Author Archives: Karen

Negotiations to prevent a strike that could bring the film and television production business to its knees are going down to the wire. Matthew Loeb, president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, said early Wednesday that unless an agreement is reached, 60,000 union members will begin a nationwide strike against the major studios […]

This Stage 32 Blog comes from Martin Gooch, a director and screenwriter based in London, England.  When should you first start talking to distributors to sell your film? Unless you’re an industry veteran, I bet you’ll be surprised to find out the answer. In this article, I’m covering Stage 32’s Film Finance Summit 2021 – the distribution […]

This Stage 32 Blog comes from Martin Gooch, a director and screenwriter based in London, England.  Most people making TV and film want to know what types of shows financiers and buyers are investing in right now. Here you go… I came up with this list based on what financiers and distributors said during the Stage […]

This Stage 32 Blog comes from Martin Gooch, a director and screenwriter based in London, England.  Stage 32’s Film Finance Summit rocked. The panelists were “unfiltered and unhinged,” said one of the Stage 32 moderators, Amanda Toney. Another Stage 32 moderator, Harrison Glaser called them, “unvarnished,” and personally, I loved the speaker’s honesty and transparency. With three […]

The 85-year-old Waldoboro venue, closed since 2014, has been refurbished and reopened by community members, who are hoping to make it an arts center and economic driver. Most tourists and out-of-towners know this midcoast town as the home of Moody’s Diner on busy Route 1. Relatively few venture off the state highway and onto the […]