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Peter Broderick is a leading Distribution Strategist. He spearheads the distribution of exceptional documentaries and consults with independent filmmakers around the world. He helps design and implement customized plans to maximize revenues, audience, and impact. Peter is President of Paradigm Consulting, which specializes in state-of-the-art distribution techniques—including hybrid strategies and innovative approaches to global distribution.Peter was President of Next Wave Films, which supplied finishing funds and other vital support to filmmakers from the US and abroad. He helped launch the careers of outstanding directors including Christopher Nolan and Amir Bar-Lev. Peter’s reports, “Welcome to the New World of Distribution” and “Declaration of Independence” are concise guides to the latest distribution strategies. Read his articles and subscribe to his Distribution Bulletin at www.peterbroderick.com.He’s a graduate of Brown University, Cambridge University, and Yale Law School.

Barbara Daoust, MFA, is a Certified Facilitator with the Proctor/Gallagher Institute as well as an Author, Speaker, Success Coach and Business Growth Accelerator. As a certified “Thinking into Results” consultant with the Proctor/Gallagher Institute, I show entrepreneurs, small business owners, and leaders how to access exponential business results and embrace change as an opportunity for growth. It is my passion to help people get out of their own way, breakup with procrastination, say goodbye to perfectionism and stop postponing the life of their dreams. When you work with me, you’ll learn how to engage your creative mind and utilize your most powerful tool – your imagination. It definitely wasn’t easy for me to get to where I am now. I spent my entire life as a director, producer, and acting coach in the Theatre, TV, and Film industry.

John J. Lee, Jr. successfully led the vision, launch and expansion of several entertainment and media entities and provided business, funding and distribution services for over 20 major studio-released motion pictures, television network series and specials, with combined production costs of over $470 million and global rights earnings exceeding $4 billion, including: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Goonies, The Terminator and The Nutty Professor; released through Universal, Paramount, Sony, Disney, Warner Bros., HBO among others. Author of The Producer's Business Handbook, used in film and business schools the world over, now in its fourth edition published by Focal Press, co-branded by the AFM.

Lisa London has been a Casting Director for 30 plus years and has cast over a 100 successful film and television shows. She has cast along with her business partner, Catherine Stroud, many notable actors and actresses early in their careers who have all gone on to become stars; such as Miley Cyrus in Hannah Montana, Jonah Hill in Grandma’s Boy, Emma Stone, Katharine McPhee and Kat Dennings in The House Bunny, Selena Gomez in two Disney pilots, Jennifer Aniston in her first feature, Leprechaun, Mark Ruffalo in an episode of a CBS series, Due South, Brad Pitt in an episode of the series, Freddy’s Nightmares, Megan Hilty, Adrian R. Mante, and Joey King in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Yara Shahidi in her first television series, The First Family, Noah Centineo in the Disney pilot, Growing Up and Down and Josh Gad in a wild comedy film, entitled Mardi Gras, Spring Break. Lisa has cast many genres of projects from comedies to dramas to thrillers to family friendly films and television shows. She cast many movies for Adam Sandler’s company, Happy Madison Productions including the comedy classic, Grandma’s Boy and The House Bunny. She also works with many independent filmmakers helping them to get talent attached to their films to get them into production. Lisa recently cast a number of exciting movies that are in post-production Operation Taco Gary's (a very funny road-trip comedy) which stars an amazing comedic ensemble including Simon Rex, Dustin Milligan, Brenda Song, Tony Cavalero, Arturo Castro, Jason Biggs and the iconic, Doug Jones. Boundary Waters (a family drama that takes place in a small town) which stars Allison Miller, Bill Heck, Chris Jackson, the legendary Carol Kane and up and coming young actor, Etienne Kellici. Guttermuckers (a wild comedy about a couple guys starting a roofing company). The movie stars, Jim Belushi, Leslie Jones, Bobby Lee and Lil Rel Howery. Mr. Manhattan stars Carlos and Alexa Pena Vega and the movie was #1 when it recently streamed on Great American Pureflix. Lisa also wrote a book for actors which is the 411 guide on the business side of acting, From Start to Stardom (The Casting Director’s Guide For Actors). Her book is available on Amazon. She also teaches audition technique classes where she strives to help actors with many aspects of their careers. Lisa assists actors in building confidence in themselves and turning their goals into realities.

Lisa London has been a Casting Director for 30 plus years and has cast over a 100 successful film and television shows. She has cast along with her business partner, Catherine Stroud, many notable actors and actresses early in their careers who have all gone on to become stars; such as Miley Cyrus in Hannah Montana, Jonah Hill in Grandma’s Boy, Emma Stone, Katharine McPhee and Kat Dennings in The House Bunny, Selena Gomez in two Disney pilots, Jennifer Aniston in her first feature, Leprechaun, Mark Ruffalo in an episode of a CBS series, Due South, Brad Pitt in an episode of the series, Freddy’s Nightmares, Megan Hilty, Adrian R. Mante, and Joey King in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Yara Shahidi in her first television series, The First Family, Noah Centineo in the Disney pilot, Growing Up and Down and Josh Gad in a wild comedy film, entitled Mardi Gras, Spring Break. Lisa has cast many genres of projects from comedies to dramas to thrillers to family friendly films and television shows. She cast many movies for Adam Sandler’s company, Happy Madison Productions including the comedy classic, Grandma’s Boy and The House Bunny. She also works with many independent filmmakers helping them to get talent attached to their films to get them into production. Lisa recently cast a number of exciting movies that are in post-production Operation Taco Gary's (a very funny road-trip comedy) which stars an amazing comedic ensemble including Simon Rex, Dustin Milligan, Brenda Song, Tony Cavalero, Arturo Castro, Jason Biggs and the iconic, Doug Jones. Boundary Waters (a family drama that takes place in a small town) which stars Allison Miller, Bill Heck, Chris Jackson, the legendary Carol Kane and up and coming young actor, Etienne Kellici. Guttermuckers (a wild comedy about a couple guys starting a roofing company). The movie stars, Jim Belushi, Leslie Jones, Bobby Lee and Lil Rel Howery. Mr. Manhattan stars Carlos and Alexa Pena Vega and the movie was #1 when it recently streamed on Great American Pureflix. Lisa also wrote a book for actors which is the 411 guide on the business side of acting, From Start to Stardom (The Casting Director’s Guide For Actors). Her book is available on Amazon. She also teaches audition technique classes where she strives to help actors with many aspects of their careers. Lisa assists actors in building confidence in themselves and turning their goals into realities.

Co-owner of Lumiere Cinema at the Music Hall in Beverly Hills, an independent arthouse movie theater.

Christie Marchese is the founder and CEO of Kinema. Kinema is a global film distribution and exhibition platform that leverages the power of community and social interaction to screen and stream films. She was previously the founder of the impact agency Picture Motion and led as CEO for 9 years. Prior to PicMo, she ran impact for Righteous Pictures, led digital strategy for the social action group at Participant Media, and handled program coordination and social media strategy at Norman Lear's nonprofit Declare Yourself. Christie is also the co-author of The Distribution Playbook and won several industry recognitions, including being named one of Fortune’s Rising Female Founders in 2023 and Fast Company’s Most Creative People in 2021. She’s currently on the board of Subject Matter and The Reinvent Stockton Foundation, and on the Capacity Council for Brown Girls Doc Mafia.

In a very fortunate career some of my professional highlights include creating Global Cinema Events for Pearl Jam, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Syd Barrett/Pink Floyd, Green Day, Miles Davis, RUSH, Iron Maiden, Melanie Martinez, Iron & Wine, and others to help bring these films to fans around the world.

Keith is a filmmaker and Founder of Show&Tell. Over the last four years, Keith has coached and advised thousands of filmmakers on their distribution and fundraising strategies. Filmmakers in the Show&Tell community have raised over $20 million in nontraditional ways including: partnerships, sponsorships, conferences, and more. Keith was a filmmaker for 12 years and produced three films that appeared on PBS and Netflix. His film Age of Champions screened in over 3,000 communities and generated over $1.5 million—powered by partnerships with groups like AARP and the Alzheimer’s Association and companies like Cigna Health. He’s delivered keynote presentations on distribution at filmmaking organizations like IDA and his work has appeared in IndieWire and Documentary Magazine.

After graduating from Law School in Toronto, Canada, Jeff Deverett launched his film career in the Distribution division of Astral Media, a large public entertainment and media company. Throughout his distribution career, Jeff specialized in indie feature films, having acquired and sold over 500 indie movies of all sizes and budget ranges. In 2005, Jeff produced his first indie feature, My Brother’s Keeper and thereafter he has produced and/or written and directed six other features, all of which have been distributed worldwide, three of which were picked up by Netflix.

After graduating from Law School in Toronto, Canada, Jeff Deverett launched his film career in the Distribution division of Astral Media, a large public entertainment and media company. Throughout his distribution career, Jeff specialized in indie feature films, having acquired and sold over 500 indie movies of all sizes and budget ranges. In 2005, Jeff produced his first indie feature, My Brother’s Keeper and thereafter he has produced and/or written and directed six other features, all of which have been distributed worldwide, three of which were picked up by Netflix.

As a filmmaker, Justin's films have been exhibited all around the world, from the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, WA to the Short Shorts Film Festival in Tokyo, Japan. His first film "This Is Normal" is used by USC’s School of Cinematic Arts to teach sound design and his follow up sci-fi "Outpost" has been viewed millions of times across YouTube and OTT streaming platforms. He also has a film coming out this year starring Alfred Molina and his script The Peregrine recently won Slamdance's screenplay competition. As a consultant for filmmakers, Justin has helped thousands of filmmakers raise funds, get into film festivals, and build powerful industry networks through his company Greenlight Yourself, Inc. As the "Kickstarter Guy," he has helped 350 filmmakers crowdfund over $11 million with a 97% success rate. As a working filmmaker in the trenches, his advice is both relevant and effective!

After graduating from Law School in Toronto, Canada, Jeff Deverett launched his film career in the Distribution division of Astral Media, a large public entertainment and media company. Throughout his distribution career, Jeff specialized in indie feature films, having acquired and sold over 500 indie movies of all sizes and budget ranges. In 2005, Jeff produced his first indie feature, My Brother’s Keeper and thereafter he has produced and/or written and directed six other features, all of which have been distributed worldwide, three of which were picked up by Netflix.

After graduating from Law School in Toronto, Canada, Jeff Deverett launched his film career in the Distribution division of Astral Media, a large public entertainment and media company. Throughout his distribution career, Jeff specialized in indie feature films, having acquired and sold over 500 indie movies of all sizes and budget ranges. In 2005, Jeff produced his first indie feature, My Brother’s Keeper and thereafter he has produced and/or written and directed six other features, all of which have been distributed worldwide, three of which were picked up by Netflix.

Barbara Holliday is the owner/operator of Flappers Comedy Club and Restaurant. Born in Long Island, New York to a computer programmer and artist, she believes her multi-talented capacity for performance, and business is a result of being raised in a thoroughly “left brain/right brain” family. Experience probably has much to do with her flair as well. After graduating from San Diego State University with her Teaching certification and a degree in Theater Arts (Hon.) English and Dance minor in 1989, she was headed for a high school teaching stint but ended up getting cast instead as a Kid’s Club Host for Fox on the highly-rated television program Fox Kids Club. The television show, which aired daily Mon-Fri 3-5pm allowed Holliday to hone her performance & leadership skills on some of the toughest guests around-young children and animals-while simultaneously writing and producing the daily show. Since moving to Los Angeles in 1992, Holliday has performed in National Television commercials for SBC Global, been in films such as (Naked Gun 33⅓) and had stints on television shows (Friends, The Dating Game, World’s Funniest), on stage (Funny Girl, Hello Dolly, West Side Story) and as a stand-up and sketch comedian she created her own Sketch team called “The Instigators” whom performed regularly at (The Comedy Store,IGBY’s, The Improv and various other Showcases throughout Los Angeles). She has also worked as a Kids Party Clown, and balloon artist at local theme parks, as well as being the CO-Creator of Uncle Clyde’s Comedy Contest, and Survival of the Funniest and many other reality and comedy show pilots. In 2022, Holliday took over as sole owner of Flappers Comedy Club & Restaurant and it became a 100% woman owned enterprise. Holliday also teaches corporate teambuilding, stand-up comedy and branding classes.

Jeffrey R. Gund is a multi-faceted and accomplished member of the entertainment community. Gund started his career in the music industry, and entered with a bang when the theatrical trailer for Dances With Wolves earned a CLIO AWARD for Best Music in a Theatrical Trailer, on which Jeffrey did music production and arranging. Gund was also involved in producing music for numerous other trailers for other top films such as Silence of the Lambs, Young Guns, Back to the Future 3, Playing God, and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. His music can currently be heard on the long running mega-hit television show Entertainment Tonight and has been featured on other top television shows such as A&E's long running hit Biography, as well as numerous shows for The Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel. His work in television earned him full voting membership in the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (The Emmy Awards). Gund has also composed the music score for award winning feature films such as Postmark Paradise; the hit film Rave, starring Aimee Graham (Brokedown Palace), Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite), Nichole Tom (Beethoven, The Nanny), and Steven Bauer (Scarface), as well as music for a number of other films such as Angel's Dance, starring Jim Belushi, and The Man in the Iron Mask, starring Timothy Bottoms and Edward Albert. After honing his sound design skills working on top films such as Paramount's Virtuosity (Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe) and television shows such as Fox's VR-5, Gund then went on to become the Supervising Sound Designer at top game company 7TH LEVEL, where his work on the video game for the cult classic film Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail earned the prestigious CODIE AWARD for Best Use of Music and Sound in Multimedia. Gund went on to do music and sound design for other top selling games such as Disney's The Lion King, Tarzan, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and other top edutainment titles such as the Math Blaster and Reader Rabbit series. As if top credits for music in film, television, and video games weren't enough, Gund then produced and arranged songs for Grammy nominated recording artist CCH Pounder. Expanding his efforts into the area of event promotion, Jeffrey regularly produces high profile events around Hollywood, including ongoing musical performances of bands led by top celebrities such as Dennis Quaid, Jeff Goldblum, David Carradine, Kevin Bacon, and Juliette Lewis, who perform to standing room only crowds at Hollywood's hottest venues. All these relationships, experiences, and successes have led Gund to giving back to the industry, and have helped the INFOLIST grow from a small personal email list to the website which has become a premiere entertainment industry resource, providing jobs and opportunities for over 50,000 industry professionals and up and comers. As the founder and publisher, Gund provides opportunities to many people within the industry on a daily basis, and his reputation for not only being "connected," but using those connections to help others, is spreading through every level of the entertainment industry. His content partners and providers for job, casting, and event information include virtually all the major studios from Paramount to Sony, WB, and Fox; all the major TV networks such as ABC, NBC, MTV, VH1, A+E, Discovery, and Food Network; major guilds such as the Producers Guild, SAG and WGA; and top television production companies who produce shows such as True Blood, The Voice, X-Factor, Survivor, American Idol, The Apprentice, Extreme Makeover, America's Got Talent, America's Next Top Model, Real Housewives, So You Think You Can Dance, MasterChef (and literally hundreds of other top shows); as well as top agencies, and other organizations. Numerous commercials for iconic companies such as Apple, Google, Intel, McDonalds, Amazon, Sprint, Playstation, Disney, Ford, Mitsubishi, and many others have cast through INFOLIST. Additionally, INFOLIST regularly hosts large industry events with attendance of over 1,000 professionals, with high level co-hosts who range from top celebrities to A-List blockbuster producers, writers, and creators. Gund's success and credibility within the entertainment industry led him to develop top level relationships throughout the industry, where he is currently working on producing films, television shows, and other projects with blockbuster producers and other top execs and talent that have won numerous Oscars, Golden Globes, and other awards, as well as entertainment technology startups and companies.

Sandra Lord is a key figure in facilitating access and connections in Hollywood and is known for her ingenious ideas, networking programs, and outstanding groundbreaking events, projects and opportunities. Lord is a master career strategist and definitive networking expert whose experience and success as a (former) talent and literary manager have enabled her to work with talent at various levels in film, television, new media, music and book publishing, among others. Creatives, from ACADEMY, EMMY, GRAMMY, VMA, TELLY, GABRIEL, and CINE award winners and nominees, to professional and EMERGING content creators, have all sought her counsel and guidance, as well as her creative vision. Lord's unabashed approach and unparalleled tools regarding effective networking and overall career strategy, have been described as “LIFE CHANGING.” At the core of everything Sandra Lord does is a deep passion for fostering self-esteem, confidence and self-empowerment in those whom she encounters. She regularly speaks on the subject and her own infectious confidence continues to inspire on the lecture circuit, and serves as an invaluable impetus for action and change. She has written on the topic of networking for Script magazine and is currently writing a book on 'networking & career strategy' as well as on building self-confidence. Sandra Lord is also the founder of the award-winning Hollywood Networking Breakfast® (as featured in Variety with actress, Bryce Dallas Howard and on KCal-CBS with top producer, Cassian Elwes), Women Helping Women in Entertainment, the Los Angeles Film & TV Meetup (LAFTV), and most recently the multi-media production company, Lord Entertainment Media Group.