Rick Markovitz

Rick Markovitz is President of Weissman/Markovitz Communications, where he brings more than 40 years of leadership across entertainment, advertising, and technology to international film publicity, awards, and industry relations. Beginning his movie-industry career as a field representative for Columbia Pictures, he went on to combine digital innovation with entertainment marketing on behalf of film, television, and media clients.

His firm has managed awards campaigns for international feature films from China, Malaysia, Turkey, the Philippines, Russia, Syria, Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan, and other countries. Its clients include the Asian World Film Festival, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Paramount Pictures, FX Networks, Food Network, the Art Directors Guild, the International Cinematographers Guild, and the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild.

Previously, Rick served as General Manager of BBDO Interactive, leading pioneering new- media initiatives for clients including Fox Motion Pictures, MGM, Visa, Pepsi, GE, Best Foods, and the U.S. Navy. His agency experience also includes directing the Entertainment Group at J. Walter Thompson and working on the Warner Bros. account at Grey Advertising. A graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, Rick is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Marketing and Public Relations Branch and the Television Academy’s Public Relations Peer Group. He has also served on the board of PRSA Los Angeles.