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16th Annual International Film Finance Forum
Friday, May 15th
2:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Stage, Palais des Festivals

SPEAKING FACULTY

Aaron Fisher - Director/Writer

Aaron Fisher graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He wrote, directed, and starred in the feature film “Inside the Rain”, co-starring Academy® Award nominees Rosie Perez and Eric Roberts. After a pandemic-shortened 2020 theatrical release, the film was acquired by Showtime, and is widely available on streaming platforms. “Inside the Rain” premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival, where it was nominated for Best Narrative Feature, and went on to play the Nashville, Twin Cities (Centerpiece), San Diego (Best Comedy nomination), Big Apple (Best Feature winner), Cinema on the Bayou (Special Jury Award), and Los Angeles New Filmmakers film festivals. The film earned critical acclaim, with and 86% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. David Lewis of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote “In this assured, offbeat comedy, director-star Aaron Fisher shines both behind and in front of the camera.”

Writer-director-producer Ari Aster’s debut feature Hereditary, starring Toni Collette, became a critical and box office success hit for A24 in 2018. Aster continued his genre-challenging work for A24 with his 2019 thriller Midsommar, starring Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor, and again in 2023 with Beau is Afraid, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Patti Lapone.

In addition to writing, directing and producing his feature films, Aster along with his producing partner Lars Knudsen, formed their production company Square peg in 2019 to collaborate with a host of fellow auteur filmmakers, including Robert Eggers (The Northman), Kristoffer Borgli (Dream Scenario, The Drama), Guy Maddin and Evan and Galen Johson (Rumours), and Yorgos Lanthimos (Bugonia). 

Odeya Rush - Actor

Odeya Rush is known for her standout performances in critically acclaimed projects, including Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird,” for which she shared a SAG Award nomination for Outstanding Cast, as well as Apple TV+’s “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” opposite Dakota Johnson. Her additional credits include “Goosebumps,” “The Giver,” and the Netflix feature “Let It Snow.” She is currently starring in the Fox drama series “Memory of a Killer.”

David Orman - CEO & Co-Founder, Hiway

David Orman is CEO and Co-Founder of Hiway, a media infrastructure platform built for the direct-to-fan economy. He has spent over 20 years working across venture capital, sport, digital media, and content monetisation.

David began his career at Eurosport before holding leadership roles at Queens Park Rangers FC, Templewood Merchant Bank, and a private family office. In 2014, he co-founded Hatch-House, a venture consultancy focused on emerging technology and media business models.

In 2023, David started to rethink how media companies store, share, and monetise content using next-generation infrastructure. That work became the foundation for Hiway, where he now focuses on building tools that give creators, producers, and rights holders direct control over their audiences, data, and revenue.

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