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text: show biz business and breakthroughs exclusive vanessa frank learns what makes or breaks members of film industry published  min ago vanessa frank about   archive vanessa frank has been involved in the film industry first as an actress and then in production distribution and international sales at  she directed her first film let the lion roar starring oscar nominated eric roberts stephen baldwin kevin sorbo and grammy nominated singers jaci velasquez tim rushlow and jamie grace the film was an indie distribution success with sales in  nations print 
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  film talk podcasts takes you inside the minds of some of the brightest filmmakers in the world learn from awardwinning filmmakers as they teach the secrets to their success  the daily habits routines and practices they employ to be the best in their industry guests include oscar winners emmy award winners and golden globe winners you can access the archive of all film talk podcasts here  
  making independent films happen with atit shah 
  atit shah is a film producer with five films releasing within the next  months including jekyll island starring oscarnominated minnie driver emmy awardwinner john leguizamo annasophia robb and ed westwick and money starring kellan lutz 
  he is the ceo of create entertainment and is represented by uta 
  breaking through as a female director with melanie aitkenhead 
  melanie aitkenhead is the director of the reboot of mother may i sleep with danger oscarnominated james francos retelling of the  classic film of the same name the film stars tori spelling with a cameo by franco and premiered on lifetime 
  shes also the director of the film adaption of james francos popular novel actors anonymous which explores the lives of young actors in hollywood and stars franco alongside oscarnominated eric roberts keegan allen and scott haze 
  building the franchise with scott mitchell rosenberg 
  scott mitchell rosenberg is the ceo of platinum studios one of the worlds largest independent libraries of comic book characters scott has played an integral role in creating one of the largest bibles in comic book history the platinum studios macroverse which includes anchor titles such as cowboys  aliens 
  a constant innovator scott established platinum in  following a successful career as the founder of malibu comics which sold to marvel in  at malibu scott led many successful comic spinoffs into toys television and feature films including the billiondollar film and television megahit men in black 
  the art of entrepreneurship with kent speakman 
  kent speakman is a producer and entrepreneur at the intersection of entertainment and technology examinercom has called him one of the most influential entrepreneurs in the entertainment industry he has won the imedia entertainment marketing award for best digital campaign and best mobile entertainment startup and he was awarded evan carmichaels top  entrepreneurs to follow in  preceded by the imedia top ten digital marketers in  
  kent founded konnect  a digital mobile and experiential agency that works with startups brands and entertainment properties  before he cofounded fameus a new social network that connects members of the entertainment industry in innovative ways with a unique technology and that was listed on the huffington posts top  startups in la in  
  kent has an international network of professionals and influencers having orchestrated a variety of film and technology projects in canada the us the united kingdom asia and india he has produced hundreds of events across canada and the us whilst working with clientele ranging from alist celebrities to tech mobile startups 
  the legal aspect of filmmaking with dan satorius 
  dan satorius is a worldclass entertainment lawyer with a practice that focuses principally on transactions intellectual property business structuring and financing furthermore he is a nationally regarded attorney on clearance issues including fair use his clients include academy award emmy award independent spirit award and peabody awardwinning independent producers writers and broadcasters in the film and television industry 
  after graduating from film school and law school dan produced awardwinning documentaries and short dramatic films his graduate thesis film was selected as a finalist for a student academy award in addition to practicing entertainment law for more than  years dan has been an adjunct professor at william mitchell school of law where he taught entertainment law 
  dan is an active member of the american bar associations forum on the entertainment and sports industries covice chair of the film and television division and a member of the governing committee