Zurich Summit Honors a Film Sales Veteran, With Edward Berger Asking the Questions

FilmNation Entertainment founder and CEO Glen Basner is picking up the Game Changer Award at the Zurich Summit, the industry gathering that Deadline describes as aimed at fostering transatlantic connections and that runs inside the Zurich Film Festival.

As part of the honor, Basner took part in an onstage conversation on Saturday, moderated by the German Oscar-winning director Edward Berger. A sales chief interviewed by a director is a fitting pairing for an event built around the traffic between European filmmaking and the American market — the dealmakers get the microphone, but the questioning comes from the craft side.