LOS ANGELES, CA — (Marketwired) — 09/12/13 — After a robust year of hosting forums in Los Angeles, New York, Cannes, Shanghai, and Rio de Janeiro, Winston Baker will be closing out the 2013 Film Finance Forum ® Series in Europe with the 4th Annual Film Finance Forum Zurich in partnership with the Zurich Film Festival on September 28, 2013 at the Dolder Grand Hotel.
This particular program has developed into the most important platform dealing with , and in the German-speaking territories. The forum offers panels, round table talks and in-depth, one-on-one discussions. This special event will host an illustrious group of speakers such as Georges Kern, Chief Executive Officer of IWC Schaffhausen and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Exclusive Media. Additionally, crucial panel discussions will be joined by:
Marcus Ammon, Deputy Senior Vice President Programming, Sky Deutschland AG
Markus Barmettler, Partner, Omega Entertainment
Claudia Blümhuber, Chief Executive Officer, Silver Reel Partners AG
Matthias Braun, Partner, LACORE
Judith Chan, Director, Coutts & Co.
Robert Darwell, Partner and Chair of Transactional Entertainment, Technology and Advertising, Sheppard Mullin
Will French, President, Film Production Capital
Ron Giambra, President, Theatrical Worldwide, Rentrak
David Jourdan, Senior Vice President, European Sales & Acquisitions, IM Global
Susanne Jungbluth, Head of Marketing, Zurich Film Office/Zurich Tourism
Benjamin Kramer, Film Finance Agent, Creative Artists Agency
Mounira Latrache, Communications and Public Affairs, Germany, YouTube
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Principal, Stone Angles
John Lesher, Producer, Le Grisbi Productions
Wendy Mitchell, Editor, Screen International
Brian Oliver, President, Cross Creek Pictures
Marisa Polvino, Co-CEO/Producer, Straight Up Films
Helge Sasse, Chief Executive Officer, Senator Entertainment AG
Thomas Schultze, Stv. Chefredaktion, Blickpunkt:Film
Greg Shapiro, Producer, Kingsgate Films
Dario Suter, Managing Director, DCM Film Distribution GmbH
Roeg Sutherland, Co-Head, Film Finance and Sales Group, Creative Artists Agency
Eric Tveter, Managing Director, UPC Cablecom
Daniel Waser, Managing Director, Zürcher Filmstiftung
Jack Wigham, Talent Agent, Creative Artists Agency
Stuart Wilkins, Managing Director, Blue Pencil Investments
Christopher Woodrow, Chairman & CEO, Worldview Entertainment
Sponsors and industry partners of the forum include Silver Reel, Zurich Film Office, DCM, Film Production Capital, Rentrak, Sheppard Mullin, Zürcher Filmstiftung, Blue Pencil Investments, Zurich Film Festival, The Dolder Grand, American Airlines, HEAD, Alferano, Constantin, Turnus, Impuls, Namibia Film Commission and ICT. Media Partners are Screen International and Blickpunkt:Film.
For more information, 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 Series, and New Energy Capital Summit. For more information: .
Kerry Cunniffe (US)
Winston Baker
Selina Gartler (Switzerland)
Zurich Film Festival