Speaker J.C. Mills
J.C. leads scripted and unscripted content strategy for Cineflix Productions, and oversees the deal-making process with networks and third parties. He curates the development slate—boosting growth through internally-generated ideas as well as partnerships with outside creatives—and is responsible for building the division’s emerging feature doc business. As part of the Cineflix Media executive team, J.C. drives new commercial opportunities such as joint ventures and overall deals across the company.
In 2022, he was behind the launch team for Cineflix Media’s first three FAST channels: The Real Disaster Channel, Crime & Justice, and Property & Reno.
J.C.’s executive producer credits with Cineflix Productions include: Summer Qamp, a feature documentary chronicling the stories of LGBTQIA2S+ campers and counselors for Super Channel and TVA, which made waves on the festival circuit with official selections including Toronto International Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival, Hamptons International Film Festival, and Montclair Film Festival; the acclaimed Nancy Buirski film Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Midnight Cowboy, which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and the Telluride Film Festival in 2022; multiple TV Movies including award-nominated ‘Twas the Date Before Christmas for Hallmark Mystery and Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story starring Dascha Polanco for Lifetime; discovery+’s powerful and unflinching docuseries Fight or Flight; A&E’s gripping two-part special The Torso Killer Confessions; and Betting on Paradise for HGTV US, Property Virgins for A&E’s Home.Made.Nation, and History’s Greatest Picks with Mike Wolfe for The HISTORY Channel.
Previously, J.C. was President and General Manager of Glass Entertainment Group, increasing its content portfolio to over a dozen new networks and platforms while producing more than 160 episodes. Prior to Glass, he was an agent at ICM Partners representing showrunners, directors, and production companies of non-fiction content. As a Director of Development at National Geographic, J.C. developed over 100 hours of content.
He began his career in international distribution with Shine International working from both LA & London while selling tape and formats to the global market. Later, at Zodiak Rights, he led the U.S. acquisitions strategy out of LA and NY. J.C. is also admitted to practice law in New York, and serves as a Realscreen DIALOG mentor.
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