CAA Media Finance co-head Roeg Sutherland, FilmNation Leisure CEO Glen Basner, Mediawan Footage Elisabeth d’Arvieu and Constantin Movie CEO Oliver Berben might be among the many trade executives taking part within the tenth Zurich Summit this weekend.
Dubbed by organizer the Zurich Movie Pageant (ZFF) as “the Davos of the movie trade”, in reference to the annual World Financial Discussion board within the Swiss Alps, the occasion will collect greater than 100 prime movie professionals from North American and Europe on the metropolis’s luxurious Dolder Grand resort.
Over the course of Saturday, they are going to talk about key points together with AI, monetarization of indie movies, financing, distribution, illustration, and the awards season.
Because the Zurich Summit’s official media associate, Deadline might be on the bottom overlaying and moderating panels, in addition to offering unique interviews with key executives by way of the Deadline Studio. We’ll even have video from key panels.
Sutherland, a long-time supporter of the assembly, might be in attendance this 12 months to obtain the summit’s Game Changer Award, following within the footsteps of the likes of Oscar-winner Patrick Wachsberger (CODA), Co-Chair & CEO Warner Bros. Movement Image Group Pamela Abdy, Leonine Studios Head Fred Kogel and Sony Footage Classics co-founders Michael Barker and Tom Bernard.
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As a part of the consideration, Sutherland will even talk about his profession and classes discovered in an on-stage dialog with FilmNation Leisure CEO Glen Basner and Deadline Co-Editor-in Chief Mike Fleming Jr.
Different panels throughout the day will embody a deep dive into the affect of AI entitled “The Way forward for Leisure AI – Curse Or Blessing?”, that includes Jim Rivera, Chief Product Officer of burgeoning generative AI firm Flawless.
Rivera might be joined by Licorice Pizza producer Sara Murphy, co-head of Fat City; David Unger, Founder and CEO of Artist Worldwide Group, the purchasers of which embody Jonathan Rhys Meyer and Fan Bingbing amongst others, and Chris Jacquemin, Accomplice & Head of Technique WME.
Anton CEO Sébastien Raybaud, AGC Studios CEO and Chairman Stuart Ford; Katie Irwin, agent and Co-Head of Worldwide WME Unbiased, 30West Govt Vice President Maren Olsen and UTA Unbiased Movie Group agent Alex Brunner will talk about “How To Monetize Unbiased Movies?”.
Taking a look at movie finance from the opposite finish of the chain, Marie-Christine Jaeger-Firmenich, a personal investor and producer of Nick Hamm’s latest TIFF title William Inform; Lia Buman; Principal Tango Leisure; Andreas Roald, CEO Sovereign Media Capital and Nick Shumaker, Head of Nameless Content material Unbiased will delve into “What Do Buyers Need?”.
The rising ties between the movie worlds of Europe and U.S. focus might be within the highlight in a panel bannered “Hollywood in Europe: Decentralizing The International Movie Trade”.
The dialogue will convey collectively a roster of high-profile execs on this area spanning Karl Spoerri, Co-Founder & MD Zurich Avenue, which loved transatlantic success earlier this 12 months with Sundance breakout Thelma; Italian producer Lorenzo Mieli (Our Movies), whose latest credit embody Queer, With out Blood and Maria producer; Oliver Berben who upped to CEO of Constantin Films earlier this 12 months; worldwide gross sales stalwart Vincent Maraval, President of Goodfellas and The Veterans; Christian Vesper, CEO of International Drama and Movie Fremantle and Elisabeth d’Arvieu, CEO Mediawan Footage.
Additional discussions embody “Behind The Curtain of Hollywood’s Altering Illustration Enterprise”, that includes former Film4 and Netflix movie boss and now unbiased producer David Kosse; Marc Mounier, Supervisor and Producer at Leisure 360; Theresa Peters, Accomplice UTA and Daybreak Olmstead, CEO Secret Menu, the corporate she founded with Charlize Theron final 12 months.
The state of unbiased field workplace will within the highlight in “Theatrical Disruption: The place Have All The Cinema Lovers Gone?” with Neon CEO Tom Quinn, Searchlight Footage EVP Head of Worldwide Market Rebecca Kearey, Film4 Head of Distribution and Gross sales Stefanie Fahrion, and Nathanaël Karmitz, chairman of French unbiased movie powerhouse MK2.
There will even be a well timed chat on “How To efficiently launch an awards contender?” with Publicity and Advertising Marketing consultant Tolley Shields, Danish producer and awards circuit common Kim Magnusson at M&M Productions, and Claudia Tomassini, founding father of PR company claudia tomassini + associates.
Zurich Movie Pageant Inventive Director Christian Jungen famous that the summit’s tenth version coincides with the twentieth anniversary of the pageant.
“The Zurich Summit has turn out to be an integral a part of our pageant and vital convention – suppose the Davos of the movie trade – the place we talk about related matters and the state of our enterprise as a bridge between Hollywood and the worldwide movie and TV group,” he stated.
The day has been spearheaded as soon as once more by ZFF’s Head of Programme & Trade Reta Guetg.
“I’m very excited for this 12 months’s Zurich Summit, the place our panels will as soon as once more make clear what collectively issues and evokes us as a worldwide group,” she stated.
The occasion will wrap on Sunday night with the annual Zurich Summit dinner, at which Sutherland might be honored and introduced together with his award. Earlier than that, there would be the annual trade tennis event towards the backdrop of the Dolder Grand.
