IIFF Los Angeles Film Financing Townhall (April 2011): Networking & Education for Filmmakers & Financiers

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PT)

Los Angeles, CA

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LA Film Financing Townhall at LA Film School

Film Meets Finance:
Networking & Education for
Filmmakers & Financiers

Seven Insightful Talks by Leading Experts & More

*** Don't miss other events in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Kansas City, New York and London ***

Abstract

"To-the-point presentations on the latest trends and targeted networking with like-minded pros set this event apart from the rest. IIFF delivers no-nonsense insight and real opportunity." — Thomas Trenker, film financier

The Los Angeles chapter of the Institute for International Film Financing (IIFF) continues its popular monthly gatherings at the junction of film & finance with a special Film Financing Townhall at the renowned LA Film School. Their state-of-the-art facilities are conveniently located near the corner of Sunset & Vine in Hollywood.

This grassroots community get-together is designed to foster & inform productive relationships between attendees. It provides unbiased insight & education about the business of film and film financing in particular. The event features a powerful roster of highly topical speakers from the filmmaking and financial industries. We are delighted to once again welcome real-world financiers among our guests!

The evening's five seven presentations plus panel discussion address key issues relevant to filmmakers, financiers and anyone interested in the economics, business mechanics, and financial dynamics of motion pictures. They are followed by Q&A time. Attendees also have ample opportunity to interact & network with our featured experts and amongst themselves.

An informal après-meeting celebration will take place at a nearby restaurant.

Attendees

Who should attend?

Entrepreneurs, consultants, attorneys, bankers, investment managers, venture capitalists, angel investors and other professionals with an interest in the movie business will find this event worthwhile. Everyone who cares about independent film is cordially invited to join us.

Are you considering taking an active role in film, or would you like to expand your current involvement? Don't miss this high-value yet low-cost learning experience and the opportunity to connect with like-minded peers.

Established & aspiring filmmakers looking to raise capital for their projects, production companies, movie slates, film funds or other ventures are, naturally, more than welcome as well.

Why attend?

New to film finance? Need to brush up your topical knowledge? Want to deepen your understanding? Care to participate in an ongoing conversation & community dedicated to the subject? This uniquely valuable gathering is right for you!

Gain crucial insights from leading experts in their field. Network with fellow film & finance professionals. Meet potential collaborators and future business partners. All this at a price that is hard to beat.

Program Details

The Balanced Producer: Succeed at Financing & Selling Your Film

Anne Marie Gillen (bio), independent producer of commercially successful & enlightening movies, who financed & produced Oscar nominee "Fried Green Tomatoes"; Founder & CEO at Gillen Group, consultant to producers & investors; fmr. COO of Morgan Freeman's company, helped finance "Along Came a Spider," "Port Chicago Mutiny," "Under Suspicion" … »
Low-Budget Movies: Getting Your Project Off the Ground

Eric Forsberg (bio), prolific low-budget filmmaker & pioneer of "mockbusters" (spoofs of big-budget blockbusters) at genre movie studio The Asylum; wrote, produced &/or directed stoner comedy "Sex Pot," SyFy original "Mega Piranha," mockbusters "War of the Worlds 2," "30,000 Leagues Under the Sea," "Snakes on a Train," "Monster" & "Almighty Thor," as well as zombie horror "Night of the Dead," political thriller "Torture Room" & sci-fi horror "Alien Abduction" … »
How to Build an Audience: Tips for Filmmakers & Financiers

Maury Rogow (bio), Co-Founder & President at marketing firm RipMedia Group; works with comic book legend Bob Layton ("Iron Man") as producer & marketing officer; was one of 1st employees at GeoTel, sold for $1B+; Exec. Producer of feature film "Bedrooms" (Moon Bloodgood, Julie Benz); part owner of investment bank McKim & Company, focused on emerging growth companies; various TV host roles for E!, Time Warner & Style Network … »
From Page to Screen: Get Your Script Made

Andrea Cavallaro (bio), Director of Subsidiary Rights (incl. film) at Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency, West Coast's premier agency for authors; 20-year veteran of publishing industry; previously worked for Random House, Harcourt & smaller publishers with focus on special markets … »
Film Completion Guarantees: Bonding Hollywood's Train Wrecks

Lieve Jansen (bio), VP of Business Affairs at leading movie completion guarantor International Film Guarantors (IFG); negotiates IFG's deals with producers, studios, lenders, distributors & talent; made bond agreements for 60+ films incl. "The Fighter", "Lincoln Lawyer" & "Limitless"; fmr. Sr. Solicitor at London law firm Osborne Clarke, advising independent producers on film & TV production, finance & distribution … »
The New Hollywood: How to Play the New Field

Ray Zimmerman (bio), Hollywood veteran of 30 years; fmr. Sr. VP at Sony/Columbia/TriStar, worked on 100+ movies incl. "Spider-Man 2," "Jerry Maguire," "As Good as It Gets," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Da Vinci Code," "Vertical Limit," "Hitch," "Starship Troopers" … »
Offbeat Paths: How to Monetize Unique Ideas

Travis Betz (bio), cult filmmaker, web series creator & actor; Writer/Director of feature films "The Dead Inside," "Lo," "Sunday" & "Joshua"; creator of YouTube channel "The Receptionist," winner of Kia Motors' "Who's Next?" search for next YouTube star; made career out of strange, beautiful & bizarre … »

Featured Moderator

Moderator headshot The event will be moderated by Brad Littlefield (bio), a successful high-tech professional turned award-winning film producer. Over the course of his career, Brad has worked with some of the most exciting startups in Northern and Southern California, among them such runaway successes as YouTube. Pursuing his love for the arts and film in particular, he co-founded DAP Studios in Los Angeles and has so far produced one feature-length movie, which was shot in New Mexico. The film recently won several festival prizes including the prestigious New Mexico Filmmaker Award. Brad believes in public service and actively supports many nonprofits. He also organizes IIFF's Film Financing Townhalls in New Mexico. »

Schedule

From	To	What
7:00 PM		Kick-Off & Welcome
7:00 PM	8:00 PM	Four Featured Presentations with Q&A (4x 15 mins)
8:00 PM	8:15 PM	Networking Break (15 mins)
8:15 PM	9:15 PM	Three Featured Presentations with Q&A (3x 20 mins)
9:15 PM	9:30 PM	Networking Break (15 mins)
9:30 PM	10:00 PM	Moderated Panel Discussion with Q&A (30 mins)
10:00 PM+		Community Time at Area Restaurant

Questions? Get answers in IIFF's Film Financing Forum!

Townhall Venue

Los Angeles Film School

6363 Sunset Blvd
(between N Cahuenga Blvd & Vine St)
Main Theater
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 860-0789

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Our Host

This month's Film Financing Townhall in Los Angeles is hosted by the esteemed LA Film School, a leading entertainment media school where current film industry professionals with credits on movies such as "Spider-Man," "The Matrix," "Blade Runner" and "Fight Club" share their knowledge with a new generation of aspiring filmmakers. Located in the heart of Hollywood, LA Film School integrates hands-on filmmaking experience with a state-of-the art curriculum to provide world-class instruction.

Registration

Filmmaker-friendly affordable online registration is available at the top of this page.

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Speaker Bios

Anne Marie Gillen

Speaker headshot 1 Anne Marie Gillen, CEO of Gillen Group, LLC, is an independent producer whose goal is to develop and produce commercially successful entertainment that enlightens the human experience. Gillen Group’s consulting division, established in 2006, offers business planning, script analysis, worldwide distribution consultation and internal greenlighting (project and/or film company cash flow projections) to independent film producers and investors. Anne Marie also served as COO for Morgan Freeman’s company, Revelations Entertainment. During her time there, the company produced Along Came A Spider (Paramount Pictures), developed Port Chicago Mutiny (NBC), and produced Under Suspicion (Sony Pictures). Anne Marie co-founded and served as CEO of Electric Shadow Pictures, and executive produced the multiple Golden Globe and Academy Award nominated film, Fried Green Tomatoes. November 2010 Ms. Gillen released her first book – the 3rd edition of “The Producer’s Business Handbook” - through Focal Press and co-branded by Variety. »

Eric Forsberg

Speaker headshot 1 Eric Forsberg came to Los Angeles in 1997 after helming over 60 stage productions in Chicago, where he directed talents such as STEVE CARELL, AMY SEDARIS, and STEVEN COLBERT. In LA Eric wrote spec scripts while he made his money as a 1st AD, a 2nd AD, a Field Producer, and a Casting Director. Then in 2004 Eric was hired by an up-and-coming genre movie company named The Asylum to write and direct a low budget science fiction horror film, ‘Alien Abduction. The following year Eric was hired to write one of The Asylum’s very first official “mockbusters*” (a low budget movie that has a similar title and theme to a soon to be released big budget Studio “blockbuster”). The title was ‘Snakes on a Train’, a movie which ended up being a huge hit. Since then Eric has written other “mockbusters” for The Asylum such as ’30,000 Leagues Under the Sea’, ‘Monster’, ‘War of the Worlds 2’, and the upcoming action-fantasy release, ‘Almighty Thor’. Eric has also directed his own scripts for The Asylum including the stoner comedy, ‘Sex Pot’ and the SyFy original movie, ‘Mega Piranha’ starring Barry Williams and Tiffany. As a writer, director, and producer, Eric has helmed two features, the political thriller, ‘Torture Room’ and the zombie horror, “Night of the Dead’. »

Maury Rogow

Speaker headshot 1 Maury Rogow started in the software and communications fields, where he was focused on business development, new business acquisition, and growing market share. He was one of the first employees of the start up GeoTel, which experienced quarter after quarter of double digit growth and was eventually sold for over $1 BILLION in stock. Maury then shifted to the entertainment industry when he co-founded RipMedia Group, where he serves as President. Maury is currently working with legendary comic creator Bob Layton (Iron Man), writer/director John Harrison (Dune, Children of Dune), Anne Marie Gillen (Fried Green Tomatoes), as producer and marketing officer. He is the Executive Producer on the feature film Bedrooms and part owner of McKim and Company, an investment bank focused on the new media and software industries. Maury has appeared on television in various host roles for E! Television, Time Warner, and The Style Network and is completing the book “How to have the career that you love”. »

Andrea Cavallaro

Speaker headshot 1 Andrea Cavallaro is the Subsidiary Rights Director for the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency, the premier West Coast literary agency. Her responsibilities cover film, including coordination with film agencies like CAA, ICM, etc, as well as direct negotiations with studios, producers, and screenwriters. Her work extends into foreign and audio markets as well. In the publishing industry for 20 years, Andrea has worked for Random House Children’s Books, Harcourt Trade Publishers, and consulted for a variety of smaller publishers with focus on special markets. »

Lieve Jansen

Speaker headshot 1 Lieve Jansen is the Vice President of Business Affairs at IFG. She joined the company in January 2005 from London based law firm Osborne Clarke where she worked as a senior solicitor (attorney) in the media & entertainment department, advising independent producers and other media clients on all aspects of film and television production, financing and distribution, sponsorship, music and other intellectual property related issues. Lieve negotiates IFG’s deals with producers, studios, lenders, distributors, and talent. Since joining IFG she has concluded bond agreements for over 60 films, including most recently “the Fighter”, “Lincoln Lawyer” and “Limitless”. »

Ray Zimmerman

Speaker headshot 1 Ray Zimmerman is a 30-year veteran of Hollywood, having progressed from Accountant to Production Manager to Producer to Studio Executive and is currently an Independent Producer. Ray was Sr. VP at Sony /Columbia /TriStar Pictures from 1995 – 2005 where he directly oversaw or has worked on over 100 feature films including: Cowboys & Aliens, Spider-Man 2, Jerry Maguire, As Good As It Gets, Ali, Godzilla, MiB2, Zorro 1+2, Memoirs of a Geisha, Da Vinci Code, Vertical Limit, Hitch, Holiday, Starship Troopers, Pursuit of Happyness, Prince Caspian and many more with budgets ranging from $2.5MM to $250MM+. Ray is a member of the Producer’s Guild of America and the Director’s Guild of America. He received a B.S. in Management from Miami University, Ohio and a M.S. In Environmental Education Admin from George Williams College in Chicago. »

Travis Betz

Speaker headshot 1 As a cult filmmaker, web series creator, and actor, Travis Betz has made a career out of the strange, beautiful and bizarre. With four feature films under his writing/directing belt, Travis has earned the respect of the independent community for his movies Joshua, Sunday, Lo and The Dead Inside. Travis has developed a very devoted following through his web series, The Receptionist (a series that stars himself and a world of construction paper). The show has grabbed over 2 million views, with a fan base of over 46,000. Comedy Central picked up a season of the show to air on their popular program, Atom TV. Travis was also commissioned to create another original program for the channel, named "Bartokular". Soon after, Warner Brothers bought up his four episode web show, Lily's Tomb. »

Brad Littlefield

Moderator

Speaker headshot 10 Brad Littlefield has worked with successful high technology startups in California, as well as in film production and television. In 2008, he co-founded DAP Studios, and in 2009, he produced his first feature film, "Becoming Eduardo" (Seth Adkins, A Martinez, Elizabeth Pena), which was shot in New Mexico. "Becoming Eduardo" recently won Best Latino Film 2009 at the Santa Fe Film Festival, along with the prestigious New Mexico Filmmaker Award. It was recognized as Best New Mexican Film and Audience Choice at the 2010 White Sands International Film Festival. Brad's entertainment experience includes talent and casting for MTV Networks and project management for YouTube. He is currently working with Open Range Pictures on the feature films "Traveling Salesmen" and "Desert Water," and with Remote Films on "The Devil of Appalachia." His interest in public service has led to active participation with many non-profit organizations including The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center's Legal Services Department, The San Mateo County Center for Domestic Violence Prevention and Performing Arts Studio West. Brad is a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Signatory Producer and member of the American Film Institute (AFI). »

Thomas Trenker

Founder

Speaker headshot 11 A Wall Street investment banker and Silicon Valley startup executive turned independent film financier, Thomas (LinkedIn profile | full bio) serves as Chairman of the Institute for International Film Financing (IIFF). An innovative and ambitious social-impact organization, IIFF endeavors to bridge the gap between the worlds of filmmaking and finance for the benefit of all stakeholders including the public at large. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Francisco, IIFF has active chapters in multiple cities across the U.S. and continues to expand.

In his role as Managing Director of FilmAngels, Thomas also runs the world's first professional angel investor group for film. FilmAngels has been modeled after the way successful angel networks function in Silicon Valley and adapted to the unique characteristics of the movie industry. It focuses exclusively on funding independent films and film-related ventures. FilmAngels address the unfilled need for a structured, highly efficient and ultimately more effective environment for the vetting and financing of high-risk film projects.

Don't hesitate to connect with Thomas on LinkedIn or at an upcoming IIFF meeting near you. »

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True to our proven motto of "democratizing film finance," IIFF's frequent Townhall Meetings bring together a wide array of professionals from relevant backgrounds in film, finance and beyond for a vibrant evening of insightful presentations, inspiring discussion & focused networking. Past meetings have reliably delivered useful insights into the business of film, provided valuable networking opportunities and drawn large, enthusiastic crowds.

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IIFF Los Angeles Film Financing Townhall (April 2011): Networking & Education for Filmmakers & Financiers

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PT)

Los Angeles, CA

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Film Meets Finance: Networking & Education for Filmmakers & Financiers

Seven Insightful Talks by Leading Experts & More

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Film Meets Finance:
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Filmmakers & Financiers

The Los Angeles Film School
6363 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028