A Strategic Production Roadmap for Today’s Independent Film Landscape
Moderator:
Brian Beckmann, Chief Financial Officer, Arclight Films
Panelists:
Amos Newman, Founder, Word Is Bond
Zach Garrett, Executive Vice President of Production, AGC Studios
Sophia Dilley, Executive Vice President, Concord Originals
Tim Clawson, President of WW Production and Studio Operations, The WONDER Project
Speakers
-
Brian BeckmannCFO/COO, Arclight FilmsBrian Beckmann serves as CFO/COO at Arclight Films, the leading international sales and production company for theatrical, television, and home entertainment media. Beckman’s prolific career includes over 30 years of experience as a CFO/COO, including 18 years at Arclight. He has worked in a variety of industries from film/entertainment, media/advertising, to advanced technology.
He is well versed in all aspects of film finance, distribution, tax incentives, and production operations. Beckmann has financed and produced over 25 successful and critically acclaimed films, with financing exceeding $300M. The films he has financed include First Reformed, Hotel Mumbai, Portable Door, Poker Face and Oh’ Canada.
-
Amos NewmanFounder, Word Is BondAmos Newman is the founder of Word Is Bond, a film and television production company dedicated to protecting and amplifying the legacies of artists and cultural icons through storytelling. A former partner at William Morris Endeavor, he founded the agency’s Music for Visual Media division, working alongside artists such as Trent Reznor, Pharrell, Janelle Monáe, Jack White, and Bruno Mars. Newman later joined Endeavor Content (now Fifth Season), where he built a thriving music division behind acclaimed projects including Severance, McCartney 3,2,1, and Kiss the Future.
-
Zach GarrettEVP, Production, AGC StudiosZach Garrett is AGC Studios’ Executive Vice President of Production, where he sources material across all the company’s film divisions while overseeing the development, packaging, production and post-production AGC’s productions.
After beginning his career in independent production and short-form content, Zach held positions in the acquisitions departments of eOne, Broad Green, and EuropaCorp.