Veteran film festival specialist Nancy Collet leverages her 30 years of experience in the entertainment industry for every client. She launched Cinema Collet in 2007 after her 10-year tenure as Director of Programming at AFI FEST. Located in Beverly Hills, Cinema Collet provides strategic consulting services to independent filmmakers, film festivals, universities, distribution companies, cultural institutions, and conferences worldwide. The extensive offerings include film festival strategy and advocacy; representing films and securing distribution for filmmakers; publicity; marketing and website development; creating and launching new film festivals; festival programming; large-scale event management/production/marketing; and acquisitions scouting.Clients include:The Wrap News, IncThe Toronto International Film FestivalThe USC Shoah FoundationKetchum Public RelationsNuvo TVNew York UniversityThe Canadian Film CentreTelefilm CanadaSharmill Films, Melbourne, AustraliaThe Abu Dhabi International Film FestivalThe Baja Film FestivalThe ShortList Film FestivalThe Guanajuato Film FestivalThe La Costa Film FestivalThe Goteborg Film FestivalThe Heartland Film FestivalThe Whistler Film FestivalThe Gasparilla International Film FestivalThe 3D Film FestivalThe Malibu Celebration of filmThe American Film Festival in PolandThe Romania International Film FestivalThe Loft Film Festival

Launched inaugural film festival and advise year round on content, marketing, festivals and brand partnerships.

In charge of Programmatic vision of quarterly showcase for Latino Independent Film.

•Research and track films in production, scout film festivals internationally, and negotiate deals with producers, directors, distributors and sales companies to secure the 150-title film slate of our annual film festival, AFI FEST.•Partner with US based studios and publicists to program year round screenings at ArcLight Hollywood and the Skirball Cultural Center, including monthly series, retrospectives and special events. •Recruit and manage 65 member programming and screening committees, oversee film submissions and screening process for over 3,500 films.•Supervise twenty person staff.•Work closely with Sponsorship Director to make sure Sponsor needs are met.•Past events include AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies Screening Series, AFI Awards Screening Series, AFI’s Directors Screening Series, Charlie Kaufman, Walter Salles and Stephen Frears Retrospectives, Latin Cinema Milestones, Russian Film Festival, French Cinema Review, Annual Music Documentary series.

•Coordinated publicity efforts for all studio series.•Created press kit contents for pilots. Prepared notes on all scripts.

•Developed story ideas. •Organized location scouts. •Cultivated relationships with agents, producers, writers, directors and studio executives.

•Scouted new talent. •Coordinated client appointments and filming details.