The event was organized by an international event agency Winston Baker, one of the leaders in the entertainment industry, in association with a popular weekly Variety, which covers the events of the world of show-business, and in conjunction with Parallel Media, specializing in financing and production of movies. Corporate Finance Bank acted as an official sponsor of the Forum.
International Film Finance Forum is held annually in such film-capitals as Cannes, Los Angeles, New York, and Singapore, and it gathers the most influential figures in business and cinema.
Key speaker of the Moscow Forum was Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who formed his own production company Di Bonaventura Pictures based at Paramount Pictures. Since its inception, the company has produced such box-office hits “Transformers” and “Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen”, “Shooter”, “G.I. Joe: Rise Of The Cobra”, “RED”, “SALT”, “Ocean’s Eleven” and other films.
The main speakers of the Moscow Forum were Chris Curling – Founder of Zephyr Films, Mark Foligno – Chairman of MoliFilms, Robbert Aarts – Partner and Co-CEO at Fintage House B.V., Phil Hunt – Co-Managing Director at Bankside Films, Bill Lischak – Chief Operating Officer at OddLot Entertainment, Tim O'Hair – Head of Production at Parallel Media, Leonard Glowinski – Head of Acquisitions and FR Co-Productions at StudioCanal, and other professionals of the world film industry.