Leadership
The Founders
Planet Heartland is led by working filmmakers and capital operators who lived the heartland cinema financing problem firsthand — and decided to fix it.
The Founders
Built by filmmakers, not algorithms.
Planet Heartland is led by working filmmakers and capital operators who lived the financing problem firsthand — and decided to fix it for heartland cinema.
Founder & CEO
Stephen Wallis
Writer / Director
Award-winning writer/director. 35 Best Picture wins on the festival circuit with The Martini Shot.
Co-Founder
H.E. Amb. Dr. Kenneth Dixon
Global Ambassador
U.N. Nations United Ambassador-At-Large. Connects the platform to a worldwide network of partners.
Co-Founder
Tyler James Ferguson
Capital Structuring
A decade in financing and family-office relationships across North America, the UAE, and Europe.
Co-Founder
Andrew Lawson
Co-Founder
Private investor and consultant managing a real estate portfolio in the millions. Oversees capital allocation.
"Heartland audiences are the most loyal in cinema. Planet Heartland finally gives them a way to own a piece of the films that move them — and back the filmmakers Hollywood won't."
SW
Stephen Wallis
Founder, Planet Heartland