Learn strategies for financing film productions, the latest trends and developments in the use of private equity, pre-sales, production credits, utilizing commercial bankers to secure findings and what elements are essential to successfully finding the money you need for your film project.
Frank Greene, New Vista Capital
Venture capitalist that assists start up companies in business planning and raising capital
Dr. Greene is an accomplished
venture capitalist, operating business executive, and technologist with four decades
of experience. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and has been in private
venture capital since 1986. In 1993, he started New Vista Capital to assist start-up
companies in business planning and raising capital.
Dr. Greene was the founding CEO of two information technology companies,
Technology Development Corp. (went public in 1985) & ZeroOne Systems (sold to
Sterling Software). He took two companies through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)
and was instrumental in the merger or acquisition of several more.
Hal ‘Corky’ Kessler, Levin Ginsburg Attorneys at Law
Implemented new laws and federal tax incentives for investments in qualifying film and television projects
Corky has extensive entertainment law, corporate and worldwide entertainment industry experience. Corky regularly speaks on the business and legal aspects of feature film development and tax incentives in connection with the entertainment industry. Corky Successfully worked with governors and United States Congressmen in several states to implement new laws and federal tax incentives for investments in qualifying film and television projects, which led to Sections 181 and 199 of The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. Corky has also authored a reference book covering such federal and state tax incentives.
Danae Ringelman, Indie GoGO
Created online social marketplace connecting filmmakers and fans to make independent film happen (www.indiegog.com)
Danae co-founded IndieGoGo to democratize the film funding process. Prior to IndieGoGo, Danae was a securities analyst at Cowen & Co. where she covered entertainment companies including Pixar and Lions Gate.
Adrian Ward, SVP Entertainment, Sports & Media, National Bank of California
Entertainment, Sports & Media
Adrian Ward joined the pioneering boutique lender The Lewis Horwitz Organization in 1991, where he was involved in the development and structuring of some of the first bank production loans based on international sales contracts. Initially Adrian was instrumental in the risk analysis that led to the first ever gap finance transactions and became one of the leading lenders within the company. In 1998 Adrian re-located to London, U.K. as European Representative specializing in packaging multi-party loan transactions involving many of the available European tax incentives. Returning to Los Angeles in 2005 as the Portfolio Manager for ICB Entertainment Finance, he was responsible for oversight of production loans with an aggregate value of approx. $200MM. In March 2007, Adrian joined IDB Bank and built a new entertainment lending division and following this, in April 2008, became the Senior Vice President of NBCal’s Entertainment, Sports & Media department.
Charlotte Koh, Future Films USA - Business Development Exec
Flawless, El Camino de Los Ingleses
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