Monica Levinson - Producer of OLD DADS, BORAT, and ZOOLANDER

Published: Jan. 9, 2024, 5:44 p.m.

Happy New Year, everyone!\xa0 Hope you\u2019re back rested and energized for 2024! We are kicking off new beginnings with an old friend\u2026the prolific film and television producer, Monica Levinson.\xa0

Some of her impressive credits include BORAT, BRUNO, ZOOLANDER, DODGEBALL, Larry David's CLEAR HISTORY, Tara Miele's WANDER DARKLY, David Oyelowo's THE WATER MAN and Aaron Sorkin's THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7.

Starting her career in broadcast news in her hometown of Washington, D.C., Monica transitioned into narrative storytelling by working with visionary directors including Alan J. Pakula and Sidney Lumet.

She most recently produced OLD DADS, the Netflix comedy written, directed and starring Bill Burr which did really well on the platform when it dropped last October.\xa0

On top of a busy producing career, she is also an executive board member of AMPAS, PGA, DGA, and on the leadership team for the Women's Production Society.\xa0

Mentorship is very important to her and she certainly walks the walk. I count myself lucky to know her as an ally and a mentor. She's constantly giving back and she drops lots of gems during out chat, such as:

  1. Jobs that aren\u2019t exactly what you want to be doing can provide a foundation for the jobs you want

  2. Filmmaking is a collaboration - be prepared but remember you\u2019re not alone

  3. Working in production is still creative!

Happy listening!

-cg