Great specialty film studio for early and mid career. - Director Focus Features Employee Review

5.0
28 Jan 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Atmosphere, culture, product, career development -- Focus is a great place to begin your career and begin to advance in the specialty film world. If you have the right attitude and don't let the jadedness of others influence you, you could have many happy years here. Inevitably it will be time to move on (there is a glass ceiling at a certain level) but you will leave friends and family behind when you go.

Cons

You do not earn a living wage until you begin to advance but things become more fair at the manager and director level and above. Within the specialty industry, this is standard. Obviously the salaries are lower than the big studios can offer.

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5.0
2 Feb 2025
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Pros

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Cons

There's a lot of tight deadlines.

4.0
30 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Collaborative work environment and supportive team

Cons

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