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Producers to Watch Panelists on Getting Fired, Hacked Footage and Why Hollywood Needs to Adopt the Costco Hot Dog Model
Variety's Producers to Watch honorees gathered at the Bentonville Film Festival to discuss their producing journeys and biggest challenges.
Trevor Wall (“Ponyboi,” “Slanted”) recalled starting out as an intern at Will Smith’s company on the Sony lot and then transitioning to assistant work and manning the reception. I looked up to him so much, so when I first heard his voice on the phone, I basically panicked and just put him on hold, and when I picked back up, he wasn’t even there anymore,” Wall said. Zainab Azizi, meanwhile, started off in a mailroom program where she worked her way up to becoming a floater assistant and then navigating various desks before a director identified her producing skills.
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