Westbone Productions presents: The MegaMiXer 2026

5 years. One weekend. Film, music, fashion, sports, business, and the connections that change everything. Minneapolis. June 12–14.

WestBone Productions Presents

June 12–14, 2026 · Hennepin Arts Event Center & Dudley Riggs · Minneapolis, MN

Now in its 5th year, MegaMiXer is the Midwest's premier creative economy conference, three days where film, entertainment, sports, music, fashion, and business collide and careers are built.

This is the room where the Midwest's most ambitious creative professionals find each other, and find out what's possible when talent meets opportunity in our own backyard.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Wynn Thomas: Honorary Oscar Recipient · First Black production designer ever honored with the Academy's Governors Award · Do the Right Thing · Malcolm X · A Beautiful Mind

Brenda Gilbert: Co-Founder, Bron Studios · 38 Academy Award nominations · 6 wins · 2026 NAACP Image Award Winner · The Ebony Canal, narrated by Viola Davis

Van Hayden: DGA veteran · First Assistant Director · Hustle & Flow · Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody · Discovered by Spike Lee · Minneapolis native

Dr. Leo Lewis: Minnesota Vikings Legend · Missouri Sports Hall of Fame · Lewis Sports Foundation

Leon Searcy: NFL veteran

NandoSTL: Recording artist

Troe Williams: Fashion designer

And more to be announced.

THE WEEKEND

🌟 Gold Carpet: Friday June 12, 6 PM · Celebrity arrivals · Live hosts · Press photography · Dress the part

🎤 Panels & Masterclasses: Saturday & Sunday · Real conversations with people who've built careers in film, sports, music, fashion, and business

🎬 Film Screenings & Conversations: Dudley Riggs · Independent film · Community dialogue

🏆 NABJ-MN Awards Ceremony: Celebrating the journalists who tell our stories

💼 Networking: The connections you came for

Complimentary food and Drinks

PARTNERS

Penumbra Theatre (Founding Partner) · Hennepin Arts · City of Minneapolis · NABJ Minnesota · Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs City of Lakes Productions · GreenLit