Ted Perkins lectures extensively around the world, teaching film students and the general public how to develop, write, finance and distribute independent feature films. He is also the author of four screenplays sold to Hollywood producers, including Fox Searchlight Pictures. Perkins began his career in Spain as a producer for private television and was the Spain correspondent for The Hollywood Reporter. Upon returning to the U.S., he joined Warner Bros. to head up international business planning for the licensing and merchandising department. After Warner Bros. he was director of sales for Vision International, a blue chip film finance and sales company. In 1996 Perkins was hired by Universal Studios as director of international distribution. He eventually took on additional duties as the studio’s head of international film acquisitions and coproductions - where he managed a portfolio of more that $40 million. He was the executive in charge of production for numerous films, including Pavilion of Women, the first joint Sino-American studio coproduction in Hollywood history, Tea With Mussolini starring Cher and Judi Dentch, and Dona Barbara - the studio's first foray into Spanish-language films. Upon leaving Universal, he formed the company Latin Universe where he distributed Spanish-language films theatrically throughout the U.S.

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		tedperkins@comcast.net

Seminar speeches given by Ted Perkins:

	Ted Perkin's PowerPoint
	Audio of Ted Perkins (Windows Media, 4.2 MB)
	Ted Perkins' site, The Conquest of Hollywood

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