BPS 279: How NOT to Lose Money Producing Movies with Anne Marie Gillen

The film industry has had to adjust a lot since the hit of COVID.
Thanks to streaming services, the hit wasn’t as volatile as
possible. Now that society seems to be reaching the end of the
pandemic, the future of the filmmaking and film experience
post-COVID has become part of the conversation. To help us explore
the subject, I have on the show today seasoned Filmtrepreneur and
award-winning producer Anne Marie Gillen.

Anne Marie is the CEO of Gillen Group--- an entertainment
consulting firm in Los Angeles. Production-wise, she’s credited for
producing commercially and critically successful films and
television shows. Coupled with an international network of studios,
distributors, and talent, one may call her, The Plug.During the
stages and succession of my career, she's ranked in C-suite
executive positions at big entertainment companies like Development
& Production at Entertainment Business Group, Electric Shadow
Productions, and Revelations Entertainment.

Her comedy-drama film, Fried Green Tomatoes, produced in 1991, is
an all-time classic and stands to have been a Box office success.
It grossed $119.4 million on an $11 million budget and was
nominated for two Academy Awards. The film tells the story of a
housewife, Evelyn Couch, who is unhappy with her marriage,
befriends an elderly lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by
the tales she tells of people she used to know.

Through Idgie's inspiring life, Evelyn learns to be more assertive
and builds a lasting friendship of her own with Ninny. Anne Marie
compiled her industry business expertise and production experience
to write The Producer’s Business Handbook (2010, 3rd edition). The
book was followed by her next film, Parallel Man: Infinite Pursuit,
in 2014.

Chased by commandos, Agent Nick Morgan is on the run in the
multiverse! To escape, he jumps between parallel Earths including a
polluted industrial hellscape, a planet where dinosaurs evolved
into humanoids, and a fungi world with giant mushrooms.Your
corporate minds will definitely enjoy this interview. I’ve linked
Anne Marie’s book, The Business of Show Business for Creatives, in
the show notes for you to check out.

Enjoy my conversation with Anne Marie Gillen.

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