... to

Fofilm

, a new mini-studio focused on seriously well-crafted feature films — all

high-definition digital productions

, privately financed and distributed through film markets and in partnership with the larger studios.

he studio was formed in 2007

by investors and filmmakers with long-time backgrounds in Hollywood filmmaking. Also, during the past year a growing staff of young production talent has come onboard from the European film community. The studio's first releases are scheduled for 2009/2010.

Fofilm movies will typically be star-driven

, for financial and artistic reasons. Titles are always based on original scripts with unexpected stories and characters.

Excellence in art direction

and locations are key features of Fofilm projects, along with the promotion of an environment that encourages experimentation and originality.

Key post-production staff

have many years of experience in

feature distribution

at the studio level. That is is particularly useful in navigating the growing international marketplace.

Fofilm.

No emulsion, just huge files.

Fofilmmakers

The driving forces behind Fofilm begin with the work of

executive producers

who finance the films, and continue with

producers and writers

, including Kent Smith, Bill Haugse, Tom Smith and other above-the-line mavens.

Fofilm staff boast

Academy Award nominations

and production responsibilities on some of the most successful films in recent years.

Fofilm's filmmakers have solid careers across the spectrum of Hollywood and European production, including

writing, directing, producing, editing, and distribution

, for companies including Universal Studios, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros., and Disney Productions, along with smaller studios and boutique houses.

On the European front, a number of

younger filmmakers and designers

are becoming involved with our work, all with significant credits in feature, commercial, and independent films.

They are joined by

Rudyard Kipling

in Brussels, Producer Extraordinaire;

Joseph Matesevac

in New York, Minister of Sales;

Jeremiah Bok

in San Francisco, Story Department;

Charlie Hunter

, counselor, advocate, and Keeper of the Syllabus; and other accounting and guild specialists at the business offices.

Distribution Side

The principals of Fofilm-Europe Ltd., the company's overseas distribution arm, have strong backgrounds in

studio

and

independent distribution

. The division is headed by Joseph Matesevac, brought from professional duties at Paramount Pictures Corp and Westinghouse Broadcasting.

The

distribution strategy

for all titles is

planned from the beginning of production

, and sometimes even preceeds the script.

”It's lunacy to promote the movie you wish you had made instead of making that movie to begin with” (pace Robert Redford). That's why Fofilm puts a premium on aligning the

promotional team's work

with the

director's vision

, right from the start.

For large, star-driven films,

US domestic rights

are necessarily handled by the domestic distribution industry, whose expertise is unparalleled. Other rights are handled in-house or are contracted separately by language, then media.

All Fofilms have major roll-outs in the markets at

Cannes, Berlin, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Los Angeles,

Fofilm movies may be rousing to contemplate, but there's a sober

business plan

sitting not far off. Our privately financed productions are made for US and international audiences, using a tight worldwide release strategy as a springboard.