The Movie Marketing & Distribution Podcast

Oct 24 2024 56 ep. 46 mins 4
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Each episode, Alex Stolz - usheru Head of Film - speaks to leaders in Movie Marketing and Distribution to discuss the trends, tools and strategies that are shaping the entertainment ecosystem. At usheru we are passionate about data, innovation & movie marketing and we have combined all of this knowledge into digital solutions that are transforming traditional film marketing.

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The Changing Landscape in the Nordics featuring Merete Christensen and Thor Sigurjónsson

Oct 24 2024 51 mins  
"It's a changing landscape, but people still want to see movies." Thor Sigurjónsson, Scanbox In this episode we meet the leading - and legendary - Nordic distributor, Scanbox Entertainment with their top executives Merete Christensen (COO and Head of Theatrical) and CEO Thor Sigurjónsson. In the conversation we discuss how the Nordic markets are transforming through shifting audi

Reinventing Recommendation featuring Luis Perez Endara

Oct 02 2024 49 mins  
Luis Perez Endara is CEO of Gluon Media and Founder of Panoptico.tv, a new online community and recommendation engine for film and TV across Latin America. In this conversation, Luis explains how the current recommendation solutions, from algorithms to peer to peer services, are failing audiences. Drawing from his extensive experience in sales, marketing, distribution and curation,

A New Blueprint for Filmmaker-First Distribution with the Founders of Blue Harbor Entertainment

Sep 05 2024 50 mins  
"The current distribution model is broken, and Blue Harbor is here to offer a different approach that benefits both filmmakers and audiences." Mike Messina, co-founder Blue Harbor Entertainment This episode is an insight into the obstacles and opportunities in the current releasing environment in a conversation with the founders of Blue Harbor Entertainment, the new service distr

Marina Kosten: Building a Future for Theatrical through Data

Jul 30 2024 68 mins  
"Optimising cinema businesses through better data strategies can transform the entire entertainment landscape." Marina Kosten Why the theatrical experience is so critical for the film and entertainment ecosystem and how it can be revitalised through a bold and innovative data-led strategy are some of the key topics explored here with the brilliant Marina Kosten. In the conversation

Urszula Piasecka: the Evolving Role of Distribution

Jul 16 2024 47 mins  
Urszula Piasecka is CEO of leading Polish distributor Kino Świat, part of the Studio Canal group. In this conversation we tap into Urszula's nearly 20 years’ experience across film and media business, working in film production and distribution, to look ahead to how the role of the dsitributor can evolve. In addition, we gain insights on the centrality of the theatrical experien

Letterboxd: Building a Global Community of Film Lovers w David Larkin

Jun 27 2024 47 mins  
David Larkin is Head of Business and Parnerships at Letterboxd, the global social network for grass-roots film discussion and discovery. In this episode we go 'under the hood' of the only film-centric social platform, to understand more about how it has successfully built a loyal community of 14mm+ film fans across the world. This includes how Letterboxd supports targeted film camp

Serge Zabbal on Innovating Distribution in the MENA Market

May 09 2024 51 mins  
Serge Zabbal is Busines Director at Empire Entertainment, the 105 year old film production and distribution operation based out of Dubai. Focusing on the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa), Serge oversees all of Empire's English language and Arabic releases across the different markets. This includes the output of Sony Pictures Entertainment, as the studio's official partne

Reimagining Distribution with Avril Speaks and Brandon Purdie

May 09 2024 47 mins  
In this special episode of the Market and Distirbution Pdcast, we tap into our Reimagine the Ecosystem series, the series of discussions with leaders on the future of the industry. In this particular session, we addressed the fast evolving field of distribution itself, with Avril Speaks (Distribution Advocates) and Angel Studios' Brandon Purdie. With the distribution landscape havi

Benny Haesebrouck on doing Distribution Differently with MOOOV

Apr 04 2024 48 mins  
In tis episode we explore alternative ways of distirbution with Benny Haesebrouck who is Head of Distirbution at MOOOV, the Belgian non-profit founded more than ten years ago. MOOOV's goal is to show a diverse world both on the big screen and beyond the cinema walls. Their mission to connect people through stories leads them to search all over the world for films and directors that

Kymberli Frueh: Trafalgar Releasing and the Business and Art of Event Cinema

Mar 14 2024 31 mins  
What have Taylor Swift, BTS, the National Theatre and Peppa Pig all have in common? One thing, at least, is that they have all been brought to the big screen by the leading event cinema company, Trafalgar Releasing. In this episode we speak with Trafalgar's SVP Programming and Content Acquisitions, Kymberli Frueh to discuss all aspects of the event cinema business - from how conten