Speakers set for film finance confab

FordPopelka Bart IM Global's Stuart Ford, FilmNation's Milan Popelka and Variety's Peter Bart are among the speakers set for next month's Film Finance Forum East, presented by Winston Baker in association with Variety.Event brings together bankers, private equity investors, entertainment execs and other top players in the pic financing arena to discuss new strategies, risk management and other issues affecting the sector.Supporting sponsors of the forum, set for Sept. 14-15 at Gotham's Park Central, include Entertainment Partners, Gray Krauss Des Rochers and Sonenshine Partners.The Film Finance Forum is now in its third year; previous events have also been held in Los Angeles, Cannes, Singapore, Moscow and Zurich. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com