Sara Hamilton
Executive Producer/Executive Director
Producer, Film Commissioner, Marketing/pr, Executive, Business Development/sales, Location Scout, Marketing Professional, Creative Executive, Advisor, Director of Development and Business Affairs Consultant
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 2022
> 2 weeks ago
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About Sara
SARA HAMILTON is a development executive, producer and consultant with 25+ years in film and media, marketing and branding, strategy and business development. She is the Executive Director of The Driftless Film Office in the Midwestern US; an Executive Producer with the global entertainment financial and packing firm Filmojy; the Head of Partnerships and Development for Catalyst Episodic Story Institute; and a Producing Partner with Superior Studios. In addition to developing and producing films and series, Sara consults with independent producers, studios, businesses, organizations and non-profits to create meaningful and successful partnerships. Sara is also an advocate for the film and TV industry, serving on the Boards of FilmNorth, the Minnesota Film Alliance and EntertainMint.
Unique traits: Background in advertising, branding, marketing and design; earned film commissioner certification through AFCI.org in 2022; has worked for nonprofit organizations and is an advocate of diversity (including neurodiversity) in the entertainment industry; independent filmmaker. Throughout her career, Sara has developed and produced documentary and narrative features and series, corporate and commercial video productions, and international marketing communication campaigns. She produced the award-winning documentary, TimeZero: The Last Year of Polaroid Film, which was featured at AFI Docs, DOC NYC and festivals around the world and is in international distribution. Sara consults with independent filmmakers and companies to negotiate product placement and brand integration partnerships and strives to effect positive social change by connecting productions with nonprofit organizations to elevate and support causes.
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