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Movies Inc: The Business of Film
Movies, Inc: The Business of Film is a podcast that dives deep into the intersection of the key elements that make up modern filmmaking - the business and the creative. Each episode, we are joined by awesome guests - producers, executives, lawyers, and creatives - who speak to their experiences in the biz. From first features to first look deals, we probe the guests on anything and everything business related, the things that went wrong, and what they learned from it. Movies Inc. is hosted by Sara McFarlane and Charlotte Howley.
Podcasting since 2022 • 23 episodes
Movies Inc: The Business of Film
Latest Episodes
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 business for independent producers, and the use...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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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 Guest: Amy Stein Simonds is a pa...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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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 context of sales, the changing market and whet...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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37:20
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 owns and distribute their own film, the market...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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43:15
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, and the film being made, and why every film...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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