Veteran Studio Exec Milan Popelka Joins LuckyChap As Partner

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EXCLUSIVE: Former FilmNation exec Milan Popelka has joined LuckyChap as a partner, joining the company’s current partners Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara and Margot Robbie.

Popelka, who brings over 15 years of experience as Chief Operating Officer of FilmNation, will oversee business operations and strategic growth across LuckyChap’s expanding portfolio of film, television, and other ventures.

He will play a key role in managing the company’s operational and financial strategies, while continuing to advance LuckyChap’s entrepreneurial approach to content creation and production.

Popelka’s vast experience in the independent and international sales sectors will be influential as the company looks to ambitiously scale the capabilities of its story-telling platform. “We are thrilled to have Milan join our team at LuckyChap in a time when entrepreneurialism is at a premium,” said the partners at LuckyChap. “His experience, expertise, and unwavering commitment to maximizing the potential of every project align perfectly with our filmmaker-first ethos.