Netflix, Mubi & The Match Factory Among Names Set For San Seb Creative Investors’ Conference’; LFF Sets Industry Lineup — Fall Festival Briefs 

San Sebastian Creative Investors’ Conference

The San Sebastian Festival will host its third annual Creative Investors’ Conference on September 24 and 25 in collaboration with CAA Media Finance. Execs set for the conference include Bobby Allen of MUBI, Jeffrey Clifford of Heyday Films, Axel Kuchevatzsky of Infinity Hill, Bronte Payne of LuckyChap Entertainment, Michael Weber of The Match Factory, Teresa Moneo of Netflix, Vincent Maraval of Goodfellas and Danny Perkins of Elysian Film Group. The festival has said topics of discussion will include an analysis of the current landscape of the US and European film industries, international opportunities for the Spanish market, and an examination of the Korean film marketplace. Roeg Sutherland, Sarah Schweitzman, and Nick Ogiony from CAA Media Finance will participate in the Conference and moderate talks. Jose Luis Rebordinos, director of the San Sebastian International Film Festival, said he is “thrilled” to have the “support of the Spanish government to present this unique conference that brings together some of the leaders of the film industry from around the globe for thought-provoking discussions as well as the opportunity to interact with the Spanish film industry and the festival as a whole.”

London Film Festival Industry Lineup 

Working Title Films co-chairs Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are among the names set to take part in the London Film Festival’s industry forum. Bevan and Fellner will sit down for an onstage Q&A with BFI Chief Executive Ben Roberts. Other headline events include Q&As with Katie Goodson-Thomas, Head of International Production and Development at Searchlight Pictures, and Jay Hunt, Chair of the British Film Institute. The LFF industry forum will run from 10-16 October. The London Film Festival runs from 9 – 20 October. The festival opens with Steve McQueen’s latest Blitz.