How Are Warrior Film Promotions Involved?
You, Me & Him, (formally Fish Without Bicycles) is the second film that Warrior Film Promotions have funded for this studio. The first one was called Mad To Be Normal starring David Tennant, Sir Michael Gambon, and Gabriel Byrne. Warrior raised 50% of the budget and the film is about to go on general release at the end of this year.
We are delighted to be invited to raise finances for their next movie. Warrior simply promote the idea of raising the budget for the film. All funds go directly to the studio’s SPV. Warrior Film Promotions continue to to assist you throughout the investment period with updates, advice and a human being to talk to you should you have any questions at all.
Transparency – How Do I Know I Am receiving My Fair Share?
Funds are collected and distributed by a ‘Collection Agent’. The collection agent is a third party company specialising in the collection of funds from the sale of the film. Nowadays many independent film productions work with collection agents in order to install peace of mind with their investors. The collections agent will supply a clear statement of funds, three months in arrears to all investors involved in the film.
Is My Money Safe?
YES. Your funds are sent directly to an S.P.V. that is managed by the studio. S.P.V. stands for Special Purpose Vehicle. This is a British Limited Company that’s sole purpose is to control and distribute all funds from the sale of the film. The primary reason for this process is to isolate all funds from the sale of Fish Without Bicycles from any other films or projects that the studio is working on. All funds from the sale of the film will arrive directly into the bank account of the S.P.V.
This ring fences all profits against any potential issues or problems the studio may face. Whatever were to happen to the studio in the future, your investment is safe and protected within the S.P.V.
How Do I know The Film Will Be Made?
In short – YES. A completion guarantee (sometimes referred to as a completion bond) is in place with Fish Without Bicycles. This is a form of insurance offered by a completion guarantor company that is often used in independently financed films to guarantee that the producer will complete and deliver the film. You can be safe in the knowledge that this film will most certainly be made.
How Are My Profits Distributed?
As you can imagine, this is one of the most popular questions we receive. The returns from the film are distributed to investors as and when the film is sold. If you are a SEIS / EIS investor the funds will be allocated to the SIES / EIS account and be available to you at the end of the investment term. However, if you are investing as a Equity investor then returns will arrive into your account approximately four weeks after they hit the studios account.
Who Buys The Film?
The sale of the film is handled by the Sales Agent and there are a range of markets that the sales agent will be approaching regarding the promotion and sale of Fish Without Bicycles. A rough guideline to the primary 5 markets are as follows:
- Theatrical Sales – Cinema Sales
- Auxiliary Sales – Airlines, Hotels etcetera
- VOD (Video On Demand, iTune, Netflix etc) – Downloads
- DVD – This is still a strong market place.
- Terrestrial Sales (Television) – The film will be sold to TV Broadcasters around the world. TV gives investors an ongoing return as the film can be continuously sold for as long as it is popular.
When Will Returns Begin
You can expect to receive a large majority of the forecasted returns within the first 18 to 24 months placing you in a position of profit.
Who Is Involved In The Making Of This Film?
Post Production is being handled by the award winning company – Lipsync. Lipsync have worked on some of the most prestigious films in modern day cinematic history and we would strongly advise any potential investor to peruse the ‘reels’ page of their website in order to obtain feel for the distinguished films they have worked on.
http://www.lipsyncpost.co.uk/reels/
Director – Daisy Aitkens
Daisy has written on the two popular BBC comedies My Family and Selfstackers. She has had pilots developed and sold to World Productions, E4 and the BBC. In film, she has developed a feature film with Parripassu Films and worked with a range of high profile talent.
Link to daisy on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2016696/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Director of Photography – John De Boreman –
John build up a reputation through his work on films such as Small Faces, The Full Monty and Hideous Kinky. A best cinematography nomination at the 2001 Independent Spirit Awards followed for Hamlet (2000). Further films on which John was Director of Photography include Serendipity, starring John Cusack, Shall We Dance with Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez and Susan Sarandon, and A Lot Like Love which starred Ashton Kutcher. In 2007 John was nominated for a Best Pho- tography & Lighting BAF TA for his work on Tsunami: The Aftermath. In2009 John won the World Cinema Cinematography Award at Sundance for his work on An Education, for which he was also nominated for the BBC Best Cinematography Award.
The film itself won the Spirit Best Foreign Movie Award and Sundance Audience Award. Most recently he has worked on Made in Dagenham, Quartet, and Half of a Yellow Sun. John has also received a ‘Lumiere Award’ for his contribution to British cinema.
Link to John De Boreman on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0207532/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Producer – Phin Glynn
Phin has been working in media production for over a decade. His first film in the role of associate producer was 2014’s “The Unbeatables” from academy award winner director Juan Jose Campanella, starring Rupert Grint and Rob Brydon. (Budget $22M) He recently completed production with his studio Bad Penny Production’s on an incredible film called ‘Mad To Be Normal’ starring David Tennant, Elisabeth Moss, Michael Gambon & Gabriel Byrne. He is also set to produce ‘Grace and Beauty’ in the summer of 2016. Warrior Film Promotions assisted in raising the budget for this movie.
Link to Phin on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4813799/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Producer – Georgina Tennant:
Georgia began her career nearly 20 years ago. Spending a large portion of that time as an actress (credited as Moffett) with credits including ‘Dr. Who’, ‘Miss Marple’, ‘The Bill’ and ‘White Van Man’ she has spent the last 5 years adding writing and producing to her CV. Georgia is married to David
Tennant and has Producing credits that include ‘The Fiveish Doctors Reboot’ on which she collaborated with the BBC and was nominated for a Hugo award and the short film ’96 ways to Say I Love You’ written and directed by Daisy Aitkens and starring Joel Fry, Nina Sosanya and David Tennant.
Link to Georgina on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0595634/?ref_=nv_sr_5
There is a stella team attached to this film that will not just ensure that this is a beautiful movie, but also a highly commercial one.
I hope this update gives you further clarity on how robust this film investment is and I look forward to speaking to you soon.
