Cannes American Pavilion Panel Explores New Models of Film Financing
By
Christian Zilko
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Summary
A panel at the American Pavilion during the Cannes Film Festival, moderated by IndieWire Editor-in-Chief Dana Harris-Bridson, explored new models of film financing. The discussion featured three experts from different sectors of the industry: IPR.VC's Tanu-Matti Tuominen, 5&2 Studios' Mark Sourian, and Oval 5's Chrystine Zhang. The panel focused on the increasingly complex landscape of financing storytelling through diverse business approaches, moving beyond traditional film financing models.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledThis is not going to be your typical 'How do you finance movies?' panel
These people all finance storytelling, but they all represent very different businesses.
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