The Film Producer’s Perspective: How Nicholas Tabarrok Makes the Magic Happen - Hosted by Heather Lenz

Our special guest today is Nicholas Tabarrok. Nicholas is a prolific film and television producer whose company, Darius Films, has offices in Los Angeles and Toronto. His company has produced over 40 feature films which have premiered at the top film festivals and sold around the world. Nicholas is also active in television and has sold his productions to companies such as ABC, BBC America, and Hulu. He has worked with many notable actors such as Ethan Hawke, Kurt Russell, Snoop Dogg, Susan Sarandon, Sandra Oh. His company has a diverse and exciting slate of projects in development for both the large and small screen. In addition to his producing work, Nicholas was hired by the Shanghai University to build and teach a course on film producing. He is a proud member of the Producer’s Guild of America, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, and the Atelier du Cinema European. Today we’ll discuss his career and some of his films including: THE RETIREMENT PLAN, starring Nicolas Cage; THE DEFENDOR, starring Woody Harrelson, and IRENA’S VOW, starring Sophie Nélisse.