Bill Keys: President, Nehst Out - Distribution Group

William Keys began his film career in production and worked his way up through the production ranks in New York while directing various short form projects and a cable television talk show.

He worked at Artisan Entertainment for John Hegeman, the former Head of Marketing who lead the marketing campaign for the "Blair Witch Project." Stints at Miramax and USA Films (now Focus Features) deepened William's experience. In 2002, he co-founded a North American theatrical distribution company, Film Movement. William became the Head of Acquisitions for Film Movement and highlights his time there by the acquisition and distribution of award winning films such as "Alexandra's Project" from the Toronto Film Festival, "Manito," a Sundance winner and "Raja" from the Cannes Film Festival and Achero Manas' "El Bola" from Spain.

William has produced and consulted in the past few years as well as been a judge for top festivals such as the Urbanworld Film Festival '03 and the Tribeca Film Festival '05. "Somebodies," a film William is an executive producer and sales agent on, was recently an official selection of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. "Somebodies" recently became the first scripted series to be greenlit by BET in its 28 year history.