IIFF Pacific Northwest Film Financing Townhall (August 2010): Networking & Education for Filmmakers & Financiers
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PT)
Vancouver, British Columbia
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IIFF/PNW Townhall Meeting at Front Street Pictures in Downtown Vancouver -
Where Film & Finance Meet to Succeed Together
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The Pacific Northwest chapter of the Institute for International Film Financing (IIFF) continues its monthly educational forums and networking sessions with a powerhouse panel of finance experts, local filmmakers and film advocates. We are pleased to be collaborating with a new partner this month, Front Street Pictures, located in the heart of downtown Vancouver.
This grassroots community get-together has been carefully 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 finance," 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 Jose, 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 HARVEY KAHN (LinkedIn profile | brief bio), the founder of Front Street Pictures, where he has many independent titles to his credit, many with worldwide stars, including, "We Don't Live Here Anymore," starring Naomi Watts and Mark Ruffalo, which was a competition selection at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival; "The Deal," starring Christian Slater and Selma Blair, which premiered at the 2005 AFI Film Festival; "Nobody's Baby," starring Gary Oldman and Mary Steenburgen, which premiered at Sundance; "The Proposal," starring Jennifer Esposito and Stephen Lang; and "Water's Edge," starring Nathan Fillion and Chandra West. Harvey started his career in the entertainment industry at the Disney Channel and was its first director of publicity. Before entering the film/TV industry, he worked on political and social issue campaigns in California and Washington, DC. He also worked in investigative journalism.
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Front Street Pictures
1950 Franklin St.
Vancouver, BC V5L 1R2
Canada
Phone: 604-257-4720
Map: See a map of 1950 Franklin Street at Google.
Our Host:
This Film Financing Townhall is graciously hosted by Front Street PIctures, a highly acclaimed independent production company with over twenty titles to their credit, including the upcoming, "The Traveler," with Val Kilmer. Front Street features approximately 6600 square feet of usable production space, where they offer a multitude of top notch production services to media and film producers of all type, including: four state of the art Final Cut editing suites, complete tax credit and post accounting services, full Canadian immigration visa support, and all mainstream grip and electrical services.
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7:00 PM ... Kick-Off & Welcome
7:00-8:00 PM ... Four Featured Presentations with Q&A (4x 15 mins)
8:00-8:15 PM ... Networking Break I (15 mins)
8:15-9:00 PM ... Four Featured Presentations with Q&A (4x 15 mins)
9:00-9:15 PM ... Networking Break II (15 mins)
9:15-10:00 PM ... Moderated Panel Discussion with Q&A (45 mins)
10:00+ PM ... Community Time at Area Restaurant
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1) Emerging Trends in an Uncertain Economy: A Look Forward For Filmmakers & Financiers
- by HARVEY KAHN (bio), Successful Producer & Director of independent films & TV movies with 20+ years experience; formed production company Front Street Pictures (FSP) with group of investor in 1998; produced numerous indie features distributed by Miramax, Sony, Lionsgate, Artisan, Warner Independent, et al. including critically acclaimed Sundance contender "We Don't Live Here Anymore" (Naomi Watts, Mark Ruffalo), which was fully funded by FSP's own film equity fund, "The Proposal" (Jennifer Esposito), "Out of Line" (Jennifer Beals), "Pressure" (Kerr Smith), Sundance première "Nobody's Baby" (Gary Oldman), "Cadillac Ranch" (Christopher Lloyd), Sundance contender "Eden" (Sean Patrick Flanery), "Row Your Boat" (Jon Bon Jovi, Bai Ling), "The Break Up" (Bridget Fonda, Kiefer Sutherland); also produced & directed "The Deal" (Christian Slater, Selma Blair) & "Water's Edge" (Nathan Fillion, Daniel Baldwin); prolific Producer/Exec. Producer of TV movies & miniseries for all major TV networks incl. ABC, CBS, Lifetime, NBC, SciFi & USA ... 
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2) Private Equity Players & This Market: When Reality Kicks In
- by BRIAN THOMAS (bio), Senior Vice President at investment bank RwE Growth Partners; seasoned finance exec with over 25 years of experience providing comprehensive consulting services on all matters of sales, marketing, business development & financial management; fmr. President & Director at Technology Growth Partners, a Capital Pool Company (CPC) publicly traded on the TSX Venture Exchange; fmr. Account Manager at insurance powerhouse Aon Reed Stenhouse; holds Certified Risk Management (CRM) diploma from The Insurance Institute of Canada & the Risk & Insurance Management Society; etc ... »
3) The Secret Behind Angel Investing: Quality & Value
- by BOB CHAWORTH-MUSTERS (bio), Founder of Angel Forum, Canada's oldest angel investor organization; angel investing expert with over a decade of experience helping ventures get funded; has provided over $24 million through semi-annual angel investing forum, after which 50% of attending companies go on to find funding; fmr. investment banker with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), doing business in Vancouver, London, England & Bahrain; Board Director & Founding Member at Canada's National Angel Capital Organization; etc ... »
4) Social Marketing On The Web: Harnessing Its Power For Your Project
- by COLLEEN NYSTEDT (bio),Founder, President & CEO at MovieSet; social marketing expert for film with over 20 years of on-set producing experience & first-hand accounts of raising money for movies; worked on "Fear" with Mark Wahlberg & Reese Witherspoon, "The Accused" with Jodie Foster & "April Fool's Day"; produced or supervised production for Universal, Paramount, MGM, CBS, NBC, ABC, USA, Showtime & Lifetime; Founder of New City Productions, which became one of the most prolific production companies in Western Canada & was sold to a public company in 2000; named in the "Top 40 Under 40 for Entrepreneurship" list by Business in Vancouver & one of "13 Most Important People in the BC Film Industry" by the Financial Post; etc ... »
5) PItching To Angel Investors: Keep These Things In Mind
- by THEALZEL LEE (bio), Investor & Co-Manager at VANTEC Angel Network & Senior Partner at market strategy & consulting firm Rocket Builders; seasoned angel investor with over 20 years of market & product development experience; over half of presenting companies at VANTEC raise angel funds, with an average investment of $250K; marketing clients have included CIBC's Investment Banking Division & United Nations Development Program; fmr. advisor to the Canadian government on science policy; current work at Rocket Builders focuses on lead development & channel marketing strategies; active in mentoring early-stage companies; etc. ... »
6) International Rights Issues & The Undiscovered Goldmine: Navigating The Waters Safely & Diligently
- by MEL D'DOUZA (bio), Founder & Principal at Vancouver-based SILO Entertainment; international content development & rights issues guru with over 18 years of experience in the media & entertainment industries; consultant to the Weinstein Company on Asian acquisition & co-production issues; Executive Producer on the feature film "BOOM," a 2003 action thriller with Bo Derek; fmr. Director of Business Development in South Asia at Channel [V] India; fmr. VP of International Business Development with IN Media International, the Hinduja Group's Media & Technology development company; Consultant to the Banff World TV Festival; etc. ... »
7) Independent Producers Looking For Money: Does This Sound Familiar?
- by MATT KELLY (bio), Producer at Matt Kelly Films; Veteran producer and actor with nearly twenty years of experience in independent film; Currently in production on a comedy “Lloyd the Conqueror” (Brian Posehn, Mike Smith, Harlan Williams) Recently completed, "Transparency," (Lou Diamond Phillips, Estella Warren, Deborah Kara Unger), "Vice," (Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah,Mark Boone Junior) and in casting for "Salesmen" (Steve Zahn, Steve Busemi, Brian Cox, Ron Livingston, Tom Waits, Emmanuelle Chriqui). Mr. Kelly has a solid and successful track record and has never relied on or utilized any government financing sources, i.e. Telefilm to fund his productions, etc ... »
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Online registration is available at http://pnw.filmfinancing.org/083110 (top of the page)
Early bird registration (ends 2 weeks before event):
IIFF Member ... C$25
Non-member ... C$40
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Non-member ... C$50
Last minute registration (ends 1 day before event):
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To learn more about membership with IIFF, email the membership bureau, or approach an IIFF team member at or after the event.
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IIFF and its sister company, FilmAngels, the world's first professional angel investor group for film, accept all independent film finance proposals. Simply hand yours to this event's moderator or leave it with the registration desk upon check-in. There have been plenty of success stories surrounding attendees who have secured varying investments for their projects after submitting. Acceptable materials include: business plans, cash flow analyses, revenue projections, cast attachments, distribution agreements and letters of intent. Cast is the single most important factor, followed by distribution agreements and existing funding placements. Electronic documents are always best, but paper will do as well.
Feel free to ask, or email our FilmAngels liaison directly!
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