David Bennett

David Bennett is a career professional in the film and television industries. Born in Nashville Tennessee. He enjoys recounting that the first direction he received on the set was -"here's five bucks kid go for some donuts". He served for four years on the executive staff of Governor Phil Bredesen as the Executive Director of the prestigious Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission During his tenure there he recruited the Oscar winning film "Walk The Line" to shoot in Tennessee. Working closely with 20th Century Fox on this project he set sights on producing feature films. Bennett and his related companies are currently creating and developing programming and independent films. David has produced long form music specials for HDNet and PBS. THE "Outlaw Trail" won accolades as a television special, PBS special and as a soundtrack CD. Through his partnership in Freewill Films he has co-produced independent films "The Gundown" and "Thriftstore Cowboy". "The Gundown"is in distribution worldwide through Camelot Entertainment. Bennett is the producer of the film "To Kill A Memory" starring Kix Brooks that will premiere at the American Film Market, Santa Monica in the fall of 2011. David is also a partner in the social media marketing firm, SMART. In his spare time he is active in the community serving on the board at the Nashville Film Festival and is past chairman of the board for Family and Children's Service. David also is a past governor for NATAS, Mid-South Chapter.