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Episode 117: Marie Cantin, Producer and Educator

August 14, 2018 by Julie Harris Oliver in AFI, DGA, Directors, Diversity, documentary, entertainment, Film & TV, film festivals, hollywood, human rights, Independent Film, Music Videos, PGA, Post Production, Studios, VFX, WGA, women, Writers

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Marie Cantin is a Producer and Educator, having worked in independent and studio film and television productions. She was an Associate Dean at the AFI Conservatory, and in 2017 was the recipient of the Frank Capra Achievement Award from the DGA – a very big deal.  Some of her many credits include, Torch Song Trilogy, Save the Last Dance, Dante’s Peak, and Things to do in Denver When You’re Dead.

We talked about her long and circuitous journey into the business.  At one point she was rumored to be a nun. There’s a story.

She says it is important to figure out who you are and how you want to be in the world. This will inform your path. I think she’s right.

August 14, 2018 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in entertainment, women in film, AFI, DGA, PGA, producer, production manager, robocop, torch song trilogy
AFI, DGA, Directors, Diversity, documentary, entertainment, Film & TV, film festivals, hollywood, human rights, Independent Film, Music Videos, PGA, Post Production, Studios, VFX, WGA, women, Writers
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Episode 112: Allegra Clegg, Production Executive, Producer

July 10, 2018 by Julie Harris Oliver in business, AFI, DGA, Diversity, Editorial, entertainment, Film & TV, family films, film festivals, hollywood, horror film, Independent Film, PGA, Studios, women

This episode is generously sponsored by:

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Allegra is the Senior Vice President of Physical Production at Paramount Pictures. Before becoming an executive, Allegra was a Producer and Production Manager on no less than four Transformer movies, along with Paranormal Activity 4 and a favorite of mine, The American President. If you need to see even more credits, here is the link to her IMDB page. She is a serious badass. One might even call her the Michael Bey whisperer.

We talked about what it took to rise to the top of the production world and how she made the shift to a studio job. What is important? What matters? What factors into your important career decisions?

July 10, 2018 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in film, production manager, production executive, paranormal activity, paramount, transformers, film & TV, film production, DGA, PGA
business, AFI, DGA, Diversity, Editorial, entertainment, Film & TV, family films, film festivals, hollywood, horror film, Independent Film, PGA, Studios, women
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Episode 94: Heidi Philipsen, Actor, Writer, Director

March 13, 2018 by Julie Harris Oliver in DGA, entertainment, film festivals, Film & TV, hollywood, Independent Film, PGA, Politics, PTSD, theatre, WGA, women, Writers

 

Heidi is an actor, director and producer, and is currently releasing her feature film called “Darcy,” that is making its rounds on the film festival circuit and will be screening at the Socially Relevant Film Festival in NYC as the Closing Night Film on Thursday, March 22nd, 8 p.m.

Heidi has a very interesting story that takes her to Germany after college, where she got her start in television before coming back to the United States. Now a gentle word of warning. We do talk about adult themes in this episode in the #metoo genre, so if you usually listen in the car with your kids, perhaps you listen with your headphones in.

To find out more about Heidi:

www.heidielizabethphilipsenmeissner.com

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March 13, 2018 /Julie Harris Oliver
indie film, independent film, women in film, SAG, PGA, NYWIFT, UPWIFT, AWD, Directing, Alliance of Women Directors, female director, me too, act, acting
DGA, entertainment, film festivals, Film & TV, hollywood, Independent Film, PGA, Politics, PTSD, theatre, WGA, women, Writers
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Episode 84: Amanda Upson, Producer

January 11, 2018 by Julie Harris Oliver in business, capital, Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, Film & TV, film festivals, hollywood, Independent Film, investment, PGA, women

Amanda is an Attorney turned Film Producer, whose first film Magnum Opus is available now on Amazon Prime. Amanda is incredibly determined, and when she puts her mind to something, she gets it done. Everything can be figured out.

And here is something we should impart to all of our children, especially our girls – take opportunities to fail. It is so important. If you are too afraid to fail, you won’t take chances and do the things that really scare you. And that is where the real success lies.

Magnum Opus is streaming everywhere, including on amazon prime (http://amzn.to/2zbuTqY), iTunes (http://apple.co/2ybu0zy), google play, etc.  Please follow and share on social at:

 https://www.facebook.com/MagnumOpusMovie

 https://twitter.com/MagnumOpusMovie 

and you can find the trailer here: http://www.magnumopusmovie.com/trailer/ (sharing is caring, and every time a person shares or clicks buy, an attorney saves her soul). 

January 11, 2018 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in film, PGA, indie film, independent film, working women, crossfit, entertainment, equality, gender equality, sexual harassment, employment law, feminism, film & TV, hearing impaired, thriller, amazon, diversity, failure, SheEO
business, capital, Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, Film & TV, film festivals, hollywood, Independent Film, investment, PGA, women
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Episode 50: Jennie Yamaki, Producer, Production Executive

June 20, 2017 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, PGA, women, webseries, Digital content

Jennie is a Producer and Production Executive who has worked on such films as Napoleon Dynamite, Juno, and Harold and Kumar.  She has also done a lot of work in digital content with PopSugar, Mattel and Lionsgate. 

We talked about this new world of branded content, monetizing web content, and being your own advocate. And she has an announcement.

June 20, 2017 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in film, film & TV, short film, independent film, business, Lionsgate, Netflix, producer, Producers Guild, line producer, PGA
Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, PGA, women, webseries, Digital content
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Episode 35: Jennie Lew Tugend, Producer

March 07, 2017 by Julie Harris Oliver in Film & TV, entertainment, AFI, hollywood, PGA, women

Jennie is a Producer. She has produced and co-produced some of the industry’s most memorable franchises:  Free Willy, Lethal Weapon and HBO’s Tales from the Crypt.  As she continues to develop and produce today, she is also sharing her experience by teaching film production at UCLA Extension and Columbia College Hollywood, and in 2016, she joined the faculty of AFI as a producing mentor. 

This episode jumps right into class and she talks about what makes a creative producer and what is the process of developing a film - it takes longer than you think, and sometimes the actor with a script in his back pocket turns out to be an amazing gift.

We eventually circled back to her history and how she came up through the ranks, all the way to a studio deal. Spoiler, she took a detour through a saloon.

And this: it’s not just who you know, it’s who you know and what they think of you.

 

March 07, 2017 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in film, PGA, HBO, hollywood, film & TV, gender equality, women, working women
Film & TV, entertainment, AFI, hollywood, PGA, women
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Episodes 31 &33: The Women of Brothers and Sisters

February 21, 2017 by Julie Harris Oliver in AFI, Comedy, daytime drama, DGA, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, PGA, Politics, WGA, women

This was my first panel, and I loved it.  I sat down with the following women who ran the show Brothers and Sisters which aired on ABC for 5 years:

Sarah Caplan – Executive Producer

Suzanne Geiger – Unit Production Manager/Co-Producer

Cynthia Pusheck – Cinematographer/Director of Photography

Sally Sue Beisel-Lander – 1st Assistant Director/Co-Producer

Denny Dugally – Production Designer

Ida Lee Henderson-Williams – Production Accountant

Melina Root – Costume Designer

We talked about everything from what it was like to work on a female team, the changing landscape of the business, sexual harassment, salary negotiation, and getting the band back together.  They were very forthcoming and I really felt like they let me in on something special.

And Sarah baked us a cake.  As you do.

It will be presented in two episodes. 

February 21, 2017 /Julie Harris Oliver
working women, women in film, gender equality, equal pay, equality, DGA, PGA, ASC
AFI, Comedy, daytime drama, DGA, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, PGA, Politics, WGA, women
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Episode 26: Lydia Dean Pilcher, Producer

January 10, 2017 by Julie Harris Oliver in AFI, DGA, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, women, PGA

Lydia is an Executive Producer and is the Founder and President of the production company Cine Mosaic. Her many credits include Queen of Katwe, Here One Minute, The Sisterhood of Night, You Don’t Know Jack, Amelia, The Darjeeling Limited, Iron Jawed Angels, Hysterical Blindness, just to scratch the surface.

Lydia is also a member of the Producers Guild of America and started their Women’s Impact Network.  She was key in producing the Ms. Factor Tool Kit which serves to debunk the many myths around the notion that female-driven content is not commercially viable. She also teaches a class at NYU that sounds so juicy, I may re-enroll.

She defines “badass” as this: not being afraid to be effectively subversive.  May we all be badasses.

 

January 10, 2017 /Julie Harris Oliver
women, working women, Producers Guild, PGA, equality, equal pay, HBO, film & TV, Queen of Katwe
AFI, DGA, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, women, PGA
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