‘William Tell’ Supporters, Anonymous Content, Tango Entertainment & Sovereign Media Capital Execs Talk What Investors Want: ‘The first goal is not to lose money so you can keep investing’ – Zurich Summit

For the first time at the Zurich Summit, a number of investors joined a panel to share what they look for when financing films. AC Independent boss Nick Shumaker, producer Marie-Christine Jaeger-Firmenich, Tango Entertainment director Lia Buman and Sovereign Media Capital CEO Andreas Roald all met for a long roundtable discussion to evaluate investments and figure out what an ideal ROI would be for them looks.

Shumaker told delegates that Anonymous Content “has historically focused heavily on director-driven content over the last twenty years, with directors and producers in the past to try to find investments that have helped.”

“We do the same thing on the nonfiction side, and that market has changed significantly in the last three years. Our focus is on the narrative side…