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2023 UMFF Pitch & Catch Panel
This panel is a place for a face-to-face discussion, individual meetings for projects that searching investors, producers and distributors. Each project representative will do 10min. presentation in front of the investors/producers/distributors; distribute the project summary and the contact information.
Pre-registration is strongly recommended and the project presenter must be registered festival attendees of 2023UMFF with a panel pass.
This year, the UMFF will have film delegations from China, Korea, Russia, Mexico, Japan, UK, Iran, India, etc. Remember to made additional meetings after the panel with them while they are in town.
2PM-5PM; Friday, April 14, 2023; Address: Promenade PV (550 Deep Valley Dr, Suite 117; Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274) Admission by Panel Pass. |
Scott duPont , Film Finance Expert, Panel Moderator
Scott (aka www.MovieFinanceGuy.com ) has raised millions $ the past 25 years for almost 2 dozen features. He was the LA based producer of Movie Money CONFIDENTIAL (documentary about raising movie money) and is a member of the Producers Guild & the Int’l Documentary Association. DuPont hosts a free podcast called Finance YOUR Movie (now in it’s 5th Season) which premieres each week on MillionaireFlix before releasing to all major podcast platforms. Scott also consults with indie filmmakers challenged with raising the “equity” portion of their projects budgeted between $100K - $1M. His mission is “to help filmmakers get their money, so they can make their dream project a reality and to the screen!” For more info visit: www.FinanceYOURMovie.com. |
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Gary Tomchuk; Film/Media Leader
Gary is a leader in the intersection of film/media and business for social impact. As CEO of Transformational Media he builds the business foundation for many movie and TV projects such as launching the Ethical Markets TV series to over 44 million homes through PBS and Harmony Channel on Comcast VOD. He started Global Film Ventures, an accelerator for independent film bringing Silicon Valley entrepreneurial practices to the film world. He is a proven leader who drives results through production, management, consulting, and advisory roles, earning multiple awards (including an Inc 500), and raising over $11 million for his projects |
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