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International Producer Seminar at Universidad ORT Uruguay

December 31, 2002
On December 4 and 5, the School of Communication and Design organized a seminar on "Film Co-production and Distribution," led by French-American producer Massimo Saidel.

Massimo Saidel has worked as a producer in Italy, France, England, and the United States.

As an independent producer, he was responsible for the international distribution of *Pelle the Conqueror*, *Cinema Paradiso*, and several of Nanni Moretti's films.

Hired by RCS in Milan, he negotiated the rights to the films *While You're With Me*, directed by Tim Robbins, *The Big Leap*, and *Fargo*, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.

In 1996, he was hired by TF1 International in Paris, where he has negotiated the international rights to more than 50 films.