On April 16, 2013 James Janowitz, Chair of the firm’s Entertainment, Media and Communications Group, was a guest speaker at the 5th Annual Film Finance Forum East, presented by the marketing agency Winston Baker and in association with industry publication Variety.

The forum, which was been designed to be intimate, collaborative and emphasized dialogue and interactivity between all participants, focused on financial strategies and opportunities within the film industry, including topics such as:

• Considering the Film Business as an Asset Class
• State of the State: Returning with Caution
• Entity-Level Investments: A Closer Look at Hybrid Models
• Evaluating the Next Wave of Distressed Opportunities
• The Evolution of Deal Structure from a Single Picture Perspective
• Section 181 Extension and Impact of Film Investing
• Capitalizing on the Independent Film Business

To read the Variety article “Producers Detail Hunt for Capital at Film Finance Forum East,” which covered details of the forum, please click here.