About Flicketz®
Flicketz® is a one of a kind digital platform that brings the entire movie community together and directly connects moviegoers with free membership to exclusive incentives and services related to the experience of seeing movies theatrically. Members can access 2-for-1 tickets for major studio and independent film releases as well as utilize FanScore, a proprietary review and ranking product for current theatrically released films.
Our Management Team
Joel Roodman
With over 20 years of experience in traditional and emerging entertainment and communications ventures, Joel is the founding partner of Flicketz and heads up business development and marketing. Joel has been affiliated with a wide range of media ventures, most recently Accrue Sports & Entertainment Ventures, Cinelan, FIFA, Insight Sports, Major League Gaming, Perspective Studios, Yari Films, Palm Pictures, Plum TV, Comcast Corporation, On2 Technologies, and Viacom. In addition, Roodman served as a senior executive for close to a decade with Miramax Films (Scream, The Crying Game). In his spare time Joel has produced two feature films and is presently producing a new feature film with radio personality Howard Stern. Joel has participated as a featured panelist at the Sundance, Toronto and Cannes Film Festivals, Digital Hollywood and NATPE. Joel lives in Manhattan and when he isn’t spending time with Jill, Sophia and Max or going to the movies, he’s usually cheering for his native Montreal Canadiens. Joel can be reached via email at joel@flicketz.com.
Jack Mansour
Jack is responsible for overall operations and finance at Flicketz. He is a senior finance and operations executive with extensive experience in product evaluation, acquisition, marketing and cost containment. He spent over a decade at Paramount Pictures in key finance and administration roles within the Motion Picture Marketing and Corporate Finance departments. He has previous finance and marketing experience in the money management industry with Trust Company of the West (TCW) in Los Angeles. Jack holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Southern California (and, yes, he’s a big fan of their football team) and a Bachelors degree in Finance from Santa Clara University. Jack can be found on weekends going to the movies, hanging out with his kids and coaching their sports teams. Jack can be reached via email at jack@flicketz.com.
Ryan Frank
Ryan oversees all digital aspects of flicketz.com including development, design, SEO, and social marketing. Prior to flicketz, Frank was VP of Development and Operations at iklipz.com. While at iklipz, Frank was responsible for all day-to-day operations, as well as the marketing and advertising of the video startup. Under his guidance, iklipz secured video sharing partnerships with such film festivals as Sundance, SXSW, and the Los Angeles film festival. Frank began his online career as a marketing manager at Paramount Pictures, where he worked on campaigns for Hustle & Flow, The Machinist, and Heart of Gold. Frank received a Bachelors degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Iowa. Born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Frank hopes that this year will be the year for his beloved Cubs. Ryan can be reached via email at ryan@flicketz.com.
Advisor
David Dinerstein
David brings his deep experience and accomplishments within the film industry to Flicketz as a key member of our Board of Advisors. David is presently President of Worldwide Marketing & Distribution for Lakeshore Entertainment (Million Dollar Baby, Underworld). Previously, he was Co-President of Paramount Classics (Hustle & Flow, Mad Hot Ballroom), one of the original architects of Fox Searchlight Pictures (Brothers McMullen, The Full Monty) and headed up Marketing at Miramax Films (Pulp Fiction, The Piano).
Flicketz In The News
Flicketz featured on Trendcentral (8.12.09)
The Flicketz offer reintroduces the concept of "dinner-and-a-movie" to moviegoers. Read More
Jeremy Renner looks for success, finds "Hurt Locker" (7.10.09)
The Hurt Locker continues to score well on the the Flicketz FanScore. Read More
Star Trek scores a perfect 100 on Flicketz FanScore (5.19.09)
Read More in the Carpetbagger in the New York Times.
Flicketz Launches FanScore – A Groundbreaking New Movie Ranking System (2.19.09)
Read More about the launch of FanScore on Reuters.
Join The Flicketz Team
Flicketz is always looking for terrific people to contribute to our growing venture. If you love movies and feel you can add something great to our team, tell us about yourself and contact us directly at careers@flicketz.com.
For all press or media related inquiries regarding Flicketz please contact:
Principal Communications Group
(323) 658-1555
info@pcommgroup.com
www.pcommgroup.com
