The Secrets of Distribution Panel
Free to all Pass Holders
Thursday, June 5, at 6pm.
The Producers Club
358 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036

Julia Stier

Recently named as one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 on the Hollywood & Entertainment List for 2025, Julia Stier serves as the Head of Development for Cold Iron Pictures. This award-winning indie production company is best known for producing Noah Baumbach’s Oscar-nominated THE SQUID AND THE WHALE, the Daniels’ SWISS ARMY MAN, Spirit Award-winner THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL, James Gunn’s SUPER, and most recently JAZZY – a follow-up to Spirit Award-nominee THE UNKNOWN COUNTRY – with Oscar-nominee Lily Gladstone and the Duplass Brothers.

Most recently, Cold Iron’s film BY DESIGN, starring Juliette Lewis and Mamoudou Athie, premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

Stier is also an award-winning writer, whose work has been seen on stages from Alaska to New York. Select playwriting credits include LAST NIGHT IN TOWN (Off-off Broadway, Manhattan Repertory Theatre), HOME GIRLS (Ophelia’s Jump Productions, CA), PEACH PIE (Queen’s Theatre, as a part of their THEATRE FOR ALL Program), and CALLBACK (Valdez Theatre Festival, Alaska; later adapted into a short film by Whole of the Moon Productions).

She is an alumna of The University of Southern California.

Doval Bacall

Doval Bacall , with deep resources within the Wall Street Financial sector and international Sovereign Wealth funds, focused on helping the independent filmmakers community getting financed, he is in the process of launching several verticals and film funds starting at USD 250M each vertical, financing, debt, private equity, genre based, P&A, and other funds focusing on working with A level talent, AND up and coming talent, AND working with overlooked talented writers, directors, producers, actors, and ALL ARTISTS overlooked by the entertainment industry or artists that need a launching pad to boost their careers.

Taylor A. Purdee

Taylor A. Purdee is the first bi-racial director/star of African American descent to have a fiction film theatrically released in America in the 21st Century. The screenplay and original music of his narrative debut film “Killian & the Comeback Kids” were preserved by The Academy in 2022. 
 
He is the executive curator of theatrical distribution label Hope Runs High. Notable releases include Tribeca winner WE MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD (Academy Preservation 2024: Screenplay), BAFTA Nominee REBELLION, and triple 2024 Spirit Award nominee and SXSW winner CHRONICLES OF A WANDERING SAINT. As well as many repertory titles, including recent restorations and re-releases of films by Academy Award winner Lee Grant.

Florentina Almonte

Florentina Almonte is a seasoned media executive and content strategist with extensive experience across television, film, and streaming platforms.  She is currently a consultant specializing in content acquisitions and distribution strategy for FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channels, helping emerging media brands develop and launch innovative programming offerings in the U.S., Latin America, and Spain.

Previously, Florentina served as Content Acquisitions Executive at ShortsTV International, where she led the acquisitions of short-form content across the U.S., EMEA, and LATAM territories. She was also instrumental in the licensing and theatrical distribution of Oscar®-nominated short films in the U.S. and internationally.

Her career includes leadership roles at major networks, including as Programming Director at HITN TV, where she developed and executed the network’s programming strategy, negotiated affiliate distribution agreements with leading cable and OTT platforms, and guided the launch of key content initiatives targeting U.S. Hispanic audiences.

At A+E International Networks, Florentina managed relationships between global ad sales teams and their U.S. counterparts and supported affiliate marketing efforts for A+E’s international networks. 

Florentina advocates for the inclusion of independently produced films and programming and has been a juror for various prestigious events, including the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS)/Emmys Awards, the Louisiana Film Prize, Palm Springs Short Fest, Heartland International Film Festival, Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF), Ecuadorian Film Festival, Chile Monos International Animation Film Festival, Bushwick Film Festival, Santa Fe International Film Festival, and Shorts Mexico International Film Festival. In 2016, CableFAX recognized her as one of the Most Influential Latinas in Cable.

She brings a global, multicultural perspective to film and TV distribution, with deep insight into content strategy, distribution opportunities, and platform evolution.