Karl Spoerri and Winston Baker announced the launch of ZURICH SUMMIT, a revolutionary event designed to be a hub for entrepreneurs, leading figures and innovators from the filmed entertainment and media industries. Within the intimate framework of an exclusive community, invited delegates and members will have the possibility to share insight and establish valuable key relationships during the weekend of September 27-28, 2014 at the prestigious Dolder Grand in Zurich, Switzerland.
First implemented within the framework of the 2010 Zurich Film Festival, the Film Finance Forum @ Zurich Film Festival has developed into a major platform dealing with film financing, marketing and distribution in the German-speaking world. Now it forms the basis of the very first ZURICH SUMMIT.
The spectrum and speed at which innovative models change the business landscape is second to none and the ZURICH SUMMIT is designed to foster the exchange of powerful ideas and explore new business models. THE ZURICH SUMMIT lets members reap the benefits of discussing challenging aspects in the entertainment and media sectors in greater detail during informative encounters with high-level experts. Moreover, the ZURICH SUMMIT will feature a GAME CHANGER AWARD honoring a visionary who breaks new ground while choosing to ignore convention and popular opinion.
Topics of the ZURICH SUMMIT will include:
- Hit Making Storytelling Across Platforms
- Creating and Managing Blockbusters in the Digital Era
- Brands Disrupted: The New 360° Angle
- Banking on Film, TV and Superstars: Finding the Real Returns
- Distribution is King and Content is Queen...or Vice Versa?
- What’s in Store for the Global TV Revolution?
- Conquering the Next Big Thing: China
Participation in the Zurich Summit is limited to invited delegates and members only. Membership can be acquired by entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators from the entertainment and media sectors.
"The ZURICH SUMMIT connects people in a unique setting within the framework of the 10th Zurich Film Festival,” said summit founder and Zurich Film Festival co-founder and artistic director Karl Spoerri. “We're very much looking forward to an inspiring dialogue and collaborating on such a vital event with Winston Baker, the creators and producers of the Film Finance Forum® Series."
“We have already had the honor of hosting very prominent groups of financiers and filmmakers year over year during our annual Film Finance Forum @ Zurich Film Festival and we are ecstatic to be bringing together a more encompassing group of forward thinkers and influential leaders from the media and entertainment sectors,” said Katherine Winston and Amy Baker in a joint statement.
THE ZURICH SUMMIT will also feature a charity tennis tournament, inviting speakers, participants and festival guests to battle it out on the court with racket in hand at the famous Dolder Tennis Club. Sponsors include Silver Reel Partners AG, DCM Productions, Motion Picture Association, Zurich Film Office and Zürcher Filmstiftung.
Learn more at www.zurichsummit.com.
ABOUT KARL SPOERRI
Karl Spoerri is the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of the Zurich Film Festival, the fastest growing Film Festival in Europe. He has developed a comprehensive international network that offers him and his team a unique overview of prevailing trends and talent relationships. These activities led Spoerri to develop a second career as a film financier and producer and from 2008 through 2011 he served as managing director of Millbrook Pictures AG, which financed and coproduced a number of acclaimed films including Oliver Stone’s “W” and David Cronenberg’s “A Dangerous Method.” In 2010 Spoerri became the Chairman of the Film Finance Forum Zurich that has been renamed ZURICH SUMMIT.
ABOUT WINSTON BAKER
Founded by Katherine Winston and Amy Baker, Winston Baker produces events globally for the filmed entertainment and media industries addressing strategies for investment and growth. In particular, Winston Baker is the leading producer of film finance conferences, successfully creating and producing the Film Finance Forum ® Series and hosting sold out conferences across the US, Europe, Pacific Asia, China, and Latin America. At each event, Winston Baker brings together the most seasoned and influential entertainment executives and financiers to address changing trends.
For more information: www.WinstonBaker.com.