Rex Sikes' Movie Beat

A leading distribution strategist, Peter consults with filmmakers and media companies to develop strategies to maximize distribution, audiences, and revenues. He was previously President of Next Wave Films, which helped launch the careers of Christopher Nolan and other exceptionally talented filmmakers. Peter also established Next Wave Films' Agenda 2000, the world's first initiative devoted to fi...

Michael Caplan's career began in the early '90s, when he worked as a producer of independent films in Chicago. In 10 years he produced 3 critically acclaimed feature films, including The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, & Peoria Babylon,starring David Drake & Ann Cusack. Throughout the decade, Michael wrote and directed several dramatic shorts that screened on PBS in Chicago and film festival...

PAUL PROVENZA an accomplished comedian, classically trained actor & an innovative filmmaker has worked TV, movies, theater & stand-up comedy for more than 2 decades. Paul has gone back & forth between acting & standup comedy in every medium from TV to theater to film. He has been a guest on every major talk show from The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson to The Tonight Show starr...

Orly Ravid, Co-Executive Director The Film Collaborative At TFC, Orly works primarily on distribution, sales/licensing and contract/negotiation services with a focus on new media digital distribution. She also handles theatrical releases. A “big picture” thinker, Orly created TFC in response to a dominant and overarching structure that favors middlemen, not filmmakers. Her intense diligence in pro...

Jon Reiss PT 2 author of Think Outside the Box Office is the first nuts-and-bolts guide for filmmakers who want to take control of their own distribution and marketing destiny. Each chapter addresses an essential aspect of a film’s release and gives specific techniques to filmmakers to create success with their films in today’s marketplace. Jon Reiss named one of “10 Digital Directors to Watch” by...

Sheri Candler, a marketing & publicity specialist helps independent filmmakers gather an audience for their work. As the Marketing & Sponsorship Manager for the Santa Clarita Valley Film Festival, she encountered numerous talented filmmakers who possessed expert knowledge in storytelling & film production, yet lacked the knowledge of how to promote & distribute their films. It was...

Jason Brubaker is a Hollywood based independent movie producer, passionate about helping other filmmakers make their movies and apply proven marketing strategies to reach a global audience through new movie distribution models. With over a decade of movie making experience, Jason has produced numerous shorts and THREE feature films including (Special Dead 2006, Rattle Basket 2007 and Toxic Soup 20...

Kristen Shaw PT 3 Acting & Audition Coach & actor has appeared in over 2 dozen Film and Television projects, as well as having more than 25 National Commercials to her credit. Kristen was recently seen as "Nora", the First Gentleman's Chief-of-Staff, in ABC's hit Commander-in-Chief, with Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland. She was called a "modern day Lady MacBeth" by th...

Sam Witwer, PT 3 actor, has worked as a regular on the series Battlestar Galactica and Smallville. Among his numerous television appearances are Bones, Dexter, Csi, Jag, NCIS, Cold Case, Angel, Dark Angel, ER and many more. He’s has appeared in movies as well, recently in No God No Master directed by friend of Rex Sikes’ Movie Beat Terry Green and The Return of Joe Rich directed by friend of RSMB...

Michael Sonntag PT 3 is a casting director, film producer, teacher, and actor. Born and raised in St. Louis, MO, Michael began his career producing local evening news for NBC, after graduating from the University of Notre Dame. He has worked both in front of and behind the camera, in a wide range of positions - most recently casting the feature film, Nephilim, as well as a number of commercials fo...

Curtis A. Smith, 1st AD. PT 2 grew up Oak Park, Michigan enrolled in Specs Howard's School of Broadcasting Arts. After graduation 1997, he landed an internship on the feature film Marriage Material, directed by Jody Poldolsky. The film starred Leslie Ann Warren, James Rebhorn, Alanna Ubach & Michael Silver. Curtis was offered a paid Set Production Assistant position on Out of Sight, directed b...

Sarah Nean Bruce PT 2 of Bel Age Pix. A twenty year veteran in the entertainment biz, Recent projects: Additional Unit Producer of “The Delphi Effect” (aka “Kiss Me Deadly”) for Regent Entertainment; Co-Executive Producer of film festival award-winning noir sci-fi feature “Yesterday Was A Lie” for Helicon Arts Cooperative; Co-Executive Producer of the Hallmark film “Where There’s A Will” (Love, Cl...

John Paul Rice producer PT 2 - Mr. Rice attended Georgia State University in 1997 with a focus on Business. In 1999, while at college, Mr. Rice was given a rare opportunity to work on Jerry Bruckheimer's Remember the Titans. After working almost three months on the film, John returned to school and directed his studies toward learning the history of cinema. Mr. Rice gained hands-on production expe...

ALAN L. GANSBERG (PT 2) Dean of the College of Columbia College Hollywood, a fully accredited private college offering degrees in Cinema and Cinema/TV. While running the key areas of the College, Gansberg continues his career as a writer-producer and occasional director. He has written and/or produced more than 100 hours of television, created more than a dozen nationally-distributed documentaries...

Eric Morris is one of the most controversial and exciting acting teachers in the history of American performance. Author of 5 best-selling books on acting, and having taught over 20,000 students in the last 40 years (including some of Hollywood's biggest stars), Eric's craft process is clear, specific and compelling. Eric goes far beyond the Method in dealing with the actor's instrument in the bel...

Chris Jones One of the authors of the popular “The Guerrilla Filmmaker’s Handbook” series, Chris Jones will be making his Movie Beat debut. Recently, Chris directed the short film “Gone Fishing” which was shortlisted for an Oscar. He chronicles his journey as a guerilla filmmaker on his blog Make Film, Teach Film (http://www.chrisjonesblog.com/) and recently launched an internet television show in...

Director Terry Green PT 3 has 25 years experience in the entertainment industry, with 13 years managing a successful motion picture production company. He is an Award-winning writer & director with access to the highest levels of talent, production staff & project financing. In 1997 he founded an independent company Strata Productions, Inc. that has financed $20 million in private equity f...

Kristen Shaw PT 2 Acting & Audition Coach & actor has appeared in over 2 dozen Film and Television projects, as well as having more than 25 National Commercials to her credit. Kristen was recently seen as "Nora", the First Gentleman's Chief-of-Staff, in ABC's hit Commander-in-Chief, with Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland. She was called a "modern day Lady MacBeth" by th...

Michael A. Hoffman editor/director Pt 2. Originally from South Florida; Michael A. Hoffman has worked in all facets of the entertainment industry. An accomplished IATSE editor (Los Angeles Local 700); his credits range from moderate independent productions to large scale features. Highlights include; the upcoming Vindicated Pictures release “Forget Me Not”, which stars Carly Schroeder (“Firewall”,...

Patrick Giraudi PT 2 is a pioneer in using digital workstation in sound editing and mixing films. He is a well established Sound Supervisor/Re-recording Mixer in the film industry with over 330 film credits to his name. From music engineer to sound editor, he started to work as a freelance dialogue editor. He quickly became renowned for his professionalism and knowledge of digital technology. In 1...

Kristen Shaw Acting & Audition Coach & actor has appeared in over 2 dozen Film and Television projects, as well as having more than 25 National Commercials to her credit. Kristen was recently seen as "Nora", the First Gentleman's Chief-of-Staff, in ABC's hit Commander-in-Chief, with Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland. She was called a "modern day Lady MacBeth" by the New...

ALAN L. GANSBERG Dean of the College of Columbia College Hollywood, a fully accredited private college offering degrees in Cinema and Cinema/TV. While running the key areas of the College, Gansberg continues his career as a writer-producer and occasional director. He has written and/or produced more than 100 hours of television, created more than a dozen nationally-distributed documentaries, and d...

Director of Photography Jenny Stolte has been interested in filmmaking since she was ten years old. Through middle and high school she made many short and feature length films. Some were great and were selected for film festivals and won awards - some were not as great. However, there was never any doubt when she started college at the University of Iowa in 2003 that filmmaking was the career she...

Reed Martin Pt 5 interviewed for his book are independent film icons Kim Peirce, Terry Zwigoff, Werner Herzog, Doug Liman, Harmony Korine, Atom Egoyan, documentary flimmakers Barbara Kopple, Ken Burns, Ric Burns, and 'Pulp Fiction' producer Lawrence Bender, 'Juno' producer Lianne Halfon, and 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' producer Anthony Bregman, among others. Among the directors that ta...

Julie Richardson (PT 2) producer and Managing Member of Imaginarium Entertainment Group. She is best known for finding, developing, and producing the box office sensation COLLATERAL, starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Fox, which received two Academy Award nominations, two Golden Globe nominations and received the Critics Choice Award, along with twenty three other nationally or internationally sponsore...