Anna Persson - Agency Producer

Anna thinks we drink too much soda. She´ll lecture you, in exquisite detail, on how sugar dissolves teeth like chalk in vinegar. And just as you reconsider having that fifth Pepsi Twist, she'll slam one down herself. That´s Anna. Part straight talking military drill sergeant, part hopelessly ironic Swede. It´s a blend that keeps us on our toes.

And you have to be. Because if you´re game´s not on when she´s at the helm of a 75-person television shoot, you´ll be wishing you were home in bed with a miserable cold watching Oprah.

Producing is like trying to organize a hurricane. And through 10 years of experience in feature and commercial film production, Anna has refined her expertise with stints at Jarowskij, mod:film and EPA International and most recently through Harry Douglas, a company she held partnership with. And now, having worked with some of the most celebrated practitioners in the field she brings her proven methods to Welcome To Orange County.

Strangely, Anna credits her background as wardrobe manager for an opera house in Sweden as solid preparation for her career in producing. "Think about it," she says, "everywhere you look there´s a drama queen and all the while you´ve got to figure out how to squeeze years of Italian conflict, tragedy and high drama into a three hour production — with no money..."

So true Anna. So true.