Director/Producer Ivan Reitman and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak Will Keynote Variety Film Marketing Summit, Oct. 4-5, 2011

Variety is pleased to announce that director/producer Ivan Reitman and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak will keynote its Film Marketing Summit, running Oct. 4-5, at the Universal Hilton, in Studio City.

Over his decades of success in this industry, Reitman has filmed many of our biggest blockbusters, including Ghostbusters, Stripes, Animal House, Dave and Twins. More recently, Reitman produced the Oscar-nominated feature Up in the Air, which was directed by his son Jason Reitman. This year, Ivan Reitman directed the hit comedy No Strings Attached, starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher, and will also see his Ghostbusters get re-released in theaters this October.

Reitman will participate in the Keynote Q&A on Oct. 5.

Sherak, who is serving his third consecutive term as AMPAS President, has spent four decades in film in various marketing, production and distribution leadership roles. He previously was chairman of Twentieth Century Fox Domestic Film Group and partner at Revolution Studios.

Sherak will participate in the Keynote Q&A on Oct. 4.

Over the course of its two days, movie marketing chiefs and their technology partners will explore how to best target today’s audiences for box office success, including seeking new opportunities in reaching fans across growing numbers of platforms and devices.

Headlining a ‘State of the Business’ panel discussion on Oct. 4 are Sue Kroll, President of Worldwide Marketing at Warner Bros. Pictures; Oren Aviv, President of Domestic Marketing/Chief Marketing Officer at Twentieth Century Fox; Anne Globe, Worldwide Head of Marketing and Consumer Products at DreamWorks Animation; and Josh Goldstine, President of Marketing at Universal Pictures.

Sponsors for Variety’s Film Marketing Summit, co-produced by Variety and Stradella Road, include Creative Impact Agency, the Consumer Electronics Association, Fizziology, Hilton Hotels and Resorts, thismoment, Tremor Video, Yahoo, Film Funds, Connectivision and DG Entertainment.

Other elite speakers at the Oct. 4-5 Summit include:

For more information on registration or sponsorship, visit: www.variety.com/filmmarketingsummit.

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