Award-winning writer, producer, director and editor Sean Baker talks The Florida Project, Tangerine, Take Out and Four Letter Words. Sean also talks about getting his start in the industry, wearing many hats on projects and his desire to film more in Florida. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

Born in Detroit but raised in Florida, actor Tom Nowicki has more than 160 film and television credits, including a major role in the new series “Bad Monkey” on Apple TV+. We talk to Tom about his numerous roles in Florida-based projects, stories from his most well-known projects, how he got his ...

Aaron Gilman is the CEO of Steamroller Studios in Central Florida. Prior to his current role, Aaron worked in the animation and visual effects departments on such films as “The Matrix Revolutions,” “The Avengers,” “Iron Man 3,” “The Hobbit” franchise, and “Avatar” among others. But arguably Aaron...

Susan Fox is the Founder & CEO of Casting Workbook. For over two decades, Casting Workbook has been driving the industry forward with leading-edge enterprise casting software by bridging essential communications between production, casting, agents, and their talent. Casting Workbook’s global netw...

Terry Olson is the Co-Founder, Creative Director and Chief Instigator of FusionFest in Central Florida. Previously, Terry was the Director of Arts & Cultural Affairs for the Orange County Government. His purpose is to help create dynamic events which celebrate, unite, enliven and empower people, ...

Joe Chianese is the Senior Vice President & Production Incentives Practice Leader at Entertainment Partners. In his role at EP, Joe provides production and legislative consulting, financial, tax, and administrative services for domestic and international production incentives. He has over 30 year...

Based in South Florida, Jacobo Rispa and Damián Romay are award-winning producers and directors with close to 200 credits between the two of them. Both have produced titles all over the world with projects airing on Netflix, NBC, Amazon, HULU, BET, Tubi, Lifetime, Paramount, Great American Family...

Amy Paskow is an award-winning visual effects artist with credits on some amazing projects including "The Lion King," "Suicide Squad," "The Legend of Tarzan," "The Jungle Book," "Maleficent," "Rescue Me" and "Boardwalk Empire" just to name a few. We talk to Amy about the evolution of visual effec...

Sam Read is the Executive Director of the Sustainable Entertainment Alliance. SEA is a consortium of the world’s leading studios, streamers, and industry leaders dedicated to advancing sustainability initiatives through advocacy, education, and innovation. Sam works collaboratively with SEA’s mem...

Shawn Davis has been the Executive Producer of the Film Independent Spirit Awards for 22 years. The Film Independent Spirit Awards is the premier awards event for the independent film and television community. Shawn is a two-time Emmy nominated Producer for his work on the Spirit Awards. Prior to...

Dominic Giannetti is the founder of Florida-based Giannetti Films and an award-winning director, writer, and producer. With more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment industry, Dominic has worked on over 100 professional TV, Movie, and Music video sets including producing more than a d...

Artie Malesci is an Emmy and SAG Award nominated Stuntman and Stunt Coordinator. Artie has worked on close to 150 major titles including some of the biggest Florida-based projects including “Bad Monkey,” “Moonlight,” “Burn Notice,” “Miami Vice” the series and the movie, “2 Fast 2 Furious,” “The W...

Stefan Roesch emigrated to New Zealand in 2003 to embark on the world’s first PhD in Film Tourism. Since then, he has 20 years of experience in market research and is a leading expert on film tourism and has consulted with various destinations on film tourism projects around the world. In 2023, h...

Miami-based Alexis Garcia is the Founder of CAT5, a finance and production label for action films focused on building a better machine for filmmakers and financiers. He sees CAT5 as a turnkey financing and production option for filmmakers, leaning in on content with strong commercial appeal. CAT5...

Jonathan Olsberg is the Founder and Executive Chair of Olsberg-SPI, a leading international creative industries consultancy that specializes in the global screen production sector. For the last 30 years, Olsberg-SPI has helped clients plan, design and deliver sustainable growth, evidence impact, ...

Michael Wesley has been a Location Manager and Scout for close to thirty years. He’s been a member of the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) for over a decade and is currently a Board Member for LMGI. Some of Michael’s credits include “Transformers” 2, 3 & 4, “Inception,” “The Dark Knig...

Antonia McCutcheon has been with the Tampa Bay Community Network for close to three decades and is currently the Executive Director. TBCN is the last public access television station in Florida and they help Tampa Bay’s diverse community by offering accessible media resources and innovative speci...

Florida resident Ellen Jacoby is an extremely accomplished Casting Director having worked on many of Florida’s most notable projects including Burn Notice, The Waterboy, The Truman Show, Contact, Flipper, The Birdcage, True Lies, My Girl, and all the way back to Miami Vice, just to name a few. El...