Fim Financing Conference and Panel Discussion at AFI FEST 2009; full schedule lined up announced

FLASHBACK 2007! Yearly, the AFIFEST has brought more glamour and style with big movies being premiered at AFIFEST (All photos by Oliver Carnay). Join on Saturday, June 20 at the The Landmark – West Los Angeles, for the Film Financing Conference: a full-day event designed to discuss different aspects of independent film production, financing, and distribution. Keynote Speaker: James D. Stern (CEO Endgame Entertainment) Panelists: Stephanie Allain (Producer, Black Snake Moan), Rick Allen (Snagfilms), Laura Bickford (Laura Bickford Productions), Peter Broderick (Paradigm Consulting), Patrick Creadon (Director, I.O.U.S.A.), Michael Donaldson (Donaldson & Callif), Jennifer Dubin (Producer, Good Dick), David Fenkel (Oscilloscope), Stuart Ford (IM Global), Christian Gaines (Withoutabox, a division of IMDb.com), Sacha Gervasi (Director, Anvil! The Story of Anvil), Carolyn Giardina (The Hollywood Reporter), Dan Griffiths (Trans-Pacific Media), Buzz Hays (Sony Pictures Imageworks), Sten Iversen (Montana Film Office), Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (CAA), Scott Kirsner (Author, Fans, Friends & Followers), Amy Lemisch (California Film Commission), Patrick Lussier (Director, My Bloody Valentine), Trevor Macy (Intrepid Pictures), Meg Morman (Morman Boling Casting), Ted Mundorff (Landmark Theatres), Cora Olson (Producer, Good Dick), Max Penner (Paradise FX), Jean Prewitt (IFTA), Irwin Rappaport (P.C.), Wendy Reeds (Mandate International), Jon Reiss (Director/Producer, Bomb It), Barbara Rosenfeld (Entertainment Partners), Hal Sadoff (ICM), Paula Manzanedo Schmit (Film Finances, Inc.), Bob Teitel (Producer, Notorious), Anne Thompson (Thompson on Hollywood blog), Adam Yauch (Oscilloscope) PRICE: $200 GENERAL PUBLIC, $150 FIND MEMBERS Sponsored by To read the panelists' bios and review the full schedule, click here. TICKETS AND PASSES NOW ON SALE Visit: www.LAFilmFest.com Or Call: 1.866.FilmFest Festival Ticket Center opens June 12, 1038 Westwood Blvd. Westwood Village. Get Festival Discounts With a Film Independent Membership. Visit www.FilmIndependent.org

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