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Creating your own world can be amazing but what should you know about taking someone's true life story and bringing it to life on the screen? That the topic of our season 8 premiere as we sit down to talk with Kevin Downes about his producer journey and producing true stories such as I Can Only Imagine, Ordinary Angels and American Underdog.

We're back on a topic that everyone in the industry talks about throughout their career. The work life balance. Hear from a number of our guests from throughout the shows run as we talk how they have an enjoyable life, stay connected with their family and so much more.

A producer's job is never done, especially when it comes to new films. Unlike many positions in the industry where you're fully invested in one project at a time a producer might be developing several projects while preparing to film one and having multiple projects in post or distribution. But how do you keep it all straight and not let one project suffer to the betterment of another. That's today's Highlight topic with our season 6 guests.

We're wrapping up Season 7 of the show this week in epic fashion as we share with you the second half of the Q&A Producer Panel recorded live at the 2023 Christian Worldview Film Festival and Filmmakers Guild.

If learning from one producer is great, then four would be off the charts. Join us as we share with you the Producer Q&A Panel recorded live at the 2023 Christian Worldview Film Festival as Stephen Kendrick, David Cook, Jim McBride and Lisa Arnold answer attendee submitted questions.

Producing a film is nothing but challenge after challenge. But if you take your production international you open the door to even more challenges. Today I'm sitting down with Judy Grooters of Grooters Production to talk about what see has learned working in the industry and producing films in places like Romania, South Korea and Columbia.

Making your first feature film is hard enough, but it's nothing compared to trying to distribute it in the every-changing world of digital distribution and streaming. Join me as I talk with producer Cakki Warren about her experiences distributing the film Into the Spotlight and what you should expect when it comes to distirbution.

Producing one film is hard enough but what about producing a trilogy. That's the topic of the day as I go back into the interrogation room and welcome Guest Host: Chad Garrett as he questions me about my journey trying to produce a trilogy.

My time exploring the state of Utah and it's film offices isn't done yet. Today I'm heading south in the state to talk with Bega from the Moab to Monument Valley Film Commission about her area of the state and what you should know before heading out to film in the scenic red rocks.

Our tour of U.S. film offices continues as I head out to the old west today and talk with Derek Mellus from the Utah State Film office about Utah as a state, his experiences with the film office and Utah's different film incentives.

I'm going digital on the Season 7 premiere of The Producer Podcast and exploring the world of motion capture with Brainy Pixel and learning how it can play into both live-action and animated filmmaking.

We're talking post of this edition of The Producer Podcast Highlights as I sit down with more season 5 guests of the show to talk about what a producer should know to have a smooth post-production process.