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Nikki Levy grew up in New York and Eddie Murphy was her idol.  Now a Vice President of Wedge Works World Wide at Fox, she also acts on the side as part of her show Don’t Tell My Mother! where writers and performers share true stories they’d NEVER want their…

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Justin Springer may have grown up nowhere near the film industry, but now he’s one of the most talented young producers at Disney.  Working on Tron: Legacy, and on a variety of film projects, he’s found a way to smartly combine art, science, and story.  We had a chance to…

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As the Director of Development at FilmEngine, Devin Andre oversees creation of screenplays from idea to a workable production draft.  He works with writers, producers, agents, studio executives, directors, financiers, among many others.  He began his entertainment career at Creative Artists Agency in 2006, working in both Motion Picture and…

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Since Jon Spaihts first appeared on the Hollywood scene in 2007 with the inclusion of his SciFi/Romance script Passengers on the highly coveted “Black List,” he’s had a meteoric rise to the very top of the industry.  Jon’s worked with Ridley Scott, Keanu Reeves, and Jerry Bruckheimer to name a…

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Fresh from the Air Force Entertainment Industry Tour, director / producer Jon Turteltaub sits down with The Exchange to share about science advising, working with The Exchange, and his current project. Why did you choose to work with The Exchange while making The Sorcerer’s Apprentice? What advice were you seeking?…

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Dream huge. Dare more. From watching classic movies in his youth to directing his first movie in his late 30s, filmmaker Jon Amiel shares what inspires him and talks about science in the movies. Tell us about your background. What inspired you to become a filmmaker? I never wanted to…

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Filip Sablik works in a place to which Hollywood turns (besides The Exchange) when it’s looking for great ideas – he’s a comic book writer/publisher.  As the Publisher at Top Cow Productions, he oversees some of the biggest non-Marvel/DC properties in the business including Witchblade, The Darkness, and Wanted.  From…

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Did you ever wonder about the science behind your favorite animated movie?  Maggie Malone, director of development at Walt Disney Animation Studios, shares about her what inspired her to make movies, science consulting, and much more! Tell us about your background. What inspired you to want to make movies, and…

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Max Borenstein’s meteoric rise through Hollywood began long before he graduated from school.  He’s wanted to be a screenwriter his entire life and very proactively pursued the craft when most of us were awkwardly trying to get through junior high.  While he was still at Yale, he made a film,…

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Gabrielle Neimand is a development executive and producer for Strike Entertainment, the production company that created Dawn of the Dead, Children of Men, The Last Exorcism, and In Time among many others.  We sat down with her recently and asked her all about how she worked her way into her…

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