How to Craft a Pitch
by Website Update on October 21, 2011 in Marketing
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Join industry experts as they coach filmmakers through the process of crafting and honing a pitch for your film.
Bruce Weiss, President, Ironworks Productions
Bruce Weiss has extensive experience in all areas of the film industry including development, packaging, financing, production and distribution. His films have premiered at all major international film festivals and have been distributed worldwide. His current project is a trilogy of feature films with Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci and John Turturro.
Christine D’Souza, Director Sales & Financing, Preferred Content
Christine D’Souza is the Director of Sales & Financing at Preferred Content.
She is responsible for the acquisition, sales and financing of the project slate as well as functioning as a key support to management in handling the daily operations of the division.
Bec Smith, Agent, Motion Picture Literary Department, Independent Film Group, UTA
Bec Smith is an agent in the Motion Picture Literary Department of leading talent and literary agency UTA, as well as an agent in UTA’s Independent Film Group where she focuses on the packaging, financing and sales of independent film. In this capacity she has worked on titles including Miranda July’s THE FUTURE, Jesse Peretz’s OUR IDIOT BROTHER, Mike Mills’ BEGINNERS, Greg Mottola’s ADVENTURELAND, Alan Ball’s TOWELHEAD and Clark Gregg’s CHOKE.
Colin Stanfield, Executive Director, Nantucket Film Festival