Beth Fraikorn
Consultant and Public Speaker in New York Area
Beth Fraikorn
Beth Fraikorn is an Emmy®-winning executive producer, media strategist, entrepreneur, and consultant with extensive experience transforming global entertainment businesses. As founder of Compulsion Entertainment Inc., she creates, distributes, and consults on high-impact content across platforms.
- Founder - Compulsion Entertainment Inc.
- GM/EP - Disney® i.d.e.a.s.
- Head of USA/EP - Breakthrough Entertainment, Inc.
- EP - Transform Films, Inc.
- EP at NVC, inc. oversaw post for wide range of features, commercials and TV series.
- EP at Image Design, Inc., oversaw visual effects and post-production for multiple features
- Lead Producer - NHK/HDCG (First HD CGI facility)
- EP - Time-Life's "Lost Civilizations" Visual Effects
- National Sales, Symbolics, an MIT AI Lab spinoff
- EP of over 100 hours of True Crime series
Fraikorn has consistently driven innovation and growth throughout her career:
- Served on the Producers Guild of America Board of Directors
- Board Member, Stamford Economic Development Board
- Established Ampersand/The Group, earning a Cannes Gold Lion
- First HD CGI facility with NHK, delivering acclaimed "Lost Animals"
- Spearheaded CGI for "Lost Civilizations"
- Managed US production on Olympics graphics and animation tests for Disney's Films
Her work has earned numerous prestigious awards:
- National Emmy® Award
- Telly Award
- IMAGINA Grand Prix
- MTV Awards
- Her projects have been featured in numerous festivals including International Animation Festival, Images Du Future, Houston Film Festival, Martha's Vineyard Film Festival, Chagrin Film Festival, Social Justice Film Festival, Charlotte Film Festival, Social Change Film Festival, SIGGRAPH.
Fraikorn has established herself as an industry leader through various roles:
- PGA Board of Directors
- PGA Chair of Non-fiction & Documentary Committee
- Emmy Awards Judge
- Banff World Media Festival Rockie Awards Judge
- Real Screen, Judge
- New York Film Festival, Judge
- NAACP ACT-SO Film, Judge
- Catch the Film Advisor
- Valencia University Film, Advisory Board
- ACM/ SIGGRAPH, Co-Chair, Art Exhibition
- Canadian Consulate General's Cultural Affairs and Creative Industries, Consultant
- Disney® New Technology Committee
- University Guest Lectures
- Lehigh University - BS/BA
- Baruch Law School - Entertainment Law and Graduate Business
- New School for Social Research - Certificate in Advanced Studio Production
- Rollins College - Entertainment Law