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Trump Tariffs/Top Producer Mark Vahradian on CNN's Jake Tapper
The good news: Trump brought focus to the SOS from the Entertainment Industry. The bad news: Tariffs aren't the way— but Federal Incentives might just be able to save Hollywood from an extinction event. Mark Vahradian, Producer and co-founder of Producers United, was a strong advocate for Federal Incentives yesterday while…
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Independent Producers are fighting off an extinction event in Hollywood...
Independent producers who find great writers and stories and work to package, sell, and produce them usually work for free the longest of anyone on the film. Producers United is working to fight off the extinction of the job. On the proliferation of producer credits being given away as bonuses: “'If a real producer, who…
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Producers Roundtable Sundance 2025 - Free Webinar
Dear Producer is hosting a virtual webinar to bring together producers who have films premiering at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival to discuss their experience at this year’s event and to collectively analyze the current acquisitions climate and the role festivals play in the life of a film. Moderated by Rebecca Green,…
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Can the role of Producer be saved from an "extinction event"? - Producers United
A group of 86 producers responsible for generating the lion’s share of film and TV in Hollywood have banded together to form Producers United to essentially fight for the rights of independent "career producers" — those whose allegiance is solely to the project and who work unpaid, without healthcare, and who routinely see…