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The Movie Business Podcast — Film Interviews
The Movie Business Podcast

Picking up where Movie Business Book left off, Jason Squire hosts a wide range of industry talent and executives to answer fundamental questions about the business today.

Copyright: © Jason E. Squire

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SECRETS OF ANIMATION BUSINESS with JEFFREY KORCHEK Oct 26, 2022

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JEFFREY KORCHEK is Executive Vice President of Business Affairs and Strategy for Sony Pictures Animation, overseeing all business and legal affairs for features, TV series and home entertainment.

Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0)

SECRETS OF INDEPENDENT EXHIBITION with GREG LAEMMLE Oct 06, 2022

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GREG LAEMMLE is President and CEO of Laemmle Theatres, the LA-based family-owned arthouse theatre chain. Due to his professional, community and charitable work, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, an honor extended to very few exhibitors. Read Greg’s chapter “The Independent Exhibitor” in The Movie Business Book.

Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0)

SECRETS OF SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTION with BEN FEINGOLD Sep 14, 2022

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BEN FEINGOLD is CEO of Samuel Goldwyn Films, the independent distribution company based in Los Angeles. Previously, he served as Sony Pictures President, Worldwide Home Entertainment, Digital Distribution and Product Acquisitions and also as President, Columbia-TriStar Home Video.

Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0)

SECRETS OF ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY ECONOMICS with HAROLD L. VOGEL Sep 05, 2022

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HAROLD L. VOGEL is the author of Entertainment Industry Economics. Ranked the top industry analyst at Merrill Lynch for many years, he heads an independent investment and consulting firm based in New York City. Read Hal’s chapter in The Movie Business Book, “Analyzing Movie Companies.”

Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0)

SECRETS OF AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCER with ERIC B. FLEISCHMAN Aug 30, 2022

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ERIC B. FLEISCHMAN is a prolific independent producer who has made 33 movies in 9 years, some as official selections at Sundance, Tribeca and South By Southwest. Read Eric’s chapter in The Movie Business Book, “Producing in the DIY Model.”

Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0)

SECRETS OF GETTING PAID with ROB AFT Aug 29, 2022

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ROB AFT is president of Compliance Consulting, an LA-based film finance and distribution consultancy serving banks, law firms, producers and distributors. Read Rob’s chapter in The Movie Business Book, “Getting Paid!”

Host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Music: “The Day it All Began and it All Ended” by Pawel Feszczuk (License: CC by 4.0)

ARCHIVE: UPDATE ON THE STATE OF THE FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY DURING COVID with PETER DEKOM Aug 24, 2022

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From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive, February, 2021, veteran entertainment lawyer PETER DEKOM returns to expand upon his earlier episode about the state of the film and Television Industry during Covid. Peter been listed in Forbes among the top 100 lawyers in the country and in Premiere Magazine as one of the 50 most powerful people in Hollywood. His strategic consulting and trend analysis helps entertainment entities cope with change.

Host Ilan Haimoff leads the Profit Participation Services practice at GHJ. Co-host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts.

ARCHIVE: CRYSTAL BALL: A LOOK AT 2022 with JASON E. SQUIRE Aug 16, 2022

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From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive, here are my “Crystal Ball” predictions for the entertainment business, recorded January, 2022, and interviewed by GHJ Partner Ilan Haimoff.

Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts. Host Ilan Haimoff leads the Profit Participation Services practice at GHJ.

ARCHIVE: HISTORY AND CURRENT TRENDS IN THE CHINESE FILM INDUSTRY with RAYMOND ZHOU Aug 11, 2022

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From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive, November, 2021, RAYMOND ZHOU covers trends in the Chinese film industry. He is the foremost English and Chinese bilingual film and theatre scholar and critic, previously based in China, The Los Angeles Times called him the Roger Ebert of China. Raymond has served as Executive editor-in-chief, China Daily Online; Senior columnist and editor, China Daily and Executive Vice-President, Legendary East.

Host Ilan Haimoff leads the Profit Participation Services practice at GHJ. Co-host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts.

ARCHIVE: COMPLETION BONDS 101 with STEVE MANGEL Jul 28, 2022

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From the GHJ “Media Clips” Archive, July, 2021, STEVE MANGEL, president, UniFi Completion Guarantors in Los Angeles, deconstructs the mysterious, complex world of completion bonds. Throughout his career, Steve has supervised bonding hundreds of film and television productions with aggregate production budgets exceeding $10 billion.

Host Ilan Haimoff leads the Profit Participation Services practice at GHJ. Co-host Jason E. Squire is Editor of The Movie Business Book and Professor Emeritus, USC School of Cinematic Arts.

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