Wil Master
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
Wil Master has Executive Produced, Produced and secured financing, distribution and brand integration/sponsorship for numerous Film/TV projects, as well as ran various distribution, sales & production companies for over 15 years. He has served as Sales Agent for 1000+ hours of television programming, more than 50 feature films with budgets from $500,000 to $15 Million+ and thousands of library titles for both traditional and digital formats. He has directly raised and managed financing packages for a total of $60+ Million in production financing. For over a decade, he has actively organized and attended all major Film/TV markets: American Film Market (AFM), Cannes Film Festival, MIPCOM, FILMART, Berlinale (EFM), MIPTV, LA Screenings and NATPE. Wil has relationships with Film/TV Distributors in virtually every territory around the world (100+), as well as in the US including: Sony, Lion's Gate, Paramount, Universal, The Weinstein Company, HBO, Showtime, USA Networks, Discovery, etc. Wil consults and independently for select individuals, producers and distribution companies regarding production, sales & marketing, worldwide distribution, brand integration and financing, including for billionaire Alki David's FOTV and specifically FilmOnTV and HologramUSA (think Tupac Shakur [hologram] at Coachella). Earned "on screen" Production Credits include: Executive Producer, Production Manager, Director of Finance, Distributor and Producer.
Prior to entering the entertainment industry, Wil excelled on Wall Street (NYC) for four years where he served as a Fixed Income Specialist and built ultra-safe, tax free income lifestyles for retirees, as well as managed portfolios for high-net-worth clients at world-class financial services boutique Smith Barney. He achieved numerous designations including the coveted status of Million Dollar Producer by age 24. On a personal level, in the wake of 9/11, Wil responded as a Recovery/Relief worker at the World Trade Center in NYC. He was one of only a few civilians selected to participate in the Honor Guard Ceremony for his work in recovering and extracting a fireman (NYFD) from Ground Zero. Wil received a certificate of Appreciation from the American Red Cross for first responding to the Hurricane Katrina Disaster in 2005, and in 2012, he was deployed to NY/NJ to manage several shelters during Hurricane Sandy where he also received commendations. He is currently an active member of the Disaster Response Team for the American Red Cross, a federally certified First Responder (CERT), a Buddhist Leader and received an award for Valuable Service & Contribution as the Co-Chair to the Mayor of Beverly Hills' Next Generation Leaders Committee - NEXT BEVERLY HILLS.