Ted Hope is a producer of over 70 films and a studio executive on over 60. He launched Amazon’s foray into feature film production, leading them to 19 Oscar nominations and five wins.
As a producer, his films have received 25 Oscar nominations, with 6 wins. Ted helped launch the feature film careers of Ang Lee, Nicole Holofcener, Hal Hartley, Michel Gondry, and Todd Field.
In this live event, Ted detailed how indie filmmakers could build a better cinema ecosystem for themselves and their collaborators.
He covered:
Audience acquisition
Unlocking library value with multiple titles
How to identify top producers/pickers (10x multiple on 1 out of 8 films)
How to fight against executives’ #1 fear of not getting fired
How first-time directors can escape having their prior work be the sole metric for a producer’s confidence
How to raise your market value
How Steven Soderbergh, Alfonso Cuarón, Ang Lee, and Pablo Larraín all became prolific - and how to do the same with your auteur films
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