THE FORUM'S OFFICIAL ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA PARTNER: Variety and Daily Variety are the must-read publications for the entertainment industry leaders across the globe. Since 1905 and 1933, Variety and Daily Variety have presented in-depth national and global entertainment news, exclusive scoops, profiles and analysis, must-read features, box office grosses, TV rating charts, reviews and production charts. Variety.com offers breaking news and analysis, as well as early box office ticket sales and TV rating estimates and actuals. Variety.com also distributes its need-to-know information across many different platforms in real time, including mobile applications. Variety hosts an array of events targeting every aspect of the industry including the Variety Screening Series; held in NY, LA & SF, the 10 to Watch Series; highlighting up and coming talent in the industry, the Power Of series; Variety's Philanthropic events that include the Power of Women and the Power of Youth, and countless entertainment business conferences and panels throughout the year.
LEAD SPONSOR: Founded in 2006, Parallel Media is an equity-backed film production and finance company focused on both commercial motion pictures intended for worldwide theatrical distribution; and the provision of sophisticated debt, tax, and finance products for independent films.
LEAD SPONSOR: Corporate Finance Bank is a commercial bank founded in 1994. By January of 2011, the Bank's authorized capital made up 550 million rubles; assets amounted to 2,6 billion rubles. Regional network includes two subsidiaries: St Petersburg and Novosibirsk, three offices are in Moscow. The main businesses are corporate and investment banking, and services for wealthy private customers. CFB Bank has been registered for obligatory insurance of retail deposits. Among the major corporate clients of the Bank there are various industries: oil refining, metallurgy, aviation, food processing, machinery, textiles, trading, financial services and others. The largest corporate customers include: LLC <Lantres>, CJSC <Maxima Capital Management> et al.
FINANCE MEDIA PARTNER: AllEquityFunds is the leading source of information on private equity investments in Russia and the CIS, the largest community of private equity professionals. At AEF online, you can find news, analytics, events, private equity funds, deals, open discussion place, jobs, and much more. Visit www.allequityfunds.com.
FINANCE MEDIA PARTNER: Private Equity Russia & CIS Journal is the leading magazine on private equity investments in Russia and the CIS. Your guide to equity investments in the region. To subscribe, visit www.percis.ru for more details.
SUPPORTING MEDIA PARTNER: Screenline is the world’s premiere box office and entertainment financial reporting website. The company covers more than 45 territories in every major continent.
HOTEL PARTNER: The Legendary Radisson Royal Hotel in Moscow. The landmark Moscow "Ukraina" hotel, re-opened on the 28th of April, 2010 after a three-year modernization under the Radisson Royal, Moscow brand and now operated by The Rezidor Hotel Group, sums up the results of the first year of work in a new status.
SUPPORTING SPONSOR: Artefact Communications Agency was founded in 1995. Key practice areas are: Luxury, Fashion, Beauty, Cinema, Hospitality, Sport and FMCG. Core businesses include Media Relations, Sponsorship & Fundraising, Event Production & Management, Celebrity Relations, Brand Management, Press Show-Room Services. Artefact Communications Agency manages and produces events with as many as 50,000 attendees, 2,500 journalists and media personnel as well as organizes international press tours as large as 50 journalists. Artefact Communications Agency has built a reputation known for creative strategies and execution that delivers valuable media results to the clients. Agency’s mission is not only to provide upscale communication services, but also to build long-term, rewarding partnerships.
SUPPORTING SPONSOR: Houlihan Lokey is an international investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation. The firm is ranked globally as the No. 1 restructuring advisor, the No. 1 M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 10 years, and the No. 1 M&A advisor for U.S. transactions under $1 billion, according to Thomson Reuters. Houlihan Lokey has 14 offices and more than 800 employees in the United States, Europe and Asia. The firm serves more than 1,000 clients each year, ranging from closely held companies to Global 500 corporations.
SUPPORTING SPONSOR: The Company has been set up to produce and distribute films that the MoliFilms team believes offers the potential of commercial success in the film markets. These films will be conceived primarily for the UK market but will offer a strong international appeal. These films will be financed and produced by MoliFilms PLD utilising the wide pool of UK film making talent that exists within the MoliFillms team and wider film-making community.
SUPPORTING SPONSOR: OddLot Entertainment is a Los Angeles-based production company which focuses on development, creation of financing structures and arranging distribution for quality commercial theatrical films in the $5-100 million range.
SUPPORTING SPONSOR: Radar Pictures is a preeminent production company headed by Ted Field, an icon in the entertainment industry whose movies have earned nearly $7 billion.
SUPPORTING SPONSOR: “ROSSIYA 24” (“RUSSIA 24”) TV Channel Twenty-four-hour news channel is the first and only Russian news channel, broadcasting 24 hours a day: both world news and news from Russia’s regions. Economic analytics and interviews with influential persons. The calling card of the channel – uncut live broadcasts of world’s most important events – economic forums, summits. Channel’s broadcasting platforms are: satellite system NTV+, air frequencies and cable networks of 85 Russian regions, satellite system Hot Bird, covering Europe and Middle East, as well as the largest U.S. satellite system DirectTV. Channel’s total audience – 50 million people.
SUPPORTING SPONSOR: STUDIOCANAL is a European leader in production, acquisition and distribution of films, operating in France, Great Britain and Germany . STUDIOCANAL owns one of the largest libraries in the world with more than 5,000 international films.
SUPPORTING SPONSOR: Zephyr Films makes high-quality European films for the international market. Often working in partnership with other producers, Zephyr's reputation is built upon our expertise in both international film finance and production. Producers Chris Curling and Phil Robertson have worked on over thirty films with combined budgets of over $300,000,000.
