Stacey Parks is a film distribution executive and consultant currently based in Los Angeles, where she serves as a Sales Executive for BBC Worldwide. In her current professional capacity, she manages high-level licensing and distribution strategies, leveraging her extensive network to navigate the global content marketplace. Alongside her corporate role, she operates Film Specific, a specialized platform that provides independent filmmakers and producers with the tools, training, and resources necessary to secure distribution and maximize the commercial potential of their projects. Through this platform, she continues to offer consulting services and educational programs tailored to the realities of the contemporary film sales landscape.
Parks began her career in international marketing at PolyGram Records in Paris before transitioning to the William Morris Agency in the United States. During her tenure in the agency’s Independent Film division, she specialized in the mechanics of film financing, packaging, and international pre-sales. Her background in production includes serving as Associate Producer on Shadow Magic, a Sony Pictures Classics release that stood as one of the first major international co-productions filmed in the People’s Republic of China. With over ten years of experience in the independent sector, including executive terms as Vice President of International Sales at both Echelon Entertainment and ACT 1 Entertainment, Parks has established herself as a leading authority on foreign sales. She is the author of The Insider’s Guide to Film Distribution, a comprehensive manual designed to provide filmmakers with a factual roadmap of the distribution game, and she remains an active voice in industry education through her digital courses and speaking engagements.