Eric Mitchell provides consulting services to B.E.G. with regards to financing, corporate strategy and production and distribution arrangements in the independent market place.

Eric Mitchell has a strong background in finance, corporate strategy, and operations in the entertainment industry. Mitchell started his career as an executive with Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Tri-Star Pictures division where he was responsible for all aspects of strategic and financial planning within the motion picture group, and was instrumental in the studio’s acquisition of foreign rights on such features as CLIFFHANGER, SNIPER, A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT, WIND, THREESOME, and WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S 2.

Mitchell assisted Tri-Star’s Vice Chairman in acquiring multi-picture distribution rights with Carolco Pictures, a deal generating a groundbreaking $250 million in profit and spawning such hits as L.A. STORY, UNVIERSAL SOLDIER, THE DOORS, TOTAL RECALL, BASIC INSTINCT, and TERMINATOR 2. Financially, Mr. Mitchell assisted Tri-Star in negotiating a joint venture with JSB/Indieprod, generating $150 million in production money for the company.

Following Tri-Star, Mitchell became CEO of Outwest Entertainment, Inc., a publicly traded music company, where he acquired such projects as the Shattered Image soundtrack and LA Gang Godfather soundtrack (produced by DJ Quik). During his tenure with the company, he helped raise approximately $2 million for its projects and saw the company’s stock price rise from approximately $0.25 to over $4.00.

Leaving Outwest, he formed Epicenter Filmed Entertainment, an entertainment finance company focusing on consulting, production finance, and advice regarding film and music distribution strategies. Mitchell has advised several top independent production companies including the Mark Canton Company, Ed Pressman Film Corporation, Woods Entertainment, and Mosaic/Atlas Entertainment, as well as Digital Domain, Bergman Lustig Productions, Dimitri Villard Productions, Crusader Entertainment, Baldwin Entertainment Group, and VIP Mediafonds.

Mitchell is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and received his Masters in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management. He has also taught “Producing the Independent Film” classes at the UCLA Extension Center.