Times are tough for everyone working in the US film business, thanks to Covid, the strikes and cutbacks at many of the industry’s significant players. But US producers, whether they make films for the studios, the streamers or in the independent sector, face particular challenges that, they suggest, have made it increasingly hard to sustain careers, build their businesses and foster a new generation of producing talent.
Producers “have taken the brunt of the constriction”, says Stephanie Allain, who besides being an active producer serves as co-president of the Producers Guild of America (PGA).
