The Entertainment Finance Summit will return to Fox Studios Lot in Los Angeles from Nov. 13–15, 2026, bringing together investors, financiers, studio executives, producers, distributors, and creators for three days focused on the evolving entertainment finance business.
Now in its second year, the invitation-only summit is produced by Doval Bacall Entertainment and Your Script Produced! and is designed to connect institutional capital, ultra-high-net-worth investors, family offices, private equity firms and wealth managers with entertainment intellectual property, individual projects and slate-financing opportunities.
The event reflects a broader shift in how film and television projects are being financed, with organizers positioning entertainment IP as an increasingly sophisticated investment category rather than simply a speculative Hollywood bet.
“This is more than a conference; it’s the evolution of Hollywood’s capital markets,” said Doval Bacall, founder of the Entertainment Finance Summit. “We’re creating a trusted marketplace where institutional investors, family offices, entertainment companies and creators can come together to finance the next generation of intellectual property.”
The summit will feature keynote conversations, panel discussions, networking sessions, curated deal-making opportunities, one-on-one meetings and an exclusive red carpet film premiere.
Confirmed speakers, judges, panelists and industry participants include: John McGrath of UTA’s Independent Film Group; venture capital executive and TIGER 21 founding chair Mark Marxer; Intercontinental Exchange board member Marti Tirinnanzi; former TIGER 21 executive Jonathan Weinberg; fund manager Zack Ellison of Applied Real Intelligence; Evan Rahul D’Silva of Prudential; entertainment attorney Harris E. Tulchin; Arclight Films and Darklight Films International executive Gary Hamilton; Eris Talent Agency and Eris Entertainment’s Tina Randolph Contogenis; NewFilmmakers Los Angeles board chair Danny De-Lillo; JuVee Productions VP of Production Kaylon Hunt; Hollywood Ventures Group CEO Glenn S. Gainor; and VMI Releasing/VMI Worldwide acquisitions executive Jessica Russo.
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Running alongside the summit will be the Your Script Produced! International Film Festival, where selected filmmakers will screen features, documentaries and shorts for audiences that include producers, financiers, distributors, acquisition executives, networks and accredited investors.
The goal is to create a marketplace where filmmakers and rights holders can move beyond traditional pitch environments and engage directly with individuals and institutions that can finance projects.
Organizers say the summit will place particular emphasis on transparency, financial structuring and tax-efficient entertainment investment strategies as more sophisticated investors explore opportunities in film, television and other forms of intellectual property.
More than 3,500 combined attendees and participants from around the world are expected across the summit and festival programming during the three-day event.
Doval Bacall Entertainment and Your Script Produced! are exclusively represented by United Talent Agency.
Attendance at the Entertainment Finance Summit is by invitation only. Prospective attendees must apply and receive approval before registering; capacity is intentionally limited to maintain a curated mix of investors, executives, financiers, and creators.
Applications are available here.
