Film Financing

Simon Fawcett, Aaron Kaufman

Opalesque, the publisher of A SQUARE, the world's first publication and independent research platform dedicated to "alternative alternatives", has drawn leading film financing experts for this interactive webinar:

Simon Fawcett,
Chief Executive of Aramid Capital Partners.

Aaron Kaufman,
Principal, Barbarian Films, LLC

Moderated by Sona Blessing,
Director of Research, Opalesque Ltd.

The experts will share insights and perspectives based on their “hands-on-experience” in this space and will address the following:

• Debt financing opportunities in film entertainment
• Risk Management and Performance Optimisation in the film space
• The difference between debt and equity investment opportunities in the space - the benefits / risks of each
• Film financing Fund fee structures

Technical requirements: Simultaneous computer (for visual access to follow a power point presentation) and telephone connection to follow voice over as well as to ask questions.

If you have specific questions on film financing/investing you would like the panel to address please direct them to: blessing@opalesque.com

Date of webinar: 13. May. 2008 (16.00 GMT) (17.00 Swiss Time) (11.00 EST)

Biography of Author:

Simon Fawcett, Chief Executive of Aramid Capital Partners.
He was finance director of Pathé Entertainment for the past 8 years, and had been actively involved in the growth of Pathé from a small independent UK distributor into an international production and distribution studio operation.

Aaron Kaufman is a principal at Barbarian Films, LLC.
He was vice president of Spackman Group a private equity firm based in Hong Kong which specialised in media investments. He began his career in film finance working as SVP of business development for Chris Blackwell's Palm Pictures Group.

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