Independent Filmmaker Week 2009 – Panel, “Who Represents, All About Agents & Managers”

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Overview: http://ifw.bside.com/2009/films/whorepresentsallaboutagentsmanagers_ifw2009 This panel helped define the different roles agents, managers, lawyers (and other legal counsel) have to a writer/director/actor/producer. At the risk of sounding glib, the panel seemed to think that the characters on  “Entourage” were fairly accurate and representative of their functions. (Ari as the cutthroat agent juggling dozens of clients and just looking to increase his firm’s bottom line, Eric as the more hands-on manager to Vince.) One of the panelists cited this Hollywood adage,...

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