Producer / consultant / data researcher STEPHEN FOLLOWS joins Todd for an in depth conversation about the correlation between the quality and profitability of movies and how many producers "worked" on them.

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Find an artist you trust and jump off the building with them. In our ongoing exploration of faith over fear, legendary agent and WME Senior Partner Robert Newman joins Todd to talk about how he came to represent the likes of Danny Boyle, Alfonso Cuaron, Guillermo del Toro, Baz Luhrmann, and M Night Shyamalan, what informs his taste, and the path forward is for producers in the industry.

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In honor of AFM this week, we want to celebrate independent cinema by releasing three episodes with expert filmmakers and storytellers.

Veteran indie producer Tom Butterfield joins Todd to discuss the ins and outs of international filmmaking including sales, distribution, global markets, government rebates, financiers (and who you should actually trust), and how the world is changing.

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In honor of AFM this week, we want to celebrate independent cinema by releasing three episodes with expert filmmakers and storytellers.

Sometimes you have to believe in the little green chutes of possibility. Mockingbird Pictures partners Bonnie Curtis & Julie Lynn share what brought them together, Julie's career as an independent producer, Bonnie's time working with Steven Spielberg, how they struck an overall deal with Skydance Media, AND an incredible Best Day on Set story about the making of Saving Private Ryan!

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In honor of AFM this week, we want to celebrate independent cinema by releasing three episodes with expert filmmakers and storytellers.

What is your ministry as a filmmaker? Stephen Love shares his inspiring and entrepreneurial journey from farm life in South Carolina, making short films as a kid, the support he got from Spike Lee while at Morehouse College, getting into USC's Peter Stark producing program, walking the red carpet with Nas, and all the hustle along the way.

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Tim Burton doesn't do TV... or so everyone said. So Al Gough and Miles Millar used their entrepreneurial producing skills and proved everyone wrong! Today Al and Miles share their journey from USC to becoming show-runner producers on Smallville, to the twists and turns of acquiring The Addams Family IP and creating the hit Netflix show, WEDNESDAY! PLUS: Why all eight episodes in a season HAVE to be good and the importance of finding your voice to create your own projects!

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Oscar winning producer of Everything Everywhere All At Once JONATHAN WANG joins Todd to address the challenges posed by AI to the movie industry, the differences between what it promises to do and what it can do, and the path forward for producers and storytellers.

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Is the quest for billion dollar profits ruining Hollywood? Beloved friend of the podcast Billy Ray returns to discuss the economic climate of Hollywood INCLUDING the aftermath of the strikes, studio consolidations, and the potential threats posed by AI.

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