Last month, I had the good fortune to attend a brunch at Brunchwork in LA with two incredible executives leading the way in television and film: Nicole Clemons, President of Paramount Television and Todd Garner, head of Broken Road productions/former co-head of production at Walt Disney Studios. Nicole leads Paramount studio’s content development and distribution across all media platforms worldwide. The studio’s robust slate includes Tom Clancy’s “Jack Ryan” (Amazon), “13 Reasons Why” (Netflix), “The Haunting of Hill House” (Netflix), and many other shows. She joined the production studio from Anonymous Content, where she served as manager and a producer,…
Author: Angela Cohen
Angela Cohen
Angela Cohen is an award-winning actress and filmmaker. Her film and television work includes Oscar winners Al Pacino, Paul Haggis, Barry Levinson and Emmy winner Ann Dowd. The Miami Herald touted Angela as an "Actress on the Rise." Angela founded Charley Bear Productions Inc, with a vision to affect change through art, showcasing the female perspective in front of and behind the camera. She's a Sundance Labs finalist for the VR experience, “The Art of Saving a Life,” was handpicked by Google for their Jumpstart VR Initiative, and qualified for the 90th annual Academy Awards with her short film, "Without Grace," which sold to Shorts TV and is currently in development for a dramedy series. She line produced the Sundance Feature "Clara's Ghost" and is passionate about telling stories that make a social impact, more often than not with a hilarious edge. You can follow her @AngelaCohen and learn more about her work at CharleyBearProductions.com. Watch Without Grace on Amazon!
The holidays are a difficult time of year for a lot of people. There’s the endless expectations, jingling bells screaming in your face from Thanksgiving morning until New Year’s Eve, family whom you’ve lost who are too painful to think about, and family still here who are too painful to deal with. Oh, the holidays. Ready to go shopping yet? Instead, you could cozy up and cry with a Lifetime movie. Insert magic scenario here: An elfin ghost appears and poof, suddenly your dead husband is back, and your life is changed forever. Not exactly a healthy hope to cling…
I’m passionate about creating change through art, so I steer toward creating films that make a social impact. VR is an incredible way to take this concept to the next level— but it’s also just a lot of FUN. Isn’t that another key reason for why we as filmmakers do what we do? With this in mind, a $20,000 camera on loan from Google, and a non-existent budget, I decided to get friendly with my obsession- aliens! Have you ever been camping? Do you feel like every creak in the woods is a bear or an axe murderer coming to…