June 4-6, 2010, 20th Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Producers Guild of America
Ira Deutchman has been making, marketing and distributing films since 1975, having worked on over 150 films including some of the most successful independent films of all time. He was one of the founders of Cinecom and later created Fine Line Features--two companies that were created from scratch and in their respective times, helped define the independent film business.
Currently Deutchman is Managing Partner of Emerging Pictures, a New York-based digital exhibition company. He is also a Professor of Professional Practice in the Graduate Film Division of the School of the Arts at Columbia University, where he is the head of the Producing Program.
