My guest again is Susan Moses Motion Picture Producer. Susan goes into depth about what it takes to start producing movies. She discusses how one can secure a project, options and contracts, methods of funding – soft monies, the pay or play agreement, how important your relationships are and the various types of producers and a whole lot more.
We will continue to explore how one produces movies and projects in further interviews with this fascinating guest.
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Susan Kay Moses is the founder and owner of the international content company, Cinema Virtuel, an information and content provider established to service the increasing demands for alternative media to international markets. Cinema Virtuel works with indie filmmakers on the development, financing, co-production, and marketing with its key North American, Asian and European sources providing traditional and alternative media and entertainment formats.
Her distinctive experience in development, production, distribution, advertising, and marketing has given Cinema Virtuel global recognition as a provider and developer of unique content.
Her company’s producing subsidiary, Lizzie Lulu Pictures’ film slate includes, Executive Producer of Tabriz: images from a forgotten world by internationally acclaimed Iranian director, Mohammad Ehsani (COMPLETED)
Producer of Nephilim, a $5 million, supernatural action thriller, Danny Wilson director (IN PRODUCTION)
Producer of Project Solitude, a $1.5 million psychological thriller, written by Rustam Branaman and Tom Hillery, Rustam Branaman director COMPLETED)
As Producer on The Violinist, a character driven family drama embracing the paradox encompassing the Jewish and Arab cultures, written by director Lance Kawas
Producer of Room 516, a $1.5 million period/drama, John Coppola director.
She began her career developing projects with HBO, Time Life Films, Orion Television, Columbia Television, and Lorimar. Her company Star World Productions (Public) co-produced and distributed a slate of $2million classics including: Vultures in Paradise, Treasures of the Amazon, To Kill A Stranger and independently produced the cult horror classic feature, Midnight Cabaret, as the Executive Producer with Lorimar/TimeWarner.
Her indie short films including; Possibility, Producer-short; Inside Job, Executive Producer-short; Prelude, Executive Producer-short; Parties Gone Bad, Executive Producer–short; Voyeur Sentinel-Director-short; I Just Forgot, Executive Producer-short; Bad Habits, Executive Producer-short; LaLaLand, Exec. Producer-short; A Woman’s Woman, Writer/Director-short; and Janet Mark, Associate Producer-short.
In 2001 she co-founded the Colorado Actors and Screenwriters Assembly (CASA), currently a 1600+ person organization, in Denver, CO. CASA is a leader in entertainment in the Rocky Mountain state. Susan also privately coached talent, and was on the teaching staff at the University of Colorado-Denver, jointly sponsored CFVI Studios Film School.
Susan is also a co-founding partner of Audition For Hollywood, LLC www.auditionforhollywood.com , GuerillaFlics and A4H Films & Distribution.
The A4H integrated online companies currently reach talent and industry members in over 151 countries by providing virtual access to core entertainment information and content. Launched in 2003, the company has distinguished itself as a matching services technology within the entertainment industry.
Susan’s relationships within technology fields have forged a dynamic partnership with NASA enabling A4H to hold a license to Perilog, a proprietary SEO with applicability to NGOs.
Susan’s work includes her participation in film festivals, international markets and conferences: MARKETS: Cannes, AFM, Berlin, Sundance and Toronto. CONFERENCES & FESTIVALS: Rocky Mtn. VidExpo, Denver, CO – Seminar presenter; Moondance Film Festival, Boulder, CO – Seminar presenter & staged screenplay reading director; Boulder24 Hour Shoot Out, Boulder, CO – Short film Director; Queens International Film Festival, Queens, NY – Judge & Presenter; New York Indie Film & Video Festival, Los Angeles 2004 – Panelist; New York Indie Film & Video Festival, Las Vegas 2005 – Panelist; Westwood International Film Festival, Westwood, CA – Industry participant; SoCal International Film Festival, Huntington Beach, CA – Seminar presenter; ARPA International Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA – Award presenter; New York International Film Festival, New York, NY – Industry Specialist/Panelist.
