LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Winston Baker, the leading global producer of
entertainment and finance conferences, and the Los Cabos International Film Festival are
proud to announce the inaugural Los Cabos Film Investor Summit to
be held on November 10-11, 2016 at
the ME Cabo Hotel in Los Cabos,
Mexico.
"Our goal is to make this Summit a staple event hosted annually
in Los Cabos to foster an on-going
conversation between Latin American filmmakers and film finance
experts from around the world. It will be an exclusive
invitation-only platform for producers and investors to collaborate
in an intimate and high-level setting," said Katherine Winston and Amy Baker, Co-Founders of Winston Baker, in a joint statement.
The illustrious speaking faculty includes Keynote Speaker
Julie Taymor, an award-winning
director of theater, opera and film. She is best known for
directing the Walt Disney Company's production of "The Lion King"
on Broadway, for which she became the first woman to win the Tony
Award for directing a musical, in addition to a Tony Award for
Original Costume Design. Taymor has also worked in film, directing
notable films such as "Across The Universe," "Titus" and
"Frida."
The confirmed roster also comprises of leading film financiers
and agents such as:
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- Vincent Maraval,
Wild Bunch
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- Sebastian Raybaud,
Anton Capital
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- David Acosta, City
National Bank
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- Jon Oakes, Bold
Films
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- Anthony Beaudoin,
Union Bank
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- Molly Smith, Black
Label Media
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- Jason Sklar,
Shamrock Capital
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- Helen Lee Kim, Good
Universe
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- Todd Steiner,
Comerica Bank
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- Kimberly Fox, Mad
River Pictures
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- Phil Hunt, Bankside
Films
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- Alex Walton, Bloom
Media
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- Nick LoPiccolo,
Paradigm Talent Agency
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- Emily Gotto,
Protagonist Pictures
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- Claiton Fernandes,
California Filmes
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- Ivan Orlic, Seine
Pictures
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- John Penotti,
Ivanhoe Pictures
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- Guillaume de
Chalendar, Bank Leumic
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"Beyond the heavy hitters from the dealmaking side, we have also
confirmed prolific producers such as Gastón Pavlovich, Juan de Dios
Larraín, Luis & Nicolás Puenzo, Ciro
Guerra & Cristina
Gallego, and Cristian Conti
as summit participants," said Alonso
Aguilar Castillo, Director of the Los Cabos International
Festival.
Sponsors and partners of the summit include IM Global, Vine
Alternative Investments, Akin Gump, and The Hollywood Reporter. For
program updates, please visit
http://loscabosfilminvestorsummit.com/.
About Winston Baker
Winston Baker produces
conferences globally for the entertainment industry addressing
strategies for finance, innovation and growth. In particular,
Winston Baker is the leading
producer of film finance conferences, successfully creating and
organizing the Film Finance Forum ® Series and hosting sold out
conferences across the US, Europe,
Asia Pacific, China, and Latin
America. For more information: WinstonBaker.com /
@WinstonBaker.
About Los Cabos
International Film Festival
Every November, Los Cabos
International Film Festival features the best talent from
Mexico and Latin America to the North American market,
through a carefully curated film program and a dynamic industry
platform spearheaded by Los Cabos Meet-MART. For more information:
cabosfilmfestival.com.
Emily Vogel
Winston Baker
+1-619-857-1664
emily@winstonbaker.com
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