LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 9, 2013) - Winston

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 9, 2013) - Winston Baker, leading global producer of film finance conferences, today announced that the first annual Film Finance Forum Latin America will be hosted at the Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 21, 2013 in association with Variety and in conjunction with RioFilme, a P&A and equity investment company owned by the City of Rio de Janeiro. "Winston Baker has hosted the most regarded names in entertainment and finance in Los Angeles, New York, Cannes, Zurich, Moscow, and Singapore and we are thrilled and honored to be working with RioFilme to present the inaugural Film Finance Forum Latin America in Brazil," says Amy Baker, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Winston Baker. "RioFilme's team has played such an important role in accelerating the growth of the entertainment sector in Brazil," added Ms. Baker. From 2009 to 2012, RioFilme invested US$ 50 million in projects by Rio de Janeiro based companies, such as single picture productions, slate deals, and movie theater development. In 2013, RioFilme will invest at least US$ 25 million, including TV projects. "Our market is growing in a fast pace," says Sérgio Sá Leitão, Chief Executive Officer of RioFilme. "It'll be fantastic to exchange experiences and knowledge in the film finance field with producers and financiers from other countries." Winston Baker will also be working with the Latin American Training Center (LATC), which has been an integral part of the Winston Baker and RioFilme partnership. LATC will be advising on local sponsorships, media coverage, and speaker acquisitions. Film Finance Forum Latin America will be a one-day forum consisting of panel discussions, strategy sessions, featured presentations, and a special keynote address. The speaking faculty will include executives and financiers from the US, Latin America, and Europe. The program will be designed for attendees seeking to learn more about Brazil and Latin America's overall growing entertainment field, as well as to know more about working business models in the US and Europe. Topics of discussion will include: - Addressing new financing and risk mitigation strategies - Developing and packaging films and the importance of agents - Building international co-production projects - Exploring local and global distribution opportunities - Identifying soft money resources within Brazil and throughout Latin America - Introducing new advancements in special effects and post-production services For more information, please visit: http://www.filmfinanceforum.com/rio.html. About Winston Baker The Winston Baker team specializes in organizing conferences for the financial community, offering timely programs, which address emerging investment trends and finance strategies. Conferences created and produced by the Winston Baker team include the Aviation Finance Summit, Film Finance Forum ®, and New Energy Capital Summit. For more information: www.WinstonBaker.com. About RioFilme RioFilme is an equity and P&A investment company owned by the City of Rio. Founded in 1992, its task is to promote the development of Rio's growing audiovisual industry. For the past 20 years, RioFilme invested in more than 250 Brazilian films, such as "Central Station," by Walter Salles Jr., and "Elite Squad 2," by José Padilha, among others. In 2012, 9 films in the Brazilian top 10 BO hits were coproduced and/or codistributed by RioFilme. Nowadays, Rio is Latin America's main center for film and TV production and distribution. U.S. CONTACT: Kerry Cunniffe Winston Baker 646-763-1300kerry@winstonbaker.com BRAZIL CONTACT Adrien Muselet COO RioFilme +55 21 2225-7082am.riofilme@gmail.com

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