Monica Sufar

Experience

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  Europa Films

  Oct 1992 - Jun 1995

  Press Adviser
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  HBO

  Aug 1996 - Jun 2008

  Manager
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  Turner Broadcasting

  Jul 2008 - Feb 2015

  Director of Planning and Acquisitions

  Acquisitions:• Handled all aspects of acquisitions deals including financial analysis and forecasting, selection, contract drafting, and digital rights. • Secured volume and out-put deals with Major studios (Pixar, Universal Studios, WB, and others) for all Entertainment Networks• Negotiated and acquired movie packages and TV shows from studios, global independent studios and distributors. • Worked with the finance department on budgets, forecast, programming model, and cost allocation. Program Planning:• Built and implemented successful and strategic program planning for all ten Turner entertainment networks broadcast in Latin America and Brazil• Worked with programming to determine volume, quality, and budgets for all scheduling needs, including films and new and returning shows. • Headed programming and planning summits.International Development:• Identified, negotiated, and developed original production. • Created business models to take full advantage of tax breaks incentives• Designed contract templates guaranteeing long term production agreements• Collaborated with filmmakers and creators to deliver the highest quality original content• Worked with the Director of Original Programming in taking pitches, reading scripts and meeting with industry contacts (production companies, studios, writers, directors etc.) to find material to develop. • Approved production budgets. Advised on all current pilots. Advised on all creative script and production. • Wrote up all notes for episode outlines, scripts and cuts. Show less

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  Film and Television Executive

  Feb 2015 - now

  Entertainment & Media Executive | Content Acquisitions | Production | Development

  As strategic partner with an entrepreneurial approach at crafting business plans, Monica works with several companies to develop a strong focus on effective growth and tangible results. • Working in different capacities in the movie and television industry to assist production companies, networks, and distribution companies to improve and grow their businesses.• Working with production companies in development of their content giving notes, revised scripts, to deliver the highest quality original content• Supervising budgets and contracts• Identify and present international formats to US Companies for format acquisition or international sales representation.• Defining and implementing new business model to support new goals and investments• Working to identify, evaluate, negotiate, and execute on strategic content production, acquisitions, and international sales• Revising legal contracts and negotiating sales deals• Negotiated and closed a production company’s first world-wide format sale to major US movie and television studio. Made sure to secure format fee, consultant fee, revenue and distribution share.• Negotiated and closed production company´s first feature film sale to a major US movie studio. Currently in post-production, film release is schedule to Q2/2018.• Interviewed writers, hired them, and run writers’ room for TV Show Show less

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  Executive Producer

  Mar 2015 - now

  Executive Producer

  As an Executive Producer, I've been developing and producing TV and film. In the past 5 years, it's been more than 80 TV episodes and three feature films.

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  Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies

  Aug 2016 - now

  Consultant

  • Working with Warner Bros International Television Division to identify, evaluate and source local Latin American production opportunities for the Studio.Playing active role in all stages of negotiation, legal, and financing for local production • Source, identify, and develop original content for Latin America• Working with creators, writers, and producers on pitches, beat sheets, pilots, and full episodes• Reviewing and optimizing production budgets to maximize production value and minimize overhead, fees, costs and inefficiencies Show less