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Running a Film Studio in 2026, With Searchlight’s President

Running a Film Studio in 2026, With Searchlight’s President
Running a Film Studio in 2026
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Live from TIFF, Matt is joined by the president of Searchlight Pictures, Matthew Greenfield, and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss how to run a specialty film division in 2026, what it’s like being a part of the Disney machine, how to know if a movie is theatrical, how they compare themselves to their competitors, and how they choose sequels to green-light (00:00).

Host: Matt Belloni
Guests: Matthew Greenfield and Lucas Shaw
Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Jessie Lopez, and Stefano Sanchez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo