Interview With Producer Jib Polhemus on COYOTES (2025) at 20th Annual BIFF

Jib Polhemus started his career in the contemporary art business working in New York and Los Angeles. He then transitioned into the entertainment business starting his career at CAA. In 2015, Jib founded the literary management company, source management + production where he represents cutting-edge directors and screenwriters.

In addition, Jib is President of Simon West Productions where he produces Film and TV with British director, Simon West (Con Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Expendables 2). As President of Simon West Productions, Jib has developed and sold numerous high profile projects to Warner Brothers, Universal, Fox, Paramount, Sony. His work has been featured at top-tier film festivals such as Berlin, Tribeca, Zurich, Newport, Karlovy Vary, Deuville, Fantastic Fest and Reims Polar, among others.

Most recently he wrapped production on The Night Driver starring Josh Lucas, David Arquette and Alyssa Milano. His film Coyotes directed by Colin Minihan (Grave Encounters) premiered at the Fantastic Fest and will be released theatrically in October 2025.

He is in post on multiple projects: Zealot, directed by Vadim Perelman (House of Sand and Fog), starring Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog) and Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond and In America); World Breaker, directed by Brad Anderson (The Machinist), starring Mill Jovovich and Luke Evans; and Coyotes (2025), starring Justin Long and Mila Harris, directed by Colin Minihan and written by Tad Tad Daggerhart. 

In his free time, Jib Polhemus is on the advisory board of The Bahamas International Film Festival and judges UCLA's Masters Screenplay Writing Competition. He resides in Los Angeles, CA.