Your book deserves more than a folding table and a stack of copies.
Whether you’re planning an intimate bookstore reading or a multi-night launch event, Film 14 brings the same cinematic sensibility to live events that we bring to our trailers. We handle the coordination, the production, and the details, so you can focus on your audience.
Based in Los Angeles with the ability to travel for the right project, we’ve produced author dinners, live talks, Q&As, signings, livestreamed events, and full-scale launch nights for publishers and independent authors alike.
What We Do
Every event is different. Some authors need full creative direction from concept to curtain call. Others have a venue and a date and just need someone to make it run beautifully. We adapt to what you need.
Event Coordination & Management: run-of-show planning, venue staff liaison, day-of management, and the kind of calm, detail-obsessed oversight that keeps everything on schedule and on brand.
Cinematic Production: professional filming, livestream production, and post-event content delivery. We don’t just document your event, we create polished, usable assets you can repurpose across social media, your website, and future marketing.
Creative Direction: concept development, flow design, reception and Q&A structuring, and photo-moment staging. We help shape events that feel intentional, not improvised.
Venue & Vendor Coordination: scouting, contract review, and vendor management using our curated LA network or your existing contacts. Every vendor we recommend meets Film 14’s standard for quality.
Who This Is For
Publishers and publicity teams who want to elevate an author’s in-person appearance with professional coordination and cinematic coverage. We plug into your existing plan and make it better.
Self-published and indie authors who want a launch event that feels polished and professional but don’t know where to start. We guide you from the first brainstorm through post-event content delivery.
Authors with a following who want to create an experience for their readers, not just a signing, but something memorable and shareable.
Case Study: Anthony William × Hay House Publishing
We’ve produced five large-scale events in Los Angeles for Anthony William (Medical Medium), published by Hay House. These multi-day engagements included author dinners, live talks, audience Q&A sessions, livestream production, filmed interviews, and curated receptions.
The result: elegant, seamless execution with cinematic coverage that the author and publisher used for ongoing promotional content across social media and email campaigns.
“Medical Medium / Cafe Gratitude Event, Los Angeles. Watch the reel”
Our Process
1. Consultation & Creative Alignment
We start with a conversation about your book, your audience, and what you want the event to feel like. No templates, every event is built from scratch.
2. Venue & Vendor Coordination
We handle scouting, logistics, and timeline construction. If you already have a venue, we work with their team to ensure a smooth production.
3. Day-of Execution
We run the show. Coordination, production, problem-solving, all handled so you can be present with your readers.
4. Post-Event Content Delivery
You walk away with professional footage, photography, and assets ready for your website, social media, and future marketing.
Scale & Location
We produce events at every scale, from a 30-person bookstore reading to a 300-person launch night. Not every author event needs to be a gala. Sometimes the most powerful events are the most intimate ones, executed with care.
Film 14 is based in Los Angeles and works primarily across LA and Southern California. For the right project, we travel.
Let’s Plan Something
Every event starts with a conversation. Tell us about your book, your audience, and what you’re imagining, even if it’s just a rough idea. We’ll help shape it from there.
Email us today to discuss!
