Film Florida

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Film Florida is a state-wide non-profit entertainment production trade association that represents Florida’s screen production industry. The Film Florida Podcast focuses on the people and stories that make up the multi-billion dollar screen production industry in Florida and features a wide ranging guest list including award winning writers, producers, storytellers, visual effects artists, actors, and more.

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October 25, 202628 min

Episode 165- John Lewis, Entrepreneur, Producer & MMA Pioneer

John Lewis is an entrepreneur, producer, and mixed martial arts pioneer whose career spans sports, entertainment, and aerospace. As founder and CEO of NovaCorp Aerospace, he leads the Genesis X Mission, bringing sports and entertainment into space. He also heads JLE Cinema Group, a global film and entertainment company and is the President of BlackForge Distribution, LLC., where he oversees a new streaming platform called muVpix, focusing on premium vertical micro-drama and mobile-first entertainment. We talk all of this and more on this episode of the Film Florida Podcast. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

October 11, 202633 min

Episode 164- Natalie Metzger, Writer, Producer & Director

Florida native Natalie Metzger is an award-winning director and writer and the Vice President of Production & Development at Vanishing Angle, where she champions bold, genre-defying independent films. She has brought to life an impressive variety of features and shorts that have earned acclaim across the world, premiering at Cannes, Sundance, Berlin, SXSW, Tribeca, and more. She has also been an Artist In Residence at Sundance and a Producer in Residence at Film Independent. We talk all of this and more on this episode of the Film Florida Podcast. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

September 27, 202652 min

Episode 163- Steven Puri, The Sukha Company

Steven Puri is one of the few people on Earth who has been a senior executive at two motion picture studios and also raised over $20MM in venture capital. He’s produced the digital effects for “Independence Day” which won the Oscar for Visual Effects and in addition to his film work, he’s founded 3 start-ups. He lectures now on the lessons in sustainable high-performance he learned working alongside some of the world’s more productive people. Steven is the Founder and CEO of The Sukha Company with the mission to help millions of people find their focus, achieve more and have a healthy work life. We talk all of this and more on this episode of the Film Florida Podcast. Audio editing by Rob Hill. Learn more at www.TheSukha.co

September 13, 202648 min

Episode 162- Andrew Meyer, Producer

Andrew Meyer has produced iconic films including “The Breakfast Club” and “Fried Green Tomatoes” as well as cult favorites “Better off Dead” and “One Crazy Summer.” Earlier in his career he worked with legendary musical artists Cat Stevens, Joe Cocker, Peter Frampton and George Harrison. Andrew is also an author reflecting on his life in the entertainment industry, his travels around the world, the people he’s met along the way and how reinventing yourself can change your life. We talk all of this and more on this episode of the Film Florida Podcast. If you want to contact Andrew, please send him an email via his website: Andrew Meyer Entertainment LLC https://andrewmeyerentertainment.com/. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

May 10, 202630 min

Episode 161- Ellen Jacoby, Casting Director

Florida resident Ellen Jacoby is an extremely accomplished Casting Director having worked on many of Florida’s most notable projects including Burn Notice, The Waterboy, The Truman Show, Contact, Flipper, The Birdcage, True Lies, My Girl, and all the way back to Miami Vice, just to name a few. Ellen’s esteemed career spans decades in the industry across multiple continents in commercials, movies and television. She also teaches acting classes, trying to give back some of the knowledge she has acquired casting more than 50 major films and TV shows, as well as over 500 commercials, in both English and Spanish helping more than 300,000 talent get work in the entertainment business. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

April 26, 202634 min

Episode 160- Audrey Landers, Actor, Singer, Writer, Director, Composer, Producer, and Businesswoman

Florida resident Audrey Landers is an accomplished actor, singer, writer, director, composer, producer, and businesswoman. After majoring in Psychology at Columbia University and Barnard College and studying music theory at Juilliard School of Music, she embarked on a legendary career in the entertainment industry highlighted by her memorable role as "Afton Cooper" for eight years in the iconic television series "Dallas" along with countless other starring and guest roles in films and television series. Audrey wrote and recorded her first hit record at age 14 followed by a career as a multi-gold and platinum recording artist and songwriter, earning 10 gold singles, 4 gold albums and 2 platinum albums. She also created Landers STAR Collection® with her mom Ruth, a women's clothing and accessories company, offering affordable glamorous fashion to women across the globe. She continues to act, produce, write, direct and sing. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

April 12, 202652 min

Episode 159- Nicole Perry, Intimacy Coordinator

Nicole Perry, MFA, CLMA, CID/C is a dance choreographer as well as an award-winning movement professional working as a Certified Intimacy Director and Certified Intimacy Coordinator with Intimacy Professionals Education Collective (IPEC), a SAG-AFTRA accredited intimacy training program while also serving as the Director of Praxis for IPEC. Nicole is a founding member of Florida Intimacy Professionals, creating community and standards for staged intimacy work in the state. Additionally, Nicole is the founder of Momentum Stage, Inc., which offers professional development for artists, arts educators, and arts organizations and has delivered trainings for dancers, actors, and teachers at universities and organizations around the world. We talk all of this and more on this episode of the Film Florida Podcast. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

March 29, 202626 min

Episode 158- Andrew Byrd, Film Producer

Andrew Byrd is an accomplished film producer with extensive expertise in budgeting, scheduling, and production management while bringing both creative insight and operational efficiency to every project. Specializing in feature films, award-winning festival shorts, and select television pilots, Andrew's work has been licensed to major distributors and platforms including HBO, Showtime, Hulu, Tubi, Comcast, Roku, and Amazon Prime-demonstrating both commercial appeal and wide audience reach. Andrew has been a member of the Producers Guild of America since 2015 and currently teaches pre-production in Florida, where he shares his industry experience and passion for independent storytelling with the next generation of filmmakers. We talk all of this and more on this episode of the Film Florida Podcast. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

March 15, 202630 min

Episode 157- Joseph Greco- Writer, Producer, Director

Writer, Producer and Director Joseph Greco (https://joegreco.com/) is a Florida native and graduate of the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts. His first feature film, “Canvas,” starred Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden & Emmy Award winner Joe Pantoliano and is a personal story that focuses on a family dealing with mental health. Prior to that Joe learned the business working for Oscar winning director James Cameron and garnered awards of his own with his short “Lena's Spaghetti,” which premiered in the Telluride Film Festival. We talk all of this and more on this episode of the Film Florida Podcast. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

March 1, 202648 min

Episode 156- Jason Fisher- Founder/CEO StageRunner

Jason Fisher is the Founder and CEO of StageRunner, an online platform created to empower soundstage owners and to serve as a growing platform for the broader production community. Jason created StageRunner after recognizing the need for a centralized hub connecting filmmakers with ideal production spaces. Beyond being a marketplace, their goal is to build a thriving ecosystem that supports the entire film and television industry. Prior to StageRunner, Jason was the Vice President of Production at ABC Studios, overseeing blockbuster shows "Lost", "Desperate Housewives" and "Grey's Anatomy" and was the SVP and Head of Production at AMC overseeing hit shows including "Mad Men", Breaking Bad" and "The Walking Dead" and he was also the EVP and Head of Production at Paramount Television. We talk all of this and more on this episode of the Film Florida Podcast. Audio editing by Rob Hill.