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Locations Trade Show
April 15-17, 2010
Santa Monica, CA USA
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Maggie Christie, Executive Producer


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Candid Conversations with
Studio Executives Part 2:
The Film Commission as Investor

 

Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Place: Doubletree Guest Suites, Santa Monica
Registration: $25

During our first conversation at Cineposium 08 in Wellington, we began building new relationships with the production community regarding the role of the film commission in the financial process and the role of the production company in the support of film commissions and the expansion of incentive programs.  Today, film commissions around the world invest hundreds of millions of dollars in production through production incentives, grants, film funds, and co-production:  an essential piece of the financial puzzle.

This session will continue the exploration of creating strong relationships to serve both community and production. Just as producers today need the financial support of film commissions, commissioners need their testimonial support, and more.  As commissions defend their incentive programs amid compromising economic realities at home, how do commission and production work together as allies?  Hear from studio executives about how film commissions can best use their skills to collaborate with studios, production companies, and producers to build positive business models of mutual benefit.

After attending this session, you will:

  • Identify the nature of the relationships, and with whom, that must be created at the studio and on location to create the greatest possible impact for everyone.
  • Discuss with production representatives the value of their support to the continuation of the financial investment in their productions from film commissions.
  • Investigate what studios and production personnel need from film commissions to be successful.

 

Moderator:  Jeff Monks, Commissioner, South Carolina Film Commission

Panelists:
- Jerry Ketcham, Senior Vice President, Walt Disney Pictures
- Herbert W. Gains, Executive Producer, Warner Bros.
- Garry Brown, Television Producer, 20th Century Fox
- Jim Brubaker, Producer/Executive Liaison, Universal Pictures

Sponsored By the MPAA

 

 

 

SOFT MONEY 5+
Digital & Dollars: Production
Through Exhibition
| and |
Globalization & Incentives:
Films Without Borders

Date: Friday, April 17, 2009
Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Place: Loyola Law School - 919 Albany St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Registration Fee: $50 (Includes Lunch)

These programs - - our fifth in an annual series starting in 2005 - - are aimed at filmmakers, attorneys, bankers, agents, managers, film commissioners and studio, network and indie executives. "Digital & Dollars" will address how digital technology is changing every area of filmed entertainment, from script development and production to new means of distribution and exhibition, with a focus on evolving business and financial models. "Globalization & Incentives" will present case studies of films that have accessed production incentives in two or more jurisdictions, overcoming creative, logistical and bureaucratic hurdles.

PANEL 1: Digital & Dollars: Production Through Exhibition

Moderator: Ezra Doner, Esq., Herrick, Feinstein LLP, NYC

Panelists:
- Michael Karagosian, President, MKPE Consulting LLC
- Jim Whittlesey, Senior VP, Technology & Operations, Deluxe Digital Cinema
- Lauren Ritchie, Owner/Executive Producer, Wildfire VFX


PANEL 2: Globalization & Incentives: Films Without Borders

Moderator: Ezra Doner, Esq., Herrick, Feinstein LLP, NYC

Panelists:
- Russ Nissen, Executive Director, Feature Reporting, Twentieth Century Fox
- Karen Fouts, Vice President, Feature Estimating /Budgets, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Ralph Winter, Producer, Ralph Winter Productions
- Samantha Perahia, Production Executive, Office of the British Film Commissioner
- Pat Kaufman, Executive Director, NY State Gov’s Office for MP & TV Dev.
- Tracey Vieira, Film Commissioner, Ausfilm
- Susan Ord, Projects Manager, Film New Zealand
- Donna Zuchlinski, Manager of Film, Ontario Media Development Corporation
- John Weber, President, Dufferin Gate Productions

* Panelists are subject to change.

 

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