Movies Inc: The Business of Film Podcast
1) The Business of Branded Documentaries with CHARLOTTE CHEUNG
We chat to Charlotte Cheung, a development executive for Red Bull Studios about the difference between Red Bull 'the brand' and Red Bull 'the studio', what her average Tuesday looks like, balancing th...Show More
2) The Importance of Clearances with MARIA BLAIS O’LAUGHLIN
We get into the weeds with Maria Blais O’Laughlin, a veteran film and television clearance coordinator. We chat to Maria about what a clearance process looks like from start to finish on a film, all t...Show More
3) Data and Predictive Modeling with CHRISTIAN MONTI
We chat to Christian Monti about using existing data as a risk mitigation tool in financing feature films, the pros and cons of Cinelytic software, the software's genesis, how it improves the film bus...Show More
4) Production Legal (and the importance of a signed agreement policy!) with AMY STEIN SIMONDS
We chat to Amy Stein Simonds about her work as an entertainment lawyer, what production legal actually entails, how to budget for it, and the importance of a signed agreement policy on set. About the...Show More
5) Producing ‘The Luckiest Man in America’ with AMANDA FREEDMAN
We chat to Amanda Freedman about producing the acclaimed ‘The Luckiest Man in America’, the “produced by” credit and what it means to be the only producer on a film, the role of film critics in the co...Show More
6) Self Distributing ‘Hundreds of Beavers’ with KURT RAVENWOOD
Self distributing HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS broke the Hollywood system, and Kurt takes us behind closed doors. He walks us through the catalyst for the filmmaking team in deciding to take fate into their ow...Show More
7) Branded Content and the Changing Landscape of Film Distribution with BRIAN NEWMAN
We chat to Brian Newman, founder of Sub-Genre, about the relevance of film festivals in the current market, the rise of branded content and the importance of values alignment between brand, filmmaker,...Show More
8) Independent Producing & The Making of a Black and White Festival Darling with Rachael Fung
We chat to NY based producer Rachael Fung about the high’s and low’s of independent producing, being picked as Variety’s top producers to watch, the practical realities of different budget levels, bal...Show More
9) Heartstopper: Exec Producing Unique Stories with Patrick Walters
The second half of season 2 is back! We kick off with Patrick Walters, Executive Producer of Heartstopper from See Saw Films! Pat chats to us about what it means to be an Executive Producer in Televis...Show More
10) Music, Docs and The Art of Fair Use with Katy Alimohammadi Crown
We all know documentaries can take certain liberties that scripted film and tv shows can’t and those of us operating in the unscripted world are thankful for it! Meet the culprit - U.S. fair use laws....Show More