The Importance of Understanding the Entertainment Business with Joe Lewis

Joe Lewis joins us for a highly informational conversation surrounding Joe’s career, his approach to independent producing, and how he got his start by understanding the current state of the industry while simultaneously looking towards the future. Earning his first credit helping create Comedy Central’s Tosh.O, Joe would go on to produce Transparent, Fleabag, Mozart in the Jungle, and 100 Foot Wave. 

Joe and Matthew discuss the benefits of independent producing, the importance of confidence, and the manifestations of his various award-winning projects.

Greenlit takes a deep dive into the wild world of how your favorite film and television projects came to be from idea, through development and production, and eventually reached your screen. Host Matthew Helderman (film producer, financier and media entrepreneur) brings a background of 300+ feature film and TV projects experience to chatting with the biggest names in front of and behind the camera from hits like The Office, Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games, The Royal Tenanbaums Grand Budapest Hotel, The Irishman, Hook, Ant-Man and many more.