Conferences
Sunday, November 8
Production Conference
sponsored by .film
9:15am – 10:45am
Producing for the Pre-Sales Marketplace
Pre-Selling to territorial Buyers is key to financing most independent films. What are they looking for? Which genres and talent? How do you set a budget that will reflect the marketplace? Discover which projects are most likely to sell globally before they are made.
Moderator
Paul Hertzberg, President & CEO, CineTel Films, Inc.
Panelists:
Paul Bales, Partner & COO, The Asylum
Shaked Berenson, Co-Founder & Producer, Epic Pictures Group
Eric Brenner, President, ETA Films
Arianne Fraser, Founding Partner & CEO, Highland Film Group
11:15am – 12:45pm
Marketing & Publicity in Production: Beginning with the End in Mind
Let’s assume you’re setting out to make a great movie. Let’s also assume your movie will secure distribution and you’d quite like audiences to buy tickets. Great marketing and publicity don’t happen by accident and the path to a great release begins in pre-production. Get practical advice from marketing, creative advertising and publicity professionals and learn about the advantages of being ‘audience focused’ from the outset.
Moderator
Richard Baker, EVP, Marketing & Creative Advertising, FilmNation Entertainment
Panelists
Rachel Aberly, Vice President of Film, PMK*BNC
Rachel Joynes, Senior Account Director, Empire Design
Rob Lyons, Founder/Producer, Wheelhouse Creative
Roundtables
Sunday, November 8
Networking and refreshments from 10:00am, Roundtable 10:30am – 12:00pm
The Passion of the Film: Beyond the Pulpit and the Pew
How producers can serve the faithful and also achieve box office success.
Moderator
Barbara Mudge, President & Founder, Worldwide Film Entertainment
Speakers
Scott Glosserman, Founder/CEO, Gathr Films
Ash Greyson, Ribbow Media
Mike Medavoy, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Phoenix Pictures
Access: AFM Badge. Seating is limited as a portion of the room is reserved for invited guests.
Sunday, November 8
5:00pm – 6:30pm
African Co-Productions: The Possibilities and the Challenges
An AFM initiative to further the development and promotion of the African film industry. The Roundtable will bring together stakeholders who have an interest in films produced in Africa with cross-cultural appeal to work towards realizing the full potential of the African film industry.
Moderator
Mayenzeke Baza, Director of International Relations, Association for Transformation in Film and TV
Speakers
Pascal Schmitz, Head of Sales, AAA Entertainment
John Volmink, Co-Founder, Diprente Films
Access: AFM Badge. Seating is limited as a portion of the room is reserved for invited guests.