Joshua Handler

Co-Founder/Head Programmer at The Q&Agency (FKA PH441)

New York, New York, United States

About

Film Programmer

Experience

  • Co-Founder and Lead Programmer at The Q&Agency (FKA Picturehouse 441)
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

    A live virtual Q&A series that connects film and TV lovers more personally with essential cinema and TV. Leading all business and creative operations, growing audience, creating partnerships, booking talent, and moderating all Q&As. Past guests include Ang Lee, Rian Johnson, Alexander Payne (2x), Jafar Panahi, Park Chan-wook, Walter Murch (2x), Paul Schrader, Mike Leigh, George Miller (2x), Joachim Trier, Laura Poitras, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, Edward Berger, Jacques Audiard, Karyn Kusama, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Ruth E. Carter, Patty Jenkins, Matt Reeves, Janusz Kaminski, Greig Fraser, Sir John Boorman, Paul Greengrass, Hannah Beachler, Jason Reitman, Paul Feig, Rob Marshall, Jesse Armstrong, Pete Docter, Nick Park, Byron Howard, Maggie Kang & Chris Appelhans, Chris Sanders, Tom McCarthy, Lee Daniels, Ellen Burstyn (2x), Liv Ullmann (2x), Sir Jonathan Pryce, Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, Viggo Mortensen, Estelle Parsons, Marsha Mason, and dozens of others. Studio/network clients include Netflix, Universal Pictures, Disney, Paramount Pictures, HBO, Apple TV+, Hulu, Prime Video, Disney+, DreamWorks Animation, Peacock, IFC Films Partnerships with American Cinema Editors, Visual Effects Society, NYU's Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies, Baton Rouge Film Commission

  • Member at BAFTA North America
    Aug 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

  • Member at European Film Academy
    May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Member at AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS INC
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • ASG Global (8 yrs 10 mos)
    • Senior Vice President of Operations
      Apr 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos

      - Head of all creative and business operations for Adam S. Gordon

    • Vice President, Theatrical Development and Marketing
      Oct 2017 - Apr 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos

      -Head of all operations for a Tony-winning producer’s production and merchandising company. -Managed merchandising operations for Tony-winning musical KINKY BOOTS and hit plays THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT and AMERICAN SON on Broadway.