Who is behind it all

Randy Becker

Co-Founder

A graduate of Brown University, Randy Becker started his career as an award-winning actor, starring on Broadway (Tony Award-winning play), film and TV. After producing a successful play in NYC and a film that screened at the Cannes Film Festival, Randy left acting for good and partnered to form a literary management & production company, Acuna Entertainment (AE).

With the mission of ‘transitioning writers to filmmakers,’ Randy and his partner not only developed and sold film and television to the studios & networks, but also raised independent capital to enable their literary clients to direct their own passion projects (often marking their directorial debut). AE launched new careers and shared seasoned clients with the biggest agencies in Hollywood including CAA, ICM, WME, Gersh, APA & Paradigm. The last project under this partnership was The Great Buck Howard, written and directed by AE client Sean McGinly (starring John Malkovich, Emily Blunt and Tom Hanks).

In 2009, Randy went off on his own to form NexTV Entertainment, a new kind of media company that places artist advocacy at the center of its model. NexTV gives talented artists a real chance to get their voices heard by educating, connecting and advocating for those who are driven to make a significant impact in the world. With productions, live events and an innovative coaching/consulting program, NexTV brings powerful opportunities to artists and entrepreneurs and have helped NexTV artists sell their work to Paramount, Disney, Fox, HBO, Marvel, Nat Geo, ABC, Bravo, Harper Collins. They’ve sold over 13 million books independently, and secured investments and corporate sponsorships for a wide range of Film and TV productions. Randy’s personal commitment to socially relevant content is a priority for NexTV and has led to partnerships with powerful brands like Herman Miller, Northrop Grumman and the San Diego Zoo.

Laura Lundy

Co-Founder

Laura is a Theatrical Producer and Creative Consultant. She is the Founder of Blue Panther Productions, guiding artists internationally to a sustainable career.

Producer credits are as follows: Broadway, Associate Producer, Children of a Lesser God, 2018 revival. London: Love Goddess, The Rita Hayworth Musical, What They Said About Love, Colette Uncensored. New York: The Oy of Sex with Alicia Dattner, Producer/Actor, The Singularity by Crystal Jackson, and AROUSAL by George Pfirrmann (New York premieres, The Flea Theater/Virago Theatre). San Francisco: Sara does a Solo with Sara Porter, Ransom, Texas by William Bivins (San Francisco/Los Angeles),and Zombie Vixens from Hell-The Musical, John Byrd. San Francisco, Producer/Director, Candide, Three Penny Opera, A Taste of Honey, The Afterlife of the Mind by William Bivins, and Beekeeper by Jennifer Roberts. Founding Artistic Director, Virago Theatre Company, San Francisco (2005-2015).

Other directing credits include the critically acclaimed 20th anniversary San Francisco production of Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, Theatre Shark (2011), and Sight Unseen for Lunacy Stageworks, Portland, Oregon. Laura received her training at Pomona College and through the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and has been a producer/director/actor for over 30 years.