Business of Film

Business of Film explores the evolving world of storytelling. Hosted by Jesse Ikeman, it’s a candid look at how producers, writers, directors, and creators navigate the collision of creativity, technology, and business. Each episode delivers real conversations, sharp insights, and tactical takeaways for working professionals in film, TV, and the creator economy.

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Nov 15, 2016

50 min

Welcome back to Business of Film, episode #75. We welcome Dan Landes & Peter Klass to the show to discuss their new whitepaper The Evolution of New Media: Making Money in a World Where Digital Streaming Rules. Dan and Peter work at the firm Green Hasson Janks, one of the premier audit firms in the ...
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Nov 15, 2016

50 min

Jul 8, 2015

44 min

Welcome back to Business of Film, episode #74. We welcome Scott Abramovitch to the show. Today we dive into Scott’s Kickstarter campaign and talk about what it was like moving to LA and how he got started a little over a decade ago in the business. What I love about this chat is that we ...
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Jul 8, 2015

44 min

Jun 30, 2015

45 min

Welcome back to Business of Film, episode #73. This week our guest is Marc Meyers, director of How He Fell in Love starring Matt McGorry (“Orange in the New Black”) and Amy Hargreaves (“Michael Clayton”). How He Fell in Love is a film that Marc wrote and directed. It’s a story of perseverance because when ...
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Jun 30, 2015

45 min

Jun 23, 2015

36 min

Welcome back to Business of Film, episode #72. On this episode we take an in-depth look at the Tess Gerritsen lawsuit. I’m solo-podding it today. I read this article in the Hollywood Reporter and I got, well, very frustrated. So, I had to take the time to talk in great detail about the most recent ...
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Jun 23, 2015

36 min

Jun 16, 2015

31 min

Welcome back to Business of Film, episode #71. Today we’re talking all about story in THE STORY ROOM. Special guests are our very own Jeff Glickman, Alexis Grieve and Ira Wells. On this episode we will: – deconstruct the myths of story structure, – what makes a good pitch, – why one-pagers matter, – just ...
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Jun 16, 2015

31 min

Jun 9, 2015

22 min

Welcome back to Business of Film, episode #70. This episode Marc Swenker takes us on location in Laos to the set of his latest feature and talks about what it takes to bring a show on the road to a country with no infrastructure.  Marc recently had a film premier at the 2015 Cannes International ...
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Jun 9, 2015

22 min

Jun 2, 2015

45 min

Welcome back to Business of Film, episode #69. This episode Justin McConnell jumps into what it takes to produce your first monetizeable feature film and taking the leap to go to Cannes for the first time. We cover a ton of ground on this episode. Justin has a lot of distribution knowledge to share and ...
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Jun 2, 2015

45 min

May 26, 2015

44 min

Welcome back to Business of Film, episode #68. Michael May joins us to talk about Fun Size Horror. About Fun Size Horror a new website with original productions and user submitted content is going live wednesday the 27th! On this episde we talk about Gravitas Ventures, digital distribution and much more. We get into some ...
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May 26, 2015

44 min

May 19, 2015

40 min

Welcome back to Business of Film, episode #67. This week we are joined by Robert Milazzo from Creative Live Film Channel. This marks the start of our collaboration with Creative Live and we’re exciting to have Robert on the show to share his passion for film and film education. Robert started in the trenches as ...
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May 19, 2015

40 min

May 12, 2015

29 min

Welcome back to Business of Film, episode #66. This is a very special podcast for us here at Business of Film. This week we are on location in South Africa with Producer Greig Buckle and talk all about working in this magical country. Greig Buckle recently worked on Mad Max and Chronical and is one ...
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May 12, 2015

29 min

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