The Hollywood Radio Television Society Associates NY has partnered with SeriesFest on an exclusive live networking event focused on connecting independent content creators with industry executives, reps, producers. This panel presentation will be focused on best practices for growing your career from the festival circuit, how to ace general meetings, finding the best representatives for you, and beyond.
Ramfis Myrthil is a New York-based filmmaker who loves telling New York stories. Applying a city-grown work ethic to the world of film and media, Ramfis works to produce narrative features that reflect the best, most captivating parts of his community: passion, integrity, and honor. A founding partner and President of Beast of the East Productions (BOTEP), Ramfis has built a career as a producer with many highlights. Ramfis recently worked as a producer on Cicada (2020), which was screened and won awards at NewFest, Madrid International LGBT Festival and several others. Proud achievements of his include: producing 5150 (2021) over the course of the pandemic, producing Any Other Way, working on the Mary Pickford biopic Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto; and premiering his short film, Love and The Small Print, at the 2012 65th Annual Cannes Film festival, where it was picked up by Shorts International for worldwide distribution. Ramfis would return to Sundance in 2018 with A Boy, A Girl, and A Dream, which placed among the top 18 films for the entire festival, garnering sufficient notoriety for acquisition by Samuel Goldwyn Films for a Fall theatrical release. His continued growth and success in the film industry earned him a spot in Stars' 2018 40 Under 40 list of Movers and Shakers. His acumen for filmmaking is a proven product, and his insight has been sought out as a juror for the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema and as a moderator for a panel on breaking into Hollywood at the 10th annual Bushwick Film Festival. Ramfis' passion for film is matched only by his passion to give back and pay it forward to his community by sharing and teaching his skills and knowledge to the next generation of students, artists, and creators. Ramfis is an active member of BAFTA NY, The Friars Club, Hollywood Radio & Television Society (HRTS), Toastmasters International - SEC Roughriders, The Long Island Film and TV Foundation.
Haley Hamilton is the Executive Director, Literary Scouting at FOX Entertainment where she helps identify books and other IP for the newly independent network. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, she got her start in entertainment at Franklin & Siegal Associates scouting for Universal Features and Paramount TV. Haley is a longtime fan of books and good stories and didn't realize the many nights staying up too late in her youth to read just one more chapter would come in handy for her career.
The Hollywood Radio Television Society Associates NY has partnered with SeriesFest on an exclusive live networking event focused on connecting independent content creators with industry executives, reps, producers. This panel presentation will be focused on best practices for growing your career from the festival circuit, how to ace general meetings, finding the best representatives for you, and beyond.
Ramfis Myrthil is a New York-based filmmaker who loves telling New York stories. Applying a city-grown work ethic to the world of film and media, Ramfis works to produce narrative features that reflect the best, most captivating parts of his community: passion, integrity, and honor. A founding partner and President of Beast of the East Productions (BOTEP), Ramfis has built a career as a producer with many highlights. Ramfis recently worked as a producer on Cicada (2020), which was screened and won awards at NewFest, Madrid International LGBT Festival and several others. Proud achievements of his include: producing 5150 (2021) over the course of the pandemic, producing Any Other Way, working on the Mary Pickford biopic Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto; and premiering his short film, Love and The Small Print, at the 2012 65th Annual Cannes Film festival, where it was picked up by Shorts International for worldwide distribution. Ramfis would return to Sundance in 2018 with A Boy, A Girl, and A Dream, which placed among the top 18 films for the entire festival, garnering sufficient notoriety for acquisition by Samuel Goldwyn Films for a Fall theatrical release. His continued growth and success in the film industry earned him a spot in Stars' 2018 40 Under 40 list of Movers and Shakers. His acumen for filmmaking is a proven product, and his insight has been sought out as a juror for the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema and as a moderator for a panel on breaking into Hollywood at the 10th annual Bushwick Film Festival. Ramfis' passion for film is matched only by his passion to give back and pay it forward to his community by sharing and teaching his skills and knowledge to the next generation of students, artists, and creators. Ramfis is an active member of BAFTA NY, The Friars Club, Hollywood Radio & Television Society (HRTS), Toastmasters International - SEC Roughriders, The Long Island Film and TV Foundation.
Haley Hamilton is the Executive Director, Literary Scouting at FOX Entertainment where she helps identify books and other IP for the newly independent network. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, she got her start in entertainment at Franklin & Siegal Associates scouting for Universal Features and Paramount TV. Haley is a longtime fan of books and good stories and didn't realize the many nights staying up too late in her youth to read just one more chapter would come in handy for her career.