Experience

V Channels

• United States
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Business Advisor

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Beverly Hills, California, United States



Talespin

• Writing and Editing

• Head of Corporate Strategy

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  Culver City, CA

• Board Member

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  Greater Los Angeles Area



Film Domain

• Germany
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & CEO

  • Apr 2009 - Present

  Beverly Hills, California, United States We monetize content on a worldwide basis leveraging infinite appetite for content, offered in the native language of the consumer, wherever they are. If digital knows no borders, why language versions are geo-blocked?



Scanbox Entertainment

• Denmark
• Movies and Sound Recording
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Board of Directors

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2020

  Denmark Leader in the distribution of worldwide content in Scandinavia and production of original content



AMBI GROUP

• Switzerland
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President International Releasing

  • 2016 - Jan 2017

  Los Angeles In charge of rolling-up local international distribution companies plus adding some direct JV's with distribution capacity to create a genuine "at source" distribution structure worldwide.



Grosvenor Park

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal

  • Jan 2006 - Feb 2009

  Los Angeles Sourced investment opportunities in the motion picture industry, while recouping our investment through worldwide licensing and sales (using third-party sales organizations, which I oversaw). During my tenure, GP deployed over $400m, and generated two-digit returns off a portfolio of 40+ feature films



Cinecitta Film Studios - Rome

• President

  • 2003 - 2005

  Rome Area, Italy To support the growth of the largest production studio in Europe (founded in the '30s!), designed and implemented a strategy that lead to the creation of the first tax credit / subsidies legislation in Italy for international entertainment productions. Had the pleasure to work with a multitude of experts in different areas to reach what's still considered the best subsidy plan in the world.



Helkon International Pictures

• CEO

  • Jul 1999 - Mar 2003

  Munich Area, Germany Responsible for international investments, sales and distribution of English-speaking projects. Fully owned subsidiary of Helkon Media, a publicly traded company run by my friend Werner Koening



Solomon International Pictures

• President

  • Sep 1994 - Mar 1997

  Beverly Hills International Sales operation, with my brother Lee



Solomon Productions

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner

  • Apr 1990 - Jun 1994

  Los Angeles Produced, exec produced, or packaged feature films



Filmtrust

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Co-founder

  • Sep 1987 - Mar 1990

  Los Angeles Acquired, exec produced, licensed, marketed feature films, the numbers of which I forgot (many) with my partner Marco Colombo. Sold the company, made some money. My first divorce took care of that.



New World Pictures

• United States

• President International Sales & Distribution

  • Sep 1985 - Jul 1987

  Los Angeles CA Licensed worldwide hundreds of titles from the largest independent production company in the US of the '80s. Where I couldn't find a licensor, helped establish new companies like Gaga in Japan, Highlight in Germany, Eagle in Italy and others. Got my first experience in releasing/marketing/distributing at local level. Honed in my marketing skills, contributing to our marketing department's creation of seminal 80's posters like Hellraiser and others. Learned and taught how to cut promo-reels… Show more Licensed worldwide hundreds of titles from the largest independent production company in the US of the '80s. Where I couldn't find a licensor, helped establish new companies like Gaga in Japan, Highlight in Germany, Eagle in Italy and others. Got my first experience in releasing/marketing/distributing at local level. Honed in my marketing skills, contributing to our marketing department's creation of seminal 80's posters like Hellraiser and others. Learned and taught how to cut promo-reels, which at that time contributed to 90% to the value of a movie! Show less



Kodiak Films

• Vice President - International Sales

  • Sep 1983 - Jun 1985

  Venice, CA My first real job in the film industry. Working for a small independent foreign sales agent, run by a German gentleman called Wolf Schmidt. Pamela Pickering (for the ones who know her) was my boss. Sold everything there was to sell. Traveled a lot. Great job to start!



Telepictures

• Entertainment Providers
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Telepictures Corporation

  • Sep 1979 - Jun 1983

  New York - Munich Licensing Telepictures' content library to stations worldwide, focused on Europe during my stay in Munich (81/83). Licensed an unprecedented distribution medium, called Home Video, in contracts that noted a difference between Betamax and VHS rights. Oh, the old good days :-)