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Miles Mussenden is a British-born American actor, filmmaker, producer, and director known for his commanding screen presence and emotionally grounded performances across film and television. With over a decade of professional experience, he has built a reputation as a versatile character actor capable of delivering both intensity and nuance. Miles is widely recognized for his series regular role a...

TED HOPE CEO, Fandor “Perhaps no film exec is better qualified to brainstorm ideas for saving indie films than Ted Hope” – Variety, 1/27/21 In June 2020, TED HOPE resigned as Co-Head of Movies at Amazon Studios, where he oversaw the prestige movies produced, developed and acquired by the company (Manchester by the Sea, The Salesman, The Big Sick, Cold War, amongst others) for over five years. Hope...

Béchir Sylvain Béchir Sylvain is a multi-hyphenate Haitian-American actor, writer, director, and producer. He plays Sanford on the hit Marvel show Wonder Man, Leclerc in Jurassic World: Rebirth, "Glock" on Starz hit series, BMF season 3 and "Roman" on BET+ new hit comedy mystery series, Diarra From Detroit. He also played "AJ" on the TBS show Claws. Béchir is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio...

This Week's Special Industry Heat Edition features CanesInSight podcast host Danny Enriquez (D$) to discuss the Miami Hurricanes extraordinary 2025-2026 college football playoff run. Hosts Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez also conduct a special University of Miami Entertainment Alumni roll call. Go Canes!

The last Industry Heat of the year, our SHM year-end wrap up brought to you by Screen heat Miami's Kevin Sharpley and Jose Luis "JL" Martinez include: Miami Hurricanes Football Advances in the CFP (College Football Cinema) Paramount Netflix Warner Brothers "Succession Drama" Continues! Netflix New Jersey Studio Update Gen Z Is Going to the Movies (Zootopia) KPop Oscar Buzz Peanuts IP Goes to Sony...

Adrian Wootton, OBE Adrian Wootton OBE is Chief Executive of Film London and the British Film Commission. Adrian is a Programme Advisor to the BFI London Film Festival; Venice Film Festival; Mediterranean Film Festival, Malta and Noir in Fest, Milan; Founding Director of Shots in the Dark Festival, Nottingham and Curator of the annual Cinema Made in Italy programme, London as well as the comprehen...

80's IPs Getting Industry Love and More! This week's Industry Heat brought to you by Screen heat Miami's Kevin Sharpley and Jose Luis "JL" Martinez include: Miami Vice Casting Update Predator Badlands Gremlins 3 Netflix and AI Pluribus Review Michael Jackson Biopic Teaser Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein KPop Demon Hunters 2 Warner Bros. Sale Talk Heats Up

Helena Mackenzie HEAD OF INWARD INVESTMENT & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AT FILM LONDON Helena’s film career has crossed many paths including domestic theatrical distribution, international sales and film production. Helena is currently the Head of Inward Investment & Business Development at Film London. She runs a busy department which includes the delivery of key industry events such as the London Scre...

This week's Industry Heat brought to you by Screen heat Miami's Kevin Sharpley and Jose Luis "JL" Martinez incude: 1) Sora Open AI Drama 2) Lionsgate Runway Update 3) Vertical Video 4) Youtube Creator FAST Channels 5) Miami Vice Reboot 6) University of Miami Hurricanes 7) The Orange List 2025 from MMFM & Creatives Miami

Sean "Hollywood" Hamilton Sean "Hollywood" Hamilton is a National Radio Hall of Fame inductee with over four decades of experience, hosting top-rated shows at Z100, KTU in New York, and KIIS-FM in Los Angeles. Known for his engaging broadcasting style, Hamilton has built a loyal fan base and earned widespread respect in the music industry. His radio journey began at 16 when he built an illegal pir...

Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view. This is a Screen Heat Miami Industry buzz segment, covering the latest and greatest from the biz. Industry Heat this w...

Giorgia Lo Savio, Co-Founder Alacran Group, Founder Jinga Pictures Giorgia Lo Savio is co-founder at Alacran Group and founder of the independent production company Jinga Pictures, based in Miami. The group also includes recording studios and facilities in South Beach. Over the past 25 years, she has worked her way through different aspects of the film business in both the United Kingdom and the U...

Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view. This is a Screen Heat Miami Industry buzz segment, covering the latest and greatest from the biz. Industry Heat this w...

Gil Green is a renowned film director from Miami, Florida, whose work is deeply rooted in music. Growing up in a culturally diverse community, Gil’s early exposure to Southern Hip Hop and Jamaica’s Dance Hall scenes, ultimately led him to pursue filmmaking as a tool to showcase the compelling stories of these subcultures. While studying at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Gil direct...

Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view. This is a Screen Heat Miami Industry buzz segment, covering the latest and greatest from the biz. Episode 002-Showrunn...

Screen Heat Miami (SHM) is hosted by veteran Miami based producers Kevin Sharpley and JL Martinez and each week covers the latest trends in the film, tv, and entertainment industry, including interviews with global and local industry leaders, all told from a "Miami" point of view. This is a Screen Heat Miami Industry buzz segment, covering the latest and greatest from the biz. Episode 001-Paramoun...

Joe Menendez Director-Producer-Writer Joe Menendez is a multi-genre veteran of drama, action, horror, Sci-Fi, comedy, family and rom-com. Menendez has directed episodes of ELSBETH for CBS, STAR TREK: PICARD and EVIL for Paramount Plus, SNOWPIERCER for AMC, and QUANTUM LEAP for NBC. His newest feature HENRY DANGER: THE MOVIE for Paramount Plus, based on the hit Nickelodeon series, debuted at #1 on...

Alexis Garcia Alexis Garcia, born and raised in Miami, Florida, is an accomplished film producer, studio executive, and entrepreneur, widely recognized for his role in launching and scaling high-impact film ventures across the independent and studio landscape. He is the founder of CAT5, a turnkey production and financing company focused on high-concept, independently made action films, and co-foun...

Vincent Vargas Vincent “Rocco” Vargas was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. After several years of college baseball, Vincent enlisted in the US Army and went on to serve 3 combat deployments with 2nd Battalion of the elite 75th Ranger Regiment. After 4 years of active duty service to his country, he joined the U.S. Army Reserves and continues his service until...

Arlyn Broche Breakout star and stunning Cuban beauty Arlyn Broche is taking Hollywood by storm in the highly anticipated Season 2 of NBC's "Young Rock.” Broche appeared in 6 of the 12 episodes in the season, starring as Dany Garcia, the woman behind the iconic Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Audiences will recognize Arlyn from series such as “Ballers,” “Gravesend,” and “The Haves and the Haves Nots”, p...

Francois Martin VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT. Francois Martin is currently a Business Development Associate at Vertical Entertainment, a global independent film distribution company. Vertical's impressive library includes titles such as CAPONE, Miami’s own REEFA and CRITICAL THINKING along with recent new releases ALICE and LAST SEEN ALIVE. From 2018-2020, he worked for Aviron Pictures as Executive Vice...

Andy Schefter has been working in film production as a Producer, Line Producer, Production Manager and Assistant Director for twenty-five years. Andy’s work includes numerous commercials, music videos, motion pictures and television. Andy is also the former Head of Production for Social Capital Films. Andy’s past motion picture and television work include Bully, Empire, Vendetta, Chapter Zero, The...

Brenda Gilbert is the President of BRON Media Corp, a company she co-founded and leads with her husband, Aaron L. Gilbert. BRON Media Corp. is the parent company to operating units BRON Studios, BRON Releasing, BRON Digital, and BRON Ventures (holds an interest in a portfolio of 10 content companies). The BRON group of companies are industry leaders in production, finance and the sales and marketi...

Creator and Independent Producer of numerous award winning movies and long form drama series including: The Man In The High Castle a 40 hour long Amazon series which has become the cornerstone of the streaming network’s line-up, winner of two Primetime Emmy’s and many other awards. Quartet Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut and Golden Globe nominee, starring Maggie Smith, The Invisible Woman Oscar...

The Screen Heat "Podkids" are back! Join Sophia and Layla as they review the latest state-of-the art Walt Disney World Attraction at Epcot, Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind with their dad, co-host JL Martinez. Also Kevin Sharpley and JL cover the latest industry news from a big media conference move to a major merger in L.A.'s agency world.