President & CEO at MovieSet Inc.
Vancouver, Canada Area
- Current
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- President & CEO at MovieSet Inc.
- Past
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- President & CEO at New City Entertainment Group
- President, Motion Pictures at Sextant Entertainment Group
- President & CEO at New City Productions
- Education
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- The University of British Columbia
- The University of British Columbia
- University of Victoria
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Colleen Nystedt’s Summary
After working her way up the film production ladder, Nystedt’s steadfast determination, astute business acumen and creative inspiration led her to build her first company, New City Productions, from the ground up. Since producing her first independent feature film in 1992, Nystedt produced or supervised production on numerous feature films and TV movies for Universal Pictures, Paramount, MGM, CBS, NBC, ABC, USA, Showtime and Lifetime Networks. She sold New City to a public company in 2000.
Since reconsituting New City in 2003, Nystedt has refocussed her energies to the creation of MovieSet™ to bring together film production, marketing and distribution on the web. Recognizing the fundemental shift to the internet, MovieSet™ capitalizes on the audience's desire for behind-the-scenes access. It promotes engagement and community-building around movies by advancing the marketing cycle throughout the production process.
Colleen Nystedt’s Specialties:
MovieSet™ is a new and unique Internet portal that provides the movie fan with true “behind-the-scenes” access to the film-making experience. MovieSet™ has 4 key functions:
(1) Engagment – advancing the marketing campaign
(2) Efficiency - production management system
(3) E-commerce - new revenue streams
(4) E-Intelligence – gathering data
Colleen Nystedt’s Experience
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President & CEO
MovieSet Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
January 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)
MovieSet™ is a next generation online platform that creates social networks around movies while they’re in production. Created by filmmakers, MovieSet™ provides fans with genuine ‘behind-the-scenes’ access to the filmmaking process. MovieSet™ delivers unique content and value to online communities through its proprietary toolkit which allow Producers and their crew to easily manage production schedules and assets in real time on the web. MovieSet™ helps identify and communicate with target audiences sooner, and monetize this unique value proposition through advertising and ancillary revenue streams including mobile digital downloads, merchandise sales, e-auctions of props and memorabilia, and product placement.
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President & CEO
New City Entertainment Group
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
September 2002 — December 2006 (4 years 4 months)
New City founder, Colleen Nystedt, brings an extensive background in production, finance, business affairs and creative development to the company, and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of its operations.
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President, Motion Pictures
Sextant Entertainment Group
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
December 1999 — May 2002 (2 years 6 months)
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President & CEO
New City Productions
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
September 1992 — November 1999 (7 years 3 months)
Sold New City Productions to the Sextant Entertainment Group in 2000.
Colleen Nystedt’s Education
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The University of British Columbia
MA, Urban Planning, 1981 — 1983
Incomplete
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The University of British Columbia
BA, Geography, Political Science, 1975 — 1981
Participated in the recent arts and culture roundtable discussion on the opportunities and challenges facing our province, Canada and the University of British Columbia with its new President, Dr. StephenToope.
- Activities and Societies:
- UBC Alumni Association, Geography Alumni Association; Geography Tri-Mentoring Program
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University of Victoria
Additional Information
Colleen Nystedt’s Websites:
Colleen Nystedt’s Interests:
Political leadership, convergent media technology, sustainablity, urban development, transportation planning, the new economy.
Colleen Nystedt’s Groups:
City of Vancouver, Development Permit Board Advisory Panel, New Media BC, BC Motion Picture Production Industry Association, Directors Guild of Canada, Canadian Film & TV Producers Association, Academy of Canadian Cinema & TV, Vancouver Board of Trade, Livable Region Coalition, Women in the Lead, ASTIA, Wired Women.
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ThoseInFilm (Motion Pictures & Film Industry) member -
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Film Financing Forum member
Colleen Nystedt’s Honors:
2007 Finalist for Most Promising New Company at the Canada New Media Awards, Named "One to Watch" in 2007 and 2008 by technology pundits: Rocket Builders, 2006 Vortex Award for Excellence in New Media Innovation at the McLuhan International Festival of the Future, Business in Vancouver's "40 Under 40" Award for Entrepreneurship, Financial Post's "Top 13 Leaders in the B.C. Film Industry", YWCA Women of Distiction - Entrepreneurship, numerous awards for individual film projects.
Colleen Nystedt’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- new ventures
- job inquiries
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