PANELISTS:
Steven Istock
President and Chief Executive Officer
CALIFORNIA PICTURES
Steven is the President and CEO of California Pictures based in Hollywood, California. Under the California Pictures banner, Istock produced and distributed the family drama “A Warriors Heart”, the science fiction action thriller “Scavengers” and was an Executive Producer on the James McAvoy film “Filth”, based on the novel of the same name by Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh. Istock has over 20 years of substantial finance experience in corporate, media and real estate finance specializing in the structuring and closing of debt and equity transactions in excess of two billion dollars. He was one of the top new business producers in the country for both Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. He was the banker for clients including MGM, Digital Domain, HKM, Asylum Visual Effects, Academy Tent and Canvas, Sweetener Products, California Clinical Trials, LNR Property Corporation, and Media Services, one of the largest production accounting and payroll companies with many of film studio, network and guild clients including the Screen Actors Guild. Istock has financed several movie productions including “A Warrior’s Heart, “Scavengers” and “Filth” and continues to advise domestic and international filmmakers on debt and equity structuring, production, distribution and finance for a variety of projects in the beginning, middle and closing stages of production.
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Pawel Wieszczecinski
Founder | Executive Director & Head of Distribution-Programming
KINOSCOPE
From programmer, critic to finally distributor, Pawel wore many film industry hats for the last 12 years in order to establish a new, mainly devoted to emerging cinematic talent, curated, on-line film streaming service based in New York City but working globally along with its editorial and screening component. Formerly associated with many international film festivals in Europe and United States, including Film Society of Lincoln Center, New Directors/New Films - MoMA, now fully works at Kinoscope, where while programming, he develops new, innovative models of film distribution across the world, that include also partnerships with Semaine de la Critique Cannes, FiDMarseille, Visions du Reel, Agencia - Portuguese Short Film Agency, sixpack film, Talents Buenos Aires and more to be launched in upcoming months.
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MODERATED BY:
Danielle Campbell - Indie film producer, filmmaker and actor from the Caribbean, currently in NYC. With her film production company, Vision Light Productions has produced, filmed shorts, features, and commercials/brand story in the narrative and documentary genres in the USA and abroad. She is currently producing/directing two music documentaries as well directing a pilot episode for a comedy series in development along with other projects. Latest short produced with distribution was shot in NYC & London as proof of concept for an upcoming feature in development and can be seen on Amazon Prime. "Welcome To The Powder Keg" stars Gethin Anthony (Man Hunt, Games of Thrones, Aquaris) along with other great British actors. Insta @VisionLightProductions
PANELISTS:
Steven Istock
President and Chief Executive Officer
CALIFORNIA PICTURES
Steven is the President and CEO of California Pictures based in Hollywood, California. Under the California Pictures banner, Istock produced and distributed the family drama “A Warriors Heart”, the science fiction action thriller “Scavengers” and was an Executive Producer on the James McAvoy film “Filth”, based on the novel of the same name by Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh. Istock has over 20 years of substantial finance experience in corporate, media and real estate finance specializing in the structuring and closing of debt and equity transactions in excess of two billion dollars. He was one of the top new business producers in the country for both Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. He was the banker for clients including MGM, Digital Domain, HKM, Asylum Visual Effects, Academy Tent and Canvas, Sweetener Products, California Clinical Trials, LNR Property Corporation, and Media Services, one of the largest production accounting and payroll companies with many of film studio, network and guild clients including the Screen Actors Guild. Istock has financed several movie productions including “A Warrior’s Heart, “Scavengers” and “Filth” and continues to advise domestic and international filmmakers on debt and equity structuring, production, distribution and finance for a variety of projects in the beginning, middle and closing stages of production.
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Pawel Wieszczecinski
Founder | Executive Director & Head of Distribution-Programming
KINOSCOPE
From programmer, critic to finally distributor, Pawel wore many film industry hats for the last 12 years in order to establish a new, mainly devoted to emerging cinematic talent, curated, on-line film streaming service based in New York City but working globally along with its editorial and screening component. Formerly associated with many international film festivals in Europe and United States, including Film Society of Lincoln Center, New Directors/New Films - MoMA, now fully works at Kinoscope, where while programming, he develops new, innovative models of film distribution across the world, that include also partnerships with Semaine de la Critique Cannes, FiDMarseille, Visions du Reel, Agencia - Portuguese Short Film Agency, sixpack film, Talents Buenos Aires and more to be launched in upcoming months.
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MODERATED BY:
Danielle Campbell - Indie film producer, filmmaker and actor from the Caribbean, currently in NYC. With her film production company, Vision Light Productions has produced, filmed shorts, features, and commercials/brand story in the narrative and documentary genres in the USA and abroad. She is currently producing/directing two music documentaries as well directing a pilot episode for a comedy series in development along with other projects. Latest short produced with distribution was shot in NYC & London as proof of concept for an upcoming feature in development and can be seen on Amazon Prime. "Welcome To The Powder Keg" stars Gethin Anthony (Man Hunt, Games of Thrones, Aquaris) along with other great British actors. Insta @VisionLightProductions