Anni Browning and Dan Read.
Film Finances Australasia managing director Anni Browning today announced that she will step down from her position, and will be succeeded by Dan Read, who joined Film Finances in 2013 and was appointed as CEO in 2017.
However, Browning will continue in an advisory position for the completion guarantor company into the foreseeable future.
“Dan will do a wonderful job. He knows the people and the business really well. Under his care the company will continue to thrive.
“I have had a fabulous 22 years at Film Finances. But now it is time to hand over the tiller so I can go sailing. It has been a complete privilege to work with so many talented and ingenious filmmakers and help realise so many really wonderful films and TV shows,” Browning said.
“I am not going far and will continue to be available to Dan and our great team.
Film Finances Australasia managing director Anni Browning today announced that she will step down from her position, and will be succeeded by Dan Read, who joined Film Finances in 2013 and was appointed as CEO in 2017.
However, Browning will continue in an advisory position for the completion guarantor company into the foreseeable future.
“Dan will do a wonderful job. He knows the people and the business really well. Under his care the company will continue to thrive.
“I have had a fabulous 22 years at Film Finances. But now it is time to hand over the tiller so I can go sailing. It has been a complete privilege to work with so many talented and ingenious filmmakers and help realise so many really wonderful films and TV shows,” Browning said.
“I am not going far and will continue to be available to Dan and our great team.
- 7/1/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Richard Soames, a well-known and influential figure in the Australian screen industry for 30 years, has died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 78. Soames was the long-time CEO of completion guarantor Film Finances, the first company to provide completion guarantees at the introduction of the 10Ba tax incentives in 1981. The London-born Soames joined Film Finances in the early 1970s and expanded the business in the Us, Canada and Australia. "Richard was such a part of the scene down here in the 80s and 90s," said Sue Milliken, who represented Film Finances in Australia until Anni Browning took over as MD in 2010. "He visited at least three times a year, travelled all over the country to film locations and he was on the telex and later the fax and email on a daily basis no matter where he was in the world. Our working relationship was a fantastic one, based totally on trust.
- 11/6/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Outfit working on Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie.
Completion guarantees company Film Finances Inc has hired Jane Fry as managing director, based in the company’s Johannesburg office.
Fry spent 15 years at Endemol South Africa.
The company is headquartered in Los Angeles and also has offices in the UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, Germany, and Scandinavia.
In addition to providing completion bonds locally, Film Finances Sa also is able to offer advance funding against South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry (Dti) rebate.
“I am very happy to be part of such a well-known, prestigious organisation,” said Fry. “I have met a lot of the team from around the world and they are a great group of people. I am looking forward to representing them in South Africa, where I can support and encourage foreign projects to use South Africa as a top destination as well as servicing and supporting the growing local industry with what we do.”
“We...
Completion guarantees company Film Finances Inc has hired Jane Fry as managing director, based in the company’s Johannesburg office.
Fry spent 15 years at Endemol South Africa.
The company is headquartered in Los Angeles and also has offices in the UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, Germany, and Scandinavia.
In addition to providing completion bonds locally, Film Finances Sa also is able to offer advance funding against South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry (Dti) rebate.
“I am very happy to be part of such a well-known, prestigious organisation,” said Fry. “I have met a lot of the team from around the world and they are a great group of people. I am looking forward to representing them in South Africa, where I can support and encourage foreign projects to use South Africa as a top destination as well as servicing and supporting the growing local industry with what we do.”
“We...
- 9/16/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Paul Schrader, Neil LaBute, Zak Penn, John Madden, Colin Firth and Bill Pullman are among the jurors participating in a new film competition from Filmaka.com. Directors will submit one- to three-minute shorts, and winners will receive $2,000 and $3,000 awards every other week. After 15 finalists are chosen, one winner will be awarded a feature film production deal with the site and its principals, Eden Rock Media, Deepak Nayar of Kintop Pictures, Tim Levy of Future Film Group Holdings; Kurt Woolner of Film Finances; and Robert Herman of Stink Ltd. Select shorts will also be considered for revenue-sharing distribution and licensing deals. Film uploads will be accepted Dec. 15-23.
- 12/5/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Paul Schrader, Neil LaBute, Zak Penn, John Madden, Colin Firth and Bill Pullman are among the jurors participating in a new film competition from Filmaka.com. Directors will submit one- to three-minute shorts, and winners will receive $2,000 and $3,000 awards every other week. After 15 finalists are chosen, one winner will be awarded a feature Film Production deal with the site and its principals, Eden Rock Media, Deepak Nayar of Kintop Pictures, Tim Levy of Future Film Group Holdings; Kurt Woolner of Film Finances; and Robert Herman of Stink Ltd. Select shorts will also be considered for revenue-sharing distribution and licensing deals. Film uploads will be accepted Dec. 15-23.
- 12/3/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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