If You Can’t Raise Half The Budget... Do You Deserve To Make The Movie? - Shaked Berenson @filmcourage
If You Can’t Raise Half The Budget... Do You Deserve To Make The Movie? - Shaked Berenson  @filmcourage
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Shaked Berenson has marketed, sold, and released over 1,000 films and television series. As a Board Member at the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA™) and a public speaker, Shaked has been a vocal advocate for independent filmmakers and for shortening the content distribution supply chain.

Shaked started his career as a coder, paying for his UCLA education by designing database architecture and running several e-commerce sites. His rare background in both tech and the film business allowed him to bridge creativity and analytics and design a tool that truly leverages both.

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