daniel van hoogstraten

Rendered general legal advice to international clients interested in investing in Brazil (banking, environmental law, immigration law, contract enforceability, among others). Drafted corporate acts and documents (articles of association, amendments to articles of association, minutes of shareholders, quotaholders and board of directors meetings, shareholders agreements, among others). Coordinated and participated in due diligence proceedings for M&A negotiations, both on the sell side and buy side. Drafted due diligence reports on contracts, corporate and environmental aspects in M&A transactions. Participated in (i) international arbitrations; (ii) in structured finance projects; and (iii) securitization of receivables. Independently negotiated and drafted contracts in general.

Drafted corporate acts and documents (articles of association, amendments to articles of association, minutes of shareholders, quotaholders and board of directors meetings, shareholders agreements, among others). Participated in due diligence proceedings for M&A negotiations. Drafted of contracts in general.

Member of the online jury for the category of European documentaries.

Creative Producers Lab: this lab is fully integrated in the Writers Lab and concentrates on script development, working with talent and profiling and orientation in the international marketplace. The producers attending the lab learn to refine their script development skills and to increase their knowledge of and contacts within the international film industry. To this end, producers participate in an intensive program at CineMart Rotterdam and at the Cannes Film Market in May.

H2O Films is a Brazilian film distribution company, focused on Brazilian and international films. I was responsible for the acquisition of the foreign/international films for the company. This means I had to discuss acquisition agreements and, after that, supervise all film deliveries. After the film delivery, I was also responsible for the local production of the international films (Brazilian version of the trailer, TV spots, pills, dubbing process, etc).

RioContentMarket is an international event dedicated to multi-platform/transmedia content production and open to the television and digital media industry. Its Transmedia Lab was created to showcase the best transmedia projects in Latin America. Daniel is co-responsible, together with the Executive Director of the RioContentMarket, for (i) the selection and invitation of national and international consultants, (ii) the definition of the panels and keynotes for the Transmedia Lab; (iii) the negotiation and execution of international partnerships among the RioMarket and companies such as Reed Midem (MIPTV & MIPCOM organizers). He is also responsible for the elaboration of the entry forms, rules and regulations of the Transmedia Lab and One-to-One Meetings. Match-making consultant for the One-to-One Meetings.

The MEDIAFUNDMARKET.com is an online platform dedicated to crowdfunding and to promote the sale of Brazilian content in an international scale. Daniel was responsible for the implementation of the platform and to present the platform to the brazilian industry.

During the past years Daniel served as the general coordinator of RioMarket, the market area of the Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival (aka Festival do Rio), which includes of a video library (RioScreenings), seminars and workshops (RioSeminars), Business meetings (One-to-One Meetings) and a Project Competition. Daniel was responsible for interviewing and hiring staff for the event. He was co-responsible, together with the Executive Director of the Festival do Rio, for (i) the selection and invitation of national and international guests, (ii) the definition of the tables, panels and workshops for the event. Daniel was also responsible for (i) the elaboration of the RioMarket budget, (ii) the negotiation and execution of national and international agreements and partnerships among the RioMarket and other companies and events. During this time Daniel has been participating in film and television festivals and markets, all over the world, representing the RioMarket.

Member of the jury for a semi-final judging round for the category of Latin-American documentaries & art programming.

The Film Business School - Latin America ("FBS-LA") was a four-day project-based workshop on financing coproductions between Europe and Latin America and the legal structures related to these processes. The FBS-LA aims were to maximize the opportunities for interaction consultation, feedback and training between a selected group of Latin American and European producers and a team of influential senior industry professionals and executives. In 2010, FBS-LA happened during the RioMarket, the business section of the Rio de Janeiro Int’l Film Festival. FBS-LA was brought by a partnership between CIMA – Center for Culture, Information and Environment (Brazil), LATC – Latin American Training Center (Brazil), Media Business School Foundation (Spain) and Festival do Rio | Rio de Janeiro Int’l Film Festival, and had the support of MEDIA International Program of European Union, IBERMEDIA Program, Brazilian Development Bank – BNDES.