Kristin Mente

Kristin Mente has a 20-year history in film and television that began as an intern wrapping electrical cables, at midnight, in a Texas swamp. Moving to Los Angeles in 2003, she continued a successful film career as a first assistant director, unit production manager and line producer. Kristin led physical production on several independent films over the years, including Rian Johnson's Brick and Ava DuVernay's I Will Follow. Switching to television production in 2010, Kristin joined NBCUniversal overseeing all original series, promo, and global production for NBCU International channels. In 2017, Kristin produced and directed the 13-episode digital series Dark Matter: After Dark for Syfy International. Kristin has been executive producer for all E! International live events for the past six years, including yearly red carpet shows for Golden Globes, Grammys, Oscars, Emmys, and The People's Choice Awards. In 2020, Kristin served as a producer for Sky Cinema's four-hour live 92nd Annual Academy Awards Show from the roof of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, after NBCU's Sky Network acquisition. In 2021, Kristin formed Sassy Bird Media with a focus on development and production of scripted long-form content.