PIP Media — Stories With Purpose
Perfection In Progress (PIP) Media is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization recently founded by Jeanette and Jim Milio. It was established to harness the power of film and television to educate, inspire, and drive meaningful social impact.
Mission
PIP operates as a fiscal sponsor for qualifying film and television projects, providing filmmakers with a nonprofit framework through which they can pursue tax-deductible charitable contributions and philanthropic support for stories aligned with PIP's mission.
Beyond fiscal sponsorship, PIP finances, develops, and produces its own purpose-driven content—stories that address important issues, amplify meaningful voices, and have the potential to positively impact audiences around the world.
Content
Its first major documentary initiative, The C-Story: The Truth About Cancer, takes on one of the most consequential health challenges of our time. Through deeply personal stories and perspectives from leading voices in medicine, science, research, wellness, and innovation, the documentary explores the cancer journey while seeking to inform, empower, and inspire audiences worldwide.
The documentary is supported by leading oncologists, physicians, researchers, and scientists affiliated with some of the world’s most renowned medical and academic institutions, including Stanford University, Harvard University, UCLA, Charité – Berlin, LMU Munich, Gustave Roussy – Paris, Vienna University Hospital, Tumor Institute - Milan, and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Centre in Melbourne, among many others.
Education
PIP's mission also looks to the future. Through education and mentorship for emerging filmmakers, the organization shares practical, real-world knowledge in development, financing, production, and distribution—helping prepare a new generation of storytellers to turn important ideas into professionally produced content.
PIP represents Alliance Cinema's commitment to using decades of entertainment-industry experience for a greater purpose: supporting the stories that matter and empowering the storytellers of tomorrow.
Purpose. Impact. Education. Storytelling That Matters.
A Team United by Purpose
PIP Media brings together an accomplished group of filmmakers, producers, financiers, philanthropists, nonprofit leaders, and media executives united by a shared belief in the power of storytelling to create meaningful change.
Its Board of Directors and Advisory Board combine decades of experience across award-winning film and television production, entertainment finance, global distribution, philanthropy, fundraising, the arts, and nonprofit leadership. Collectively, their work spans some of the entertainment industry's most recognized films and television productions, major international media companies, charitable organizations, and grant-making institutions.
From producing major studio films and globally distributed television to financing and distributing independent content, building philanthropic initiatives, and supporting underserved communities, PIP's leadership brings together the creative vision, financial expertise, industry relationships, and social commitment required to transform purpose-driven ideas into content capable of reaching audiences around the world.
Together, they guide PIP's mission to finance and produce stories that matter, support filmmakers through fiscal sponsorship, and educate and empower the storytellers of tomorrow.
Experienced Leaders. Meaningful Stories. Lasting Impact.
Board Of Directors
Scott Elias, Producer
Scott Elias is a veteran film and television content producer. He has worked with notable award-winning directors including Paul Verhoeven, Francis Ford Coppola, Tony Scott, Michael Apted, Terry Gilliam, Forest Whitaker, Jean-Francois Richet, Mimi Leder, and Shawn Levy.
His credits include Two Weeks Notice (Hugh Grant, Sandra Bullock) and Music & Lyrics (Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore); Comedies like My Cousin Vinny (Joe Pesci and Marissa Tomei); Action films like Plane (Gerard Butler) and Unstoppable (Denzel Washington and Chris Pine); Sci-Fi movies like Free Guy" (Ryan Reynolds and Jodie Comer) and 12 Monkeys (Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt); book adaptations such as A Time To Kill (Matthew McConaughey and Samuel L. Jackson), Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Dame Maggie Smith, Ellen Burstyn), and the recent Netflix limited series All The Light We Cannot See (Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie). He has been nominated for both a DGA Award and a PGA Award for the series, which was filmed entirely in Europe.
Scott has filmed throughout North America and Europe and has scouted locations in Asia. He is known as a creative Producer with the pragmatic abilities to deliver any-sized project on-schedule and on-budget.
Betty Bui
Philanthropist, Art Consultant, Producer
With a distinguished history of owning and managing acclaimed galleries across Asia, Europe, and the United States, Betty Bui has cultivated a reputation for her discerning eye and keen understanding of the evolving art landscape. Standing at the forefront of the art world as a prominent art dealer, she works with blue-chip masterpieces and emerging talents. Betty curates content that represents the essence of each artist's work, unraveling the layers of inspiration that elevate each piece, and bridging the gap between creators and appreciators on a global scale. Her interest in art expands into the film and television world, where she invests in worthy content, that entertains and inspires audiences around the world.
Maria Voltaine
Philanthropist, Producer
Maria Voltaine has extensive experience in the nonprofit sector and works closely with grant-awarding foundations.
Having relocated to the USA at the tender age of 3 from Tornio, Finland, Maria's passion for music and the arts blossomed early on when she achieved recognition as a recording artist at EMI Music Finland.
Over the past decade during her work in the non-profit sector, Maria has successfully managed and implemented numerous projects, ranging from fundraising campaigns to community outreach initiatives. Maria worked for the largest Finnish-American Grants-awarding foundation, Finlandia Foundation National, for nearly 9 years.
In addition, Maria served on the board of directors for Personal Involvement Center (PIC), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing vital services to children and families in South Los Angeles, which focuses on empowering and uplifting these communities, working closely with the California Governor’s office, the Departments of Mental Health, Social Services, Children and Family Services.
Maria currently works on a television documentary series about the health and other benefits of various kinds of saunas originating from Northern Europe.
Advisors
Loranne Turgeon
Producer
Loranne Turgeon is a feature film producer who was trained under Clint Eastwood, working on such films as the Academy Award-winning Unforgiven and the critically acclaimed feature In the Line of Fire. Her credits furthermore include A Perfect World"(Kevin Costner), I am Number Four (Timothy Olyphant), The Matrix and The Matrix Resurrection (Keanu Reeves), and the Netflix series Sense8 created by the Wachowski siblings.
Loranne further explored the world of animation under DreamWorks Animation, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg, on such films as The Prince of Egypt, The Road to Eldorado, Shrek, and Spirit. Loranne currently develops film and television content based on renowned literary IP.
Salvy Maleki and Mark Dayoub
Producers / Film Financiers
Salvy Maleki and Mark Dayoub are the founders of Pathbender Media Holdings, LLC, a media company established at Sunset Gower Studios with principals who share over 30 years of experience in media, management, finance, technology, and marketing. The team provides access to finance and distribution of content.
Salvy Maleki has over 15 years experience in Development, Production, Finance, and Distribution of Film, TV, Animation, Live Events), and has established relationships with media companies in China, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. She successfully launched lGDC Digital Services as well as GDC
Digital Cinema Network USA, a Hong Kong corporation, and former Carlyle Portfolio Company in North America. Salvy's credits include "Alien Resurrection"(Sigourney Weaver), Roland Emmerich's "Godzilla," "Stuart Little" (Geena Davis), and the MARVEL animation "What If." Salvy is a Member of PGA, WIE and WIA.
Pathender Media's Co-Founder Mark Dayob
Prior to establishing Pathbender Media Holdings, Mark worked for Boston Private Bank's “EMS" (entertainment, media, sports). Mark produced numerous Media Showcases under his marketing agency DB3, which were covered by Getty Images, E! Entertainment, LIFE magazine, Flaunt magazine, US Weekly, People magazine, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, The
Wrap, Produced By the official magazine of the PGA, and others.
Susanne Bohnet
Producers / Film Financiers
Susanne Bohnet is a producer, financier, and distributor of feature films. Before launching her distribution entity Serafini Releasing in New York, Susanne was the managing director of the U.S office of Equity Pictures, where she initiated and oversaw strategic partnerships with U.S. producers, negotiated deals with financiers and talent, supervised physical production, while handling the day-to-day operations on behalf of the media fund.
During her time with Equity Pictures, the company’s annual investments grew from USD $30 million in 2002 to USD $250 million in 2004. Ms. Bohnet worked with Equity Pictures on films with budgets between USD $2 million and USD $80.
Her credits include Matador (Pierce Brosnan), Hostage (Bruce Willis), and New York, I Love You (Shia LaBeouf).
When Susanne launched the theatrical distribution company Serafini Releasing, she distributed commercially viable content with a focus on traditionally underserved audiences, as well as content for Gen Z demographics in the US and abroad.
The musical Bazodee marks Serafini's first musical with enormous critical acclaim. "
16 Bars, a Rap film featuring Trippie Redd, Styles P, Chinese Kitty, and notable actors, is the next scheduled theatrical release.
The Team's Credits Include:
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