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Episode 118- Jackson George, Sr. VP Creative...

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2024/01/07

Jackson George is a Senior Vice President in Creative Advertising for Disney. He has worked in entertainment advertising for more than 20 years and has managed the creative campaigns for some of the most iconic entertainment properties of the past two decades, including “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “The Last Jedi,” and “The Rise of Skywalker,” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Encanto,” “Frozen 2,” “Incredibles 2,” “Toy Story 4” and “The Mandalorian,” Seasons 1 and 2. Currently, he is responsible for

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00:26:11

Episode 117- Franklin Ritch, Filmmaker

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2023/12/10

Franklin Ritch is a Jacksonville resident and independent filmmaker focusing on writing, directing and editing. Collaborating with Emmy Award-winning cinematographer, Britt McTammany, Franklin's early short, "Bedridden," kicked off a number of short film productions. In 2018, Franklin was presented the Rising Star Award by the mayor of Jacksonville. In 2022, he released his debut feature film, "The Artifice Girl," starring sci-fi legend Lance Henriksen, which was screened at the Fantasia

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Episode 116- Pete Zuccarini, Underwater Cinematographer

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2023/11/26

Pete Zuccarini is a Cinematographer and Second Unit Director or Assistant Director. He’s most known for his underwater cinematography work on films like “Life of Pi” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” multiple “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, “Dolphin Tale” and “Dolphin Tale 2” to name just a few. Pete talks about his career, the extensive training, safety concerns and challenges involved in being an underwater cinematographer, favorite projects and experiences and more

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00:29:55

Episode 115- Katja Esson, Academy Award-Nominated...

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2023/11/12

Katja Esson is an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker based in Miami. She is known for her character-driven documentaries tackling race, class, and gender. She was awarded the Simons Public Humanities Fellowship at Kansas University and her films have screened at the Museum of Modern Art, American Museum of Natural History, and the Smithsonian. Her work has been supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Knight Foundation, and the Ford Foundation. And some of her most meaningful work has

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00:35:14

Episode 114- Jaimie Engle, Novelist & Screenwriter

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2023/10/29

Jaimie Engle is a Florida-based novelist and screenwriter. After a decade as a critically acclaimed indie novelist, with 15 published books, she made the transition to screenwriting in 2021. And in a very short period of time, she sold her first feature length screenplay. Jaimie writes stories with a magic touch in books, streaming, film, and comics across multiple genres. She talks about her inspiration for writing, her career as a novelist, the transition to film and television, and more on this

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00:32:51

Episode 113- Elsten Torres, Singer & Songwriter

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2023/10/15

Elsten Torres is a Cuban born, New York City raised singer-songwriter, having been credited as one of the prominent creators of the Latin Alternative Rock sound of the late 1990’s. His eclectic and unconventional sound has been heard for more than 3 decades now. Elsten is a multicultural bilingual artist who has performed on stages all over the world as well as being an award-winning songwriter with major international hits, earning two GRAMMY nominations, two BMI songwriting awards, and six

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00:31:56

Episode 112- David Tochterman, Emmy-nominated...

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2023/10/01

David Tochterman is an Emmy-nominated executive and producer with a record of launching award-winning television and digital properties. His first job in Hollywood was the director's assistant on the pilot of "Seinfeld." He was the Executive VP of Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment and Senior VP of the Carsey Werner Company, where he developed hit shows including "That 70's Show," "3rd Rock From the Sun," and was an Executive Producer of "Grace Under Fire." David has also been a digital strategy

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Episode 111- Frank Patterson, Trilith Studios & FSU...

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2023/09/17

Frank Patterson is the President & CEO of Trilith Studios in Atlanta, the largest purpose-built film studio in North America. Prior to Trilith Studios, Frank co-founded and served as the CEO of Pulse Evolution Corporation, a technology company that produces hyper-realistic digital humans for live and virtual reality applications. As an educator, Frank is still a faculty member of Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts, where he served as dean from 2003 to 2016. Audio editing

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00:46:38

Episode 110- Reed Martin, Author

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2023/05/14

Reed Martin is the author of the book The Reel Truth: Everything You Didn’t Know You Need to Know About Making an Independent Film. The Reel Truth details the challenges that aspiring filmmakers encounter while candidly describing how to spot and avoid issues and obstacles. We talk about Reed’s background, his time in Florida, why he decided to write the book and the follow up on this episode of the Film Florida Podcast. Audio editing by Rob Hill. Download Chapter 1 of the book at

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Episode 109- Nathan Frankowski, Director

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2023/04/30

Florida resident Nathan Frankowski is an award-winning director who got his start in documentaries and has traveled to more than 30 countries for his work, including filming multiple projects in Florida ("To Write Love on Her Arms" and "Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher"). He talks about his career, his travels, filming in Florida, what caused him to move here, his most recent project, "The Devil Conspiracy," and more on this episode of the Film Florida Podcast. Audio editing by Rob Hill. Note, this

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Episode 108- Antonio Saillant, Filmmaker &...

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2023/04/16

Antonio Saillant is a leader in the field of sustainable performance, with a diverse set of skills and expertise spanning from aerospace and environmental engineering to filmmaking, writing, acting and coaching. As a filmmaker, he recognizes the importance of reducing the impact of the entertainment industry on the environment and is dedicated to promoting sustainable business practices. He assists individuals and organizations in achieving a sustainable edge by enhancing personal and business

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Episode 107- Chuck Malkus, Executive Producer,...

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2023/04/02

Chuck Malkus is a multi-platform storyteller specializing in media, production and TV and film projects. His work as an executive producer includes Heist on Netflix and Chuck’s book, FULL CIRCLE: The Remarkable True Story, is the basis for an Emmy-nominated ESPN documentary. He’s the Co-Founder of Neighbors 4 Neighbors, an international disaster relief organization. He has also served as a board member for the American Red Cross, Junior Achievement and Nova Southeastern University. Chuck talks about

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Episode 106- Kelsey Scott, Actress, Writer & Producer

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2023/03/19

Actress, Writer and Producer Kelsey Scott is a graduate of Florida A&M University and Florida State University best known for her roles on "How to Get Away with Murder," "12 Years a Slave" and "Fear the Walking Dead: Passage." Kelsey talks about how she got into the entertainment industry, her various roles, her professional growth, a special performance she has coming up in Florida, her philanthropic efforts and more on this episode of the Film Florida Podcast. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

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Episode 105- Frank Conway, Unit Production Manager,...

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2023/03/05

Frank Conway is a Unit Production Manager, Assistant Director and Producer with more than 35 years on industry experience. His credits include Florida-based "Edward Scissorhands," many Baywatch titles, television series "Las Vegas," "Prison Break," "Criminal Minds," "SEAL Team" and most recently "Disney’s Big Shot." Frank talks about how he got to this point in his career, the evolution of the industry, his advice for up and coming industry professionals and more. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

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Episode 104- Mo Fitzgibbon, Writer, Producer & Director

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2023/02/19

Grammy Award Nominated writer, producer and director Mo Fitzgibbon talks about her career in broadcast television, biographies, documentaries, varieties, national commercials, and music specials both in English and Spanish with the likes of Gloria Estefan, Shakira, Andy Garcia, Jon Secada and many others for outlets including NBC Universal, FOX, HBO, Investigation Discovery Channel, Destination America, Military Channel, FYI, MTV/VH1, CMT, Direct TV, Universal Kids TV, Sony Music, Epic Records, and

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Episode 103- Charles Martin Smith, Actor, Writer &...

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2023/02/05

Charles Martin Smith is an actor, writer, and director, perhaps best known in Florida as the director of "Dolphin Tale" and "Dolphin Tale 2." Charles talks about getting is start in the industry, how his career has evolved, his favorite roles and projects including "American Graffiti," "Starman," "The Untouchables," and of course a lot of "Dolphin Tale" and "Dolphin Tale 2" stories and more on this episode of the Film Florida Podcast. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

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Episode 102- John Pruitt, Producer, Writer &...

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2023/01/22

John Pruitt is a producer, writer, entertainment consultant, TV personality and the former Director of the U. S. Coast Guard's Motion Picture and Television Office where he worked to tell the story of the U. S. Coast Guard by partnering with productions around the world in various projects from reality, documentary, and scripted TV to cinema. John continues to work in various roles on a variety of entertainment projects including scripted and reality TV, documentaries, cinema, and video games. He

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00:23:32

Episode 101- Catherine Bell, Actress & Producer

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2023/01/08

Actress, Producer and Florida resident Catherine Bell is best known for her long running roles as Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie in JAG, Denise Sherwood in Army Wives and Cassie Nightingale in The Good Witch. She talks about those roles, going to college for biology and pre-med, transitioning to acting, becoming a producer, her passion for adventure and thrills and more on this episode of the Film Florida Podcast. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

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Episode 100- Rob Hill, Post Production Audio

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2022/12/11

Rob Hill is a post production audio mixer with decades of film and television experience and he’s the audio editor for the Film Florida Podcast. Rob talks about his start in the industry, how post audio has evolved over the last 40 years, finding his way to Central Florida, working on projects with The Muppets, Walt Disney Feature Animation, working at the Disney-MGM Studios, Skywalker Ranch, his thoughts on a few of the 100 episodes of the Film Florida Podcast and more. Audio editing by Rob

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00:38:52

Episode 99- Mark Simon, Storyboard Artist, Producer...

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2022/11/27

Storyboard artist, producer and director Mark Simon has amassing over 5,000 production credits in his 30+ years of experience working in the entertainment industry. Mark has pitched and sold more than 35 production and distribution deals for his original concepts, and worked with Disney, Nickelodeon, The Golf Channel, HSN and other networks pitching in-house productions. Mark was part of the Toon Boom animation team which won the 2012 Prime Time Engineering Emmy for the Storyboard Pro software. He

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