{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61a929a3621a280014819c28/6219258e1ea237001277c79e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 42: Brad Parks, CEO of Hollywood Film Festival","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61a929a3621a280014819c28/1646176076203-9bf6d8697e7486ff32e9bd4516756145.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The team sits down with <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-parks-9aa3793 \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Brad Parks</a>, CEO of <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Film_Festival\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hollywood Film Festival</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>Brad has over 30 years' experience in community engagement and&nbsp;social commerce technology development. In February of 2014, Brad financed the acquisition of the <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/hollywoodfilmfest/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hollywood Film Festival </a>and became the CEO, before managing the acquisition of other “Hollywood” related brand properties that now make up the <strong>Hollywood Film Holding Corporation</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>Prior to that, he worked over a decade each in three separate disciplines. First as V.P. of The Hanleigh Companies, America’s first-ever direct underwriter for Lloyds of London, specializing in entertainment, professional sports, high net-worth corporate and exceptional risk management and mitigation.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This year, the Hollywood Film Festival is re-launching its competition this May in Cannes. The actual event will occur this November in Los Angeles in a hybrid environment. The festival will last 4 days and is primarily a working festival, though 20+ films will be shown. The Festival itself hopes to connect Filmmakers to opportunities. There is no entry fee for filmmakers to enter the festival, but inquires can be directed to: <a href=\"mailto:Brad@HollywoodFilmFestival.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Brad@HollywoodFilmFestival.com</a>, as the <a href=\"http://www.hollywoodfilmfestival.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">festival site</a> is currently under construction.</p><p><br></p><p>Now streaming on <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/61a929a3621a280014819c28/episodes/Fandor.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Fandor.com</strong></a> is Seasons 1 &amp; 2 of \"<a href=\"https://www.fandor.com/details-movie/1000000002253/masters-of-horror\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Masters of Horror</a>\".</p><p><br></p><p>Fandor on Social Media:</p><p>Facebook: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/fandor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/fandor</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Fandor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/Fandor</a></p><p>Instagram:<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/fandorfilms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://www.instagram.com/fandorfilms</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@fandorfilms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">tiktok.com/@fandorfilms </a></p>","author_name":"Chris Kelly, Hooman Khalili, Bryn Nguyen"}