Stephen Nelson(II)
- Executive
- Producer
- Production Manager
Stephen Nelson is a production and operations executive with over a decade of experience in film finance, development, and compliance, built on a foundation in unit production management. As Director of Operations at Hyperion Media Group, he oversaw a $50M+ slate of 20+ independent features and TV projects, managing financing, chain-of-title clearance, and long-term revenue tracking for titles distributed by Sony Pictures Classics, IFC Midnight, Relativity Media, and others.
He structured financing for films including Guns Akimbo (Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving) and Maggie's Plan (Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore), and served as Associate Producer on the Sundance competition feature It Happened in L.A. His expertise spans investment structuring, international co-productions, union compliance (SAG-AFTRA/DGA/WGA), and collection account management, overseeing recoupment years after release.
Fluent in Russian, Spanish, and Greek, Nelson combines global perspective with a rare ability to align creative and executive priorities, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest standard.
He structured financing for films including Guns Akimbo (Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving) and Maggie's Plan (Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore), and served as Associate Producer on the Sundance competition feature It Happened in L.A. His expertise spans investment structuring, international co-productions, union compliance (SAG-AFTRA/DGA/WGA), and collection account management, overseeing recoupment years after release.
Fluent in Russian, Spanish, and Greek, Nelson combines global perspective with a rare ability to align creative and executive priorities, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest standard.
