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The powerhouse duo responsible for producing the ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED film, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, starring superstar Timothée Chalamet, earning 8 OSCAR nominations and grossing $100m worldwide will be in THE EXEC HOUR! Fred Berger is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Emmy-winning film and television producer based in Los Angeles. Berger began his career working for Sofia Coppola on LOST IN TRANSLATION and MARIE ANTOINETTE and produced Ross Katz’ award-winning directorial debut TAKING CHANCE for HBO. Berger produced Damien Chazelle’s musical LA LA LAND, which won six Academy Awards (nominated for a record 14) and won a record seven Golden Globes. The film grossed nearly $500m worldwide. Most recently, Berger produced James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic A COMPLETE UNKOWN starring Timothée Chalamet, for Searchlight Pictures. The film earned 8 Academy Award nominations including Best Picture for Berger, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Adapted screenplay, and has crossed $100m worldwide. Alex Heineman is a talented film producer with CIC, BAFTA, and OSCAR nominations for the James Mangold directed ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED film A COMPLETE UNKNOWN starring Timothee Chalamet. Heineman has an impressive list of films in his career, beginning as executive producer for BALLS OF FURY .This was followed by action films such as NON-STOP 2014, THE COMMUTER 2018, and GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE 2021. Full Bio »
We're back in the Writers' Room for the Executive Hour with our special guests Alex Heineman & Fred Berger, Producers of the OSCAR NOMINATED film, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN! Starring superstar Timothée Chalamet, earning 8 Academy Award nominations and grossing over $100m worldwide!
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We're back in the Writers' Room for The Executive Hour Webcast with Barry Schindel. Barry Schindel is an Emmy-nominated executive producer and writer with credits on some of the most well-known television series in broadcast, including LAW & ORDER, CASTLE, TRAINING DAY, NUMB3RS, INTELLIGENCE, UNFORGETTABLE, and CRIMINAL MINDS: SUSPECT BEHAVIOR.
Watch another terrific Executive Hour webcast with our special guest, Producer & Manager Brendan Kenny! Our live audience members were able to ask career-oriented questions to Brendan as he shared his experience over a decade in the industry, working on the development of dozens of films and TV series, and the productions of the films WILD, HOT PURSUIT, and the Emmy-winning HBO show BIG LITTLE LIES, and talk about the industry marketplace and development in 2026! Brendan collaborates with leading studios and networks such as FOX, MGM, HBO, and Amazon. He has projects currently set up with FIFTH SEASON (Formerly Endeavor Content), MADE UP STORIES, JOHN WELLS PRODUCTIONS, CLUBHOUSE PICTURES, WISE ENTERTAINMENT, FLOWER FILMS, and H2L MEDIA. Brendan requested six scripts from his last pitch session, showing how much he loves working with undiscovered writers and tapping them into his expansive network! Join us for educational fun right here on Stage 32!
We're back in the Writers' Room for The Executive Hour with Alexia Melocchi. Alexia Melocchi is a partner in Little Studio Films and for over two decades has produced and sold award winning movies, documentaries and shorts, often partnering with emerging film makers she has personally discovered and mentored. Latest films by Little Film Studios are THE PANTANI AFFAIR which is with Amazon Studios Europe, A SOUL JOURNEY (Palm Springs International Film Festival and winner of URBANWORLD) and the upcoming Mini Series "THE MONKEY CLUB" with Oscar winner writer/producer Ron Bass. They also partially financed RIDE ABOVE directed by Christian Duguay, THE DESPERATE HOUR starring Naomi Watts, and WRONG TURN. In June 2020, Alexia signed a representation and development agreement with writer Seoras Wallace after connecting through Stage 32. Alexia says, "I would have never found him had it not been for Stage 32." Read the full story here. Alexia has acquired on behalf of her international distributor clients, film and television shows from all over the world for release in the Middle East, Italy, Greece, Spain, Canada, South America and Australia. Her clients have bought and partially financed films such as LA LA LAND, PEPPERMINT, THE BOY, TWILIGHT, TEEN SPIRIT AND THE BANKER. She is the host of THE HEART OF SHOW BUSINESS podcast. He company Little Studio Films acted as the sales representative for a DURAN DURAN documentary which sold in every major international territory and received a theatrical release, SERVICE TO MAN released through Entertainment Studios co- produced with Joel Zwick, SOL DE MEDIANOCHE released on HBO. She is fluent in five languages (Italian, Greek, French, Spanish and English), a personal asset that has allowed her to be involved in the financing and distribution of movies that have earned near $1 Billion dollars in box office returns worldwide. Always in the know of trends in film and television, she attends all major film festivals in the United States and internationally (CANNES, NATPE, BERLIN, VENICE, TORONTO, AFM, MIPTV) and has been frequently invited as an expert panelist on the Film Business at high profile film and television conventions. PRAISE FOR ALEXIA'S LESSIONS: "Thank you Alexia and K! Great conversations! Very inspirational!" -Peggy B. "Thanks Alexia for your expertise and support of struggling artists!!" -Debbie J. "Thank you Alexia! This was wonderful!" -Alexandria A.
During this Executive Hour Jason Mirch talks with Mike Disa, the director of the Netflix animated series, "Paradise PD" about his career, working directly for Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg, finding a mentor, and how to get a job in a writers' room.
We're back in the Writers' Room for The Executive Hour with Daisy Hamilton Risher! Daisy Hamilton Risher is the SVP of Acquisitions for TriCoast Worldwide where she has acquired over 100 packages and titles. TriCoast is run by Strathford Hamilton and is a full service media company committed to acquire, develop, produce, market and distribute audio-visual content. Hamilton also founded Rock Salt Releasing as a boutique production company and US distribution outfit. Rock Salt Releasing follows a 50/50 gender parity on all the films it invests in, acquires, or distributes. Daisy co-founded a new AVOD platform called Dark Matter TV, focusing on curating libraries of sci-fi and elevated genre films and series. She has acquired over 600 hours of content for Dark Matter TV, the app is available to download across all platforms in the USA. Daisy’s Producing & EP Credits Include: Vice:Versa Presents CHYNA, Ivan Sen’s LOVELAND with Hugo Weaving & Ryan Kwanten, HICKOK with Luke Hemsworth & Bruce Dern and SMITTY, with Mira Sorvino & Peter Fonda. PRAISE FOR DAISY'S LESSIONS: "Incredible! Thank you Daisy and Kay" -Lyndsay S. "Thank you very much for giving us your time!" -Stephen C. "Thank you Daisy and Kay. A most interesting morning." -Ingrid W. "Thanks for that answer Daisy! A great webinar and very encouraging" -Angela F.
Join the Stage 32 team in welcoming Producer Regina Lee to The Executive Hour Webcast, where our LIVE audience of Writers' Room members learn from a former Universal Studios executive turned producer. For over two decades, Regina has worked in film and television and is a seasoned film Feature Film and TV producer, beginning her career at UNIVERAL PICTURES, where she was the primary executive in charge of AMERICAN WEDDING and CURIOUS GEORGE. Some of Regina's other accomplishments include being a production executive of FOX releases X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE and DECEPTION, a studio executive in charge of movies such as THE GOOD SHEPHERD (Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert DeNiro), THE FAST & THE FURIOUS 3, BRIDGET JONES 2, THE CAT IN THE HAT, SEABISCUIT, and RED DRAGON, and an Executive Producer on an animated comedy pilot at FOX, a drama pilot at BET created by the showrunner of QUEEN SUGAR, and multiple TV pilots with 20TH CENTURY FOX TV. She also produced two TV movie thrillers that aired on LIFETIME! Regina will share her vast wealth of industry knowledge with us! Join in the best education around with Stage 32!