Our Panelists Include:
Adhrucia Apana
Adhrucia is Managing Director of Creative Wealth Media (CWM), a prolific film and television financing company that has executive produced over 50 movies, while raising and deploying in excess of $650 million for a portfolio of critical hits, commercial blockbusters and cult favorites.
The company, through its joint venture label BRON Creative, recently closed a multi-picture, $100 million co-financing deal with Warner Bros. Pictures for Warner Bros. Pictures’ THE MULE, JOKER, and TORRANCE (working title), and New Line Cinema’s ISN’T IT ROMANTIC, THE KITCHEN, and SUPERINTELLIGENCE.
Adhrucia serves as an Executive Producer on several of the films on CWM current slate including FONZO about notorious gangster Al Capone starring Tom Hardy directed by Josh Trank, and John Ridley’s NEEDLE IN A TIMESTACK starring Orlando Bloom, Frieda Pinto and Leslie Odom Jr.
Prior to joining Creative Wealth Media, Adhrucia worked as an Executive at FilmHouse NY and Atlantic Screen Productions (now Empyre Media) and Hammerstone Studios (Oriah Entertainment).
Milan Kumar Chakraborty
A chess champion growing up in Terre Haute, Indiana, Milan studied strategy at an early age. He continues to employ these skills to navigate the challenging geography of Hollywood and indie filmmaking.
Milan followed his lifelong love of film into the entertainment world at Time Warner Inc. As production auditor on Warner Bros and New Line Cinema productions, his credits include both feature films and television: SUPERMAN RETURNS, V FOR VENDETTA, ONE TREE HILL, BATMAN BEGINS, DUKES OF HAZZARD. Milan then dove headfirst into the filmmaking side as a producer on Chris Dowling’s cult classic ROCK SLYDE. Milan produced many internationally recognized films such as MY FRIEND DAHMER, THE LIFEGUARD, ASSASSINATION NATION, WHERE HOPE GROWS, and many more.
Having spoken on panels around the globe, Milan is considered an expert in the industry when it comes to Value-Based Filmmaking and the changing landscape of Feature Film Distribution!
D. Lynn Meyers
Lynn is a proud member of the Casting Society of America (CSA). She has served as Casting Director, Producer and Location Casting for several film and television projects. Lynn is the founder and Casting Director of D. Lynn Meyers Casting and has handled all Lynn is known for her work with major networks and studios including: Hallmark, PBS, CBS, BBC, HBO, Paramount, and MGM. Her feature credits include: SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, CAROL, MILES AHEAD, THE KILLING OF THE SACRED DEER, GOTTI, IN TOO DEEP, GOAT, THE PUBLIC, EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL and VILE….and many more! Additionally, Lynn is the Producing Artistic Director of Ensemble Theatre where she has directed over fifty world and regional premieres!
Our Hosts Include:
Aymie Majerski
Aymie Majerski is a filmmaker with an extensive background in funding, development, production and post-production spanning the past 18 years. As owner of Barking Fish, Aymie has developed and produced nationally recognized projects including 4192, the official Pete Rose documentary and 7 BELOW starring Val Kilmer and Ving Rhames.
Kristen Schlotman
Kristen Schlotman is the Executive Director of Film Cincinnati. She has been with the commission since 1997 and began by coordinating production. Her many credits include, The Blunderer, Carol, Miles Ahead, Ides of March, Secretariat, Dreamer, Traffic, In Too Deep, Seabiscuit and Elizabethtown.