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    ‘Blue Night’ Producer on How to Get a More Gender-Balanced, Diverse Film Set (Guest Blog)

    By Alison Benson | April 18, 2018 @ 2:20 PM

    “First chances are a major part of this conversation,” writes Sarah Jessica Parker’s producing partner Alison Benson

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Alison Benson

Alison began her film career at Tribeca Productions, where she worked on such films as "Marvin's Room" and "Wag the Dog." In 1998, she joined Stanley Tucci's production company, First Cold Press Productions, which developed documentaries, TV series and feature films, including the award-winning "The Mudge Boy." Since 2005, Alison has worked with Sarah Jessica Parker at Pretty Matches Productions, which has a first-look deal with HBO. Together, Parker and Benson have produced scripted and unscripted television as well as narrative and documentary feature films, including HBO's Golden Globe-nominated "Divorce," Bravo's "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist," the award-winning documentary "Pretty Old," and AOL On's "City.Ballet." Benson also serves on the board of the Scholastic Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.
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