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LongTale LLC is an intellectual property asset management services provider located in Los Angeles, USA. LongTale manages worldwide marketing, distribution, and collection of revenues from the licensing of rights to intellectual properties in all formats for release to theatrical, television, home video/DVD, videogames, cell phones, Internet, and other media.
Omar Kaczmarczyk |
Lars Bjorck is now on LongTale’s team of Visioneers as VP of International Sales, bringing with him years of great relationships. e-mail us at larsb@longtale.com LongTale is in acquisition mode, as well as currently having productions underway in India, the U.S., Nepal, Jamaica, Canada, and Poland. Further international co-productions are in development and pre-production.
NEW! Milerepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint, one of the most important films of our times, the story of the real-life 11th century mystic, directed by Neten Chokling Rinpoche, acclaimed by the Washington Post, L.A. Times, Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Reel.com. “A life-transforming spiritual awakening”—Screen International.
NEW! Ninja Knights, a feature-length animated film directed by Jack Olesker, (who created the original development work for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), produced by Ken Kreative Studios of Chennai, India
NEW! South India Fables, delightful children’s animation for television world-wide created by Accel Animation also of Chennai, India, based on the Thirukkural, beloved collection of 133 magical children’s stories by the first century B.C. poet Thiruvalluvar
NEW! UNICORN: Journey Through Time
live action “psychedelic saga,” directed by Hilary Clay Hicks, featuring Michelle Phillips, members of Jefferson Airplane, Lovin’ Spoonful, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Moby Grape, more.
The tumultuous life and times of the legendary ‘60s L.A. band UNICORN and their long-lost masterpiece album, The Cosmic Storyteller, set against events that were the rites of passage of a generation!
EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THEM. DON’T YOU? NEW! God Lives In the Himalayas, live action feature film directed by Sanjay Srinivas from Chequered Flag Entertainment Company: “An Epic Journey In Search of God” NEW! Runt, live action feature film directed by Michael Phillip Edwards from his hit London stage play.
“Everyone who has a father needs to see this film.”
NEW!Being Rapanui,documentary directed by Easter Island filmmaker Santi Hitorangi with his wife, Susan Hitoshapiro. Discover the “Mysteries of a Mythic People.”
American Gun, a classic thriller starring James Coburn (in his acclaimed last role) and Virginia Madsen, directed by Alan Jacobs. “Can the story of a gun redeem one more moment with a daughter?”
LongTale Wins Wine Country Festival Distributor Award LongTale International was named the Film Company of the Year for the 22nd Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival, July 23 through August 3. Stephen Ashton, the nonprofit festival’s director and founder, made the announcement noting, “This award is given only on those occasions when we feel that there is a highly deserving recipient representing the highest standard of excellence. In this case, it is also a way of recognizing LongTale’s courageous approach to film distribution.” “I can think of no other company with such a diverse slate of films reaching such diverse and sensitive audiences,” said Ashton. LongTale’s entries to WCFF included Prince of the Himalayas, Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint, and Looking for Palladin. “Prince of the Himalayas, directed by Sherwood Hu, is a film with extraordinary production values, a classic tale in a totally unexpected setting, a Tibetan Hamlet,” said Ashton. “A total crowd pleaser that should find wide audiences, it is the work of a new master director.” “Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint is an exceptional action drama directed by someone who knows the legend of Tibet’s greatest yogi and spiritual warrior inside and out, Neten Chokling, a real-life Tibetan lama. I can’t wait to see the upcoming sequel. “Looking for Palladin, directed and written by Andrzej Krakowski, features a special location, Guatemala’s 400-year old city of Antigua, that is actually one of the characters affecting the protagonists,” said Ashton. “Ben Gazzara is perfectly cast as a reclusive actor with a new calling outside of Hollywood. The diverse cast including David Moscow, Talia Shire, and Vincent Pastore is an appealing one intelligent audiences will enjoy.” LongTale Announces Milarepa Distribution in Poland (Hollywood—August 3, 2008) —Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint, directed by Neten Chokling, has been signed by AP Manana Films of Warsaw for distribution in Poland. The Tibetan language feature film Milarepa is the story of Tibet’s greatest yogi and spiritual warrior, a classic tale of revenge and redemption. AP Manana chief Piotr Kobus signed on at Cannes. “We expect to release Milarepa on September fifth, says Kobus. “We are working right now on our marketing strategy, and we will hold the first press screenings in early July. We have quite a few ideas and target audiences in mind, which we had already identified during a festival screening in November 2007 in Warsaw. Agencja Promocji Manana, founded by Piotr Kobus in 2001, is an independent distributor of world cinema in Poland specializing in art house films from Asia, Africa and Latin America. Praised by The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Variety, Screen International, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, and The New York Sun, Milarepa is offered worldwide by LongTale International. LongTale Helps Guatemalan Film Industry Open for Business Looking for Palladin Special Screening Set at Icaro Festival The Guatemalan Ministry of Culture and Tourism will sponsor a special screening of Looking for Palladin, the first non-native film in 70 years to be made entirely in Guatemala, at the 11th annual Icaro Festival in Guatemala City on Saturday evening, November 15. This follows Guatemala ‘s Ministry of Culture and Tourism taking center stage May 16 at the Marché du Film in Cannes as sponsor of an exclusive VIP soiree at the Grand Hotel on the Croisette, following the Cannes screening of Looking for Palladin. The Cannes party was produced by LongTale International, which represents the film for distribution. William Orbaugh, Guatemalan General Director of the Arts, and Elsa Son, Vice-minister of Culture, hosted the celebration of the Pine Hill/Tousi production, Looking for Palladin, a comedy-drama with a twist, directed and written by Andrzej Krakowski (Triumph of the Spirit, Tides of War), starring the legendary Ben Gazzara, David Moscow (Honey, Riding in Cars with Boys, Big), two-time Oscar nominee Talia Shire (The Godfather, Rocky), Pedro Armendariz Jr. (Before Night Falls, Zorro), Mexican superstar Angelica Aragon, and Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos). “These events are our way of showing that we are happy to welcome filmmakers the world-over to Guatemala ,” said Orbaugh. “Our excellent experience with Looking for Palladin demonstrates that Guatemala is prepared to offer much. We thank the producers of Looking for Palladin for their persistence in bringing this film to Guatemala to open the way, and we hope it is the first of many such productions to come." The stars and producers of the film and their entourages were joined in the gala by more than 300 other guests ranging from international press, buyers and studio heads to curious onlookers, all of whom enjoyed Central American-themed food to Latin music provided by DJ Andres Cervero. Special guests of the evening included director Sherwood Hu and international star Purba Rgyal of the the Hus Entertainment/ Shanghai Film Studios production Prince of the Himalayas, which also screened at Cannes and Monaco (where Hu won Best Director and Purba garnered the Best Actor). Looking for Palladin also screened May 14 at the Monaco Charity Film Festival. “Truth can be found in the strangest places” is the theme of Looking for Palladin, an allegory for the conflict of generations. When young, arrogant Hollywood talent agent Josh Ross (David Moscow) goes to Guatemala reluctantly to find two-time Oscar winner and retired actor Jack Palladin (Ben Gazzara), Josh's disregard for the “old” actor mirrors his disdain for the local community whose help he desperately needs in his search for Palladin. |
LongTale Visioneers Offer
Independent Producers International Distribution and
Intellectual Property Asset Management
Omar Kaczmarczyk, managing director of LongTale International, originated the concept of segmented rights sales for movies and helped found the first CAM (Collection Account Manager) for independent film distribution royalties. He has been associated with some of the biggest successes in independent film (click here for bio). Now he and his team of Visioneers are introducing revolutionary new directions in distribution along with an outstanding slate of films for worldwide distribution.
“LongTale’s ‘visioneers’ have created a model for motion picture distribution that accesses avenues of distribution and new revenue streams opening up all over the globe,” says Omar, who has over 30 years experience in the worldwide film marketplace.
“Unlike other sales representatives, LongTale is the international asset manager of our producers’ intellectual property so that each producer’s creation becomes a perpetual wealth-builder.”
“LongTale International is where motion pictures play forever,” says Omar. We are a digital democracy where every viewer is counted, and every creative vision is given platforms to be experienced.”
LongTale is in acquisition mode with about 20 titles already signed and is interested in seeing completed films that appeal to niche as well as general audiences. The company is leading the way in international distribution of Asian animation and dramas, important documentaries, and Spanish language titles for worldwide distribution. Other genres are coming.
LongTale currently has productions underway in the U.S., India, Nepal, Jamaica, Canada, and Poland. Further international co-productions are in development and pre-production.
We are transparent—LongTale never co-mingles funds and doesn’t collateralize. We have a special relationship with one of the oldest collection account managers (CAMs) in the business, who handle companies like Icon, New Line, Capitol, DeLaurentis, and LongTale and Omar (the man who invented the CAM in 1978).
LongTale attends the major markets to represent its titles in person. We participate at all the major film and television markets like AFM, Cannes, Berlin, MIPCOM, Hong Kong, and NATPE.
To meet the challenges of such a multi-layered task as re-shaping how the world buys films and TV content, LongTale has recently bolstered its team with well-known players in the industry, including Lars Bjorck.
“Lars joins us as VP of International Sales, bringing with him many years of great relationships in distribution and production, having worked in an international acquisition capacity on such blockbusters as Dances with Wolves, Rambo, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy,” says Omar.
Also new to the LongTale family is Ava B., one of the best-known acquisitions directors in the business, whose career in motion pictures and TV has included worldwide projects with some of the best known talent in the business, directors like John Huston, Anthony Page, Maximilian Shell, and Roman Polanski, and actors like Michael Caine, Jeff Bridges, Maggie Smith, Sylvester Stallone, Christopher Plummer, Ralph Fiennes, and Nicholas Cage, as well as leading TV and film interests like Kanal 2, VIASAT3, RTL (Europe’s largest radio and TV company), Cinequest Distribution, Jaman, and York Entertainment,
Producers are entitled to more than just distribution.
(For the LongTale Producer’s Bill of Rights, click here)
To make contact for your film, email
acquisitions@longtale.com
Producer's Bill of Rights
By Omar Kaczmarczyk
Preamble
LongTale, LLC, sells and manages motion picture rights for theatrical, broadcast television, and home entertainment releases in the world-wide international market. In the new digital economy, in which movies can play forever, this is international intellectual property assets management.
1. Producers should be professionally represented (not represent themselves)
Too often, international film sales are considered one of those things producers can do by themselves. It is a serious mistake to think that selling and servicing motion pictures in the international marketplace is easy.
It is far more involved than simply attending AFM, CANNES, MIFED, MIPCOM, and the many other annual film and television markets. Attendance at these markets is important, but it is only a step.
A membership to sell at film markets and the actual staging of a market presentation is expensive and requires a great deal of detailed preparation, generally beginning six months before each market.
The basic cost of participating in just one of the major markets (AFM, Cannes Market, MIFED, MIPCOM, etc.) is between $75,000 to $250,000 U.S. and about $35,000 for each of the interim markets. There are costs exclusive of advertising, preparation for at-market or in-competition film screenings, and many additional marketing costs.
But selling a motion picture is only the tip of the iceberg. After “making a deal” for distribution in a territory or nation, there are actual motion picture delivery, account servicing, and revenue collection. This is a process that is extensive, time consuming, and tedious.
Finally, consider the problems of accounting for the different tax treaties and tariffs for each international sale. Withheld taxes alone can chew up substantial amounts of the revenue if the transactions are not “routed” properly to reduce liabilities.
Producers need to do what they do best: produce. Professional representation is needed to set up the distribution matrix that will provide the maximum revenue.
2. Producers have a right to not be abused
Little matters if the producer never sees any “real money” from each licensee distributor. Aside from first revenue derived by direct licensing sales initiated by meetings at a film market, each license obliges the distributor to pass net revenue through to the producer.
But the motion picture industry provides many tales of the successful release of audience pleasing films that were overcharged by distributors for hidden, unauthorized service fees, which reduce the revenue due to the Producer, resulting in the over use of the accounting term “net negative revenue.”
Briefly put, the biggest problem between the producer and infamous distributors is the “creative accounting” prevalent in the industry. The problem applies both to domestic and international distribution sales.
It really does not matter what the upfront “distribution” or “sales” fee is against the distributor’s gross revenue: Most distribution and sales agreements provide first for the deduction of that fee (whether or not it is 20% or 50% is immaterial), and then require the recoupment of all associated “costs and expenses of distribution services” performed by and now owed to the distributor, letting the distributor interpret exactly what costs and expenses should be recouped before paying the Producer.
It is an interesting fact that there is an appearance of a direct correlation between the distributor’s “costs and expenses” and the amount of gross revenue generated through its sales: In the past, the amount of “expenses” assessed against the picture’s revenues is always just a little more than the revenue that could have been received by the distributor, so that virtually nothing is passed back to the producer. The film business just doesn’t have to be like this.
3. Producers deserve trustworthy, experienced representation that knows the business
LongTale, LLC, is a team of “visioneers,” established participants in each of these markets. International sales, like so much of the entertainment industry, is based on personal relationships.
It takes time to become established with reputable buyers in the international market and to gain their confidence and loyalty. It obviously helps that LongTale is known as an established seller of licensing rights who can service international motion picture buyers. Negotiating favorable terms, and then collecting what is due, near to “on-time,” is much easier when buyers can depend on receiving the motion picture they want, when they want it, and in the format and quality they require. LongTale’s involvement is a guarantee to buyers that the pros are on board.
An additional valuable service LongTale provides to producers at the international film markets is the reduction of investor risk through either actual presales prior to production (as long as this can be accomplished at prices equivalent to what would be realized after completion of the film), by “pricing” of the future product through “offers” prior to film production in order. This can determine the value of cast, story, and other creative elements prior to committing to them in production. It is established relationships that can make “pre-sales” positioning of a new production possible.
LongTale’s chief advantage is its International Entertainment Business Consultant and Managing Director, Omar Kaczmarczyk, who is a well-established member of the international independent film production and distribution communities. He has been involved in international sales for over 30 years and is accredited with facilitating the world-wide sales of The Three Musketeers, The Four Musketeers, Superman—The Movie, Superman 2, Superman 3, Supergirl, Santa Claus—The Movie, The New Adventures of Pinocchio, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World, and more.
LongTale has designed a unique business process to ensure the greatest possible share of the actual revenue, in any territory, is passed directly through to the Producer. LongTale’s visioneers process buyer orders, manage marketing services, and administer all phases of product delivery and revenue collection. LongTale manages the necessary tier of international transaction companies who hold the proper tax treaty affiliations to avoid this potentially costly pitfall.
That is what we do, and once signed with LongTale, it is what a producer has a right to expect
LongTale, LLC, Management and Staff
Omar Kaczmarczyk, Managing Director of LongTale, LLC, has a long and distinguished history in the motion picture industry. He is LongTale’s founder and recognized internationally as a pioneer of innovative motion picture licensing techniques. In 1984, he challenged industry frontiers with a segmented-licensing system, which, while revolutionary at the time, is now the industry standard. He helped found the first CAM (Collection Account Manager) for independent film distribution royalties. He initiated and implemented pre-sale rights licensing for “Superman III,” “Supergirl,” and “Santa Claus, The Movie.” He is producer of the animated feature “Ninja Knights,” from film maker Jack Olesker. He is an Entertainment Consultant to Invicta Financing Ltd. in London, and controls the copyright of several film libraries. He executive produced Roman Polanski’s “Pirates” (1985), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's “The Lost World” (1998), and developed / executive produced Trimark Pictures' “The Eternal” starring Christopher Walken. In 2000, in conjunction with the Fries Film Group, he executive produced the live action film "Pinocchio II," starring Martin Landau. Kaczmarczyk has several films in development; “Frost and Fire,” based on a Ray Bradbury novel, “Boogeyman The Return,” with Ulli Lommel and “Hanuman.” He has managed numerous producers including Raju Patel and Ulli Lommel.
Mr. Lars Bjorck, LongTale’s Vice President of International Sales, has been in the international film business for the past 25 years in positions ranging from: executive management, director and VP of sales and acquisitions of feature films and television series, to producer and executive producer of independent films. He has personal relationships with key executives and foreign sales companies worldwide. Recent clients include Global Cinema Group, Performance Digital Cinema, Aurora Entertainment Corporation, Out of Band Entertainment, and Ambitious Entertainment/In Sight Film Studios. With these firms, he handled, distributed or produced: “The White Countess,” “The Marsh,” “Return To The Night Of The Living Dead (4 &5),” “Foodfight,” and “September Dawn.” Bjorck secured financing and distribution and is credited producer for “Havoc,” two-time academy award director Barbara Kopple’s youth oriented, teenage drama with: Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, and Freddy Rodriguez, written by Stephen Gaghan, Academy Award Writer of “Traffic.” Previously Bjorck worked as a Senior VP of International sales and acquisitions for Cinemavault Releasing of Toronto (“ATANARJUAT:The Fast Runner” and George Sluizer’s “The Stoneraft”). Bjorck worked with Muse Distribution International of Montreal as VP of International sales (“Tales From The Never Ending Story”and three time Genie winning feature “Savage Messiah”). He set up the international film sales division for Independent Artists Company (IA) and was responsible for sales of their theatrical films, including “Love Stinks.” Bjorck co-founded Tradewinds Entertainment Corporation, some of whose titles included, “Out of Control” (Sean Young, Tom Conti), “The New Swiss Family Robinson” (Jane Seymour, David Carradine), and “Goosed” (Jennifer Tilly). Bjorck was senior VP of Finance and Production at Bjorck Film Corp prior to its acquisition by Karlin-Green Media Associates. In this position, he assisted Shochiku to acquire “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy for distribution in Japan. Bjorck entered the business through Bjorck Film Corporation (founded by his father, Lennart Bjorck), the first international distribution representation company in Los Angeles, where he was involved in the acquisition of several hundred independently produced films, some of which include, “Amadeus,” “Dances With Wolves,” “Driving Miss Daisy,” “Four Weddings And A Funeral,” and “Rambo.”
Ava B, LongTale’s, Vice President of Acquisitions, started her career in film and television on worldwide projects with some of the best known talent in the business, directors like John Huston, Anthony Page, Maximilian Shell, and Roman Polanski, and, actors like Michael Caine, Jeff Bridges, Maggie Smith, Sylvester Stallone, Christopher Plummer, Jane Alexander, Bo Derek and Nicholas Cage. Ava then ventured into the field of television to facilitate the start-up of Kanal 2, a private terrestrial TV channel in Estonia. After securing the initial financing, she took charge of overseeing the licensing of all its programming during the station's first five years of operation. Her targeted acquisitions helped the channel achieve the highest possible ratings on a shoe-string budget and made Kanal 2 the market leader. This position gave her the opportunity to regularly attend all the major international TV and film markets both in Europe and in the U.S. She then accepted the position of Marketing and PR Manager of VIASAT3, Europe’s leading satellite television network and was later asked to work as a consultant for RTL, Europe’s largest. Ava has also worked as production consultant to a number of major international feature film co-productions, including “Sunshine” starring Ralph Fiennes and “Candles in the Dark” starring Alyssa Milano and Chad Lowe. For the past four years, Ava B. has focused on the field of acquisitions as a Director of Acquisitions for Cinequest Distribution, Jaman and York Entertainment, in charge of all aspects of the acquisitions process for these companies. Her experience in the international film and television marketplace, complemented by her achievements in creating, developing, and growing successful entertainment companies, exemplifies the strong work ethic and willingness to achieve that are the cornerstones of our company.
Mr. David Holbert joined LongTale in 2006 as General Manager, bringing several management skills to the expanding business. Previously, Mr. Holbert held the position of Executive Director of the University of Southern California’s Western Research Application Center, a public/private partnership formed to help domestic firms adjust to globalization. In his tenure at USC, Mr. Holbert consulted directly with client management on business turn-around and renovation. In 2000, he founded a non-profit organization to coordinate advocacy for U.S. small and medium sized enterprises among disparate interest groups. Much of the source of his passion for organizational excellence derived from his experience as a business and social entrepreneur, affiliating his consulting practice with an international strategic planning consulting firm and managing operations for a dynamic non-profit organization building housing and providing technical assistance in some of the most dangerous and remote areas of the world. Mr. Holbert received an MBA and Bachelor of English Literature from Arizona State University.
Mr. Hilary Clay Hicks, Director of Marketing for LongTale, is a filmmaker, playwright, publicist, journalist, writer-editor, marketing consultant, creative executive and public speaker. He has over 35 years of experience in media of all kind, including print, audio, video, film, digital and online. He has served most of his career in public relations/publicity and marketing, as well as six years as editorial director of national magazines. He has consulted leading music companies, entertainment firms, and magazine publishers. In addition he has been a copywriter for BBDO Advertising, vice-president of EWW Corporation (public relations & promotion), editorial director for Challenge Publications (magazine publisher), and account executive for Joy Productions (public relations.) His list of clients includes virtually all the major music companies, as well as film studios, prominent celebrities, prominent bands, musicians, major corporations, and respected non-profit organizations and charities. Mr. Hicks holds communications degrees from the University of Michigan, earning a graduate fellowship and membership in professional organizations. In addition to his work as a media professional, Mr. Hicks teaches university courses in films studies, popular culture, playwriting, creative writing, and public relations.
Ron Lavery, Sales Manager for LongTale, started his career in the film industry in 1968. He was an assistant cameraman at Elstree Studio working such television shows as “The Pathfinders,” “The Protectors,” and many others. He then worked at Pinewood Studio on the popular television series, “Space 1999.” By 1971, Lavery began working in film with such projects as, “The Man Who Would be King” and “Star Wars.” In 1976, Lavery relocated to Hollywood, California. He worked on Ron Howard’s first two Directorial projects, “Eat My Dust” and “Grand Theft Auto” and Danny Devito’s directorial debut. During the initial years of MTV, Lavery worked with various recording artists such as Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Neil Young, and Fleetwood Mac. In 1986, he produced his first film, “Terror in Beverly Hills.” Subsequent productions include “American Kickboxer 2,” “Dark Secrets,” “Frightmare,” and “Losing Grace.” In 1990, Lavery began working in film distribution attending 14 American Film Markets, 11 Cannes Film Festivals, and 8 MIFEDS (in Italy). Lavery has attended many film festivals in his role as acquisitions executive and has acquired over 50 films for a number of distribution companies.
Elizabeth “Lisa” Lutz, sales consultant to LongTale, has a distinguished background in film, law, and human capital services. Among her responsibilities at LongTale are sales of international distribution rights for the intellectual property asset manager and sales promotion management using cutting-edge software for electronic solicitations. Since 2004, she has served as an independent contractor for sales and acquisitions, and has created, developed and edited nonfiction work. As an independent contractor for York Entertainment starting in ‘04, she created York’s best practices approach in international sales and attended film markets including Cannes, AFM, and MIP.
Mr. R. Bob Lee, LongTale’s Director of Special Projects, is a screenwriter and software developer. Mr. Lee serves in various professional capacities at LongTale, LLC, where his knowledge and insights as a technologist and motion picture analyst are well applied. A graduate of Princeton University with degrees in philosophy and mathematics, Mr. Lee was recruited into the computer systems consulting business. Over the next twenty years Mr. Lee consulted or held positions at a large number of prominent technology firms including Digital Equipment Corporation, Oracle Corporation, and most recently, DirectTV. He is currently in development on "All Quacked Up!" with Omar Kaczmarczyk as Executive Producer and Yakov Bentsvi as Producer/Director.
Mr. Shaun Frentner has built his career around film, receiving both a B.A. and M.A. in film studies, teaching film courses, and working in the New York industry. He served in both the publicity and marketing departments of the venerated distribution boutique Kino International before relocating to Los Angeles. Additionally, he has written extensively on film and pop culture for widely-used reference publications and facilitated several screening and lecture series in both Iowa City and New York.
Mr. Yatin Parkhani, sales associate for LongTale, is a short format producer and editor with a strong indie film background in New York and Los Angeles. He brings over eight years of experience in production and post and one year in business development for features. In Los Angeles, Mr. Parkhani did MBA coursework at USC’s Marshall School of Business. He now works increasingly on the business side of film while continuing to edit TV promos for Disney. In New York, Mr. Parkhani worked on several features, in production, sound design (the Oscar-nominated Junebug), and post supervision. He’s edited and produced promos, segments, and shows for Disney, Warner Brothers, CBS, VH-1, BET, MTV, The Rosie O’Donnell Show, and NASCAR. His recent work includes associate producer on BlokHedz (in production), a $6.5M hip-hop animé feature being produced by Rueben Cannon, and producer on Whiskers (in development), a $3.5M children’s film set underwater in the Bahamas that he is producing with Jordan Klein Sr. (recipient of the Academy’s technical achievement award); and developing his script The Ambassador to Bangalore, a $1M India road trip film feature about outsourcing, for which Ravi Kapoor (NBC’s Crossing Jordan) is attached as the lead.
LongTale International distributes theatrical motion pictures and documentaries throughout the world. Many fine LongTale titles are found just a click back on our website home page.
LongTale was founded two years ago by distribution legend Omar Kaczmarczyk, recognized internationally as a pioneer of innovative motion picture licensing techniques. In 1984, he challenged industry frontiers with a segmented-licensing system, which while revolutionary at the time, is now the industry standard.
LongTale attends the major markets to represent its titles in person. We participate at all the major film and television markets like AFM, Cannes, Berlin, MIPCOM, Hong Kong, and NATPE.
To meet the challenges of such a multi-layered task as re-shaping how the world buys films and TV content, LongTale recently bolstered its team with Lars Bjorck. Lars joins us as VP of International Sales, bringing with him many years of great relationships in distribution and production.
Feel fee to contact us about distribution of any of our titles:
sales@longtale.com or larsb@longtale.com
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