ContentFilm

28 March, 2006 Fireworks International – now part of ContentFilm – has a new director of international sales in time for MipTV next week, as well as a new film about human trafficking. Diana Zakis has been promoted, adding responsibility for pan-regional sales to Latin America to her existing terrestrial duties in the region. Also, […]

3 April, 2006 Ellis Releasing and Fireworks International have entered into an agreement for Ellis to handle distribution of Fireworks’ extensive factual library where available outside Canada and the U.S. The announcement was announced jointly today by Greg Phillips, President of Fireworks International, and Stephen Ellis, President of Ellis Entertainment. “As a long time distributor […]

3 April, 2006 Heading into MipTV with two new exciting series – Whistler and The Jane Show – Fireworks International is also pleased to announce numerous new deals for some of its most popular signature series from licensees around the world. Fireworks has concluded a renewal of all television rights for all three seasons of […]

:: I’m Reed Fish Screened to rapturous applause at TRIBECA 2006 and starring a fantastic hot young cast, this hilarious, charming and sweetly emotional coming-of-age comedy, follows the laid-back, cool (if a little goofy!) Reed Fish, as he learns, through his many mistakes, how to step out of his fathers shadow and discover who he […]

ContentFilm today announces that it has joined forces with Room 9 Entertainment, the North American production company launched by the former Chief Operating Officer of PayPal, Inc., David Sacks, to co-finance and co-produce two feature films that will begin shooting in the coming months. The films will be the first announced productions with ContentFilm’s financing […]

In this powerful and dramatic thriller about betrayal and bitter revenge, a handsome young US Marine called Elvis (GAEL GARCIA BERNAL – The Motorcycle Diaries, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Amores Perros) returns to his Preacher father’s sleepy hometown dreaming for some kind of reconciliation – having been abandoned by the man as a child. Elvis […]

[From the Library] Heartbreakers Max (Sigourney Weaver) and Page (Jennifer Love Hewitt) are a brilliant mother and daughter con team who have their gift down to a fine art. More Bad Lieutenant He has survived on the streets for twenty years. He’s a gambler, a thief, a junkie, a killer — and a cop. Now […]

Closing The Ring Overview Genre: Epic Romance Language: English Country of Origin: UK & Canada Format: 35 mm Production Status: In Production Running Time: TBA Year of Production: 2006 Synopsis Oscar winning Director Richard Attenborough helms a deeply moving love story, beautifully interwoven between present day and World War 2, about how an American woman […]

TRIUMPH OF LOVE is Clare Peploe’s directorial debut. Co-written and produced by Bernardo Bertolucci (THE DREAMERS, LAST TANGO IN PARIS) it is an old-fashioned romantic comedy of errors, adapted from the Maurivaux’s play. Starring Ben Kingsley (HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG, SEXY BEAST), Mira Sorvino (BAMBOOZLED, SUMMER OF SAM) and Fiona Shaw (HARRY POTTER) , […]