten, Peter Moffat, Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, Steve Zaillian, Jack Amiel & Michael Begler, Ken Kwapis, Tom Rob Smith, and Valerie Armstrong.

"I take real pride in helping writers shape work that feels true to their voice, while still viable in the market. Writers often describe me as a thoughtful, encouraging partner—and that’s the part of producing I love most: supporting artists as they step into their voice and bring their stories to life."