Village Roadshow Entertainment Group

Greg
Basser

Consultant

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A former lawyer, Basser was with Village Roadshow for nearly 20 years until the announcement in October that he was stepping down and former Sony TV topper Steve Mosko was taking over the role. When private equity firms Vine Alternative Investments and Falcon Investment Advisors took a majority stake in VREG last year, Basser said he looked forward to taking the company to the next level. That made him less dependent on its slate financing deal with Warner Bros., as evidenced by Perfect Village venture in China, designed to develop world-class local film and TV productions. And produce they did, bringing the Jackie Chan film “Bleeding Steel” to the Sydney Opera House rooftop and greenlighting the $40 million China co-production “The Whistleblower,” to name just two.

Career

Village Roadshow Pictures
Village Roadshow Limited
Thomson Geer

Education

Macquarie University (Australia)
Monash University (Australia)

Variety Honors

2017 Variety500 Honoree

News from Variety

Steve Mosko Tapped as Village Roadshow Entertainment CEO

Steve Mosko has been named the chief executive officer of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group. Bruce Berman, Village Roadshow Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO, will remain in his position and report to Mosko. Greg Basser, the company's current CEO, who has worked with the Village Roadshow Group for the past 33 years and co-founded VREG and Village Roadshow Pictures 20 years ago this month, is stepping down to pursue other opportunities.Mosko is best known for his stint as the chairman of...

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