Staff Bios
 

Stephanie Despierres manages international sales at Ouat Media. She has worked for international film festivals including the International Documentary Film Festival in Marseille, France and the Canadian Film Centre’s Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto, Canada and has attended many other Festivals as a distributor. Stephanie has an extensive network of buyers in all platforms including television, Internet and mobile.

Jessica manages international film acquisitions for Ouat Media. Based on her previous years of experience in television sales and marketing, Jessica has an eye for finding successful films. She has traveled to festivals and markets around the world seeking quality films. Her previous life had her in the publishing industry where she developed her skills in film criticism. Jessica’s hobbies include extensive travel and she is currently writing and developing a television series.

Kristine manages the Ouat Media Festival Services and all distribution operations. With a degree in Communication Arts from Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines, Kristine began working on award-winning music videos for some of Philippines' most successful musicians. After promoting the feature film Pinoy/Blonde, Kristine came to Canada to pursue further studies in Film Promotion and Distribution at the Toronto Film College. She quickly gained distribution experience with companies like Kaleidoscope Entertainment, filmswelike Distribution and Canadian Film Centre”s Flow Distribution. And now, she continues to represent Ouat Media at international film festivals and markets. Kristine’s personal goal is to provide more exposure for short films from Asia and develop untapped talents from around the world.

Miguel Ortega is the firstinternational Acquisitions Manager to join Ouat Media. Ortega has spent the last several years as the head of International Sales at ImCine (Mexican Film Institute), the Co-Director and founder of the Short Shorts Film Festival Mexico, and of the newly appointed Associate Director of the Cancun International Film Festival. Miguel's relationships and stature in the industry will be a key factor in Ouat Media's further expansion into the Mexican and South American market - where the content is in great demand and of very high quality.

Kam excels in the sales department because of his penchant for acquisitions at Ouat Media. Kam has produced numerous shorts films and continues to flourish in many areas of production in both television and film. He is currently developing an exciting series for mobile and other new media platforms. In his spare time, he loves to travel the world and carefully manages his extensive collection of Michael Jackson buttons.

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