by Carol Baum
Watch as we talk to Carol Baum, a film & TV producer with 34 movies to her name, on what it takes to get a book in front of professionals in the entertainment industry. Interviewing her is Meryl Moss, founder & president of Meryl Moss Media Group, a literary media relations and marketing firm, as well as BookTrib.com, where readers can discover rising authors in the book world.
A former Vice President at 20th Century Fox and Co-President of Sandollar Productions, a company founded by Dolly Parton and Sandy Gallin, Carol has been a successful independent producer for decades.
Carol’s professional mission is to produce profitable films about real people at a crossroads in their lives. She has a special interest in helping writers develop their full artistic potential, and is known in the industry to have helped launch many writers’ and directors’ careers, including David O. Russell, Noah Baumbach and Mike White. With the many newcomers she’s mentored, her emphasis is on instilling a work ethic, which includes organizational skills, networking and keeping abreast of current trends and buyers’ needs. Carol’s book, Creative Producing: A Pitch-To-Picture Guide to Movie Development, is out now.
