Co-CEO/Co-Founder

Academy Award nominated producer Andrew Kosove is co-CEO and co-founder of Alcon Entertainment, the Los Angeles-based, wholly independent production company that develops, finances, produces and markets theatrical motion pictures, television, interactive games, music, and comic books.

Kosove became interested in film production while double majoring in economics and politics as a Princeton undergraduate. Although he and college friend Broderick Johnson shared a mutual interest in film and the business of entertainment, neither intended to pursue a career in film. Johnson eventually graduated and moved to New York, where he joined Wall Street brokerage firm, Solomon Brothers. Kosove graduated magna cum laude a couple of years later and intended to enroll in law school when he heard about Richard “pee wee” Kirkland, a basketball player and gangster, and thought his story would make a good movie. Kosove enlisted Johnson and together they spent three years working on the project and ultimately moved to Los Angeles to pursue filmmaking careers.

Soon after, the two were introduced to FedEx Chairman and Founder Frederick W. Smith. Kosove and Johnson took the opportunity to present Smith with a 221-page proposal suggesting that an independent film company, backed by a well-capitalized individual, and aligned with a major studio for an exclusive distribution arrangement would, applying their reasoned methods, reap profits on copyrighted assets over a set period of time. Smith liked what he read, and Alcon Entertainment was launched in 1997.

In 2009, Kosove produced alongside co-CEO Broderick Johnson, Alcon’s critically acclaimed, box office hit, “The Blind Side,” which was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar and earned Sandra Bullock the Oscar for Best Actress. “The Blind Side” has grossed more than $309 million worldwide and broke box office records by being the first film with a female lead to surpass the $200 million mark, earned in its seventh week.

Alcon followed up the success of “The Blind Side” with the hit action thriller “The Book of Eli,” directed by Albert and Allen Hughes and starring Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman and Mila Kunis. The film grossed more than $157 million in worldwide box office. It was Denzel Washington’s second biggest opening ever.

Alcon also produced the critically acclaimed Blade Runner 2049, starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, the five-time Oscar-nominated film which won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects; The Book of Eli, starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman; The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants; and the critically acclaimed dramatic thriller Prisoners, directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Viola Davis, among many others.

Alcon Entertainment’s most recent projects include the box-office hit, Garfield, an animated film adaptation of the beloved cartoon strip. Directed by Mark Dindal (The Emperor’s New Groove) and featuring Chris Pratt as the voice of Garfield, the movie debuted in theatres on Memorial Day 2024 through Sony Pictures, grossing over $255 million worldwide. The company is also in production on the television series Blade Runner 2099 starring Michelle Yeoh for Amazon Prime.

Kosove is an accomplished marathon runner and Ironman distance triathlete. He lives in Los Angeles and is married to producer Kira Davis, they have two children.

Co-CEO/Co-Founder

Academy Award-nominated producer Broderick Johnson is co-CEO and co-founder of Alcon Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based, wholly independent production company that develops, finances, produces, and markets theatrical motion pictures, television, interactive games, music, and comic books.

A native of Bishop, Georgia, Johnson graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Economics. Johnson then headed to Wall Street and took a position at Salomon Brothers in New York, where he worked as a quantitative analyst in the equity derivatives group. However, Johnson shared with college friend, Andrew Kosove, a mutual interest in film and the business of entertainment, which was fueled by their interest and pursuit of making a film about the rise, fall, and redemption of Richard “Pee Wee” Kirkland, a legendary basketball player and organized crime figure. Ultimately, while pursuing that project, and other independent productions, they moved to Los Angeles to actively pursue filmmaking careers.

Soon after, the two were introduced to FedEx Chairman and Founder Frederick W. Smith. Kosove and Johnson took the opportunity to present Smith with a 221-page proposal detailing how an independently financed film company with guaranteed major studio distribution could apply its methodology of financial discipline, risk management, and a talent-friendly work environment to reap profits and build a film library. Smith liked what he read, and Alcon Entertainment was launched in 1997.

Johnson's film producing credits include Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to the sci-fi classic starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Robin Wright, Ana de Armas, and Dave Bautista from Academy Award-nominated director Denis Villeneuve; the Academy Award-nominated Best Picture The Blind Side, which earned Sandra Bullock an Oscar for Best Actress, and broke several box office records; The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman; Insomnia starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank from director Christopher Nolan; The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants; P.S. I Love You; the critically acclaimed dramatic thriller Prisoners directed by Denis Villeneuve starring Hugh Jackman and Gyllenhaal; and the family hit Dolphin Tale starring Morgan Freeman and Harry Connick Jr, among many others. Johnson’s television producing credits include the hit series The Expanse, a critically acclaimed, Hugo award-winning space thriller for Amazon; the HBO four-part documentary The Defiant Ones which chronicles the divergent roots and unlikely partnership of Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, which won Johnson a Grammy. Johnson also earned an Emmy nomination in 2015 for producing the Alex Gibney directed HBO documentary Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All.

Johnson is widely considered to be one of the most successful African American producers working today, listed by multiple publications in the top three in the field.

Johnson’s nomination for Best Picture was a milestone in Oscar history as prior to Johnson and Lee Daniel’s nomination for Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire, only one African American producer had been nominated in this category – Quincy Jones for The Color Purple in 1985.

Johnson lives in Los Angeles and has three children.

COO

Scott Parish joined Alcon Entertainment in 2000 as Vice President of Finance to assist in building the Company into a leading motion picture producer and financier. Parish was promoted to CFO in 2004 and then Chief Operating Officer in 2008. Parish oversees all finance, business affairs, operations, and diversification efforts for the Company.

In 2008, Parish led a consortium of senior banks, mezzanine and equity financiers, closing a $550MM structured financing slate deal to cover the Company’s next 15 films. The first group of movies financed under this structure included The Blind Side and The Book of Eli. In addition to expanding the film slate, Parish oversaw Alcon forming Alcon Media Group (AMG), the parent company, paving the way to begin the Company’s diversification efforts.

The diversification efforts resulted in the formation of Alcon Television Group (2012), Alcon Sleeping Giant Music Group (2014), a 50 /50 joint-venture with Michael Hodges’ Sleeping Giant Media, Alcon Interactive Group (2016), and Alcon Publishing (2018).

During his tenure with the Company, Parish has overseen the financing of over $1.5 Billion in content creation which has generated in excess of $3.0 Billion in worldwide revenues.

Parish has 30 years of financial and operational management experience in the entertainment industry. Prior to joining Alcon, he spent six years at New Regency as Vice President of Finance and Operations and was a lead liaison in setting up and managing the $600 million Revolving Credit Facility through JP Morgan Chase.

Parish earned his B.S. in Transportation and Logistics in 1984 from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UTK). He earned an MBA degree from the University of Tennessee in 1991.

CFO

Jason Kummer joined Alcon Entertainment in 2008 as the Manager of Finance. Since that time, he has become the Chief Finance Officer overseeing the company’s financial strategy. Previously, Jason worked at Paramount Pictures in their Home Entertainment and Motion Picture Planning divisions.

SVP of Feature Development

Carl Rogers joined Alcon Entertainment in 2005 as an assistant to co-CEOs Kosove and Johnson. Since joining the Feature Development department, he has been involved in movies such as PRISONERS, BLADE RUNNER 2049, DOLPHIN TALE 1 & 2, LOTTERY TICKET, FATHER FIGURES and the animated film THE GARFIELD MOVIE.

Rogers is currently overseeing the development of a diverse slate of projects designed to appeal to a global audience, such as Arthur C. Clarke’s classic RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA and Jodi Picoult’s SMALL GREAT THINGS.

Rogers also works closely with the Alcon’s publishing imprint to develop original novels and adaptations based on Alcon’s own I.P.

President of Alcon Television Group

Ben Roberts joined Alcon Television Group at its inception in 2012 and has since advanced to become President in 2020. His leadership has been pivotal to the growth and success of the TV department. In his role, Roberts oversees all facets of the television group, including the development of a rapidly expanding slate of projects for both domestic and international markets, production, and business affairs.
Roberts has been instrumental in several key successes at Alcon. He guided the acclaimed series "The Expanse" from development through six seasons of television and was pivotal in the creation of "Pete the Cat," "The Defiant Ones," and the highly anticipated "Blade Runner 2099," set to air on Amazon Prime Video which he serves as Executive Producer.

Before joining Alcon, Roberts played a crucial role at Valhalla Entertainment, where he helped turn "The Walking Dead" into a powerhouse franchise for AMC Networks.

Roberts began his career as an executive at Humble Journey Films. A native of San Francisco, his passion for storytelling and film led him to earn a degree in Cinema from San Francisco State University. Roberts lives in Los Angeles with his wife and son.

EVP, Business and Legal Affairs

Dreaming of working in the movie business since childhood, Jeannette Hill ventured westward to attend both the School of Cinematic Arts and Marshall School of Business at USC, where she remains the first and only undergraduate at the university to obtain two concurrent bachelor degrees in those schools – one in film production (B.A., magna cum laude) and the other in business with an entrepreneur emphasis (B.S., magna cum laude).

While in college, Hill worked as a creative with the head of current dramatic programming at Universal Television on classic hit television series such as Miami Vice, Magnum P.I, Murder She Wrote, and The Equalizer. Upon graduation, Hill was hired by Academy Award-winning producer David Puttnam (“Chariots of Fire”) to work with him as a creative executive at Columbia Pictures, where she was involved with films including the Academy Award-winning motion picture The Last Emperor, Ridley Scott’s Someone to Watch Over Me, Steve Martin’s Roxanne, Vice Versa, and Rocket Gibraltar, among others.

Pivoting from the creative sphere, Hill returned to her education and graduated with a J.D. from New York University School of Law. She started her legal career as an attorney in the corporate department at the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins, where she represented clients in various corporate matters ranging from M&A transactions to securities and finance matters, including the $800+ million merger of Harrah’s Entertainment with Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the formation of the management/production entity Industry Entertainment (from Addis-Wechsler & Associates), and transactional matters for New Regency, Women’s World Cup, and idealab! as well as pro bono matters for the victims of September 11th and their families.

Hill joined the business and legal affairs department at Alcon Entertainment in 2010 and has enjoyed nearly 15 years of service to the company on motion pictures including The Garfield Movie, Blade Runner 2049, Prisoners, and the Dolphin Tale series.

Far and above all else, Jeannette is most proud of her daughter, Julianna.

EVP, Physical Production

Steven Johnson, Executive Vice President, and Head of Production came to Alcon from MGM International Television where he was the Senior Vice President of Production. At MGM, Johnson oversaw production, post-production, and production finance. He also served as a Co-Executive Producer on Last Light for Peacock, a Co-Producer on the hit coming of age series El Fin Del Amor for Amazon LATAM, and Harlan Coban’s Shelter for Amazon Prime.
Prior to MGM, Johnson was the Vice President of TV Physical Production at MRC Studios, where he worked on such shows as Ozark, The Great, and The Outsider. Prior to that he was the Vice President of Production for Fox Digital Studios; a division of 21st Century Fox focused on direct to streaming features, series TV, and documentaries, as well has having worked for Tobey Maguire’s production company, Material Pictures where he served as Head of Physical Production, and Line Produced the film Z for Zachariah, starring Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Chris Pine for Lionsgate. As an independent Producer his career has run the gamut in film, television, documentaries, and several years producing projects for Lady Gaga, including her Monster Ball concert film for HBO, A Very Gaga Thanksgiving for ABC, and a handful of her award-winning music videos.
Johnson is a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Television Academy.

SVP, Operations / Human Resources

Ryan Dornbush joined Alcon Entertainment in 2008 to oversee the operations and human resources for their film group. Since that time, he has helped expand the company to 5 divisions and triple the size in personnel.

President of Interactive

George Collins has worked in the video game business for more than twenty-five years. After he completed his MBA at USC, he began his career as a Producer, Designer and Game Director at Activision Studios. He has developed games at THQ, Disney, Scopely and two independent game studios he helped found: Pandemic Studios and Seven Studios. Throughout his long career, he has created many award-winning games for PCs, consoles, phones, social networks and VR and the Bally Astrocade.

Director of Publishing

With a background in entertainment journalism and promotion, Jeff Conner joined Alcon in 2017 to advise on the lore and continuity of the Blade Runner universe. Before long, he convinced the company to pursue active publishing, which so far has resulted in several art-books about Blade Runner 2049 or The Expanse series, an award-winning series of new Blade Runner comic books and graphic novels, and most recently, an ongoing line of original novels. Conner earned a BFA from CalArts, an MFA from USC, and is a World Fantasy Award recipient for his pioneering work as a small press publisher.