Sit down for a 90-minute lunch with Josh Sapan, one of the most influential figures in the history of American television, in an intimate, 1-on-1 conversation that is as rare as it is remarkable.
Enjoy lunch in New York City with renowned media executive Josh Sapan. Whether you're developing a television series, feature film, documentary, or another creative project, Josh will offer thoughtful feedback, insights, and perspective drawn from decades of championing exceptional storytelling. Bring your ideas, your questions, and your curiosity for what promises to be an engaging conversation about creativity, storytelling, and bringing compelling ideas to life.
Opportunities to sit across the table from someone who shaped the golden age of television are extraordinarily rare. This is one of them.
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Bring your ideas, your questions, and your curiosity for what promises to be an engaging conversation about creativity, storytelling, and bringing compelling ideas to life.
Josh Sapan served as CEO of AMC Networks for 25 years, overseeing the company's transformation into a leader in premium television and independent film. During his tenure, the company launched the IFC channel, IFC Films, and acquired SundanceTV. AMC became known for groundbreaking series including Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Walking Dead, Portlandia, The Night Manager, Top of the Lake, and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, as well as acclaimed films such as Boys Don't Cry, Y Tu Mamá También, and Boyhood.
Under Sapans leadership, the company originally known as Rainbow Media expanded globally, launched AMC Studios, and became an early innovator in targeted streaming through services including Shudder (horror), Sundance Now (indie film and TV), Acorn (British), and AMC+. During his time at the company, revenue grew from under $100 million to more than $3 billion. The company went public on NASDAQ in 2011, adopting the name AMC Networks.
Following his departure from AMC in 2023, Sapan founded Sapan Studio, a boutique film, television, and media investment company. In partnership with IFC Films, Sapan Studio has backed a number of notable projects, including The Taste of Things, starring Juliette Binoche, which earned Trn Anh Hùng Best Director honors at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as Ghostlight and Jay Duplass's The Baltimorons, both named among the year's best independent films by the National Board of Review. Sapan Studio also maintains a first-look deal with Warner Bros. Television and has invested in arts-focused and foreign-language streaming services and emerging media ventures.
Philanthropically, in 2019, Sapan partnered with the Museum of the Moving Image to establish Marvels of Media, an annual festival celebrating autistic media makers. The program has since expanded to partner venues including the Jacob Burns Film Center in Westchester County, Gray Area in San Francisco, and the Austin Film Society and venues across the country. He contributed a movie theater he personally owned and operated to launch the nonprofit North Fork Arts Center in Greenport, New York.
Sapan serves on the boards of the American Film Institute, The New School, New York Public Radio, the Museum of the Moving Image, The Public Theater, and People for the American Way. He is the author of four books: Cable TV (Putnam), The Big Picture: America in Panorama and Third Act (PA Press/Chronicle Books), and RX, a book of poetry published by Red Hen Press.
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