Writer Producer Brian N. Hoff is known for "Canine Royale" (2026), Keeping Up with the Car Chasers (2022) and "Automation" (2008). In an interview with Brian shortly after his Cannes market premiere,...

While at Sundance I sat with producer filmmaker Stephen Enloe, VP of 11th Hour Productions. They hosted a festival long lounge with industry panels featuring special guests and conversations during...

While attending the Houston Film Commission brunch BBQ during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, I took the opportunity to interview young filmmaker Tengah Nguyen about her upcoming documentary about...

After the 2025 Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), I interviewed Spanish actor David Yaque. Yaque is known for "Sunset Glory: Doolittle's Heroes (2017), "Love Kills" (2017) and "North Beach"....

I met Los Angeles based Peruvian-Croatian Producer Ivan Orlic after his work on the film Pelé: Birth of a Legend, produced alongside Brian Grazer and Imagine Entertainment. Ivan is also known for his...

 I met Writer Director Ed Rigg at Sundance in 2025 and attended his off the hook RECDEK party to promote his indie film app of the same name. We sat down at the Eleventh Hour lounge during 2026...

I met Writer-Director Alexei Barrionuevo in 2018 in Santa Barbara, California after the premiere of his film "Waiting for the Drop" during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. As a former...

While attending the boutique Saint Augustine International Film Festival, I met local resident director Jeff Celentano. We sat at his friend's Italian busy and beloved Italian restaurant Nonna's...

After the 2025 Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), I interviewed writer-director Tomer Almagor. We spoke at length about his illustrious career as an independent filmmaker, and his latest...

 You have been a prolific producer for decades when many find it such a difficult feat to produce a film today. What is your secret recipe?ALES: My path of becoming producer was a little bit longer...