Fw: 7/12: Funding Films via Brand Integration, Int'l Partners, Distrib Deals, Maxing Budgets, Etc.

[Miroslav Visic]

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From: "Office of the Chairman (IIFF)" <chairman...@filmfinancingevent.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 16:43:05
To: New York Metro Area<chairman...@filmfinancingevent.com>
Subject: 7/12: Funding Films via Brand Integration, Int'l Partners, Distrib Deals, Maxing Budgets, Etc.

Dear Friends,

IIFF's New York City chapter continues its acclaimed NETWORKING & EDUCATION meetings with a one-of-a-kind FILM FINANCING TOWNHALL on the evening of Tuesday, July 12. An ONLINE DISCOUNT is available at -

http://nym.filmfinancing.org/071211l

Please join us! This uniquely valuable gathering of FILM & FINANCE PROS features a rich variety of high-impact talks by FIRST-RATE EXPERTS:

1. "PLACING PRODUCTS IN MOVIES: The Art & Science of Brand Integration" -- by RISA CRANDALL, Sr. VP & Brand Integration Director at marketing firm Brand-Aide, representing producers, distributors & financers of movies, TV programs & digital media; sources relevant brands/products for film & TV scripts/content; clients include P&G, Milk, Nestle, Honda, Verizon, Kraft, American Express, Merck, Hilton; fmr. VP, Brand Director & Publisher at Scholastic, grew unprofitable division's revenue by 400% to $8M+ profit; named "Integrated Marketer of the Year" by Marketing Information Network & recognized on Adweek hotlist; fmr. Director of Business Development at Conde Nast; fmr. Publisher of 4 magazines at Time Warner; fmr. Publisher of Crayola Kids at Meredith Corp.; fmr. Eastern Manager of McCall's at NY Times; etc.

2. "CHASING THE TAIL: How Distribution Savvy Should Drive Film Finance Strategy" -- by BOB ALEXANDER, President & Co-Founder at Independent Film Development Group; IFDG owns & operates several businesses under "IndiePix" brand incl. consumer website IndiePixFilms.com, filmmaker reporting & production business IndiePixStudios.com & subscription-based movie streaming service IndiePixUnlimited.com; Exec. Producer on multi-award winners "Entre Nos," "Billy the Kid," "P-Star Rising" & other features; led substantial distribution campaigns for "End of America" (Naomi Wolf), Venice Silver Lion winner "Women Without Men" & Cannes Camera d'Or winner "Samson & Delilah"; etc.

3. "SWEDISH COOL: Opportunities in Scandinavian Film Funding" -- by MIKAEL SÖDERSTEN, 20+ year veteran of Nordic film industry; Co-Founder of Wilderness Films, develops & produces original projects & facilitates co-productions between US & int'l partners; consultant to Scandinavia's leading producers, directors, film associations & TV stations; worked closely with acclaimed director Tomas Alfredson ("Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"), bestselling author Henning Mankell ("Wallander" series) & actor Michael Nyqvist ("Millennium Trilogy"); developed Tribeca & Sundance winners ("Let the Right One In", "King of Ping Pong"); fmr. Board Member at Swedish Independent Filmmakers Association; co-organized Swedish Film Institute's annual conference; Director/Script Editor of numerous Nordic features, docs, shorts & TV series such as Oscar winner Susanne Bier's mini-series on Ingmar Bergman; etc.

4. "THE BOTTOM LINE: Producer Craft to Maximize Budgets" -- by KIM JACKSON, Founder & CEO at Streetwise Pictures; veteran producer with 15+ years in film, TV & commercials; credits include Spike Lee's "Inside Man" (Clive Owen, Denzel Washington, Jodi Foster), Spielberg's "Munich" (Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Geoffrey Rush), "Click" (Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken), award winner "Children of God," Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee "Gun Hill Road," "Young Americans" (Lukas Haas), official Sundance selection "Tub," "Good Intentions" & Hamptons Film Fest selection "Tran.si.tions"; fmr. Exec. Director at Malibu Celebration of Film; fmr. Ops Manager at Tribeca & Hamptons Film Fests; fmr. Director at Global Peace Film Fest; taught at Boston University; etc.

5. "LEVERAGING INT'L PRODUCTION PARTNERS to Make Your Movie" -- by STEFAN SCHAEFER, Founder of production company Cicala Filmworks; worked in independent film for 15 years; premiered films & won awards at Berlin, Rotterdam, AFI, South by Southwest & other festivals; wrote/directed/produced 8 feature films over past 6 years incl. "My Last Day Without You," "Get a Job," Michael Imperioli's "Hungry Ghosts," "Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela," "Arranged" & "Confess"; worked with Golden Globe & Oscar winner Melissa Leo, Oscar winner Shirley MacLaine, Ali Larter, William Sadler, Zoe Lister-Jones; etc.

Our friends at the SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS (209 E. 23rd St.) are kind enough to host us again. Get more details & LOW-COST TICKETS at -

http://nym.filmfinancing.org/071211l

We would be DELIGHTED to welcome you in our midst on the 12th. Spread the word!

Warm regards,

Your Friends at IIFF
Institute for Int'l Film Financing (IIFF)
http://filmfinancing.org


P.S.: Run YOUR LATEST PROJECT by FilmAngels (http://filmangels.org) investors! It's as easy as handing a one-page summary to KAISER WAHAB, the Townhall moderator.


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