Alan L. Grodin is a shareholder whose practice primarily focuses on motion picture and television clients.
He has extensive experience in connection with the financing, production, distribution, and acquisition of motion pictures and the development, production, and licensing of television programs.
His clients include directors, writers, producers, and financiers of motion picture and television programs. He represents his clients from the initial stage of rights acquisition through the assembly of the production elements and the financing, production, and licensing of their projects in the United States and Asia, Europe, and Africa. With significant experience in the music industry, Alan has also represented recording companies, recording artists, music publishers, songwriters, and composers.
Recent significant activities include:
State Bar of California,
Member
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Pennsylvania State University, College of Communications
Board of Visitors
Awards
The Best Lawyers in America®, 2024 (Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television)
L.L.B., New York University, 1967
B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1964
Weintraub clients screen several new projects during the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, which runs from September 7th through September 17th. The world premiere of AGC Studios’ true crime film Woman of the Hour is scheduled for Friday, September 8th. Directed by Anna Kendrick, the film retells the story of…
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that 25 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, and eight attorneys have been named to the 2024 edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Three attorneys have also named “Lawyer of…
Production has begun in Rome on the new gladiator action series presented by Weintraub client AGC Studios along with High End Productions, “Those About to Die.” Directed by Roland Emmerich (“Independence Day”), the series features a star-studded cast led by Anthony Hopkins (“The Father”) and including Iwan Rheon (“Game of…
Weintraub client Ned Benson’s romantic film in which music is a key element The Greatest Hits recently completed production and is now in post production. The film was acquired by Searchlight Pictures in August of 2022. Benson wrote the script and directed as well as produced alongside Michael London, Shannon Gaulding, Stephanie…
Weintraub client Doug Liman is directing a heist movie titled The Instigators for Apple Original Films. It features an ensemble of A-listers including Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Ving Rhames, Alfred Molina, Ron Perlman, and Jack Harlow. The film has completed shooting and is in post-production Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are producers…
Weintraub client AGC Studios began production this week on their new crime thriller, The Order. Actors Alison Oliver, Jurnee Smollett, Marc Maron, and Odessa Young recently joined the ensemble cast, which will be led by Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes), Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One). The film,…
Weintraub client Picture Perfect Federation is teaming up with Picturestart to produce an English-language remake of the hit Thai film Bad Genius. The film will star Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), Callina Liang (Tell Me Everything), and Jabari Banks (Bel-Air). Writer JC Lee (Luce) will make…
Weintraub Client Hollywood Gang Productions is set to co-produce a docuseries about the world-renowned chef Nobu Matsuhisa. The four-part docuseries titled “Nobu” will showcase the chef’s rise to fame and his unlikely path to success. AGC Television, Hollywood Gang, and Altimeter will co-produce, and the series will be directed by…
On March 27, 2022 CODA won all three Academy Awards for which it was nominated (Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay). It made history as the first film with a predominantly Deaf cast and the first film produced by a streaming service (Apple TV+) to win Best…
Filmmaker Siân Heder is set to direct and write a feature of the upcoming novel Impossible by Sarah Lotz. Patrick Wachsberger and Ashley Stern with Picture Perfect Federation, Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill, and Thad Luckinbill with Black Label Media, and Sherry Marsh of Marsh Entertainment are producing. Weintraub Attorney Alan…
Weintraub Tobin Shareholder Alan L. Grodin would like to congratulate client, Federation Entertainment, on completing their first-look agreement with Paramount Television. Federation Entertainment will partner up with Paramount TV to co-produce and co-distribute content “with a focus to collaborate with the best talents on formats worldwide,” as described by Pascal Breton. The…
Weintraub client, Anant Singh, was recently elected to the International Olympic Committee. Alan Grodin, Singh’s longtime attorney and close friend, says “Anant is an outstanding member of the international community, and will serve the IOC well.” Singh is the pre-eminent South African film producer known for over 80 films including…
Weintraub Tobin client, Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox of Smosh fame were featured in a Variety article announcing the premier of, “Smosh: The Movie.” Shareholder Scott Hervey represented Ian and Anthony and executive producer Barry Blumberg in their deals. The movie is now set to have its world premiere on…
