IIFF San Francisco Film Financing Townhall (March 2011): Networking & Education for Filmmakers & Financiers

Thursday, March 31, 2011 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PT)

San Francisco, CA

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SF Film Financing Townhall at the Academy of Art

Film Meets Finance:
Networking & Education for
Filmmakers & Financiers

Seven Insightful Talks by Leading Experts & More

*** Don't miss other events in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Kansas City, New York and London ***

Abstract

"To-the-point presentations on the latest trends and targeted networking with like-minded pros set this event apart from the rest. IIFF delivers no-nonsense insight and real opportunity." — Thomas Trenker, film financier

The San Francisco chapter of the Institute for International Film Financing (IIFF) continues its popular monthly gatherings at the junction of film & finance with a special Film Financing Townhall at the renowned Academy of Art. Their facilities are conveniently located within walking distance from Caltrain at 4th and King Street.

This grassroots community get-together is designed to foster & inform productive relationships between attendees. It provides 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!

The evening's five seven presentations plus panel discussion address key issues relevant to filmmakers, financiers and anyone interested in the economics, business mechanics, and financial dynamics of motion pictures. They are followed by Q&A time. Attendees also have ample opportunity to interact & network with our featured experts and amongst themselves.

An informal après-meeting celebration will take place at a nearby restaurant.

Attendees

Who should attend?

Entrepreneurs, consultants, attorneys, bankers, investment managers, venture capitalists, angel investors and other professionals with an interest in the movie business will find this event worthwhile. Everyone who cares about independent film is cordially invited to join us.

Are you considering taking an active role in film, or would you like to expand your current involvement? Don't miss this high-value yet low-cost learning experience and the opportunity to connect with like-minded peers.

Established & aspiring filmmakers looking to raise capital for their projects, production companies, movie slates, film funds or other ventures are, naturally, more than welcome as well.

Why attend?

New to film finance? Need to brush up your topical knowledge? Want to deepen your understanding? Care to participate in an ongoing conversation & community dedicated to the subject? This uniquely valuable gathering is right for you!

Gain crucial insights from leading experts in their field. Network with fellow film & finance professionals. Meet potential collaborators and future business partners. All this at a price that is hard to beat.

Program Details

The New Hollywood: Understand How to Play the New Field

Ray Zimmerman (bio), 30-year Hollywood veteran; fmr. Sr. VP at Sony/Columbia/TriStar, oversaw or worked on 100+ feature films including "Spider-Man 2," "Jerry Maguire," "As Good as It Gets," "Zorro," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Da Vinci Code," "Vertical Limit," "Hitch" & "Starship Troopers"; DGA & PGA member … »
Shaking the Money Tree: How to Get Grants & Donations for Film & Video

Morrie Warshawski (bio), noted fundraising expert, writer & media consultant with 30 years experience; fmr. Exec. Director at Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) & The Media Project; past clients include American Film Institute, National Endowment for the Arts, California Arts Council, MacArthur Foundation, President's Commission on the Arts & Humanities & many others; sat on numerous grant panels & wrote 500+ funding proposals; author of "The Fundraising Houseparty" & "Shaking the Money Tree" … »
The Interactive Documentary: Funding & Filming 'No Dumb Questions'

Melissa Regan (bio), Sundance award-winning filmmaker & educational software designer; produced several documentaries about poverty, gender equality & water scarcity; her film "No Dumb Questions" was featured on "Oprah," HBO, Cinemax, PBS & LOGO; other projects include series of shorts for Coca-Cola, documenting water & sanitation initiatives in Africa … »
Democratization of the Film Industry: How We Plan on Changing Hollywood

Sunil Rajaraman (bio), Co-Founder & CEO at Scripped.com, new portal for roughly $1.2B/year in screenplays & other scripted video content; teamed up with Ryan Buckley & Zak Freer to democratize process, cut costs, increase writing talent pool & find highest-quality scripts sourced from Scripped's database of ca. 100,000 screenwriters; previously worked in M&A, management consulting & recruiting; MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management … »
New Frontiers of Entertainment Software: Pre-Production in the Cloud

Maren Grainer-Monsen (bio), Senior Research Scholar, a Filmmaker in Residence, and the Director of the Program in Bioethics and Film at Stanford University; she has produced and/or directed: The Vanishing Line (PBS) which won an Emmy Award nomination; Where the Highway Ends - which won an Emmy Award, Hold Your Breath (PBS) which follows the dramatic story of an Afghan refugee family through cultural conflicts over medical treatment, and was featured in Newsweek magazine as well as in an “ABC World News Tonight” with the late Peter Jennings, and Worlds Apart; her films are being used in over 750 institutions nationally, including 40% of all US medical schools, and have been instrumental in policy reform. … »
Get the Message Out: PR for Movies

Shaun Saunders (bio), Principal at Graffiti PR, dynamic SF & NY-based full-service brand & trend initiation, public relations & branded-entertainment marketing company; focuses on reaching diverse market segments through conscious publicity of arts & entertainment … »
Independent Producing: How to Find & Finance Winning Projects

Brad Littlefield (bio), successful high-tech professional turned award-winning film producer; worked with some of most exciting startups (incl. Google/YouTube) for 10+ years; recently produced "Becoming Eduardo" (2009) … »

Featured Moderator

Moderator headshot The event will be moderated by Niko Thomas (bio), a four-year member of the Institute for International Film Financing (IIFF) and a seasoned producer of video content. He also helps run IIFF's Film Financing Townhalls in the San Francisco Bay Area. »

Schedule

From	To	What
7:00 PM		Kick-Off & Welcome
7:00 PM	8:00 PM	Four Featured Presentations with Q&A (4x 15 mins)
8:00 PM	8:15 PM	Networking Break (15 mins)
8:15 PM	9:00 PM	Three Featured Presentations with Q&A (3x 15 mins)
9:00 PM	9:15 PM	Networking Break (15 mins)
9:15 PM	10:00 PM	Moderated Panel Discussion with Q&A (45 mins)
10:00 PM+		Community Time at Area Restaurant

Questions? Get answers in IIFF's Film Financing Forum!

Townhall Venue

Academy of Art University

466 Townsend St
(between 5th & 6th St)
Room 225 - 2nd floor
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 274-2200

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Our Host

This month's Film Financing Townhall in San Francisco is hosted by the esteemed Academy of Art, a leading private university founded in 1929 in San Francisco. With nearly 10,000 students that occupy its 30+ buildings in downtown San Francisco, AAU is considered the largest private school of art and design in the United States. It offers both traditional on-campus and online distance-education degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of fine arts-related majors, including Motion Pictures & Television and Animation & Visual Effects. In May 2007, AAU was granted regional accreditation by the Senior Commission of the prestigious Western Association of Schools & Colleges (WASC), one of the six major regional accreditation commissions recognized by the US Department of Education.

Very special thanks for making this event possible go to Curran Engel, Full-Time Instructor in AAU's film school.

Registration

Filmmaker-friendly affordable online registration is available at the top of this page.

Ticket type	IIFF Member*	Non-member	Registration deadline
Early bird	$25	$45	3 weeks before event
Regular	$35	$55	1 week before event
Last minute	$45	$65	1 day before event
On-site (at the door)	$55	$75	Day of event

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Speaker Bios

Ray Zimmerman

Speaker headshot 1 A thirty-year veteran of Hollywood, Ray Zimmerman has progressed from accountant to production manager to producer to studio executive. He is currently an independent producer. Ray was Senior Vice President at Sony/Columbia/TriStar Pictures, from where he directly oversaw or worked on over 100 feature films including: "Spider-Man 2," "Jerry Maguire," "As Good as It Gets," "Zorro," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Da Vinci Code," "Vertical Limit," "Hitch" and "Starship Troopers." Ray is a member of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and the Directors Guild of America (DGA). He received a B.S. in Management from Miami University and an M.S. in Environmental Education from George Williams College in Chicago. »

Morrie Warshawski

Speaker headshot 2 Noted fundraiser & financing guru, media consultant, facilitator & writer with 30+ years experience; specializes in working with nonprofits, especially arts & culture groups, that wish to realize their full potential; helps create powerful roadmaps to success through strategic planning; past clients include American Film Institute (AFI), Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), Council on Foundations, Federation of State Humanities Councils, Habitat for Humanity, Independent Feature Project (IFP), MacArthur Foundation, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Wildlife Federation & President's Commission on the Arts & Humanities, as well as regional nonprofits like California Arts Council, Illinois Arts Council, Michigan Museums Association, New Orleans Video Access Center, St. Louis Art Museum, Western States Arts Federation, WGBH-TV (Boston), Yerba Buena Center for the Arts & many more; served on numerous grant panels, wrote 500+ grant proposals; also consults with individual film/video makers focusing on specific projects or long-range career planning (dozens of indie clients throughout US); author of several books incl. "Shaking the Money Tree: How to Get Grants & Donations for Film & Video" & "The Fundraising Houseparty: How to Party With a Purpose & Raise Money for Your Cause"; Executive Producer of "The Stand In" (1986 dramatic feature starring Danny Glover); fmr. Executive Director at Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC); fmr. Executive Director at The Media Project; fmr. Managing Director at Portland Dance Theater; fmr. Project Evaluator at National Endowment for the Arts; fmr. English Instructor at LA Southwest College; fmr. Assistant Director at University of Southern California/Semester of the Arts Program; MA & BA (cum laude) in English, Creative Writing & Film from University of Southern California. »

Melissa Regan

Speaker headshot 3 Melissa Regan is a Sundance Film Festival award-winning filmmaker and educational software designer; has produced several short documentaries about poverty, gender equality and water scarcity in Africa; taught math, science and engineering; published research on innovative uses of technology for learning; and co-founded an Internet software company. Her documentary film "No Dumb Questions" has been featured on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," appeared on HBO, Cinemax, PBS, and LOGO, and is used extensively in diversity education. Melissa's other projects include a series of short films for The Coca-Cola Company documenting community-based water and sanitation projects underway in Africa with USAID and CARE. She holds a Mechanical Engineering B.S. and M.S. from Virginia Tech and Stanford, respectively. »

Sunil Rajaraman

Speaker headshot 4 Sunil Rajaraman is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Scripped.com, a new portal for the roughly $1.2 billion a year in screenplays and other scripted video content. These scripts are used in movies, TV shows and web video; they are the most expensive documents in business. Sunil successfully teamed up with Ryan Buckley and Zak Freer, winner of the Hollywood Shorts Film Festival, to democratize the process, cut the cost, increase the talent pool of writers, and ensure that Hollywood allocates talent in the most efficient way possible by opening the market to everyone. Scripped finds the highest quality scripts sourced from their database of nearly 100,000 screenwriters. Sunil has an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management MBA, where he also took courses in screenwriting and film. »

Maren Grainger-Monsen

Speaker headshot 5 Maren Grainger-Monsen is a Senior Research Scholar, a Filmmaker in Residence, and the Director of the Program in Bioethics and Film at Stanford University; developed a signature style of interweaving documentary footage with beautiful stylistic imagery create stirring documentaries for medical students, healthcare providers and the general public; has produced and/or directed: Worlds Apart, The Vanishing Line - a chronicle of her journey toward understanding the art and issues of dying, which was broadcast on the national PBS "Point of View" series, and won an Emmy Award nomination; Where the Highway Ends - which won an Emmy Award, and Hold Your Breath (PBS), which follows the dramatic story of an Afghan refugee family through cultural conflicts over medical treatment, and was featured in a Newsweek magazine as well as in an “ABC World News Tonight” with the late Peter Jennings; her films are being used in over 750 institutions nationally, including 40% of all US medical schools, and have been instrumental in policy reform, such as playing a role in the UNOS Board of Directors’ decision to increase minority access to kidney transplants; studied film at the London International Film School and received her medical training at the University of Washington and Stanford University School of Medicine; MD University of Washington, BA Art History, Stanford University »

Shaun Saunders

Speaker headshot 6 Principal at Graffiti PR, a dynamic San Francisco and New York-based full service brand and trend initiation, public relations and branded-entertainment marketing company; focused on reaching diverse market segments through conscious publicity of arts and entertainment; offers interlocking suite of services linking consumer and B2B corporate enterprises to properties within the entertainment industry through strategic public relations, events and promotions; provides innovative, creative and non-traditional approaches to launching a product, person or service; core strengths lie in delivering integrated, multi-channel public relations and strategic branding development services via "branded entertainment" vehicles; specializes in media relations and consultation, online publicity and promotions; UC Berkeley BA in English Literature. »

Brad Littlefield

Speaker headshot 7 Brad Littlefield has worked with successful high technology startups in California, as well as in film production and television. In 2008, he co-founded DAP Studios, and in 2009, he produced his first feature film, "Becoming Eduardo" (Seth Adkins, A Martinez, Elizabeth Pena), which was shot in New Mexico. "Becoming Eduardo" recently won Best Latino Film 2009 at the Santa Fe Film Festival, along with the prestigious New Mexico Filmmaker Award. It was recognized as Best New Mexican Film and Audience Choice at the 2010 White Sands International Film Festival. Brad's entertainment experience includes talent and casting for MTV Networks and project management for YouTube. He is currently working with Open Range Pictures on the feature films "Traveling Salesmen" and "Desert Water," and with Remote Films on "The Devil of Appalachia." His interest in public service has led to active participation with many non-profit organizations including The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center's Legal Services Department, The San Mateo County Center for Domestic Violence Prevention and Performing Arts Studio West. Brad is a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Signatory Producer and member of the American Film Institute (AFI). »

Niko Thomas

Moderator

Speaker headshot 10 Nicholas "Niko" Thomas is a four-year member of the Bay Area chapter of the Institute for International Film Financing (IIFF), a San Francisco-based media producer of breakthrough lifestyle content, and a talented film entrepreneur. He helps run IIFF's monthly Film Financing Townhalls in Northern California. Niko graduated from the University of Santa Fe with a BS in Film Studies. »

Thomas Trenker

Founder

Speaker headshot 11 A Wall Street investment banker and Silicon Valley startup executive turned independent film financier, Thomas (LinkedIn profile | full bio) serves as Chairman of the Institute for International Film Financing (IIFF). An innovative and ambitious social-impact organization, IIFF endeavors to bridge the gap between the worlds of filmmaking and finance for the benefit of all stakeholders including the public at large. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Francisco, IIFF has active chapters in multiple cities across the U.S. and continues to expand.

In his role as Managing Director of FilmAngels, Thomas also runs the world's first professional angel investor group for film. FilmAngels has been modeled after the way successful angel networks function in Silicon Valley and adapted to the unique characteristics of the movie industry. It focuses exclusively on funding independent films and film-related ventures. FilmAngels address the unfilled need for a structured, highly efficient and ultimately more effective environment for the vetting and financing of high-risk film projects.

Don't hesitate to connect with Thomas on LinkedIn or at an upcoming IIFF meeting near you. »

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True to our proven motto of "democratizing film finance," IIFF's frequent Townhall Meetings bring together a wide array of professionals from relevant backgrounds in film, finance and beyond for a vibrant evening of insightful presentations, inspiring discussion & focused networking. Past meetings have reliably delivered useful insights into the business of film, provided valuable networking opportunities and drawn large, enthusiastic crowds.

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Thursday, March 31, 2011 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PT)

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Film Meets Finance: Networking & Education for Filmmakers & Financiers

Seven Insightful Talks by Leading Experts & More

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Film Meets Finance:
Networking & Education for
Filmmakers & Financiers

Academy of Art University
466 Townsend Street
Room 225 - 2nd floor
San Francisco, CA 94107