Ron Collins This is Me

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1. 1. Melwood Pictures Company Profile

   www.melwoodpictures.com/Biogra - [Cached]

   Published on: 11/22/2007   Last Visited: 11/22/2007

   Ron Collins is a seasoned executive with an expertise in the marketing and distribution of major feature films. He has spent the past 12 years working with major entertainment companies, such as 20th Century Fox, Turner Pictures Worldwide Distribution, and Rysher Entertainment. Ron has contributed to the marketing and distribution of over 150 feature films, which has helped generate over $2 billion in worldwide theatrical box office.
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   While working in the entertainment industry, Ron has lived in Europe, Latin America, Australia and Asia, and has marketed films in over 50 countries throughout the world. In addition, he spent the first 10 years of his career working with two major multi-national advertising and media agencies - J. Walter Thompson and McCaffrey & McCall (a division of Saatchi and Saatchi). Over the years, he has contributed to the advertising and media campaigns for a wide range of companies, including the United States Marine Corps, R.J. Reynolds, Courvoisier, Tia Maria, Burger King, Kodak, Epson, MGM/UA, PGATOUR, ATP Tennis Tour and Scott Paper. Ron has also been involved with a start-up company that specializes in international distribution, and provides film producers with P&A funding and strategic marketing advice. Currently, he is the principal of his own consulting company with a focus in the creative marketing, distribution and management of entertainment and professional sports companies. During his career, Ron has been an active participant in the activities of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the American Film Market Association (AFMA), and the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA). Ron is also a regular attendee at the Cannes Film Festival in France and the American Film Market in the United States.