ContentFilm

The Business Variety.com | Derek Elley in Edinburgh 24 August 2005 :: The Business (U.K.). A Pathe Entertainment release of a Vertigo Films presentation of a ContentFilm production, in association with Monkey Prods. Produced by Allan Niblo, James Richardson. Executive producers, Rob Morgan, Rupert Preston. Co-producer, Andy Eliot. Directed, written by Nick Love. Frankie – […]

ContentFilm already occupies a niche as a production, sales and financing company based in London, with strong ties to the US film industry, and plans to further exploit that niche by combining forces with newly-acquired television distribution company Fireworks International. July of this year saw the acquisition of London-based Fireworks International by ContentFilm, a company […]

Bernal’s presence may be the principal selling point of a film that invests a typical bunny boiler scenario with a more abstract, dream-like quality along the lines of The Virgin Suicides. It’s not in the same league as Sofia Coppola’s admired directorial debut but should emerge as a festival fixture and solid specialist release. Co-written […]

The film’s central character, a Christian transsexual played by Felicity Huffman, is seen as a potent Oscar vehicle for the Desperate Housewives actress. The two companies, who already share a broadly defined strategic alliance, will jointly share the distribution of the film, which premiered at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival. IFC Entertainment’s President Jonathan Sehring […]

ContentFilm picks up Transamerica for International Screen Daily.com | Jeremy Kay 25 April 2005 :: ContentFilm International has picked up all international rights to Duncan Tucker’s road movie Transamerica, which had its North American premiere at Tribeca Film Festival over the weekend. Transamerica, received its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival. ContentFilm International […]

Revelation delayed as lead actor breaks ankle Screen Daily.com | Sandy George in Sydney 19 April 2005 :: The shooting schedule of Ana Kokkinos’ The Book of Revelation has had to be rapidly re-arranged after lead actor Tom Long broke his ankle on Friday (April 15) while filming in Melbourne. The film was one week […]

Pic is the first from RubberTreePlant, the newly formed production banner of former Industry Entertainment exec Julia Chasman (“25th Hour,” “Quills”). Shooting starts next month in London and Edinburgh. ContentFilm Intl. is handling worldwide sales, with co-financing from the UK Film Council’s Premiere Fund and a pre-sale of UK TV rights to ITV. “Driving Lessons” […]

7 Mar 2006: Following a year of retooling that included funding roadblocks and casting changes, Fireworks International is launching Canada production house Shaftesbury Films’ oddball half-hour comedy series The Jane Show at MipTV. Set to premiere on Canadian commercial broadcaster Global Television in the spring, The Jane Show (left, 13×30′) is headlined by comic Teresa […]

Ian Mohr and Stuart Kemp | Hollywood Reporter Dec. 1, 2003 :: Ed Pressman and John Schmidt’s 2-year-old ContentFilm unit is expected to unveil a reverse takeover of financially embattled U.K.-based production, distribution, and financial banner Winchester Entertainment. Through the deal, Winchester will be absorbed into the ContentFilm fold, but remain based in the United […]