LOS ANGELES, CA — (Marketwired) — 04/24/13 — Winston Baker, leading global producer of film finance conferences, today announced the speaking faculty for the 4th Annual International Film Finance Forum to be presented in association with Variety. The event will be held at the InterContinental Carlton Hotel in , France on Friday, May 17, 2013 during the 66th Annual Festival de Cannes.
“Each year, we bring together financiers, producers, finance and sales agents, film buyers, managers, film commissioners, lawyers, and marketers from around the world to discuss the latest in finance, , , incentives, and risk mitigation strategies,” said Katherine Winston, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Winston Baker and the Forum ® Series.
This year-s speaking faculty includes:
Robbert Aarts, Co-CEO, Fintage House
Jim Berk, Chief Executive Officer, Participant Media
Steve Bersch, President, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions
Claudia Blümhuber, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner, Silver Reel Partners AG
Chris Brearton, Member, Entertainment, Sports & Media Practice, O-Melveny & Myers LLP
Joe Chianese, Executive Vice President, EP Financial Solutions, Entertainment Partners
Molly Conners, Chief Operating Officer, Worldview Entertainment
Liesl Copland, Global Finance and Distribution Group, WME Entertainment
Chris Curling, Producer, Zephyr Films and President, European Producers Club
Guillaume de Chalendar, Vice President, Head of Media Finance, Bank Leumi
Joe Finnegan, President of Program Underwriting, ProSight Specialty Insurance
Will French, President, Film Production Capital
Stuart Ford, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, IM Global
Camela Galano, President, Relativity International
Rich Gelfond, Chief Executive Officer, IMAX
David Glasser, Chief Operating Officer, The Weinstein Company
Mark Hutchison, CPA, Principal, Rothstein Kass
Sérgio Sá Leitão, Chief Executive Officer, RioFilme
Adrian Politowski, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, uMedia
Sebastien Raybaud, Founding Partner, Anton Capital Ltd.
Helge Sasse, Chief Executive Officer, Senator Entertainment AG
Libby Savill, Member, Entertainment, Sports & Media Practice, O-Melveny & Myers LLP
“It is so important to have a platform that keeps the dialog going between financiers, filmmakers, and distributors on a global level and Winston Baker is at the forefront of providing such a platform,” said Will French, President, Film Production Capital.
Sponsors of the forum include EP Financial Solutions, European Producers Club, Film Production Capital, O-Melveny & Myers LLP, ProSight Specialty Insurance, Rothstein Kass, and Zurich Film Office. For additional details, visit .
The Winston Baker team specializes in organizing conferences for the financial community, offering timely programs, which address emerging investment trends and finance strategies. Conferences created and produced by the Winston Baker team include the Aviation Finance Summit, Film Finance Forum ®, and New Energy Capital Summit. For more information: .
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Kerry Cunniffe
Winston Baker