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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.
Episodes
23 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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32:29
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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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30:41
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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54:45
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, balancing competing business and creative inter...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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45:59
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 Television, working with broadcasters and streamers...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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41:03
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. We were joined by Katy Alimohammadi Crown c...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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39:41
Pay Your Taxes and Other Ways To Make Your Financiers Happy with Paul Finegan and Andrew Chow
There are 2 things we can’t escape - death and taxes. When it comes to making movies, distributing them and collecting gross receipts, having a good tax accountant on board from beginning to end is key. They’ll do more than just file your an...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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39:07
NFTS in Film - Sara and Charlotte Get Schooled with Jeremy S. Goldman
What in heaven’s name is an NFT and how are filmmakers using it to finance their films? We had absolutely no idea so we went to the leading NFT attorney in the country - Jeremy S. Goldman at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz. He talks us throug...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:10:25
Creating Buzz with Sylvia Desrochers
It's Oscars week and we chat to Hollywood publicist Sylvia Desrochers about her 20 year career in Tinseltown. From what publicists actually do, to how valuable For Your Consideration campaigns are, and why you need to invest in a production pho...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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37:29
From Scheduling to Running the Joint with Jess Kwan
After 2 years of us pestering Jess Kwan to join us for an episode, she finally agreed! We kick off Season 2 with the current VP of the Concordia Fellowship and chat to her about the evolution of her career from supporting executives, to being t...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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41:07
Get It In Writing with Sasha H. Levites and Marcie Cleary
We chat to Sasha H. Levites and Marcie Cleary who are partners at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, one of the leading firms in the U.S. We pick their brains about keeping up with emerging technologies and new formats (NFTs! Podcasts!), the be...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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51:14
Gut Instinct with Polly Staniford and Angie Fielder
We chat to Academy Award nominated Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford of Aquarius Films about first starting out, lessons learned early on, the benefits of having the right producing partner, the rea...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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34:14
A Down to Earth Approach to Doing Business with Stephen Fitzgibbon
We chat to Stephen Fitzgibbon about starting his own production company and building a slate, how he transitioned from acquisitions to producing everything from music videos to feature films. We find out how he picks his co-producing partners, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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34:43
The Internationalization of Television with Matt Vitins
We chat to Matt Vitins, COO of Matchbox Pictures, about going from corporate law to running an NBC backed global production company. He takes us behind the scenes of what his day-to-day is like, his perspective on different negotiation tactics,...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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35:25
The Stuff Debt Financiers Really Care About with Sharon Menzies
We chat to Sharon Menzies, Managing Director of Fulcrum Media Finance, about going from a small start up to one of Australia and New Zealand's largest specialist film financing companies, the benefits of tax incentives and gap finance, film fin...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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41:04
Trust as the Bedrock of the Business with Emile Sherman
We chat to Emile Sherman of Academy Award, BAFTA and Emmy winning See-Saw Films about his 20 years’ worth of experience going from a boots on the ground producer to leading an international film and television production company and the l...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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50:35
The Casino That is Film Distribution with Andrew Mackie
We chat to Andrew Mackie, Co-Founder of Transmission Films about the risks of distribution, the rise of SVODs and the changes to theatrical windows, acquiring films where the director has final cut, the importance of filmmakers knowing their au...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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32:15
Good Advice From Good Thing with Virginia Whitwell and Nick Batzias
We chat to Virginia Whitwell and Nick Batzias from Good Thing Productions about starting up their very own production company. We pick their brains on how to pick your co-producing partners, the important conversations to have with those partne...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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42:35
Trends, Tracking and Tricks of the Trade with Alexis Galfas
We chat to Alexis Galfas about her average Tuesday at the very unique, Cinetic Media, current industry trends and the impact of COVID-19, what to do if someone else is making the same movie you’re making, and the importance of understandi...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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35:15
DIY Tales of a No Longer Emerging Filmmaker with Monica Zanetti
We chat to our mate, Monica Zanetti about writing, financing, making and selling her first two feature films - the challenges she faced, from early conversations with distributors, to navigating the Australian tax incentives, contracts, product...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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37:23