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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 from 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM (PT)
*** Don't miss our full-day Film Financing Workshop on Saturday, July 11 in San Francisco and the next Film Financing Townhall on Wednesday, July 29 in Hollywood ***
The Los Angeles chapter of the Institute for International Film Financing (IIFF) continues its popular series of monthly gatherings at the junction of film & finance with a special Film Financing Townhall in Beverly Hills. Our friends at the Writers Guild of America (WGA) are hosting us at their premier screening and event venue in Beverly Hills, conveniently located right off Wilshire Boulevard.
This "grassroots" community get-together is designed to foster & inform productive relationships between attending professionals and to provide 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 welcome real-world financiers among our guests for the evening!
IIFF's one-of-a-kind mission is to sustainably expand the scope & appeal of film financing, and to do so for the benefit of the public at large. True to our proven motto of "democratizing film financing," IIFF's regular Townhall Meetings bring together a wide array of professionals from relevant backgrounds in film, finance and beyond for a vibrant evening of insightful presentations and speeches, inspiring discussion and focused networking. Past meetings (e.g.: January '08 Bay Area Townhall in San Francisco, CA, January '08 Los Angeles Townhall in Venice, CA & January '08 New York Metro Townhall in Manhattan | December '07 Bay Area Townhall in San Francisco, CA, December '07 Los Angeles Townhall in Santa Monica, CA, December '07 New York Metro Townhall in Manhattan & December '07 New England Townhall in Providence, RI | November '07 Bay Area Townhall in San Francisco, CA & November '07 New England Townhall in Norwalk, CT | October '07 Los Angeles Townhall in Santa Monica, CA, October '07 New York Metro Townhall in Manhattan & October '07 New England Townhall in Boston, MA | September '07 Los Angeles Townhall in Santa Monica, CA & September '07 New England Townhall in Norwalk, CT | August '07 Los Angeles Townhall in Santa Monica, CA & August '07 New York Metro Townhall in Manhattan | July '07 New York Metro Townhall in Manhattan & July '07 Los Angeles Townhall in Santa Monica, CA | June '07 New York Metro Townhall in Manhattan | May '07 New York Metro Townhall in Manhattan & May '07 Bay Area Townhall in Mountain View, CA | April '07 New York Metro Townhall in Manhattan & April '07 Bay Area Townhall in San Francisco, CA | March '07 New England Townhall in Stowe, VT, March '07 Bay Area Townhall in San Rafael, CA & March '07 New York Metro Townhall in Manhattan | February '07 Townhall West in San Francisco, CA & February '07 Townhall East in New York City | January '07 Townhall in Santa Cruz, CA | December '06 Townhall East in New York City & December '06 Townhall West in San Francisco, CA | October '06 Townhall in New York City | September '06 Townhall in Oakland, CA | July '06 Townhall in Palo Alto, CA | June '06 Townhall in San José, CA | May '06 Townhall in San Francisco, CA | April '06 Townhall at Stanford business school) have reliably delivered useful insights into the business of film, provided valuable networking opportunities, and managed to draw large and enthusiastic crowds.
Who should attend? Entrepreneurs, technologists, attorneys, bankers, investment managers, venture capitalists and other non-film professionals are cordially invited to learn more about independent film. Are you considering taking an active role in film or would you like to expand your current involvement? Don't miss this opportunity to connect with the like-minded… Established and aspiring filmmakers are, naturally, more than welcome to join us as well!
The evening's five seven presentations plus panel discussion will address key issues relevant to filmmakers, financiers, and anyone interested in the economics, business mechanics, and financial dynamics of film. They will be followed by Q&A time. Attendees will also have ample opportunity to interact & network with our distinguished presenters and panelists and amongst themselves.
An informal après-meeting celebration will take place at an area restaurant.
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The event will be moderated by Thomas Trenker (LinkedIn profile | full bio | brief bio) who founded the Institute for Int'l Film Financing (IIFF) and runs FilmAngels, the world's first professional angel investor organization for independent film. Besides that and organizing a variety of events and initiatives at the junction of filmmaking, entrepreneurship and venture capital, Thomas is always on the lookout for worthwhile and intriguing new indie film projects that are seeking investor financing. Don't hesitate to connect with Thomas on LinkedIn or in person at this or another upcoming IIFF meeting. (more)
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Writers Guild Theater (WGAW Theater)
135 South Doheny Drive
(btw. Wilshire Blvd. & Charleville Blvd.)
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(323) 782-4525
This month's Film Financing Townhall is hosted by the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW), a leading entertainment-industry labor union representing writers of film and television and employees of television and radio news.
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6:00-6:30 PM ... Registration, Welcome & Introductions
6:30-7:30 PM ... Four Featured Presentations with Q&A (4x 15 mins)
7:30-8:00 PM ... Networking Break I (30 mins)
8:00-8:45 PM ... Three Featured Presentations with Q&A (3x 15 mins)
8:45-9:00 PM ... Networking Break II (15 mins)
9:00-10:00 PM ... Moderated Panel Discussion with Q&A (60 mins)
10:00+ PM ... Community time at area restaurant
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1) Passion Venture Capitalists & Your Movie: What Makes Investors Tick?
— by Dr. Ron Garret (bio), venture capitalist & private investor in film; fmr. NASA rocket scientist, early Google employee & serial entrepreneur … (more) »
2) Art of the Film Finance Deal: Finance Law & Current Legal Trends
— by Jonathan Gardner, Esq. (bio), Co-Founder & Partner at prestigious Beverly Hills-based entertainment law firm; represents both financiers & producers … (more) »
3) The 5-Minute Pitch: Sell Your Film or Show Before You Make It, or Something's Wrong
— by Mitchell Block (bio), multi-award winning Exec. Producer who specializes in producing & distributing indie features, reality programming & documentaries … (more) »
4) Piecing Together a Film Budget With Minimal Personal Investment
— by Bianca Bezdek-Goodloe, Esq. (bio), Principal at bi-coastal boutique law firm focusing on film & TV financing, production & distribution, incl. tax incentives … (more) »
5) Contemporary Film Financing With Help From TARP & Evolving State Incentives
— by Lionus Lavida (bio), VP of Creative & Development at multi-genre film & TV company Rittenhouse Productions; also specializes in reality TV concepts … (more) »
6) Penny Saved, Penny Earned: Budgetary Tricks & Practices From a Veteran Line Producer
— by Danielle Probst (bio), seasoned indie Production Manager & Producer; credits include "Stay Cool", "How to Rob a Bank", "Take", "Unknown", "Lather Effect" … (more) »
7) Winning & Keeping Investors: Executable Ideas for Your Investor Relations
— by Wayne Repich (bio), private Film Financier & expert of 20+ years in real estate finance & investor relations; founded several mortgage banking companies … (more) »
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– Ron Garret, Ph.D. (topic): Ron is an investor, entrepreneur, software engineer, aspiring filmmaker, and former rocket scientist. He worked for fifteen years as a robotics and artificial intelligence researcher at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), where he became Principal Scientist. Ron is one of the most referenced Computer Science researchers in all of NASA. His research directly contributed to the Mars Pathfinder and the New Millennium DS1 missions. In 2000, he took a year off from JPL to work for a then-obscure Silicon Valley startup called Google, where he was the lead engineer on the first release of the billion–dollar–generating online advertising platform AdWords, one of the most successful technology projects of all time. Since then, Ron has co-founded three companies, including Virgin Charter (part of billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson's Virgin Group) and an innovative online film distribution company called IndieBuyer. He has served as a partner at Santa Monica-based socially-conscious venture capital firm Funk Ventures, and has been a first-round investor in a dozen ventures other than his own, including one feature film. He also finished a screenplay and a feature-length documentary film entitled "But For The Grace of God?", which examines the complex, harsh and often surprising world of homeless people living in Santa Monica, CA. Ron is an instrument–rated private pilot. »
– Jonathan Gardner, Esq. (topic): Jonathan is Co-Founder and Partner at Cohen & Gardner, LLP, a prestigious Beverly Hills-based transactional entertainment law firm formed in 2002 by himself and Jeff B. Cohen. He represents both financiers and producers in the capitalization of entertainment productions and entities. Jonathan has structured private equity deals, secured and unsecured financing transactions, foreign pre-sales arrangements, as well as institutional gap deals. He has also advised on various "soft money" financing mechanisms, including sale-leaseback, foreign subsidy captures, international co-productions, as well as US and foreign tax rebate programs. Jonathan received his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Law. While at UVA, he founded the entertainment law review and interned at the Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA), working on such hits as "Dumb & Dumber" (Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels) and "Kingpin" (Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid). Jonathan subsequently joined the business affairs department of PolyGram Films and later served executive terms at Universal Studios' Worldwide Television Division and Fox. »
– Mitchell Block (topic): Mitchell is a multi-award winning Executive Producer who specializes in conceiving, developing, producing, marketing and distributing independent features, reality programming and documentaries. He has extensive experience working with and pitching networks, studios and producers, including A&E, History, HBO, Discovery, PBS, MTV, Showtime, CNN as well as numerous production entities globally. Most recently, Mitchell served as Executive Producer and Co-Creator of the Emmy Award-winning 10-hour PBS series "Carrier" and its companion feature documentary "Another Day in Paradise", both of which he conceived. Financed by Mel Gibson's Icon Productions, "Carrier" was the first film/video project to embed on a Navy war ship for an entire six-month deployment. The series aired on PBS in 2008. He executive produced the 2008 Broadcast Film Critics Award-winning film "Stealing America: Vote by Vote", a feature documentary about the 2000, 2004 and 2006 elections. Mitchell also served as Executive Producer of the 2001 Academy Award-winning documentary "Big Mama". He is currently producing a documentary series in association with Ridley and Tony Scott's company Scott Free Productions as well as a special series, "Ladies Sing the Blues" (working title), in association with Susan Lacy's PBS television show "American Masters". The 10-hour history of women and the blues will include a two-hour companion feature-length theatrical documentary (and series pilot). »
– Bianca Bezdek-Goodloe, Esq. (topic): Bianca is a member of the New York Bar Association and a Foreign Registered Advocate with the European Union. Having worked at the top global and magic circle law firms Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP and Linklaters (in Prague, Berlin and London), Bianca has years of experience in film finance, entertainment law and intellectual property. She also worked in development and production prior to practicing law. As Founder of Bezdek Law, which she started in 2003, Bianca provides counsel on all aspects of motion picture and television development, financing, production and distribution, including state and federal (Section 181 of the US Tax Code) tax incentives. She helps represent actors, writers, directors, producers, financiers and lenders. Her clients have included Paramount Pictures, New Line Cinema, Universal Pictures, Miramax Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, Endemol Group BV, Fallbrook Credit Finance and an array of independent producers. Bianca has advised the structuring and allocation of over $1 billion into films including "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider", "Lara Croft: The Cradle of Life", "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", "The Core", "The Fighting Temptations", "Marci X", "Looney Tunes Back in Action!", "Malibu's Most Wanted", "Paycheck", among others. She is also an Adjunct Professor at New York University (NYU) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).. »
– Lionus Lavida (topic): Having sold a television show concept to the legendary Merv Griffin as his official entry to the film business, Lionus has continued his pursuit of excellence. As Vice President of Creative and Development at Rittenhouse Productions, Inc. (RPI), he is now working on developing numerous projects of all genres, including Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Thriller, Animation and Action. RPI is a bi-coastal independent film and television production company based in Malibu, CA and Atlanta, GA with full ownership or a controlling interest in well over forty entertainment properties. Lionus also specializes in refining reality television concepts in the traditional workplace, family and modified situational comedy formats, drawing from years of experience developing situational comedies with the former President of a television network. He is a graduate of George Washington University School of Law, where he received his Master of Law degree. Lionus also earned a Juris Doctor from Washburn University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Government and Politics from Kansas State University.. »
– Danielle Probst (topic): Danielle is a seasoned independent production manager and producer based in Los Angeles. Beginning her career in the art department of the indie feature "On Edge" (starring Jason Alexander), Danielle went on to become Development Director for production company Leading Pictures. She then moved into network television production for NBC, CBS and the BBC. Danielle made her feature producing debut on the wildly successful micro-budget romantic comedy "Eating Out", directed by Allan Brocka. She subsequently went on to production manage "The Lather Effect" (Connie Britton, Peter Facinelli, William Mapother, Eric Stoltz), an ensemble comedy that screened in competition at the 2006 LA Independent Film Festival; "Take", a death-penalty drama starring Minnie Driver and Jeremy Renner; and "Red Velvet" (Kelli Garner, Henry Thomas), a horror film soon to be released on DVD. Danielle also worked on the Weinstein Company's ensemble thriller "Unknown" (Jim Caviezel, Greg Kinnear, Bridget Moynahan, Joe Pantoliano), the crime caper "How to Rob a Bank" (Nick Stahl, Erika Christensen), the 2007 "Body Snatchers" remake "The Invasion" (Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig), and the Polish Brothers' most recent film "Stay Cool" (Winona Ryder, Hilary Duff, Sean Astin, Chevy Chase). She is currently developing the independent feature "Difficult Child" with writer/director Michael Urban ("Saved"). A native of Washington, DC, Danielle lived in Berlin, Germany before earning a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and an MFA from the American Film Institute (AFI) in 1999.. »
– Wayne Repich (topic): Wayne is an expert in real estate and finance, whose success during his career of twenty-plus years has allowed him access into the entertainment industry, through his many clients in that field. Regularly a resource and advisor to them, he is now focusing on this area for future professional endeavors. He is licensed in California as a Real Estate Broker and General Contractor, and in Nevada as a Real Estate Broker-Salesperson. For decades, Wayne has utilized his professional skills in many areas of real estate, including sales, development and finance. He has founded several mortgage banking companies, and was a Partner in Vanguard Financial Ltd. since its inception in 1995. Wayne was responsible for individual and subdivision loans, commercial purchase transactions, financing for selective builders and developers, and institutional and private money transactions. He has overseen staff selection, development and training. He has arranged, and/or brokered through his offices over 3,000 mortgage loans. Moreover, Wayne is a Past-President of the California Association of Mortgage Brokers (CAMB), has been honored by being named California's "Mortgage Broker of the Year", and is a CAMB Presidential Award recipient. He has also received numerous other accolades throughout his 20+ year career. In the earlier years of Mr. Repich's real estate career, he managed a full-scale marketing and sales firm for select California developers, which included providing comparative analysis, market research, formal critique of building plans and designs, promotional and advertising support, media selection and management, marketing professional sales staff selection, all sales training, and implementation of innovative marketing strategy and sales plans. In the "down market" of the early 1990's, he was frequently sought out for his consulting expertise, ability to provide workout solutions, and land brokerage services for major builders. Wayne is a sought-after speaker, the author of many articles in trade publication, and has been interviewed and featured locally and nationally in a variety of media (newspapers, publication, and radio). »
– Thomas Trenker (topic): 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 Int'l Film Financing (IIFF), an innovative, independent social-impact organization that endeavors to bridge the gap between the worlds of filmmaking and finance for the benefit of all stakeholders, including the public at large. IIFF was founded in 2003 and incorporated in California as a not-for-profit, public benefit corporation. Headquartered in San Francisco, IIFF has active chapters in multiple cities across the US and continues to grow and expand rapidly. Thomas is also Managing Director of FilmAngels, the world's first professional angel investor organization for film. Modeled after the way successful angel groups function in Silicon Valley, and adapted to the unique characteristics of the movie industry, FilmAngels focuses exclusively on the financing of independent films and film-related ventures. FilmAngels was founded by a group of accomplished Silicon Valley professionals with backgrounds in venture capital, investment banking, corporate law, real estate, software, and angel investing. The founding team developed the FilmAngels process and established the FilmAngels organization to address the unfilled need for a structured, highly efficient and, ultimately, more effective environment for the screening and financing of high-risk independent film projects. In addition to his leadership roles at FilmAngels and IIFF, Thomas organizes a variety of events and initiatives at the junction of filmmaking, entrepreneurship and venture capital. He is always on the lookout for worthwhile and intriguing new indie film projects that are seeking investor financing; don't hesitate to connect with Thomas on LinkedIn or at an upcoming IIFF meeting. »
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Online registration is available at http://gla.filmfinancing.org/063009 (top of this page)
Early bird registration NLT Monday, June 8:
IIFF Member ... $25 if registered online no later than 6/8
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Non-member ... $50
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