Joan Hartogs co-founded Landmark Media, an educational DVD and video distribution company located in the Washington, DC area. Celebrating 25 years in the business, Landmark continues to enjoy a stellar reputation as one of the leading distributors in the US. Joan continues to be involved in the operations of Landmark ranging from acquisitions, marketing, and sales. Joan is constantly exploring ways to expand Landmark’s presence in a variety of niche non-theatric markets. She has traveled the world extensively and hand-selects each and every title in Landmark’s catalogue. Offering the highest quality content in this ever-changing market remains her most important priority. Landmark operates as an independent family owned business.


Joan is participating in the 2007 WIFT International Summit as a panelist for:

Session #44 Meet the International Distributors
Wednesday, July 18, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Queen's Park Ballroom
International panelists will discuss the role of a distributor, when and how to involve a distributor, how distributors market and position a film, and what is the distribution cycle.

Session #51 Meet the International Distributors
(panel repeat)
Thursday July 19, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Hazelton
(see above for panel discription)