Where Wall Street
Meets Hollywood
Doval Bacall Entertainment structures tax-efficient private investment funds deploying equity and debt capital into studio-level and star-attached film productions. Section 181 immediate tax write-offs. Ownership stake and backend waterfall participation. Exclusively represented by United Talent Agency. $100M+ per fund. $1B+ collectively.
Limited capacity. Every seat is vetted. Real capital in the room.
Bridging Creativity and Capital
The Film Finance & Future Capital Entertainment Summit bridges creativity and capital, uniting independent producers, financiers, studios, and global investors to redefine the future of entertainment financing. Focused on empowering U.S. and global independent producers and studio-level executives, delivering real strategies for structuring tax-smart SPVs, and unlocking the $12+ trillion in global private and family office equity that remains untapped for film, media, and creative ventures. Whether you are developing your first project or scaling your studio slate, this summit provides the tools, guidance, and insider access to help you fund smarter, produce stronger, and build lasting success with transparency and integrity.
Proven Track Record
The Writers Guild Theatre became ground zero for the next wave of independent film financing.
The inaugural Film Finance & Future Capital Entertainment Summit drew a highly curated mix of private equity executives, family offices, producers, financiers, and tech innovators to the Writers Guild Theatre in Beverly Hills. The event functioned as a live marketplace for dealmaking, strategic partnerships, and capital deployment across film, TV, and next-gen media — not a conference, but a room where meaningful private capital was actually present.
Industry insiders pointed to recurring themes throughout the day: cross-border financing, structured credit, and investor-favored Section 181 strategies — all signals that alternative capital is poised to fill the gap as traditional studio spending continues to contract post-streaming era. Conversations centered on tighter studio output, rising demand for private capital, and a broad push to build more innovative, more resilient financing models.
Doval Bacall is principal and partner of Bacall Companies — a Birmingham, MI-based, family-owned commercial real estate and hospitality development firm that is a leader in the Midwest across retail, office, food and beverage, hospitality, and financial lending. He runs the company with brothers and partners Dante, Dorayd, and Daivin Bacall. Now expanding into filmed entertainment with a unique investment-first approach: reverse-engineered film finance — structuring tax-efficient investments that enable immediate write-offs plus ownership and backend waterfall participation in Hollywood-level IP.
The Next Wave of Private Capital
Speakers & Notable Attendees
A curated mix of studio veterans, PE principals, family offices, producers, financiers, and tech leaders.
Summit Schedule
Saturday, November 8, 2025 · Writers Guild Theatre, Beverly Hills
7 Expert Panels
Each panel crafted for maximum relevance, authority, and real-world application.
I walked in not knowing what to expect, and I was pleasantly surprised with the caliber of people who attended and the very thoughtful conversations we had — not just on the panel, but the intelligent questions that were asked.
Glenn S. GainorCEO / Producer · Hollywood Ventures Group
This summit is about bringing the smartest capital in the world directly into the creative ecosystem — and building structures that finally de-risk what has historically been viewed as a volatile asset class.
Doval BacallFounder · Film Finance & Future Capital Summit
A Bigger, Broader 2026 Edition
Planning is already underway for an expanded summit.
This Is the Room Where the Next Decade of Independent Film Finance Will Be Written
Every seat in this theatre is intentional. We curate the room so the conversations are real, the capital is present, and the partnerships formed here last well beyond the evening mixer. If you are serious about financing, producing, or investing in the next wave of independent entertainment — this is where it starts.
Tickets are limited and subject to availability. Once the theatre is full, the doors close.
The Capital Is Moving Into Hollywood. The Only Question Is Whether You're in the Room.
Saturday, November 8, 2025 · Writers Guild Theatre · Beverly Hills, CA