LARRY SUGAR’S
BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINMENT WORKSHOP
Executive Producer of Peter Greenaway’s “Nightwatching”
Producer of the science fiction series "First Wave" with Francis Ford Coppola
afilm is proud to present Producer Larry Sugar’s 5 Day BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINMENT Workshop. Larry has enjoyed a successful 40 year career in the motion picture business, specializing in writing, producing, licensing, marketing and distribution of feature films and television for such media giants as Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Lorimar, CBS and Republic Pictures. To date Larry has been directly responsible for over 150 feature films and over 500 hours of television.
After receiving his law degree from USC School of Law, Larry began his career with Warner Bros., where, as Director of Legal & Corporate Affairs for the International Division, he oversaw the preparation of International licensing for films, as well as joint venture agreements with 20th Century-Fox and Columbia Pictures. From here his journey took him to 20th Century-Fox, to forming his own distribution agency, Serendipity, eventually becoming Lorimar’s President of International in charge of Worldwide Distribution and Acquisition, then on to CBS Productions, the Weintaub Entertainment Group and President of Republic Pictures International.
As Adjunct Professor at the College of Santa Fe for 14 years, his teaching experience includes "The Business of Entertainment" and a “Pitch Class” and has lectured at colleges and Universities, including Brandeis, USC, UCLA, Tulane and UBC.
Topics covered in THE BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINMENT include:
•Feature Film and Television financing •Feature Film Distribution
•Rights Acquisition •Project Development
•Distribution Deals •Release Patterns
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