BRUNO CHATELIN JOINS FILMFESTIVALS FOUNDERS
Ex DG de UGC FOX

Paris Novembre 30. 1999.

Bruno Chatelin joins the FilmFestivals.com team, the number one site on motion picture events.

"A strong Web trend: movies connect to the Web. Industry experts bring the cinema experience to a web industry that needs content and speed. Convergence, broadband, quality content, web cinema appeal, those are the key issues that if well recognized will give new players an important role. "
Malo Girod de l'Ain chairman and CEO FilmFestivals.com.

Bruno Chatelin has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of FilmFestivals.com in charge of marketing and sales. Filmfestivals.com was founded in 1995 by Malo Girod de l'Ain, chairman and CEO.

After spending 9 years as an account director in large ad agencies such as DDB J.WALTER THOMSON or D'ARCY MAC &MASIUS, Bruno Chatelin joined Columbia TriStar Films in 1987. He was the marketing and communications director, in charge of the release of more than 150 films (T2, Philadelphia, The Adams Family…)

In 1995 he became General Manager of UFD (UGC FOX Distribution), a joint venture he created along with the function. He set up the joint theatrical distribution arm for both majors (UGC and FOX). Only 2 years after being created, the 40 person team became the 3rd distributor on the market, bringing Fox a record year in 1997 with the release of Independence Day, marking an opening day admissions record for Paris.

In 1998 he became the co-manager of Solo Connexions, organizing the first trade fair for independent professionals in france, and created a portal site for small business owners.

FilmFestivals.com is the number one international site for movie insiders with close to 10 million hits per month.

The company is currently preparing the opening of branches in Los Angeles, New York and London

Bruno Chatelin declares:

I feel extremely confident about the potential expansion of Malo and FilmFestivals.com's project. The B2B2C model will enable us to reach a leading unique position in the release and discovery of first quality movies on the web. Our first investors - among them Cable and Wireless - obviously shared this feeling. The image of the company is well established in the U.S.A. and among festival organizers. My team will endeavor to improve the services already offered, as well as offer the means to promote films for producers and distributors. I will do my best to develop both marketing opportunities and build stronger relationships with international industry people.

We will be spending a busy summer preparing a new, entirely dynamic version of the professional site and the opening of a separate site geared to the general public and movie buffs.

I am very excited to be able to match my passions for entertainment with the web and to contribute to such an ambitious project.

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