Melissa Cogavin joins Strike Media

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London 11 June 2018 – Strike Media has appointed Melissa Cogavin in a new position as a consultant.  Melissa’s role will be to grow the footprint and profile of Strike Media and advise on event cinema campaigns, . On top of this Cogavin will also work closely on the expansion and growth of social film app MyFilmClub for Wez Merchant, owner of both Strike Media and Under The Influence Of… – MyFilmClub’s parent company.

Melissa has recently stepped down from the Event Cinema Association as Managing Director to pursue new avenues including her own freelance projects.  She spent 6 years founding and building the international trade body to promote and support the event cinema industry. Prior to that she was a consultant in the emerging Alternative Content industry and included amongst her client base the Royal Opera House, RealD, and CinemaLive. Her background in theatrical distribution at Disney and later at Paramount Pictures as Director of Film Operations gives her a thorough and deep understanding of the film industry.

Melissa will support MD and founder of Strike Media Ltd Wez Merchant and joins Keir Waller, Molly Goring, Victoria Naumova and Zoe Osborne.

MD and Founder Wez Merchant said: “Our event cinema business has grown substantially over the past few years and this has in no small part been down to Melissa’s amazing work in creating the ECA, her introductions and recommendations through that; Melissa’s contacts, writing skills and expertise in this specialist area will add another dimension to Strike Media. Her connections and insights will also be valuable to MyFilmClub as we move into our next stage of development – seeking new avenues of industry awareness, support and consumer retention and funding.”

Merchant added“Melissa’s involvement with Strike Media also complements our work with the Cineplace account, whose commitment to event cinema is shaping and nurturing this growth area.”

Melissa Cogavin said: “Wez and I have worked together on various ECA events so it seemed a natural next step to be working on Strike Media and My Film Club projects, and it’s fantastic to be working with such great people at the cutting edge of the industry. I am very excited to be involved in MyFilmClub, an excellent consumer tool that has enormous potential to grow the business for the whole industry.”

Joe, Wez and Melissa will all be attending CineEurope in Barcelona from June 11-14.