#julesday

Giorgio Gorsetti served as moderator today.

Jules Daly, is a film producer who produced of The Door for Miu Miu Women's Tales. She is daughter os producer Jonathan Daly and has her own life's work of producing, specifically small independent films. She produced The A-Team (2010), Fish (2011), The Dude (2011), Daybreak (2012) and others. 

Sue Kroll is President of Worldwide Marketing for Warner Bros. Pictures. She oversees the strategic creation and implementation of marketing campaigns for the Studio’s global releases, directing all aspects of marketing, advertising, media planning, promotion, publicity and research. Among the Studio’s recent releases handled by Kroll and her team are Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, The Hangover Part II, and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. She previously spearheaded campaigns for many other global successes, including the record-breaking 2008 blockbuster The Dark Knight, which amassed more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office, landing as the third-highest-grossing film domestically of all time and the 10th-highest worldwide. For 2013, Kroll is currently overseeing the marketing of a wide range of Warner Bros. Pictures’ releases, including The Great Gatsby, The Hangover Part III, Man of Steel, Pacific Rim, We're the Millers (NLC), Prisoners and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (NLC).

Here is part of their talk:

In your experience, what is the role in promoting and producing strong films and directors? SUE: Warner Brothers places a very big role, more than most studios, on cultivating talent relationships. Everyone criticizes big films but it is great to work with interesting films in interesting ways. Christopher Nolan was not an obvious choice for Dark Knight which enjoyed critical and popular fame. Ben Affect is now an award winning director, but no one realized how talented he is. There is also Zack Snyder and Man of Steel.  We have big broad films and special films which is why we are here in Venice every year. JULES: Directors are not always the easiest but they are what we have and we also make commercials, music videos, tv and film. My role works for me as I work well with directors and supporting artists. It's good for my personality to support talent. We are attracted to what is challenging and difficult to make happen. When a producer says we are here to support directors I think because the director need support and discussion. Can you afford confrontation? JULES: It's different for very project. Some want you by their side, but everyone is different, which keeps it alive for me. Every time I produce is different but some male directors like to be strong handed, to work under pressure. Sometimes the pressure produces the best project.