Kc Brandenstein

KC Brandenstein is that rare breed who actually knows how to wrangle the chaos of movie-making and make it look easy (even though, let’s be real, it never is). As the Director of Development and Production at Thomasville Pictures out in West Hollywood, KC’s basically the engine behind a wild mix of in-house and co-produced projects. She chews through scripts, hunts down hot IP, and figures out which ideas can actually make it from a cocktail napkin to a screen near you. Oh, and she’s got this uncanny knack for making the numbers work—thanks to a deep-dive knowledge of tax incentives like Section 181 and 168(k). Investors love her for that, because, hey, who doesn’t want to save a boatload on taxes? KC’s not just stuck in her office, though. She’s right there in the thick of it, talking deals with investors, smoothing things over with producers, and keeping the talent reps happy—sometimes all in the same afternoon. She’s had her hands on over 60 feature films, keeping everyone in the loop, balancing budgets, and making sure things don’t go off the rails. Her passport’s probably worn out too, since she’s repped the company at big-deal film markets like Cannes and Berlin, and thrown more than a few fancy networking shindigs along the way. Whether she’s wrangling global production schedules or locking down last-minute talent, KC’s got the grit and know-how to guide a project from scribbled pitch to worldwide release, no sweat.