Executives from Wild Bunch, A24, Netflix and Focus Features are among those who will attend the inaugural two-day Creative Investors’ conference taking place at the San Sebastian International Film Festival (SSIFF), organised in collaboration with CAA Media Finance and running from September 19-20.
Participants will include A24 Europe’s head of film and head of TV, respectively, Rose Garnett and Piers Wenger; Netflix’s head of international original film Teresa Moneo; Focus Features’ president of production and acquisitions Kiska Higgs; Mubi’s VP of content Bobby Allen; Neon’s CEO Tom Quinn; Wild Bunch International’s co-founder and co-head Vincent Maraval; and Elysian Film Group’s founder Danny Perkins.
The conference will comprise a mix of keynote talks, panel discussions involving a selection of the international executives, technology presentations and a pitching session from the filmmaking teams behind 10 majority Spanish projects. The latter will include Baltasar Kormákur’s latest feature Whaleman (At The Ends Of The Earth), produced by Bilbao-based Euskadi Movie and Gerardo Herrero’s Raqqa, produced by Tornasol.
Scroll down for the full list of selected projects
Further guests confirmed are Louverture Films’ executive vice president Karin Chien; Wiip’s head of global drama David Flynn; 30West’s executive vice president Trevor Goth; Head Gear’s co-founder and managing director Phil Hunt; Eurimages’ executive director Susan Newman Baudais; Anonymous Content’s CEO Dawn Olmstead; Atwater Capital’s managing partner Vania Schlogel; Cenetic Media’s principal John Sloss; Killer Films’ co-founder and producer Christine Vachon; Picture Perfect’s chairman Patrick Wachsberger; Kinetic Energy’s CEO Diana Williams; Participant Media’s vice president of distribution and acquisitions Rob Williams; and producers Carlo Cresto-Dina, Mike Goodridge and Gabrielle Tana.
The Creative Investors conference is taking place as part of the Spanish Screenings: Financing & Tech strand of this year’s SIFF. It is open to all industry badgeholders,
The festival runs from September 16-24, 2022.
Spanish projects
Azhar Baby (Sp)
Dir: Swel Noury Cazorla
Prod co: Two Flavours Productions
At The Ends Of The Earth (Sp-Ice-UK)
Dir; Baltasar Kormákur
Prod co: Euskadi Movie
The Secrets Of The Magi (Sp)
Dirs: Javier Dampierre and Nacho Sánchez Quevedo
Prod co: Arcadia Motion Pictures
Evolution (Sp)
Dir: Julio Soto Gúrpide
Prod co: The Thinklab Media
Karmele (Sp-Fr)
Dir: Asier Altuna Iza
Prod co: Txintxua Films
Monsters (Sp)
Dir: Lluís Danés Roca
Prod co Castelao Pictures
Oh Nora (Sp)
Dir: Aina Clotet
Prod co: Ikiru Films
Raqqa (Sp)
dir. Gerardo Herrero
Prod co: Tornasol
Rock Bottom (Sp-Pol)
Dir: Maria Trenor
Prod co: Alba Sotorra
A Whale (Sp)
Dir: Pablo Hernado Esquisabel
Prod co: Señor y Señora
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