‘William Tell’ Backer, Anonymous Content, Tango Entertainment & Sovereign Media Capital Execs Talk What Investors Want: “The First Goal Is Not To Lose Money So You Can Continue To Invest” — Zurich Summit
deadline.comIn a first for the Zurich Summit, a slew of investors joined a panel to share what they look for when it comes to financing movies.
AC Independent head Nick Shumaker, producer Marie-Christine Jaeger-Firmenich, Tango Entertainment principal Lia Buman and Sovereign Media Capital CEO Andreas Roald all sat down for a lengthy panel to assess investments and what an ideal ROI looks like to them.
Shumaker told delegates that Anonymous Content “historically has been very focused on director-driven content for the last twenty years so when we pivoted to deploy capital into films about three years ago, we had a nice foundation to be able to use the relationships we have with directors historically and producers historically to try and find investments that helped.” “On the nonfiction side, we do the same thing, and that market has changed considerably in the last three years.
On the narrative side, our focus primarily has been on European co-productions and working with our partners in Europe to find ways to collaborate with them to get more money on the screen.” Producer Marie-Christine Jaeger-Firmenich spoke about her entry into the film industry.
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