Featured Speakers at MMFM

From “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” to The Magic of Bollywood and to What Makes a Miami Movie Tic Finance. Production. Digital Animation. Venture Capital. Co-Productions (Thinking Outside the Box)

Featured and Confirmed Speakers at MMFM
    • Terry Miller/Executive Producer/Burn Notice
    • James Stamatis/VP Telemundo Studio Operations & Consultant
    • Patrick de Bokay, President & CEO Miami World Cinema Center
    • Graham Winick, Past President Film Florida
    • Jose Luis Martinez, Creative Director Miami World Cinema Center
    • Daniel Columbie, “Fifth of a Degree”
    • Felipe Echevarria “El Empantanado”
    • Brian Lorenzo “Noche Buena”
    • Jon Jones “The Physic Backbrunner”
    • Arlene Tur “We All Want the Same Thing”
    • Nicole Pritchet “I AM”
    • Suzy Spang, CAMACOL Innovative Industries Advisory Committee Member
    • Craig Hagen, Electronic Arts
    • Ronn Brown, Digital Artist; Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, etc.
    • Scott Ross, EX CEO Industrial Light and Magic
    • Maurio Ferraza, MIA Animation
    • J.D. Frexias, Specialized Media/Magic City Memoirs
    • Prashant Shah, President Bollywood Hollywood Production
    • Howard Rosenman/Producer Sparkle

  • Wednesday, May 30th 6:00pm-8:00pm/Reception
    • “Mojito Night at MMFM and the Congress”
    • Conference Center Ballroom

  • 8:00pm Screening
    • “Noche Buena”  Miami World Cinema Center Award Winning Short
    • “Girl in Progress” Starring Eva Mendez
    • Merrick Amphitheater
    • Lori Wyman, Casting Director
    • Cindy Shirmer, Stellar Talent Agency 
    • Joseph T. Monagle III
    • Christopher Petzel, Fierce Entertainment
    • Eric Mathis, Ondamax Films
    • Nic Loritsch, Jerry-Rigged Films
    • Joshua Dragge, Jerry Rigged Films
    • Ivan Perrone, Esq.
    • Alex Pereira, Paraiso Pictures
    • Cesar Cardosa, Producer (formerly with Turner Broadcasting)
    • Eric Douat, Univision
    • Debbie Liebling, Red Hour Film
    • Chris Ranung, President, IATSE Local 477
    • Mathew Stein.  Independent Producer/Weinstein Company

  • Thursday, May 31st 6:00pm-8:00pm
    • “Turkish  Night at MMFM and the Congress”
    • A Celebration of Culture and Cinema
    • Conference Center Ballroom
    • 8:00pm  VIP Screening
    • Kurtulus Son Durak
    • A Black comedy. The film tells the story of psychologist Eylem (Bilgin), who moves into an apartment in the Istanbul neighborhood of Kurtulus after being abandoned by her fiancé two weeks before the wedding. Her new neighbors try to lift the mood transforming themselves and the mayhem that ensues.
    • Yusuf Pirhasan, the Director of the film and  Belcim Bilgin its star will be present among others.

    • A Conversation with Luis Santeiro Emmy Award Winning writer

  • Co-Production Panel  Series facilitated by Patrick DeBokay, President and CEO Miami World Cinema Center
    • Jim McNamara, Executive Producer Girl in Progress, Panamax Films USA
    • Alexander Schust, GermanFilmFinance.com – Wuppertal, Germany
    • Gustavo Pupo Amayo,  USA
    • Allen Jacoby, Esq
    • Miguel Angel Benzal, Egeda

  • Special Guest & Recipient of Excellence in Public Service Award

Hon. Francisco Sanchez, Undersecretary of Commerce

International Trade

United States Department of Commerce


  • Recognition of Jaydee Frexias, Producer