Real Talk

Real Talk: Autentic’s Mirjam Strasser on Scale & Authenticity

On the heels of Autentic's acquisition of Albatross World Sales, Mirjam Strasser, director of sales and acquisitions, tells ScreenMDM about the importance of scale, the need for authenticity, and the other major trends reshaping the business of factual in the run-up to Sunny Side of the Doc.

Real Talk: The Woodcut Way with Kate Beal

Among the U.K.’s most successful and well-regarded indies, Woodcut Media is building out a full IP management ecosystem across production, distribution, and D2C via YouTube, Kate Beal, founder and CEO, tells ScreenMDM in the latest edition of our Real Talk strand. Beal is an accomplished producer and the founder of…

Blink Films Preps Lost City of Gold for WNET & ARTE

Lost City of Gold, telling the story of a mysterious southern African ghost city, is now in production by Blink Films for the WNET Group and ARTE, with the doc represented internationally by PBS Distribution.

Real Talk: Adapting to Thrive—The View from BIG Media’s Jon Loew

ScreenMDM kicks off its new Real Talk strand with an insightful conversation with Jon Loew, CEO of BIG Media, about the company’s recent CIA series on National Geographic, Disney+, and Hulu; navigating seismic shifts in the business; evolving funding models; and the importance of volume.
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