Unlocking the Secrets to Building a Successful Film & TV Production Company w/ Jeff Porter

Paki & Chris invite back the Founder of Porter Pictures & Co-Founder of Porter Craig Film & Media, JEFF PORTER @porter_pictures, to join the CIRCLE for Episode 121.

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Jeff Porter has spent his years in Los Angeles furthering the ingenuity, creativity and drive which guided him through his collegiate career at UNLV, during which he founded the non-profit Music and Film Development Center which teaches youth about music and film production, as well as the business behind it. His passion for film, in its myriad facets, has exposed him first hand to the blood sweat and tears of running a set from the ground up as well as the countless hours spent as an editor for many projects. It is what led him to Los Angeles. It was there, in a kind of baptism by fire, which Jeff learned about the distribution and financing side of film, working his way up from film scout to vice president for another firm. In the process; finding distribution and or financing for over fifty plus films, managing a team of film scouts, as well as a team of acquisitions executives, overseeing the logistics of several theatrical releases, in addition to cultivating relationships with all of the major domestic and international distributors. Jeff’s drive and focus have been much fed by the unparalleled satisfaction of being able to help filmmakers find distribution and audiences for their opuses. True to the ethos which was the impetus for his non-profit, a part of the job that brings Jeff great satisfaction, has been traveling to the different film festivals and markets to provide a voice and audience for independent filmmakers, as well as educating them on the nuances of film distribution, finance and business development - via panel discussions and workshops.

Jeff founded Porter Pictures in 2012, and under his leadership it has become one of the most successful Black-owned motion picture and TV sales agencies in Beverly Hills. Jeff has worked on projects or films featuring the likes of Angela Bassett, Courtney Vance, Keith David, Lynn Whitfield, Victoria Rowell, Jon Favreau, Joseph Fiennes, Barry Bostwick, Mark Wahlberg and more. Over his more than decade and a half in the business, he has worked on sales of roughly over 100 film and TV projects and is an in-demand expert speaker at film festivals and LA writers' organizations.

Jeff partnered to form Porter Craig Film and Media with 32 year career in the US Army, Sergeant Major Keith L. Craig (Ret.) is an International Best Selling Author and Award Winning entertainment executive previously at Walt Disney Studios where he managed Central Division theatrical sales and distribution for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in 20 theatrical demographic market areas.

Porter+Craig is one of the newest and most exciting partnership ventures in independent film and TV sales. (Based primarily in Beverly Hills with connections in Washington DC, Atlanta, and New York), with two youthful but highly experienced industry veterans joining forces to take film development and distribution to the next level.