11 April, 2007
New York, NY, April 11, 2007 Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc., whose film production company clients include the Weinstein Company, DreamWorks Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Lakeshore Entertainment and Walden Media, has signed an exclusive, multi-year, worldwide administration agreement with ContentFilm, a London based film and television sales company. ContentFilm owns or controls a significant library of film assets including critically acclaimed features The Cooler, Rules of Engagement and Thank You for Smoking, and well as over 2,000 hours of quality television programming including Andromeda, Mutant X and Relic Hunter. It recently acquired Allumination, a fast growing US DVD distribution operation. In announcing the agreement, Mike Connelly, Executive VP of Business Development at Cherry Lane, noted, “Our new agreement with ContentFilm underscores the solid relationship Cherry Lane maintains with the film community, unique among music publishers. We’re excited to be working with ContentFilm and its extensive library of film and television rights.” John Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer of ContentFilm plc said, “We are delighted to be working with Mike and his team at Cherry Lane in the safe knowledge that our strong catalogue of film and television music rights is being efficiently administered and exploited to its fullest extent. We look forward to continuing the relationship as our library continues to grow.”
About Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc. Cherry Lane, New York-based privately held music publisher founded in 1960 by renowned producer/arranger Milt Okun, oversees an extensive catalogue of legendary songs from Elvis Presley, John Denver, Quincy Jones and Ashford & Simpson, to more recent Billboard chart-toppers including the Black Eyed Peas, John Legend and Wolfmother. Known for its innovative copyright exploitation and administration, Cherry Lane has forged relationships with DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks Animation SKG, The Weinstein Company, Lakeshore Entertainment, Walden Media, Sanrio (Hello Kitty), NASCAR, Icon Productions, NFL Films, World Wrestling Entertainment, Professional Bull Riders, Pokémon USA, Inc. and 4Kids TV, to name a few. Learn more at www.cherrylane.com.
About ContentFilm
Further information on the Company and details of the individual titles that make up the Company’s available library is at: www.contentfilm.com
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ContentFilm International is the film sales and finance arm of Content. It specializes in high quality and commercial feature films, acting as an executive producer to assist the film’s producer in securing finance and then marketing and selling the film throughout all the world’s territories. The latest productions include ‘Closing the Ring’, directed by Lord Attenborough and starring Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer and Mischa Barton, ‘Black Book’ directed by Paul Verhoeven, ‘Thank You for Smoking’ which generated more than $20 million at the US box office and the acquisition of worldwide rights to ‘Outpost’. It is being managed in an executive capacity by Jamie Carmichael, President of ContentFilm International.
Fireworks International is Content’s film and television library sales division with over 2,000 hours of programming including motion pictures, primetime and children’s TV series, mini-series and made-for-television films. It specialises in assisting TV producers to finance their programming and then marketing and selling the programmes throughout the world, in the traditional media and on digital platforms. Historically its content has included commercial and high-quality multi-episodic programming produced in the USA and Canada. New series of this nature include the supernatural drama ‘Blood Ties’, the mystery drama series ‘Whistler’ and children’s series ‘Young Dracula’. It is being managed in an executive capacity by Greg Phillips as President of Fireworks International.
Allumination FilmWorks is Content’s DVD distribution arm in the U.S. Allumination acquires domestic home entertainment rights from studios and independent producers and distributes DVDs of its licensed content to retailers throughout the U.S. Additionally, it acquires satellite and cable television rights as well as international theatrical and home entertainment rights and sells those rights on to other domestic and international distributors. It also distributes audio product under the American Beat Records label. Allumination has a portfolio of approximately 700 quality titles in all major categories including various music specials and children’s/family feature titles and its titles include ‘The Saddle Club’ and ‘How William Shatner Changed the World’. It is being managed in an executive capacity by Kerry McCluggage as Chairman of Allumination and Cheryl Freeman as CEO of Allumination
