About Pitchstream Media Inc.

Pitchstream Media Inc. is a team of experienced professionals who write, direct and produce shorts and feature-length motion pictures that have international mass appeal. We work closely with our production partners to put our collective resources 'on the screen' in the most cost effective and artistic manner.

Meet Our Team

George Rethy

 

Founder, President and Producer

 

Professional Experience:

  • Writer, producer, director
  • Entrepreneur and executive
  • Law, finance, private equity

 

 

Bio: After a successful wander in the commercial jungle, George has returned to the film industry where he first got started. He writes and produces award-winning feature motion pictures and interesting shorts. His focus is on ensuring profitable and artistic projects with sustainable revenue streams and a premium ROI for the project's investors.

 

Robert Wappel

Director, Legal and Business Affairs

 

Professional Experience:

  • Commercial business lawyer with decades of experience
  • Legal Counsel for numerous feature films worldwide

 

Bio: Robert has worked on commercial legal matters across all the continents. Multilingual and culturally diverse, he has advised on both the legal and business issues on many feature films and documentaries. He is also a poet and writer. His most interesting project was "Dracula's Shadow", a film by Arpad Szoczi.

 

Roberto Baiocco

Director of Production Financing
 
Professional Experience:
    •    Financing Professional
    •    Extensive knowledge of private equity and hedge fund sources of funds and of complex, non-traditional options
 
Bio: Joseph is an entertainment financing professional having managed the successful financings of many productions for independent producers.  As the Director of Production Financing, he navigates the multitude of financing issues found in the entertainment business in order to realize returns for investors.

Antonio DiFruscio

Director of Investor Relations
 
Professional Experience:
    •    Musician, songwriter, music producer
    •    Film investor and film investment advisor
 
Bio: Antonio has had a long career in the music industry, from Nashville to Toronto, including creating musical scores for a variety of films. Since then, he has invested in numerous film projects and has managed film investment consortia.