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10th Annual IFTA Production Conference
FRIDAY, 27 JUNE 2008
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
InterContinental Hotel, Los Angeles Century City
Ballroom - 2151 Avenue of the Stars If you missed the 2008 Production Conference, you can watch Panel 1 here and Panel 2 here. The Production Conference is a yearly event that brings together key players in our industry. The 2008 Production Conference is now over. Please check back with us next year for another great conference. 
| 8:00 am | Registration & Continental Breakfast | | 9:00 am | Welcoming Remarks – Pierre David, Chairman, IFTA Producers Committee | | 9:15 am | Keynote Speaker – James Gunn, Writer/Director/Producer (Scooby-Doo, Slither, and creator of original series for Xbox Live and Ripe TV online) | | | | 9:30 am | Panel I – How Emerging Technologies Affect Sales Agents, Distributors and Producers | | Moderator:
Panelists:
| Pierre David – Chairman & CEO, Imagination Worldwide, LLC
Jeffrey Calman – Vice President of Studio Relations, Blockbuster
Marc DeBevoise – Senior Vice President, Business Development & Strategy, Starz Media
Jon Ferro – Executive Vice President, TV Distribution & Digital Sales, Lionsgate
David Garber - President/CEO & Co-Founder, Lantern Lane Entertainment
Britta Schewe - Head of Acquisitions & Business Development, filmatic GmbH
Dean Wilson – COO, First Look Studios Technology provided by  View Now Audio quality improves after 2 minutes. | | | | 10:50 am | Break | | 11:15 am | Panel II – The Independents’ Strategies to Gain Market Access in the Face of Media Consolidation. | | Moderator:
Panelists:
| Paul Hertzberg – President, CineTel Films, Inc.
John Flock –President & COO, Peace Arch Entertainment
Avi Lerner – Co-Chairman, Nu Image
Gary Marenzi - Co-President, MGM Worldwide Television
Steve Scheffer - Former President, Film Programming & Enterprises, HBO
Eric Schotz - President & CEO, LMNO Productions
David Straus – CEO & Co-Founder, Withoutabox, a division of IMDb
Michael Weiser – President & CEO, Pinnacle Entertainment | |
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