Film Florida

Film Florida

Film Florida is a state-wide non-profit entertainment production trade association that represents Florida’s screen production industry. The Film Florida Podcast focuses on the people and stories that make up the multi-billion dollar screen production industry in Florida and features a wide ranging guest list including award winning writers, producers, storytellers, visual effects artists, actors, and more.

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Episode 159- Nicole Perry, Intimacy Coordinator

April 12, 2026 • 52 mins
Nicole Perry, MFA, CLMA, CID/C is a dance choreographer as well as an award-winning movement professional working as a Certified Intimacy Director and Certified Intimacy Coordinator with Intimacy Professionals Education Collective (IPEC), a SAG-AFTRA accredited intimacy training program while also serving as the Director of Praxis for IPEC. Nicole is a founding member of Florida Intimacy Professionals, creating community and standa...
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Episode 158- Andrew Byrd, Film Producer

March 29, 2026 • 26 mins
Andrew Byrd is an accomplished film producer with extensive expertise in budgeting, scheduling, and production management while bringing both creative insight and operational efficiency to every project. Specializing in feature films, award-winning festival shorts, and select television pilots, Andrew's work has been licensed to major distributors and platforms including HBO, Showtime, Hulu, Tubi, Comcast, Roku, and Amazon Prime-de...
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Episode 157- Joseph Greco- Writer, Producer, Director

March 15, 2026 • 30 mins
Writer, Producer and Director Joseph Greco (https://joegreco.com/) is a Florida native and graduate of the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts. His first feature film, “Canvas,” starred Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden & Emmy Award winner Joe Pantoliano and is a personal story that focuses on a family dealing with mental health. Prior to that Joe learned the business working for Oscar winning director ...
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Episode 156- Jason Fisher- Founder/CEO StageRunner

March 1, 2026 • 48 mins
Jason Fisher is the Founder and CEO of StageRunner, an online platform created to empower soundstage owners and to serve as a growing platform for the broader production community. Jason created StageRunner after recognizing the need for a centralized hub connecting filmmakers with ideal production spaces. Beyond being a marketplace, their goal is to build a thriving ecosystem that supports the entire film and television industry. ...
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Episode 155- Richard Botto, Stage 32

February 15, 2026 • 40 mins
Richard Botto is the creator of Stage 32, an online platform and marketplace designed to democratize the entertainment industry. Launched in 2011, the Stage 32 community has grown to over 1 million entertainment creatives and professionals worldwide. In addition, Stage 32 has curated the world's largest educational library with over 3,000 hours of webinars and classes designed to help all film, television and digital content creato...
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Episode 154- Jamie Clemens, Vū Studios

February 1, 2026 • 36 mins
Jamie Clemens is the Senior Account Executive for Tampa-based Vū Studios. After owning his own production company for six years Jamie joined Vu in 2022 where he now helps clients realize their creative vision using Vū’s products and services. Vū was a pioneer in Virtual Production technology and has evolved from being just a service provider to now offering a full portfolio of hardware and software solutions giving clients at any l...
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Episode 153- Mark Pentecost, “Florida Wild”

January 18, 2026 • 53 mins
Mark Pentecost went from being a high school teacher to becoming a billionaire entrepreneur, a nationally recognized philanthropist, a world-renowned thought leader and filmmaker. Today, Mark is the founder of It Works!, a worldwide wellness company and a best-selling author. He’s also a riveting keynote and motivational speaker, focusing on helping people and companies achieve their dreams. Mark’s more resent goals include helping...
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Episode 152- Todd Wiseman Jr., “A Land Remembered”

January 4, 2026 • 21 mins
Todd Wiseman, Jr. is a Florida native writer, producer, director and all-around filmmaker. Besides being a wonderful advocate for filming in Florida, Todd is taking on one of the larger Florida-based projects in recent years, adapting the novel “A Land Remembered” into a television series. We talk to Todd about the history of “A Land Remembered,” his steadfast desire to base the production in Florida, his goals for the television s...
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Episode 151- Shane Brady & Emily Zercher-Brady, “Hacked”

December 14, 2025 • 48 mins
Shane Brady and Emily Zercher-Brady are Florida-based Filmmakers. Shane is a Tampa native writer, actor and graduate of Florida State University. Emily is a producer and actress. They turned a 2021 tragedy into a film. Based on true events, after being victims to wire fraud and losing $20,000 while trying to buy their first home, the system failed them—police, banks, and title companies were no help. What started as a nightmare bec...
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Episode 150- Kevin Chinoy & Francesca Silvestri, Freestyle Picture Company

November 30, 2025 • 36 mins
For more than twenty-five years, Freestyle Picture Company partners Kevin Chinoy and Francesca Silvestri have developed and produced award-winning film, TV, theater, and branded content with many of the industry’s most talented individuals and entertainment companies. Their films have played at major festivals around the world and have been represented at the industry’s biggest award ceremonies. Prior to Freestyle, Francesca was at...
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Episode 149- Katie Pryor & Tony Armer- FilmUSA

November 9, 2025 • 37 mins
Katie Pryor and Tony Armer are the co-founders of FilmUSA, a national non-profit trade organization representing all film commissions across the United States. FilmUSA is dedicated to the enhancement of the Film, TV, and Digital Media production industry across the country. They partner with film commissions, filmmakers, and industry stakeholders to help connect the community and drive production across the states. We talk to them ...
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Episode 148- Wil Shriner, Comedian, Director, Actor, Writer, Host & Emcee

October 26, 2025 • 57 mins
South Florida’s Wil Shriner is a comedian, director, actor, writer, host & emcee. He began his career as a standup comedian in Los Angeles. After dozens of appearances with David Letterman, Jay Leno and Johnny Carson, Wil was tapped to host his own national talk show, "The Wil Shriner Show" in the late 1980s where he earned three Emmy nominations. In addition to his acting credits, he has directed hundreds of hours of televisio...
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Episode 147- Marietta Carter-Narcisse, Department Head Makeup Artist and Global Educator

October 12, 2025 • 29 mins
South Florida’s Marietta Carter-Narcisse is an internationally renowned, very accomplished, award-winning Department Head Makeup Artist and Global Educator with more than 30 years in the industry. A few of her credits include "Ghost," "Boyz n the Hood," "Malcolm X," "Dangerous Minds," "Whitney," "Tina: What’s Love Got to Do With It?" and "Beverly Hills Cop III" just to name a few. She is a voting member of the Academy of Motion Pic...
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Episode 146- Steven Demmler, Talon Entertainment

September 28, 2025 • 27 mins
Steven Demmler is a writer/producer, Founder of St. Petersburg-based Talon Entertainment, and one of Variety’s “New Leaders in Hollywood” for 2024. He's written, directed, or produced films that have screened in festivals around the world and has spent more than a decade working in finance, facilitating deals for globally distributed investors. Prior to that, Steven worked for many years on the Emmy-winning crew of Saturday Night L...
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Episode 145- Saul Blinkoff, Filmmaker, Animator & Keynote Speaker

September 14, 2025 • 52 mins
Saul Blinkoff is a filmmaker and former Florida resident who has worked for numerous high-profile clients including Disney, DreamWorks and Netflix. He was a Disney Animator on the films “Pocahontas,” “Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “Mulan” and “Tarzan” and directed “Winnie the Pooh,” “Kronk’s New Groove” and the hit show “Doc McStuffins” and also produced the award winning Dreamworks series; “Madagascar: A Little Wild.” Saul travels the...
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Episode 144- Donny Herran, Paramount

May 18, 2025 • 37 mins
Donny Herran is a graduate of UCF and an accomplished Producer, Production Executive and Executive in Charge and is currently a Senior Vice President of Production for Paramount. Early in his career he produced content for Disney, ABC, FOX and Discovery Channel while venturing into independent filmmaking, including being a part of the Oscar Winning Film, “Monster.” For the second half of his career Donny joined the production team ...
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Episode 143- Antonia McCutcheon, Tampa Bay Community Network

May 4, 2025 • 23 mins
Antonia McCutcheon has been with the Tampa Bay Community Network for close to three decades and is currently the Executive Director. TBCN is the last public access television station in Florida and they help Tampa Bay’s diverse community by offering accessible media resources and innovative specialized training and workforce development for the video production industry while providing access for the community to air their shows. W...
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Episode 142- Michael Wesley, Location Manager

April 20, 2025 • 33 mins
Michael Wesley has been a Location Manager and Scout for close to thirty years. He’s been a member of the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) for over a decade and is currently a Board Member for LMGI. Some of Michael’s credits include “Transformers” 2, 3 & 4, “Inception,” “The Dark Knight Rises,” “Booksmart” and “The Terminal List.” We talk about his career, the evolution of the locations craft, his Master Class in Lo...
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Episode 141- Jonathan Olsberg, Executive Chair, Olsberg SPI

April 6, 2025 • 44 mins
Jonathan Olsberg is the Founder and Executive Chair of Olsberg-SPI, a leading international creative industries consultancy that specializes in the global screen production sector. For the last 30 years, Olsberg-SPI has helped clients plan, design and deliver sustainable growth, evidence impact, and evolve and expand in a highly competitive and fast-moving screen sector. Jonathan’s previous roles in production, distribution and fin...
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Episode 140- Alexis Garcia, CAT5

March 23, 2025 • 39 mins
Miami-based Alexis Garcia is the Founder of CAT5, a finance and production label for action films focused on building a better machine for filmmakers and financiers. He sees CAT5 as a turnkey financing and production option for filmmakers, leaning in on content with strong commercial appeal. CAT5 targets independently financed and/or produced action films in the $10 - $50 million budget range. Alexis is an entertainment executive w...
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