AFM: Sections And Loudspeakers Schedule Set

La, CA, March. 27, 2011 This Year's American Film Market today launched its broadened Conference schedule with loudspeakers encompassing an extensive mix-portion of key Hollywood and global gamers converging for that 32nd Market November. 2-9.Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Entertainment Partners assists because the showing sponsors from the AFM Conference Series, that will showcase sections on film financing, production, marketing, distribution and pitching. 5-day series includes prominent filmmakers, bankers and industry professionals, covering every aspect of filmmaking from treatment to screen: Friday, 4 November, 2011: 9:00am 1:00pm Finance Conference Leading CEOs, filmmakers, bankers and studio professionals converge look around the current condition of independent film financing: emerging trends, in which the cash is, new possibilities and incentives, and exactly what the future holds. Current Issues within the Production, Financing and Distribution of Independent Film Moderator: P. John Burke, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Panelists: Ashok Amritraj, Boss, Hyde Park Entertainment Doug Hansen, Leader, Endgame Entertainment Robert Hayward, Chief Operating Officer, Summit Entertainment, L.P. Patrick Russo, Principal, The Salter Group Jared Underwood, Senior V . P ., Group Manager Entertainment, Comerica Bank Entertainment Group Global Infrastructure Possibilities and New Distribution Models Moderator: Joe Chianese, Senior V . P ., Tax, Business Development and Production Planning, Entertainment Partners Panelists: Leon Clarance, Ceo, Film Capital a Reliance Entertainment Company Bill Fay, Former Leader of Production, Legendary Pictures Mary Ann Hughes, V . P ., Film & Television Production Planning, The Wally Disney Company Bill Manley, Co-Founder & Partner, Inferno Entertainment Andrew Matthews, Leader, RKO Films Bahman Naraghi, Chief Operating Officer, GK Films Saturday, 5 November, 2011: 9:00am 1:00pm Pitch Conference A great pitch could possibly get a poor film made along with a bad pitch can leave a good project languishing in stock. Pitching is a component art (its creative), part science (must consume a tight script) and part salesmanship. Conference participants will first discover the essential rules and tools of pitching in the experts. Then, within the AFMs own variation from the Voice and The American Idol Show, volunteers in the audience (you?) will pitch a panel of Hollywood decision makers. They'll give unvarnished feedback on each pitch – saying what labored, what didn’t, and why. Warning: This session isn't for that weak. Presenter/ Moderator: Stephanie Palmer, Good inside a Room Initial Panelists: Tobin Armbrust, Senior Vice-Leader and Mind of Production, Exclusive Media Cassian Elwes, Independent Producer/ Agent Sunday, 6 November, 2011: 9:00am 1:00pm Marketing Conference, backed by Mexican Film Commission In age digital media, hooking up with and interesting the crowd in authentic, creative ways is crucial. Word-of-mouth and friend recommendations can do or die this area office results. The gurus behind probably the most effective and new media marketing campaigns discuss reinventing the marketing wheel, explore the way the consumer could possibly be the best advertising tool and reveal how you can conquer the largest possible audience. Limited & Niche Releases Moderator: Mark Pogachefsky, Co-Founder and Leader, MPRM COMMUNICATIONS Initial Panelists: Wendy Cohen, Director, Digital Campaigns & Community, Participant Media / TakePart Jamie Patricof, Founder, Hunting Lane Films Dennis Grain, Founder, Visio Entertainment Wide Releases Moderator: Pamela Rodi, Executive V . P ., Marketing & Publicity, Myriad Pictures Panelists: Vincent Bruzzese, Leader, Worldwide Film Group at IPSOS OTX MediaCT Tomas Jegeus, Co-Leader, Worldwide, twentieth century Fox Karina Kogan, Chief Marketing Officer, BUZZMEDIA Jack Pan, EVP, Marketing, Summit Entertainment Monday, 7 November, 2011: 9:00am 1:00pm Production Conference backed by Multi Media Risk Corporation. Brand integration and packaging frequently play a huge role within the filmmaking process. From large budget blockbusters to art and genre films, the creative visions of company directors, authors and producers are now being supported, yet challenged, by these start up business models and possibilities. Agents, marketers and producers disclose what's going on behind the curtain and just how to effortlessly incorporate these new decision makers in to the production process. Brand Integration Moderator: TBA Initial Panelists: Eric Baum, SVP, Business & Legal Matters for Worldwide Marketing, The new sony Pictures Entertainment Xavier Kochhar, Controlling Partner, MediaLink Jordan Yospe, Counsel, Film, TV, and Brand Integration, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Agents/ Packaging Moderator: Paul Hertzberg, Leader and Boss, CineTel Films, Corporation. Panelists: Jay Cohen, Mind of Packaging and Finance, Gersh Agency Gary Randall, Co-Founder, Boardwalk Entertainment Group Rena Ronson, Co-Mind, UTA Independent Film Group, U . s . Talent Agency Hal Sadoff, Mind of Worldwide and Independent Film, ICM Eric Schotz, Leader and Boss, LMNO Productions Tuesday, 8 November, 2011: 9:00am 1:00pm Distribution Conference backed by MACCS Worldwide bv Why create a film if nobody might find it? Industry leaders separate fact and fiction about limited & specialized releases, film festivals and straight-to-VOD. They will disclose their effective methods for controlling and making money with the proliferation of worldwide platforms and altering release methods. Limited & Niche Releases Moderator: Steve Gaydos, Executive Editor, Variety Panelists: David Fenkel, Leader, Oscilloscope Labs Susan Jackson, Leader / Co-Founder, Freestyle Delivering Charlotte now Mickie, Executive V . P ., Entertainment One, Tom Quinn, Co-Leader, VOD and Digital TV, The Weinstein Company Making money with New Global Platforms Moderator: Kaira Kembel, Executive V . P ., Worldwide Distribution, Summit Entertainment LLC Initial Panelists: Serta Cohen, Executive V . P ., Pay Television and Interactive Media, Disney ABC Domestic Television Jon Ferro, SVP Program Sales, Entertainment One Erik Brannon, Analyst, IHS, Screendigest