The Seven Business Pillars of Successful Producers

 Join Women in Film Dallas

 For

The Seven Business Pillars of Successful Producers

Monday, November 9, 2026

7 to 9 PM

By Zoom

Fund Your Films. Lock Distribution. Build a Slate That Pays.

Most films don't fail in theaters. They fail on the balance sheet. In two hours, John J. Lee, Jr. shows you how successful producers fund and distribute their films before they shoot.

You will learn:

• The seven pillars every funded producer stands on.
• Why distribution is secured in development, not after the wrap.
• How one film becomes a slate that compounds.
• What financiers ask first, and how to answer before they do.

Learn about your presenter:

John J. Lee, Jr. is co-author of The Producer's Business Handbook, now in its fifth edition and one of the industry's leading texts on the business of film and television. He has provided business, funding and distribution services behind:

• $470M in production budgets structured.
• $4B in global rights negotiated.
• 23 films, series and specials.

The details:

• Monday, November 9, 2026
• 7–9 PM CST
• Live on Zoom, with Q&A. Your link arrives by email after you register.
• $25 introductory admission ($49 at future events).
• The first of two live sessions presented by The Producer's Business.

Please use this OR code to register and pay for this event. You will receive the ZOOM link once you have paid directly from the Producers Business.

*WIFD members: your ticket earns a $200 credit toward Session 2, the full-day Producer's Business Intensive in January 2027.

Not worth your evening? The Producer’s Business will give you a full refund.

Because great stories deserve great business.

Co-Presented by Women In Film Dallas and The Producers Business