The Filmmaker's Life with Creative Producer Jonathan Lia - 02/20/2025

Our guest this week was Creative Producer Jonathan Lia.Jonathan's 30 year career has spanned multiple genres across various platforms. Jonathan recently produced "Fly Me to the Moon" with his producing partner Scarlett Johansson under their These Pictures banner for Apple TV+ / Sony Pictures. The film stars Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Woody Harrelson and Ray Romano.Here's the trailer to "Fly Me to the Moon" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW7enw6mFxsJonathan produced music videos that helped define the visual identities of many well-known artists such as Beyoncé, Pharrell, Madonna, Kanye West, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Adele, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Lopez. He produced Beyoncé’s "Lemonade" for HBO, "Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden" for Netflix. In 2011, he co-founded GOOD COMPANY, a bi-coastal commercial and content production company, www.goodco.tv, which he continues to oversee today. Jonathan joined forces with Scarlett Johansson in 2017 to form THESE PICTURES with the vision of bringing their unique brand of carefully curated film and TV projects to a global audience.In 2021, Jonathan produced "Game Change Game," a feature length documentary on social justice and the paradigm shifting happenings of the early 2020s as seen through the eyes of NBA players during the Covid lockdown. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.Last year, his feature film "Fly Me to the Moon" premiered worldwide theatrically and is currently streaming on Apple TV+. Jonathan just completed "Eleanor the Great," which is the directorial debut of Scarlett Johansson and stars June Squibb, Erin Kellyman and Chiwetel Ejiofor. #filmpodcasts #filminterview #filmproducers #filmbusinesscoach #documentaryfilmmakers