Angle on Producers with Carolina Groppa

Natalie Metzger has a spark for producing that is palpable. The joy oozes out of her pores, and despite the inherent challenges, she loves being a producer. Natalie was a dancer before she set her foot in the world of filmmaking. She freelanced for a while before finding at home as at Vanishing Angel as the VP of of Development and Production. In her journey, she's produced and directed a ton of n...

Alana Mitnick is a freelance commercial producer. She was born and raised in Los Angeles. Though she acted in commercials as a kid, she knew from a young age that she preferred to be behind the camera. After four years at Northwestern, Alana returned to the sunny skies of LA to climb the production ladder.   And climb she did! Over the last 14 years she's worked all over the world and overseen bud...

Natalie Qasabian is an impressive person. She is the producer of SEARCHING, starring John Cho, a movie she made for $1m that made $75m worldwide in the box office. A very hard thing to do these days given how people don't watch movies in theaters anymore.   She is an Armenian-American hustler. She is a go getter. She is the only producer I know who was also getting her MBA from Pepperdine Universi...

"...and Guillermo [del Toro]. I remember that the weekend that MAMA opened and it was  #1  in the U.S., Guillermo told us...well guys, now you get to make one more movie. Because it's one movie at a time, you know!" ⁣-Barbara Muschietti⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Excited to continue my chat with producer extraordinaire  @barbaramus  of  @itmovieofficial  &  #MAMA .⁣ ⁣⁣ By the way,  #ItChapter2  is breaking all sorts of...

Barbara Muschietti. What can I say about this fierce Argentinian woman? She's the producer of horror films I'd never thought I'd watch, much less enjoy. She is a true inspiration and a freakin' delight. Barbara produced the record-breaking box office hit "IT," an adaptation of the Stephen King Novel. The film scored the biggest opening weekend ever in more than 30 markets, crossing the $700 millio...

"Follow your dreams, but don't forget to live your life." -Giulia Caruso Giulia Caruso is an LA-based Italian producer and founding member of Nonetheless Productions. With partner Ki Jin Kim, she was nominated for the 2018 Piaget Producers Award. Giulia won an Independent Spirit Award for Andrew Ahn's debut feature SPA NIGHT and a LA-Emmy for producing KCET's docuseries Lost LA. Her latest feature...

Mark A. Burley is a four time Emmy nominated producer and director. A veteran of television, he was born in Berlin and was raised in London. He discovered his love for narrative storytelling in university at Bristol, and moved to LA in his 20s to pursue the film business. There was a slight detour, however, and he dabbled in advertising before finding his way into commercials. He worked for many y...

Maggie McLean is a music video and short form content producer. Born and raised in LA, the industry called her from a young age since her mom is a production accountant. Together, they started  Cheeky Films , a production company.  She came up the trenches in one of the most traditional ways—as a PA, who then became a production coordinator, and then a production manager, and eventually, a produce...

M. Elizabeth Hughes is a freelance film producer who grew up in south Georgia. After graduating from magna cum laude from Wesleyan College, she moved to Orange County and earned her M.F.A. in Film and Television Producing from Chapman University. Since then, she has made her career producing a wide variety of films and series with various filmmakers and financiers. She co-produced one of my favori...

This week on the show we hear from the hella amazing  Deniese Davis ,  producer AND the COO/co-founder of ColorCreative , a production company she started with Issa Rae that focuses on under represented voices. Deniese was born and raised in the blue collar work force of Las Vegas. She knew from a very young age, 16, to be exact, that she wanted to be a producer. Since no real entertainment indust...

Excited to pick up where we left off with the fierce Alana Mayo. If you missed part 1, check it out as this convo is very much a continuation of that juicy talk. This week, we explore how film production is similar to running a household, the challenges of building a diverse team, and her cautionary tales for anyone wanting to break into Hollywood. Subscribe/Rate/Follow Would love to hear your tho...

On the premiere episode of the show, host Carolina Groppa sits down with the incomparable Eva Longoria. She wears many hats—actor, producer, director, entrepreneur, philanthropist, mother…you may be wondering, when does she sleep? Eva is constantly honing her craft, seeking new projects, and opening doors for women in the industry. She's passionate about paving the way for future female and minori...

Life With Caca  is a weekly podcast of intimate and, sometimes, brutally honest conversations with producers from all corners of the entertainment industry.  Along the way, your host and Emmy nominated producer Carolina Groppa will demystify what exactly a producer is by giving listeners a glimpse into what it's like to walk in our shoes. The clean, curated version of people's lives we hear about...