David Tripet

After graduating from the NYC School of Visual Arts earning a BFA in Film, David moved out to California. Over the years he was given the nickname "Doctor" for his calm ability to solve issues between Talent on set, Production, the Bond companies and the Studio. He always made sure projects were done on time and on budget but still having a creative edge so the studio marketing department had something to sink their teeth into. He was an Acquisitions executive for many years at Trimark Pictures before getting involved with development, production and post production. "The joy of working at a smaller studio environment was being able to wear many hats and to creatively fix problems when they arose as there was not always a budget luxury to fall back onto." He has been on both sides of the table when it comes to pitching projects and understands what the creative people want and the needs of the studio so that a picture can be interesting to any audience on any platform and still make a profit. He has a gut feeling when casting and was one of the executives that gave both Jennifer Aniston (Leprechaun) and Angelina Jolie (Cyborg 2) -- their first feature starring roles. In 1995 he signed a Co-Production deal with LIVE Entertainment (now part of Lionsgate) and produced three films with them: The Arrival (with Charlie Sheen), Dead Men Can't Dance (with Michael Biehn) and the horror classic Wishmaster (Presented by Wes Craven) which spawned a few sequels. Since 2020 he is mentoring first time writers to prepare their feature scripts for review by agents as well as the studios.