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Welcome back to the Business of Film podcast, episode #86. The two founders of the company are Forrest Lucas (owner of Lucas Oil, the naming rights to the Indianapolis Colts football stadium, the auto-sports cable network MAVTV and Lucas Oil Speedway) and Ali Afshar (current race car driver, producer and actor). They brought on Scott Kennedy (Open Road Films, Miramax and MGM) as President of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution.



Forrest is based on the Warner Bros lot and plans to release seven “high-end, commercial films telling inspiring and purpose driven stories” in its first year of operations.

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Welcome back to the Business of Film podcast, episode #8. Christopher Woodrow, the Chairman and CEO of MovieCoin just us for an in-depth conversation on the next generation of film financing.



MovieCoin is a next-generation financial technology company focused on leveraging blockchain technology, digital assets and proprietary applications to create a new standard currency for entertainment financing, business transactions and consumer payments.

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Welcome back to the Business of Film podcast, episode #84. Patrick Corcoran is the Vice President and Chief Communications Officer of the National Association of Theatre Owners.



This has been an amazing year for film. The industry is approaching, for the first time ever, $12 Billion of box office. The simple fact that we can even talk about this as a possible reality is truly remarkable. Especially considering all of the change in the industry.

In this wide ranging conversation with Patrick, we cover everything from theatrical release windows, to what theatre owners really want, and the ever changing landscape of cinema.

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Welcome back to the Business of Film podcast, episode #83. Matthew Helderman is the founder and CEO of both Buffalo 8 and BondIt Media Capital. With a background rooted in media production, finance and digital technology he leads the team of both businesses on a daily basis. Helderman is a regular speaker at international media and technology conferences. Helderman graduated from Lake Forest College with a B.A. in Philosophy.



I’ve wanted to have Matthew on the pod for some time. BondIt sees an incredible amount of deal flow every week. And that makes him the kind of guest we love here on the business of film. Why? Because he can cut through the noise and tell us exactly what’s happening in the market.

We talk about the current state of the industry. How producers are currently financing their films? What’s working and what’s not.

As a premiere film and media debt financing company, BondIt has financed over $60M in debt across 230 projects.

Find out more about Bondit Media Capital.

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Welcome back to the Business of Film podcast, episode #82. Bob Bassett is the Dean of Dodge College of Fine Arts at Chapman University. The Hollywood Reporter ranked Chapman’s film program #6 in the country.



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Welcome back to the Business of Film podcast, episode #81. On this episode we talk with co-directors Ben Foster and Mark Dennis and do a case study of their mind-bending sci-fi film Time Trap. The film is about a group of archaeology students trapped inside a mysterious cave where time passes differently underground than on the surface.



Ain’t It Cool News called it “a mind-bending shift in the space time continuum”.

IndieWire called it an “innovative new sci-fi adventure that rips apart both space and time at its very seams.”

So yah, it’s fun. I saw it. I really enjoyed it. And I was excited to tear through the fabric of time and figure out how they did it.

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