3rd Annual International Film Finance Forum in Cannes

3rd Annual International Film Finance Forum

The International Film Finance Forum annually hosts financiers, investment advisers, filmmakers, studio executives, finance and sales agents, distributors, attorneys, accountants, insurance and completion bond providers, film commissioners, and new entrants to film financing from all over the world. This year's speaking faculty will address how to get movies financed, made, and sold in this ever-changing marketplace.

The forum will open up with the state of the industry overview by Randall Emmett, Co-Chair/Producer of Emmett/Furla Films. Emmett manages a $250 film fund and has successfully financed and/or produced over 65 feature films in less than 10 years.

During the closing conversation, actor, producer and humanitarian Danny Glover will address the growing importance of documentaries, creative financing strategies for this genre, and ways to market and sell these types of films, with Louverture Films partner, Joslyn Barnes, who is a screenwriter and Emmy(R) nominated producer.

The speaking faculty will also include executives from 20th Century Fox International, AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services, CAA, Entertainment Partners, FilmDistrict, Fintage House, Hyde Park Entertainment, IMAX, Motion Picture Association, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Paradigm, Puerto Rico Film Commission, Rothstein Kass, The Weinstein Company, and Worldview Entertainment, among many others.

Categories: Film