Angle on Producers with Carolina Groppa

So excited to share my rich and nuanced convo with Attica and Tembi Locke. I discovered this dynamic sister duo after devouring their Netflix limited series, FROM SCRATCH, starring Zoe Saldana. Once my tear ducts could no longer produce any more tears, I immediately had to find out who was behind this beautiful show.   Tembi is a New York Times best-selling author, TV producer, actor, and screenwr...

On this special episode, I answer three of your questions, such as: How to crack the line producer path. My biggest "DON'T's" for someone trying to break into the industry and work as a producer That time I took a chance on yourself and had no idea if it was going to work out.  WGA strike captain Victor Dueñas also stopped by for a quick chat and broke down what is being negotiated, why now, and w...

📣This episode is brought to you by Arc Studio Pro, a well-designed screenwriting software that is quickly growing to become the new industry standard. Head to ArcStudioPro.com to get started for free! 📣 Go to arcstud.io/carolina for $30 OFF! Our latest and greatest episode features Ilana Peña, my fellow South Florida sister. We grew up near each other, hanging out in the same mall (when that's w...

At this year's ☀️ Sundance festival ☀️, I met a wide array of talented people. Among them is Rocío Jadue, a Chilean producer that runs the Latin-American film division at Fabula. She is best known for the film A Fantastic Woman (2018), directed by Sebastián Lelio, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 🎞 Special shoutout to Maylen Calienes, founder of Latino Filmmakers Network...

📣 Helloooo 2023! Happy New Year   Beyond excited to kick off the new year with my chat with UK producer Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor.   A true multi-hyphenate, she produces, writers and directs. She runs Joi Productions, a company focused primarily on Queer, Black and female work. In 2019, she produced the hit Blue Story, which became the top grossing film of its genre. In 2020, she was named a Screen I...

Very excited to share my chat with Herman Phillips (COO) and Heather Wagner (Co-Founder/Product Architect). They are two of the brains behind Cinapse, our sponsor for the last 3 episodes. Cinapse is an app that streamlines workflows for film and television crews, cast members, and studio employees. By digitizing the background voucher system, a painful process that usually requires a TON of forms,...

**This episode is brought to you by Cinapse. Cinapse is an app that streamlines workflows for film and television crews, cast members, and studio employees. What they are building is truly game changer and I'll be doing a deep dive with them in the upcoming weeks. Follow @cinapse for more.** _______ Here we are, the final episode of 2022! I can't believe how fast the year has flown by, can you? As...

***This episode is brought to you by Cinapse. Cinapse is an app that streamlines workflows for film and television crews, cast members, and studio employees. What they are building is truly game changer and I'll be doing a deep dive with them in the upcoming weeks. Follow them @cinapse for more.*** Barbara Whitman is a theater producer who made her Broadway debut producing A Raisin in the Sun , st...

***This episode is brought to you by AOP's first official sponsor, Cinapse. *** Cinapse is an app that streamlines workflows for film and television crews, cast members, and studio employees. What they are building is truly game changer and I'm stoked to partner with them. Check 'em out @ cinapse.io. Thrilled to share my chat with the fierce Elizabeth Cantillon. She is a producer and principal of...

Kara Durrett is an independent producer who recently produced Adamma Ebo's HONK FOR JESUS, SAVE YOUR SOUL which premiered at Sundance 2022. Kara is the reason I was brought on to HONK as a physical producer and in the process of making that film, she became a bud. She is fun to work with, in fact, she is a great time! (direct quote from Kara!) Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown give phenomenally fu...

Amy Baer currently serves as President of Landline Pictures, a label within MRC Film that makes feature films about and for the 50+ audience. Launched in 2020, their  first movie, JERRY & MARGE GO LARGE , directed by David Frankel, who did MARLEY & ME, is streaming now on Paramount+.  Starring Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening , the film is based on the true story of a married couple who used a lo...

Celebrating 75 episodes of the show!!! Jordana Mollick is Semi-Formal's President of Development and Production. Originally from Milwaukee, she's worked in theater, film, television, and digital media, as well as literary management. She co-founded Black Sheep Management and Productions, which then merged with Haven Entertainment where she was a partner. In 2018, she joined forces with Michael Sho...

Jenifer Westphal is the Founder and CEO at Wavelength, an Emmy-Winning film studio committed to developing, producing and financing films that tell great f**king stories. She raised and homeschool ed her 3 now adult sons — including one who is in Autism Spectrum. Once the youngest had gone off to college, she looked around her empty house and said to her husband, "I'm going to start a film company...

Dani Melia is an LA based producer. Her journey began with an internship at Big Beach where she eventually became an executive and worked on incredible films including Loving , Safety Not Guaranteed and The Kings of Summer . Dani developed and produced Lulu Wang's critically-acclaimed feature The Farewell starring Awkwafina , which went on to receive nominations for the Gotham Awards, Golden Globe...

Joy Gorman Wettels is a Partner at Anonymous Content, where her focus is "YI" content — Youth Impact, Intention & Inclusion. Born in Yonkers, h er early years in entertainment were spent at Miramax Films in NYC and at her own management and production entity, where she sold the first pitches & scripts of now longtime collaborators out of her apartment.  While at Barnard College of Columbia Univers...

Rachel Shane has build an incredibly inspiring career. In turn, her mission is to continue to produce inspiring and diverse projects. She currently oversees all aspects of feature film and television development and production for Madison Wells. A few of her impressive credits include: -Executive Producer on the Academy Award®-nominated HELL OR HIGH WATER (starring Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine and Ben...

Laura is the CEO and Founder of Rebelle Media . They are financing, creative and production partners for bold storytellers who put women and girls at the heart of their narratives. Her focus has always been on finding ways to push against the "no" and getting stories, across all genres, about women and other marginalized voices made and seen. Laura has twenty years of experience in film and televi...

Carolina Garcia is Director of Original Series at Netflix.   She is a delight of human with a spirit so magnetic you just wanna drink all the wine in the world with her. She oversees some of Netflix's top Overall Deal talent, including The Duffer Brothers, Jennifer Lopez's Nuyorican Productions, Archewell, and Shawn Levy's 21 Laps to name a few.   In her current role, she oversees shows such as St...

Liz Cardenas is a 2019 Independent Spirit Award nominee and producer. She is also a writer, director and actor. She was included in the 2019 LATINXT , a highly curated list of emerging Latino creators from an initiative by Zoe Saldana, Robert Rodriguez and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Notable producing credits include Augustine Frizzell's NEVER GOIN' BACK (Sundance '18), starring Maia Mitchell, Camila Morr...

Dan Cogan is one of the most prominent non-fiction producers working today. Both an Academy Award®- and Emmy Award®-winner, Dan founded Story Syndicate with Liz Garbus in 2019. Previously, Dan was the founding Executive Director of Impact Partners . They provide the creative mentorship to help make films the strongest they can be, and the strategic guidance to achieve the widest possible audience...

Kelly Macmanus Funke is President of Littleton Road Productions , a television production company with an overall deal at Universal Content Productions (UCP). Her career began in the 1990s, working for Cary Woods as he produced the first projects of today's most celebrated content creators, including Jon Favreau, Doug Liman, James Mangold, Alexander Payne, M. Night Shyamalan , and Scott Rosenberg...

Julie Lynn formed Mockingbird Pictures in 1999, with Bonnie Curtis joining in 2012 after more than 15 years working with Steven Spielberg. Together they produce film and television across a wide variety of genres, with movie budgets that range from under $1 million to over $100 million. They have produced for brand-new filmmakers as well as experienced, award-winning directors. Julie worked as a F...

The ray of sunshine from across the pond joins us on this week's episode of Angle on Producers. Rowena Wallace is a UK producer who always dreamed of working in film. Her dreams came true as she climbed her way through the ranks, maintaining connections and working hard. She is a singular presence, and I'm not just talking about her love of negotiating (which we unpack). She started her Peach Hous...

Veronica Beach is the Head of Production at Pereira O'Dell, a bi-coastal ad agency with offices in SF and NY. She has over 20 years of producing experience, specializing in Advertising Production. She has produced some of the most viewed and famous campaigns historically over her career as well as won over 100 Cannes Lions and other multiple awards. She came into my life in 2013 when I was raising...

This week on the show we are joined by a legend of the indie scene, the one and only Christine Vachon.   She is an independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award winner.   In 1995, she co-founded the indie powerhouse Killer Films with partner Pamela Koffler. Those of us who have been curious about producing most certainly have seen or read her books 'Shooting to Kill' and 'A Killer Life' Killer Films h...