Director-Writer-Producer Eli Roth to Headline at Variety Film Marketing Summit, October 24th

Studio Marketing Presidents, Social Media Experts Also Featured in Elite Lineup

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Variety is pleased to announce that Eli Roth will take part in its Keynote Conversation at their Film Marketing Summit on Oct. 24 at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City.

Roth is an accomplished director, producer, writer and actor, known for his unique creative vision for horror and genre films. Breaking onto the scene with the massive hit Cabin Fever, and followed by the successes of Hostel, Hostel Part II, and The Last Exorcism which he produced, Roth has firmly established his cinematic voice. He also appeared onscreen in Quentin Tarantino’s nominated Inglorious Basterds and his Death Proof segment of Grindhouse. Up next, Roth produced and co-wrote with director RZA the Nov. 2 Universal release The Man with the Iron Fists, starring RZA, Russell Crowe, and Lucy Liu.

Additionally, he is executive-producing the Netflix horror series, Hemlock Grove, and producing the films The Last Exorcism 2, Clown, and also co-wrote and starred in Aftershock. Dimension Films picked up Clown and Aftershock in one of the biggest sales out of the Toronto Film Festival this year, and Aftershock will have a wide theatrical release in 2013. He will next direct The Green Inferno.

This year, he also launched his own year-round horror experience in Las Vegas, Eli Roth’s Goretorium, further extending his brand of entertainment to fans.

Variety’s Film Marketing Summit, co-produced by Stradella Road, features an all-star lineup of speakers who will be analyzing and debating the current trends of this industry. Topics include broad outlooks for theatrical film marketing and film distribution; understanding success in social media marketing, strategies for seizing China opportunities, among others.

Confirmed speakers for the Summit include:

Jason Alex, Head of Digital Marketing at DreamWorks Animation

Chris Aronson, President Distribution, 20th Century Fox

Kieran Breen, EVP International Marketing at 20th Century Fox International

Stephen Bruno, President of Marketing at The Weinstein Company

Stephen Colanero, CMO at AMC Theatres

Terry Curtin, President of Marketing at Relativity Media

Gene Garlock, Senior Vice President, Global Promotions, Warner Bros.

Anne Globe, Worldwide Head of Marketing and Consumer Products at DreamWorks Animation

Josh Greenstein, CMO at Paramount Pictures

Ruben Igielko-Herrlich, Founder, Propaganda-Gem

Liz Jones, SVP Digital Marketing at Relativity Media

Dave Hollis, EVP Distribution at Walt Disney Pictures

Marian Koltai-Levine, Executive Vice President, Film Marketing and Distribution PMK*BNC

T.J. Marchetti, Senior Vice President, Digital Marketing, Walt Disney Studios

Doug Neil, SVP, Universal Interactive Marketing

Gordon Paddison, Stradella Road

Lauren Radcliffe, Director of Branded Entertainment at Dr.Pepper Snapple Group

Tony Sella, Chief Creative Officer and Co-President Domestic Theatrical Marketing at 20th Century Fox

Bettina Sherick, SVP FOX International

Lee Anne Stables, President, Consumer Products & Executive Vice President, Worldwide Marketing Partnerships, Paramount Pictures

Kristina Warner, VP Marketing, RealD

Sen-lun Yu, PR & Marketing Manager, RealD China

Summit sponsors include Tremor Video, Yahoo, SAG-AFTRA, AOL, Consumer Electronics Association, Simulmedia and TouchTunes.

More information about the Film Marketing Summit including program details and registration can be found online www.variety.com/filmmarketingsummit.

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