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Episode 211: Austin School of Film, Faiza Kracheni and Carrie Cates

October 20, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, webseries, women, Independent Film, animation, Writers, WGA, advancing women, business, Commercials, Digital content, Directors, entrepreneur, gender equity, Music Videos, Post Production, Producer, VFX, LGBT, Studios

For this episode, I got to meet Faiza Kracheni and Carrie Cates of Austin School of Film, which for nearly two decades has provided alternative education programs and workshops for all ages interested in the arts & film. Faiza Kracheni is the Programs & Education Director, and Carrie Cates is the Artist & Community Director. These women have taken their passion for filmmaking and created a completely accessible space for a growing community of creators, breaking down barriers inherent in our society.  

They launched their newest program Play At Home as a direct response to the ongoing pandemic. Play At Home is an online/offline interactive experience featuring live workshops, events, screenings, and talks by artists and filmmakers from around the globe. Since the launch of Play At Home in April 2020, it has hosted 40 workshops and events with over 900 participants in 14+ countries. 

October 20, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in film, theatre, writers, acting, actor, film & TV, feminism, gender equality, hollywood, independent film, diversity, producer, SAG, gender equity, pipeline, organizational equity, organizational leadership, animation, women in animation, writer, WGA, AICP, commercials, branded entertainment, VFX
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Episode 210: Kelli Miller, Co-Founder And/Or Studio

October 13, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, webseries, women, Independent Film, animation, Writers, WGA, advancing women, business, Commercials, Digital content, Directors, entrepreneur, gender equity, Music Videos, Post Production, Producer, VFX, LGBT, Studios

Kelli is the co-founder of creative studio And/Or, and has worked in motion design and branding for 15 years with brands like MTV, Netflix, and Amazon. She is a graduate of Cranbrook Academy of Art and has taught and lectured at the College for Creative Studies, Pratt, NYU, SVA, Yale, and RISD.

Kelli has directed show titles for FX, HBO and Paramount’s Lip Sync Battle, as well as designing title sequences for a number of films and documentaries including The Assistant, Certain Women and critically acclaimed drama Never Rarely Sometimes Always.

https://and-or.co/

October 13, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, webseries, women, Independent Film, animation, Writers, WGA, advancing women, business, Commercials, Digital content, Directors, entrepreneur, gender equity, Music Videos, Post Production, Producer, VFX, LGBT, Studios
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Episode 209: The Wolf of Snow Hollow: Riki Lindhome, Chloe East and Natalie Metzger

October 08, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, webseries, women, Independent Film, animation, Writers, WGA, advancing women, business, Commercials, Digital content, Directors, entrepreneur, gender equity, Music Videos, Post Production, Producer, VFX

For this episode, I spoke with a producer and two stars of Jim Cummings’ much anticipated new film The Wolf of Snow Hollow, which opens October 9th in theatres around the country and streaming in the comfort of your living room.

Natalie Metzger, whom you will remember from an earlier episode of this podcast, Produced this movie under her shingle Vanishing Angle where she also produced Jim Cummings’ Thunder Road that won the SXSW Grand Jury Award along with about a million other awards. Riki Lindhome plays Officer Julia Robson in the film. You may also know her from Duncanville, Knives Out, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and the comedy musical duo Garfunkel and Oates, just to name a few. And finally, we also have Chloe East who played the role of Jenna Marshall in the film. Chloe made her TV debut in True Blood, playing Sheriff Andy’s daughter. Lately, she has been shooting Generation for HBO, Next Level, and Kevin (Probably) Saves the World.

Natalie, Riki and Chloe joined me from three different locations in this time of covid, so the audio is what it is, but have a listen to what it takes to actually make a film in tricky conditions, and how it is to work with Jim Cummings, then go out or order in and see this film tomorrow.

October 08, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 208: Stephanie Sanditz, Actor, Writer, Director

October 06, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, webseries, women, Independent Film, animation, Writers, WGA, advancing women, business, Commercials, Digital content, Directors, entrepreneur, gender equity, Music Videos, Post Production, Producer, VFX

Stephanie Sanditz is a writer, director, actress and producer from BROKEN HEART, MO - the name of her feature screenplay that won a Tribeca Film Festival All Access Award for New Voices in Screenwriting. She recently optioned feature film DANCE PARTY, a body-positive dance comedy she co-wrote, with Queen Latifah set to star.

Recently, Stephanie wrote, starred and produced her pilot, THE HIGH LIFE pilot, starring opposite Amy Landecker, Linda Purl, Ron Perkins and Jesse Garcia then won BEST PILOT and BEST ACTRESS in the IMDB Independent Shorts festival, and the We Make Movies International and Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festivals and Dances With Films. She has just been hired to adapt an edgy female boxing feature, the PERFECT ADDICTION, with Constantin Films.

As an actress she is currently co-starring in 37 PROBLEMS, which you may remember from when I interviewed the writer Lisa Ebersole. It was just bought by Amazon Prime, Xfiniti, and Elizabeth Banks, Whohaha, and was accepted in the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival New Media category.

She has her hands in too many things to even list here, but a quick google search will lead you to many articles about her work.

Stephanie is prolific and busy, adapting to quarantine, and made some time to talk to me.

October 06, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in film, theatre, writers, acting, actor, film & TV, feminism, gender equality, hollywood, independent film, diversity, producer, SAG, gender equity, pipeline, organizational equity, organizational leadership, animation, women in animation, writer, WGA, AICP, commercials, branded entertainment, VFX
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Episode 207: Deborah Sullivan, Executive Producer, Managing Director

September 29, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, webseries, women, Independent Film, animation, Writers, WGA, advancing women, business, Commercials, Digital content, Directors, entrepreneur, gender equity, Music Videos, Post Production, Producer, VFX

As The-Artery’s Managing Director and Executive Producer, Deborah Sullivan channels her extensive background in advertising, production, design, and visual effects into each and every project that she brings to life. Formerly at DDB New York, FCB New York, Berlin Cameron & Partners, RadicalMedia, as well as PeepShow Post Productions (to name a few), her global body of work spans throughout feature films, television programs, commercials/branded content, and music videos.

Since joining The-Artery and helping to lead their team of artists, Deborah has partnered with some of the world’s leading brands including Pepsi, Under Armour, Verizon, Skyworth,  AppGallery, Johnnie Walker, Mercedes-Benz, Stella Artois, and more. She has also garnered an impressive roster of accolades across the Cannes Lions, Effie, Clio, AICE, AICP, D&AD, and The London International Awards.

https://www.the-artery.com/

September 29, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in film, theatre, writers, acting, actor, film & TV, feminism, gender equality, hollywood, independent film, diversity, producer, SAG, gender equity, pipeline, organizational equity, organizational leadership, animation, women in animation, writer, WGA, AICP, commercials, branded entertainment, VFX
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Episode 163: Angela Cohen, Actress, Writer, Filmmaker

June 04, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, women, Writers, activism, human rights, Studios, music, Digital content, Directors, documentary, film festivals, Independent Film, Producer, webseries, business, Coaching, Comedy, Commercials, entrepreneur, family films, healthcare, investment, theatre, VFX, acting

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I spoke with Angela Cohen for episode 163. Angela is a writer and an actress with a degree from Emory University in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology. In 2012, Angela founded Charley Bear Productions Inc, with a vision to affect change through art, showcasing the female perspective in front of and behind the camera. Charley Bear produced the dramatic short film, Without Grace, starring Angela alongside award winning actress Ann Dowd. It is wonderful and you should watch it.

In fact, you should watch it today, as it is in the All Voices Film Festival on Amazon through June 17th. Finalists are based upon the numbers of views in the time period. Angela would love to recoup her angel investor’s generous contribution in making this film and stir your heart with emotion in the process. It's 18 minutes- you have 18 minutes!  

Here's the link to watch Without Grace. Tell your friends! 

Angela is fascinated with the brain and the overlap of art and science. The synergy of this will be actualized in her work in Virtual Reality, which she will tell us all about.


June 04, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
writer, WGA, women writers, culture, politics, producing, filmmaker, independent film, acting, acting technique, Ann Dowd
Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, women, Writers, activism, human rights, Studios, music, Digital content, Directors, documentary, film festivals, Independent Film, Producer, webseries, business, Coaching, Comedy, Commercials, entrepreneur, family films, healthcare, investment, theatre, VFX, acting
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Episode 158: Ingrid Kleinig, Stunt Performer and Coordinator

April 30, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, women, hollywood, Editorial, Studios, Immigration, VFX, Stunts, Action films, superhero, Marvel

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Ingrid is a stunt performer and stunt coordinator. She grew up in Australia and fell into the world of stunts while performing 140ft above the arena in the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games. Having toured the globe with renowned physical theatre company Legs on the Wall as well as the Sydney Theatre Company, she had formed a wealth of physical, technical & artistic vocabulary across multiple fields including directing & rigging that lent itself precisely to the stunt industry.

Ingrid hails from a long line of professional drivers so vehicles became an early niche. She was one of only two female stunt drivers on Mad Max: Fury Road, can drive a Big Rig truck & hold her breath underwater for five & a half minutes. She is also the first female to be officially graded as an Assistant Stunt Coordinator in Australia where, to date, no female has ever held the position of Stunt Coordinator. She is one of handful of female stunt coordinators here in the US.

Her story is remarkable and we talk about her journey, how it was to rise in this field as a woman, and how she is navigating motherhood as a stunt performer, proving once again that it is foolish to underestimated a working mother.

Her credits include: Captain Marvel, Ant-Man and Wasp, Justice League, Suicide Squad basically everything. She is formidable and she laughs at fear. Literally. Wait for it.

You can reach Ingrid here: info@ingridkleinig.com

April 30, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in film, immigration, editing, film festival, stunts, superhero, women in stunts, stunt coordinator, stunt double, action
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Episode 147: Matt Birch, Agent

February 26, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Digital content, Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, Film & TV, Post Production, women, business, film festivals, film scores, hollywood, Independent Film, documentary, Reality, Unscripted, Sound Mixer, DGA, Directors, Editorial, Politics, Producer, PTSD, Studios, VFX, WGA, Writers

This episode generously sponsored by:

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I took a detour into male ally-ship and spoke with Matt Birch. Matt is a partner at the Agency for the Performing Arts (APA) and is a co-head of the physical production department. He came up through production, reluctantly became an agent in 2009, and makes sure to bring a little something different to the art of agent-ing.  I met Matt while recording for the soon to launch podcast called Catch A Break – which is the insider’s guide to breaking into and navigating Hollywood (which you’re going to want to know about, click here to subscribe so you will be notified when it launches.)

During that interview, Matt mentioned he was on the men’s committee of #TimesUp, which as you can imagine made my ears perk up and I immediately booked him for this show to dig a little deeper. This corresponds with the feeling I have been having that it is time to start bringing men into the conversation and engaging them in the process toward equality. And Matt is one of the men who are actively evolving and trying to be part of the solution. We talked about #MeToo/TimesUp and harassment, hiring practices, the wage gap, how men are talking to each other, and a little bit about how men can hold each other accountable in ways that will be effective.

February 26, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Digital content, Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, Film & TV, Post Production, women, business, film festivals, film scores, hollywood, Independent Film, documentary, Reality, Unscripted, Sound Mixer, DGA, Directors, Editorial, Politics, Producer, PTSD, Studios, VFX, WGA, Writers
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Episode 140: Jill Gilbert, Head of Creative Affairs

January 15, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, WGA, women, Writers, PGA, Producer, Studios, VFX, animation, business, Commercials, family films

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I sat down with Jill Gilbert, who is Head of Creative Affairs at Luma Pictures, a visual effects and original content company. Jill has had an amazingly interesting career coming up through development, animation, theme park development, and producing. She has credits that range from Disney animated titles to Grandma’s Cats Are Trying to Kill Her and a Spongebob movie. This episode is full of good advice, interesting stories, and a career well built.

Her career is an example of take the opportunity – you never know where it will lead.

Check out the BRIC Foundation Summit here: https://bricfoundation.org/2019summit/

January 15, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
writer, WGA, women writers, women in film, women in animation, VFX, animation
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Episode 128: Shirley Davis, Production Executive

October 23, 2018 by Julie Harris Oliver in Digital content, Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, Film & TV, hollywood, Independent Film, Producer, women, business, Consulting, DGA, family films, LGBT, PGA, Studios, VFX

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Shirley Davis is a film and television production executive, lecturer and speaker.

As of this publishing, Shirley is consulting with Imagine Television as they begin to rollout their production arm. 

Prior to this, Shirley was the Executive Vice President and Head of Physical Production at Alcon Entertainment, where she oversaw projects such as Blade Runner, Point Break Prisoners and Dolphin Tale 1 and 2.

In addition to numerous film and television credits, Shirley was Co-Executive Producer for several digital projects for Mark Burnett Productions, MTV Networks, AOL, and Yahoo, where she had an inside view of tech first meeting entertainment.

Shirley has served as Guest Professor at the Graduate Producers Program at the UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television, and is a member of the Producers Guild of America, the Directors Guild of America and a Board Member of Outfest. 

October 23, 2018 /Julie Harris Oliver
producer, production executive, film production, film & TV, family films
Digital content, Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, Film & TV, hollywood, Independent Film, Producer, women, business, Consulting, DGA, family films, LGBT, PGA, Studios, VFX
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Episode 121: Liz Gutierrez, Physical Production Executive

September 11, 2018 by Julie Harris Oliver in business, Consulting, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, Immigration, Independent Film, Music Videos, PGA, Post Production, Producer, Studios, VFX, women

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Liz is a Physical Production Executive. She started out in makeup, then moved over to the camera department, until she started producing and working as an executive. Formerly the VP of Physical Production at Alcon Entertainment, she is now working with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. Her credits include Point Break, Blade Runner, Dear Dumb Diary, Journey to the Center of the Earth and many many more.

We talked about how it is to grow up as the child of immigrants, and be the embodiment of the American dream. And this: we should all be much more transparent about money.

September 11, 2018 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in entertainment, female executive, post production, production executive, film production
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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
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Episode 115: Monica Levinson, Producer, Production Executive

July 31, 2018 by Julie Harris Oliver in business, Comedy, DGA, Directors, Diversity, documentary, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, Immigration, Independent Film, PGA, Politics, Post Production, Studios, VFX, WGA, women

This episode is generously sponsored by:

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Monica is the President of Production for ShivHans Pictures and comes from a long line of working women in her family. In fact, her grandmother owned a liquor store and her mother started the First Women’s Bank of Maryland.

Monica produced Bruno, Borat and Zoolander (to name a few), and she was the production supervisor on Private Parts. Check out her IMDB, you will be impressed.

We got real about the business and how to balance self-preservation with ambition in this male-dominated industry.  When do you speak up vs when do you send your message through other channels? Do you want to be right or do you want to be effective?

July 31, 2018 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in film, film & TV, production manager, production executive, DGA, ShivHans Pictures, Ben Stiller, Sasha Baron Cohen
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Episode 113: Sarah McGrail, VFX Producer

July 17, 2018 by Julie Harris Oliver in business, animation, Commercials, Consulting, Digital content, Diversity, Editorial, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, horror film, Independent Film, Studios, women, VFX, Post Production

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Sarah is the Director of VFX Sales at Picture Shop and has been a Supervising VFX Producer for the last decade. She is a wealth of knowledge of that side of the business, which is a side not that many people are expert in.

Some of her credits include Veep, House of Cards, Orange is the New Black – basically my streaming queue.

And she taught me the word sanctamom. Talk about descriptive…

July 17, 2018 /Julie Harris Oliver
VFX, women in post, women in film, women in tv, women in entertainment, post production, visual effects
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