Interview: QED President Bill Block

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QED President Bill Block

Mar 28, 2010

BILL BLOCK, President, QED

Bill Block founded QED INTERNATIONAL in December 2005 where he leads day-to-day operations and strategy for the company. Previously, Block was President of Artisan Entertainment where he supervised all divisions – film production and acquisitions, international distribution, home entertainment, and television. Block managed Artisan’s senior lending as well as international distribution relationships. While at Artisan, Block acquired The Blair Witch Project which realized one of the most profitable returns on investment in film history. Artisan was successfully sold to Lionsgate in December 2003. Before Artisan, Block was one of the industry’s leading talent agents as Head of West Coast Operations for International Creative Management from 1992 to 1997 and founder of the Intertalent Agency.

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flowerchild wrote

at Mar 31, 2010 - 5:10 PM

Block's clarity and his honest respect for an agent's assistant is just the kind of insider wisdom I need to remember when the depressing agent blues of writers is playing in my head.

screamingpanda: Excellent Marketing Advice

at Mar 31, 2010 - 2:09 PM

This feels like very grounded, honest marketing advice. Easier said then done, yet it's extremely emboldening to see Bill's read on the etiquette, politics and mechanics of approaching agents and their assistants. There is a potential gold mine in this subject.