Michael S. Broder is the President and Founder of GalaxyCon LLC and Super Festivals LLC., the premiere independent organizers of geek and pop culture events. www.galaxycon.comAs President of GalaxyCon LLC., Michael oversees a portfolio of large scale Geek / Pop-Culture events under the GalaxyCon, Animate!, and Nightmare Weekend brand names, with events in Raleigh NC, Miami FL, Richmond VA, Columbus OH, Austin TX, San Jose CA, Orlando FL, Chicago IL, Cleveland OH, Oklahoma City OK, Savannah GA, and Des Moines IA. GalaxyCon has also run live events in Minneapolis MN, and Louisville KY in the past.In addition to live events, GalaxyCon is a leader in celebrity private signings, virtual meet and greets, and autographed memorabilia.Mike launched his first Geek / Pop-Culture event, Florida Supercon, in 2006 following stints in Film Production & Distribution, Film Exhibition, Comic Book Retail, and a myriad of other jobs that wouldn’t impress anyone on a LinkedIn profile, so we’ll just leave those out (unless you really want to know about his time working at a car wash in high school). From 2006 to 2019 Mike organized dozens of Geek / Pop-Culture events under the Supercon, PINNED, and Animate! brand names. In 2019, Florida Supercon and the Supercon brand name were acquired by ReedPop! (Reed Exhibitions). This led to the creation of the GalaxyCon brand which absorbed the Supercon events outside of Florida, and continued expansion.www.galaxycon.com

Small Planet Pictures was an independent film distribution company that specialized in theatrical distribution of Independent, Foreign and Documentary feature films.

Arrow Entertainment was an independent film distribution company that handled domestic theatrical, television, video/dvd distribution as well as international sales. Films distributed under Mike Broder's direction included The Independent, Restless, Dog Run, Maelstrom, among others.

Winstar Cinema was an independent film distribution company that handled independent, foreign and documentary films. As Director of Operations for the theatrical distribution department, Mike Broder worked on the releases of On The Ropes (Academy Award Nominee), The Source, Wirey Spindell, RAN (15th Anniversary reissue), Yi Yi, Madadayo, Pola X, among others.

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Stratosphere Entertainment was an independent film distribution company that handled independent and foreign films with regards to theatrical distribution. FIlms released during Mike Broder's tenure include Hideous Kinky and Bandits.

The Gateway Cinema 4 is a classic four screen movie house located in Fort Lauderdale, FL. From 1998-1999 Mike Broder led the rebranding of the theatre to become South Florida's premiere independent art house, showcasing independent, foreign, lgbt, documentary and commerical art films. During his tenure, the Gateway won numerous awards and recognition from the community