BAFTA-nominated producer Lisa Katselas is using a pioneering equity investment crowdfunding model to finance her next production, Somewhat Dead.
The horror-adventure-comedy marks the first time a film-maker will seek financing under the new SEC regulation 506(c), which allows for private producers to advertise private placement financing opportunities for productions.
Katselas describes Somewhat Dead as The Hunger Games transposed into the world of Tim Burton. “Somewhat Dead is a horror film at heart and is truly scary, yet at the same time, contains humour, dramatic sophistication and poignancy,” she said.
“Horror audiences have evolved and expanded in recent years. For a film to genuinely scare today’s audience, viewers have to feel a real connection to the characters – and for me that is the cornerstone of good storytelling.”
The partnership with I-Bankers Direct is the first time a Us film will seek equity-based financing using the new SEC regulation that launched in September under the Jobs Act.[p...
The horror-adventure-comedy marks the first time a film-maker will seek financing under the new SEC regulation 506(c), which allows for private producers to advertise private placement financing opportunities for productions.
Katselas describes Somewhat Dead as The Hunger Games transposed into the world of Tim Burton. “Somewhat Dead is a horror film at heart and is truly scary, yet at the same time, contains humour, dramatic sophistication and poignancy,” she said.
“Horror audiences have evolved and expanded in recent years. For a film to genuinely scare today’s audience, viewers have to feel a real connection to the characters – and for me that is the cornerstone of good storytelling.”
The partnership with I-Bankers Direct is the first time a Us film will seek equity-based financing using the new SEC regulation that launched in September under the Jobs Act.[p...
- 11/7/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The only thing more magical than the black tie galas, prestigious film screenings and the star-studded red carpet events that are currently occupying the French town of Cannes, is the dealmaking for the future. Pairing stars for neatly-packaged projects meant to whet the appetite of potential buyers -- it's like a week long cocktail party where movies are the appetizers.
The latest cinematic hors d'oeuvre of interest is as romantic a concept as the Cannes Film Festival itself: Kiefer Sutherland and Kate Bosworth will play two sides of a budding couple in "Fairytale in New York," which Hollywood Reporter explains is looking for a buyer at the fest.
In the film, Sutherland will play an Irish stand-up comedian -- surprising, as Sutherland is neither Irish or has ever told a joke (as far as we can tell) -- who crosses paths with Bosworth's character at an art gallery.
"Fairytale" will...
The latest cinematic hors d'oeuvre of interest is as romantic a concept as the Cannes Film Festival itself: Kiefer Sutherland and Kate Bosworth will play two sides of a budding couple in "Fairytale in New York," which Hollywood Reporter explains is looking for a buyer at the fest.
In the film, Sutherland will play an Irish stand-up comedian -- surprising, as Sutherland is neither Irish or has ever told a joke (as far as we can tell) -- who crosses paths with Bosworth's character at an art gallery.
"Fairytale" will...
- 5/16/2011
- by Matt Patches
- NextMovie
Kiefer Sutherland and Kate Bosworth are set to top line the indie romancer "Fairytale of New York" for Little Film Co. says Variety.
The story centers on a cynical but charming Irish standup comic who, while in New York, meets an intriguing American woman and the two connect.
Lee Cleary directs from a script by Jeff Murphy. Lisa Katselas and Dan Reardon will produce and shooting will take place in Northern Ireland and New York.
The story centers on a cynical but charming Irish standup comic who, while in New York, meets an intriguing American woman and the two connect.
Lee Cleary directs from a script by Jeff Murphy. Lisa Katselas and Dan Reardon will produce and shooting will take place in Northern Ireland and New York.
- 5/15/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Variety reports that Kiefer Sutherland and Kate Bosworth are set to star in director Lee Cleary's independent romance film Fairytale of New York , to be produced by Lisa Katselas and Dan Reardon. Written by Jeff Murphy, the project "centers on a cynical but charming Irish standup comic who, while in New York, meets an intriguing American woman and the two connect." Shooting for the film will take place in Northern Ireland and New York.
- 5/15/2011
- Comingsoon.net
No, this is not going to be an attempt to make a film out of the classic Shane McGowan/Kirsty MacColl tune Fairytale of New York, at least not completely. But new indie romantic comedy Fairytale of New York is looking to hook up a troubled Irish type with a woman, and has snagged Kiefer Sutherland and Kate Bosworth to be the odd couple.We’re not sure we see the combo of Sutherland and Bosworth, but writer Jeff Murphy and director Lee Cleary obviously do. Cleary is gearing the movie up now, for a shoot that will take in Northern Ireland and New York.Sutherland’s playing a cynical yet charming Irish stand-up who travels to the Big Apple and makes a connection with an intriguing American woman (Bosworth). Cue, we assume, Sutherland spending the next few months with a dialect coach.“Fairytale of New York lets us observe...
- 5/15/2011
- EmpireOnline
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