Christopher Hammond is the Chief Executive Officer for Hammond Entertainment, LLC and the President of HE Releasing. The companies specialize in the financing, production and US distribution of filmed entertainment product. Based in Hollywood, the companies mix longstanding relationships with new, out-of-the-box methods to identify and exploit the necessary markets to achieve success. Mr. Hammond brings over 20 years of unique entertainment industry experience at major movie studios, animation houses and an international finance institutions which coupled with an easy-going personality has allowed Mr. Hammond to move successfully through the interconnected worlds of entertainment, finance and technology. Mr. Hammond is a recognized authority on entertainment finance and distribution. He provides independent advisory services and is a frequent speaker on industry panels, such as Women in Film, and is a guest lecturer at UCLA. He has been interviewed by multiple industry publications, such as Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, as well as main stream business journals such as The Wall Street Reporter.Favorite Career Highlights:Film - Financed and produced “Shade” (Sylvester Stallone, Jamie Foxx, Gabriel Byrne)TV - Created and Exec Produced the series “The Takedown” for TruTVVideo - Distributed and Exec Produced “The Merv Griffin Show” for Merv GriffinCorporate - Designed and successfully launched complete US distribution pipeline for international media giant Bigfoot Entertainment