Tuesday's roster of BRILLIANT INDUSTRY LEADERS & timely topics includes:

     1) "THE SECRET SAUCE OF GETTING YOUR MOVIE MADE: What Investors Look for in a Film Business Plan" -- by MICHAEL OLSEN, Principal at TriStar Film Finance; recently funded 3 movies including sci-fi thriller "Paradox" (Kevin Sorbo), vampire/horror film "Blood: A Butcher's Tale" (Aaron Douglas, Kim Coates) & romantic comedy "Daydream Nation" (Kat Dennings, Josh Lucas, Andie MacDowell); respected financier & investor; expert on tax credits, cost offsets & modern money mixtures needed for successful film financing; etc.

     2) "CHALLENGES IN CONTENT FINANCING: Underexposed Financial Issues in the Content Business" -- by RICHARD WALLER, hands-on finance expert with wide-reaching international banking experience from London, Hong Kong, Chicago & Tokyo; fmr. Financial Controller at Apple (Europe & Japan) for nearly 10 years; fmr. CFO at Nexon (Japan), pioneer in free-to-play & virtual-items online games; helped Nexon's rapid expansion in Asia, Europe & North America; currently CFO at digital media solution provider Seven Group; etc.

     3) "BORROWING FROM THE TECH WORLD'S PLAYBOOK: What Filmmakers Can Learn From Its Successes & Failures" -- by DAVID RAFFA, Partner & COO at Lions Capital; specialist in M&A, corporate governance & corporate finance laws; fmr. Chairman at ActiveState (sold to Sophos); Co-Founder at Amorfix Life Sciences (TSX:AMF); led dozens of major M&A deals & financing transactions worth $500M+; Board Member at several private & public tech firms; Advisor to TSX & BC Securities Commission; named among top 25 "New Elite" innovators by BC Business magazine; etc.

     4) "CAPITALIZING ON THE SOCIAL SHIFT IN ENTERTAINMENT: How to Push Your Content to a Massive Audience" -- by JESSE SPINK, Creative Director at Ayogo Games, pioneer in transmedia storytelling with casual games built for social networks & mobile platforms; deep interactive experience with major brands including Nike, Coca-Cola & British Airways; extensive insights on how to supercharge film & TV marketing initiatives; etc.

     5) "INTERDEPENDENCE OF CONTENT & TECHNOLOGY: Why Content Creators Should Think Like Tech Entrepreneurs" -- by BRENT HOLLIDAY, Head of Technology Practice at mid-market investment bank Capital West Partners, providing M&A advisory & capital raising services to tech firms; previously, venture capitalist at $40M early-stage fund Greenstone Venture Partners & at Western Technology Seed Investment Fund/BDC Capital; fmr. internet entrepreneur; Board Member at BC Technology Industry Association & VIATeC; fmr. Board Member at New Media BC; etc.

     6) "CROSS-POLLINATION BETWEEN FILM & GAME: How Both Sectors Contribute to a Winning Formula" -- by JAMES LAU, Founder & President at Renown Entertainment; 10+ years experience in film & video game production; held leadership positions at Electronic Arts (EA), Artifex Studios & Lost Boys Studios; taught visual effects at Vancouver Film School & British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT); contributed to 15 multi-million selling titles, several gained platinum status; etc.

     Our friends at Vancouver Film School are hosting us downtown!

     FILM FINANCING TOWNHALL: Networking & Education for Filmmakers & Financiers

     Tuesday, November 30, 2010

     7:00pm - 10:00pm

     VANCOUVER FILM SCHOOL

     420 Homer St

     Vancouver, BC

     DISCOUNTED ONLINE TICKETS are available at -

     http://pnw.filmfinancing.org/113010w

     The speakers & organizers can't wait to meet you on the 30th.  Tell your partners & coworkers to come along.

All the best,

Your Friends at IIFF

http://filmfinancing.org

P.S.:  Bring a summary of your movie venture to run it by FilmAngels <http://filmangels.info>, the world's first ANGEL INVESTOR GROUP for film.