Allumination FilmWorks, Content’s DVD distribution arm in the U.S. joined ContentFilm plc in the summer of 2006.
In June 2008, ContentFilm announced the merger of its Allumination FilmWorks, Content’s DVD distribution arm in the U.S, with the US home entertainment operations of Peace Arch Entertainment Group (PAE). The combined businesses will operate as Peace Arch Home Entertainment (PAHE) and is owned 50/50 by ContentFilm and Peace Arch Entertainment. PAHE acquires domestic home entertainment rights from studios and independent producers and distributes DVDs of its licensed content to retailers throughout the U.S.
http://www.alluminationfilmworks.com/
Key Executives:
Cheryl A. Freeman
CEO of Allumination FilmWorks
Cheryl Freeman brings over 25 years of experience as an Operations and Finance executive to the company. Prior to founding Allumination, Freeman served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Operations for Unapix Entertainment, Inc.
Prior to her tenure with Unapix, Freeman served as Chief Financial Officer of Celebrity Home Entertainment, Inc. and Celebrity Duplicating Services, Inc. Freeman previously served with Artisan Entertainment, where she held the position of Vice President of Finance for the company, which was one of the largest independent video distributors in the country with total sales in excess of $300 million.
Jeff Sagansky
Director Allumination FilmWorks
Jeff Sagansky began his entertainment career in 1977 in the programming department of NBC. After leaving NBC, Sagansky oversaw production at Tri-Star Entertainment where he gave the green light to such films as Look Who’s Talking, Peggy Sue Got Married, Steel Magnolias, Glory and About Last Night.
In 1990, he joined CBS as Head Of Programming where he engineered CBS’s ratings rise from third to first place in a mere 18 months. While there, CBS developed such critically-acclaimed series as The Nanny, Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman, Touched By An Angel, Chicago Hope, Picket Fences, and the cult favorite Northern Exposure. In 1998, Sagansky became President and CEO of Paxson Communications Corporation, which currently controls PAX TV. During his four years at Paxson, the network distribution for PAX grew from 60% of U.S. TV households to almost 90%.
Kerry McCluggage
Director Allumination FilmWorks
Kerry McCluggage has been in the entertainment business since 1978. In 1980, he became Universal Television’s youngest Vice President at the age of 25. During his stint at Universal, McCluggage oversaw the development and production of such TV hits as Magnum P.I., The Equalizer, Murder She Wrote, The A-Team, and Miami Vice. He joined Paramount in 1992, where he developed the original plan for UPN and oversaw its successful launch in January of 1995.
As Chairman of the Paramount Television Group, he aided in the development and production of the Emmy-Award-Winning series Frasier and everyone’s favorite magazine show Entertainment Tonight, among many others. He is currently an independent producer with a number of projects in various stages of development.
