3rd Annual FILM FINANCE FORUM EASTCapitalizing on Viable Film Investments and Fund OpportunitiesPark Central Hotel | New York, NY USASeptember 14 - 15, 2011WINSTON | BAKER recently hosted the 3rd Annual Film Finance Forum East on September 14-15, 2011. It is through our event partners and sponsors that we are able to continue hosting these events so a special thank you to:
Variety
Entertainment Partners
Gray Krauss Des Rochers LLP
Lleju Productions and Films
Sonenshine Partners
Vine Alternative Investments
We would also like to thank this year's speaking faculty, which included:
Joseph N. Cohen
President
American Entertainment Investors
Sebastien Raybaud
Managing Director
Anton Capital
Fred Milstein
Managing Director
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services
Teddy Schwarzman
Principal
Black Bear Pictures
David Acosta
Senior Vice President, Entertainment Department
City National Bank
Clark Hallren
Managing Partner
Clear Scope Partners
James Belfer
Founder/Producer
Dogfish Pictures
Ted Hope
Producer
Double Hope Films
Peter Bevan
Principal/Executive Producer
Entertainment Motion Pictures
Joseph Chianese
SVP, Tax, Production Planning & Business Development
Entertainment Partners
Robert Stanley
Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner
Evolution Media Capital
Rafael Fogel
Partner
Falcon Investment Advisors, LLC
Milan Popelka
Chief Operating Officer
FilmNation
Phil Fier
Principal
Focus Advisory Services
Brian DeCenzo
Vice President
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Ian Stratford
Partner
Gray Krauss Des Rochers LLP
Daniel Katz
Investor
Guggenheim Partners
John Hadity
President and CEO
Hadity & Associates
Harris Tulchin
Owner
Harris Tulchin & Associates
Stuart Ford
Chief Executive Officer
IM Global
Kat Popiel
Head of Content and Community
IndieGoGo
Dominic Ianno
Chief Executive Officer
Indomitable Entertainment
James Clayton
Chief Executive
Ingenious Media Investments
Jason Sklar
Vice President, Entertainment Industry Group
J.P. Morgan
Kenneth Kleinberg
Partner
Kleinberg Lange Cuddy & Klein LLP
Anthony Bregman
Founder/Producer
Likely Story
Omar Haneef
Chief Investment Officer
Lleju Productions and Films
Celine Rattray
Partner
Maven Pictures
Isaac Palmer
Managing Director
MESA
Terrence L. Dugan
Partner
Morgan Lewis
Pat Swinney Kaufman
Executive Director
New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture and Television Development
Joe Woolf
Head of Media and Entertainment Finance
OneWest Bank
Benji Kohn
Partner/Producer
Paper Street Films
Rebecca Roffey
Director
Protocol International
Amir Malin
Managing Principal
Qualia Capital
Andrew Hurwitz
Partner
Schreck Rose Dapello Adams & Hurwitz
Marshall Sonenshine
Chairman and Managing Partner
Sonenshine Partners
Christa Thomas
Managing Director and Senior Film Advisor, Sports and Entertainment Group
SunTrust Bank
Jay Cohen
Head of Film Financing and Packaging
The Gersh Agency
Patrick Russo
Founding Principal
The Salter Group
Michael Hansen
Managing Director
Three Point Capital
Lloyd Kaufman
President
Troma Entertainment
Douglas Trumbull
Producer/Director
Trumbull Ventures
Peter Bart
Vice President & Editorial Director
Variety
Stephen Kovach CFA
Co-Founding Partner
Vine Alternative Investments
Jeff Andrick
Principal
XL.Ent Media