Women in Film: Identity and Power
December 19, 2008
consultant to fifty Fortune 500 –
Powell’s Books - What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes from a Street-Smart Executive (Abridged) by Mark H. MccormackThis corporation is the consultant to fifty Fortune 500 companies, a major producer of television programming, and is credited as the single most important influence in turning sports into big business
December 18, 2008
YouTube - Learn swedish - How to say some ordinary words in swedish
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December 17, 2008
Resumé: Kanal 5 satsar på nytt annonsformat för webb-tv
Resumé: Kanal 5 satsar på nytt annonsformat för webb-tv– Om vi hade mer annonsplats att sälja skulle vi med enkla medel kunna öka våra intäkter. Med de nya formaten kan vi öka lagret och därmed intäkterna och dessutom utan att nämnvärt störa besökarna. Dessutom kan vi ge annonsköparna fler intressanta och kreativa paketeringar, säger Oskar Söderström, intäktsansvarig på Kanal 5s interaktiva plattformar.
Resumé: Riskkapitalbolag går in i Videoplaza
Resumé: Riskkapitalbolag går in i VideoplazaRiskkapitalbolaget Creandum investerar närmare 4 miljoner i videoannonsbolaget Videoplaza.Det skriver Video Plaza i ett pressmeddelande.
Resumé: Glädjebeskedet – medieköpen ökar
Resumé: Glädjebeskedet – medieköpen ökarMen mediebyråerna köpte mer reklam än i fjol visar färsk statistik från Sveriges Mediebyråer.
Resumé: Glädjebeskedet – medieköpen ökar
Resumé: Glädjebeskedet – medieköpen ökarMen mediebyråerna köpte mer reklam än i fjol visar färsk statistik från Sveriges Mediebyråer.
Reklamtips! En site för oss som arbetar med reklam och marknadsföring! - Nyheter inom reklam och marknadsföring.
Reklamtips! En site för oss som arbetar med reklam och marknadsföring! - Nyheter inom reklam och marknadsföring.Johan Larsson vd Tempel 834 100 kr/år.
Resumé: Saxon får utökat uppdrag
Resumé: Saxon får utökat uppdrag
Ulrika Saxon efterträder Bonniers vd Jonas Bonnier som affärsområdesansvarig för Bonnier Magazine Group och Bonnier Morning Paper.
Idag är Ulrika Saxon vd för Bonnier Tidskrifters verksamhet.
– Jag fortsätter som vd för Bonnier Tidskrifter, men får nu även ansvaret för de andra företagen inom affärsområdet magazines. Jonas Bonnier kommer dock vara kvar som ordförande i Bonnier corp (de amerikanska tidskrifterna).
Ulrika Saxon kommer att svinga klubban i Sydsvenskan och Stockholm Citys styrelser.
Ulrika Saxon har en ganska liten erfarenhet av morhontidningar.
– Jag har ett brinnande intresse för morgonpressen, men de senaste 10 åren har jag jobbat med magasin. Samtidigt är det svårt att inte engagera sig i andra medier när man jobbar inom Bonnierkoncernen. Innan jag kom till Bonnier jobbade jag också som mediestrateg och jobbade då med alla medietyper.
Ulrika Saxon tar också plats i Bonnier koncernens ledningsgrupp. Något som innebär ett lönelyft.
– Ja, men jag tänker inte berätta med hur mycket.
Koncernledningen består av vd Jonas Bonnier, Torsten Larsson ( Broadcast, Entertainment och Evening Paper), Maria Curman (Books), Ulrika Saxon (Magazines, Morning Paper), Casten Almqvist (Business Press), Göran Öhrn (finansdirektör) och Sara Öhrvall (Research & Development).
Den nya Bonnier-organisationen träder i kraft vid årsskiftet.
Resumé: Staël von Holstein kickad från Metro
Resumé: Staël von Holstein kickad från MetroJohan Staël von Holstein fick 4 000 kronor per krönika. Men han skrev inte för pengarna.
Resumé: Valentin & Byhr och Norma avbryter fusion
Resumé: Valentin & Byhr och Norma avbryter fusionfå ett stockholmskontor, och dessutom förstärka på produktionssidan
December 16, 2008
Bloggen kändisarnas maktverktyg
Bloggen kändisarnas maktverktyg
Trenden med kända bloggar är allra störst i USA, men växer stort i Sverige. I måndags meddelade den amerikanska skådespelerskan Lindsay Lohan att hon framöver främst kommunicerar via sin blogg. Hon skriver att skvallerjournalister kan sluta ställa frågor för nu är det cyberrymden som får hennes svar.
- Jag älskar bloggen för där kan jag bevisa alla osanna lögner. Alla som hittar på saker om mig måste känna sig riktigt bortgjorda när jag berättar sanningen i min blogg. Nu kan folk lära känna mitt rätta jag, skriver hon.
Paris Hilton är ytterligare en i raden av stjärnor som är trött på paparazzis och skvallerpressen, och i stället hyllar bloggens makt.
- På senare tid har jag läst så mycket lögner om mig själv. Men mina fans vet att de ska kolla min blogg när de läser något negativt, säger hon i ett uttalande.
Ökad användning av mefedron
Ökad användning av mefedronMefedron och amfetamin har många likheter. Båda har en centralstimulerande verkan med hög puls, högt blodtryck och stora pupiller som följd. Ett skäl till drogens popularitet kan vara det faktum att den på flera webbplatser sägs öka den sociala förmågan tio gånger om.
Lykke Li på Kägelbanan, Stockholm
Lykke Li på Kägelbanan, StockholmDet är inte ett år sen hennes debutalbum släpptes. Redan är hon en internationell stjärna som samarbetar med Kanye West, uppträder i tv hos Conan O’Brien och snart gör sin andra USA-turné (det här var avslutningen på Europaturnén).
Blondinbella anmäld - igen
Blondinbella anmäld - igenNästa steg för Blondinbella blir ett eget tv-program i Tv 400. Programmet kan beskrivas som ett tv-sänt blogginlägg och varje avsnitt är endast tre minuter långt och sänds på vardagar med skiftande sändningstid.
December 15, 2008
Jardenberg: “Nya tider, nya jobb för redaktionen“.
““De flesta verkar vara överens om att tidningsbranschen befinner sig ett läge som kräver stora omställningar. När upplagorna sjunker, och intäkterna med det, så måste man se över ekonomin. Men allt får inte handla om rationaliseringar och besparingar. Det är minst lika viktigt att vi försöker konkretisera vad som måste göras för att vi ska nå vår nya roll i framtiden.”
Och fortsätter med att ladda upp ett gäng förslag på nya nödvändiga redaktörer: “Sökredaktör, statistikredaktör, projektredaktör, länkredaktör, communityredaktör, nätverksredaktör, taggredaktör, mashupredaktör, nätkvalitetsredaktör, internetredaktör.”
Klockrent!”
Obama floats above a bleak political landscape - International Herald Tribune
Obama floats above a bleak political landscape - International Herald Tribunethe federal government has been forced to bail out another huge financial institution, Citigroup. The Labor Department announced that employers cut 533,000 jobs in November.
December 14, 2008
December 13, 2008
Flickr: Search: working at google
Flickr: Search: working at google
outstanding pictures shots
December 12, 2008
Skatteverket vill stoppa skattetrick med kapitalförsäkring hos Nordnet
Skatteverket vill stoppa skattetrick med kapitalförsäkring hos Nordnet
Nordnet, men inte Avanza, har godtagit att pengar sätts in i en kapitalförsäkring i början av januari och i december samma år förs över till ett kontantkonto. Sedan har kunderna efter årsskiftet satt tillbaka pengarna i en ny kapitalförsäkring.
På det sättet har de sluppit avkastningsskatt. Den enda skatt som tagits ut är förmögenhetsskatt på de pengarna som står på kontot vid årsskiftet. Kunderna har kunnat byta aktier och fonder ofta utan betala skatt, eftersom det inte blir någon kapitalvinstskatt i en kapitalförsäkring. Det är därför sparformen har blivit populär hos daytraders, också därför att nätmäklarna inte tar ut några avgifter när kapitalförsäkringar startas eller avslutas.
Men i försäkringsavtalslagen står att pengar måste stå inne i minst ett år för att kunna betecknas som en kapitalförsäkring.
Därför har Skatteverket utrett hur detta upplägg ska kunna stoppas. I går kom Skatteverket med besked om att det inte går att sätta stopp för detta med dagens lagstiftning.
- Detta strider visserligen både mot försäkringsavtalslagen och mot lagens anda. Men vi har ändå kommit fram till att vi inte kan stoppa upplägget. Generalklausulen fungerar heller inte på sådana här fall, säger Tomas Algotsson, enhetschef på rättsenheten.
Mitt liv som populärkulturjunkie | Spotify-hetsen
Mitt liv som populärkulturjunkie | Spotify-hetsenpopjunkievaluta
Mitt liv som populärkulturjunkie | Om
Mitt liv som populärkulturjunkie | Om
Om
“Populärkulturjunkien för ett pågående samtal med sina läsare om allsköns populärkultur ur ett 90-talist-perspektiv”.
SVD 060416.
Jag heter Rebecca Crusoe och bloggar här utifrån mitt stora intag av medier och populärkultur. Är 29 år gammal och bor i Stockholm med en man och ett barn. Jag skriver ibland om dem på min privata blogg Popjunkiens vardag.
Jag är nybliven PR-chef på MTV Networks och kommer säkert skriva en del om jobbet här. Som insatt popjunkie håller jag föreläsningar och skriver frilanstexter och bokrecensioner när tillfällen dyker upp. Och ibland spelar jag musik på lokal.
Mejla mig på rebecca [punkt] crusoe [at] gmail [punkt] com.
Grossessan - mama
Grossessan - mamaGROSSESSANBakom grossessan står Anna Kågedal, Rebecca Crusoe och Malin Essén. Grossessan är en blogg om mode och skönhet kopplat till graviditet.
Resumé: Coast är bäst i Sverige på public relations
Resumé: Coast är bäst i Sverige på public relationsI högkonjunktur ska varje pr-konsult kunna dra in runt miljonen.
Mahir PR » Det här gör Mahir
Mahir PR » Det här gör MahirMahir är en pr-byrå med ett genuint intresse för den föränderliga mediearenan. Vi tror på pr som berör och strävar alltid efter att leverera det bästa för varje kund, projekt och aktivitet. Du kan anlita oss för specifika projekt eller för längre löpande samarbeten. Vi hjälper gärna ditt företag med:
Resumé: Rebecca Crusoe
Resumé: Rebecca CrusoeVilka andra bloggar följer du?Jag har flera hundra bloggar i min RSS-läsare och jag scannar de flesta dagligen. Jag läser allt från mediebloggar till modebloggar, via föräldrabloggar och rena nonsensbloggar.
Resumé: Ser fram emot att bli stämd
Resumé: Ser fram emot att bli stämd
När bestämde du dig för att bli tidningsutgivare?
– När JK fick så mycket på tafsen för sin utredning om felaktigt dömda. Hela etablissemanget gav sig på honom, fast alla advokater vet att han har rätt.
Resumé: “Jag går på adrenalin”
Resumé: “Jag går på adrenalin”Det känns bra nu och det kändes otroligt bra att öppna tidningarna i morse. Skillnaden från de första åren av Idol är att vi har kommit in i finpressen: Morgontidningarna och lokaltidningarna skriver mycket också.
Resumé: “Jag går på adrenalin”
Resumé: “Jag går på adrenalin”Arenan är utsåld, folk har till och med köpt biljetter till platserna bakom scenen där de kan skymta finalisterna mellan framträdandena.
Resumé: “Jag går på adrenalin”
Resumé: “Jag går på adrenalin”
14 000 sålda biljetter och 70 ackrediterade journalister.
Globen fylls till bristningsgränsen ikväll, och för vinnaren väntar ett hysteriskt medieschema.
– Jag går på adrenalin, säger Lili Assefa, pr-ansvarig för Idol.
Resumé: David Orlic lämnar Garbergs
Resumé: David Orlic lämnar GarbergsEn viktig del i ekvationen handlar om hur reklambyråer arbetar. David Orlic säger att han har svårt för beställare-leverantör-situationen.– De i reklambranschen som vi gillar och beundrar tar ofta ett större grepp om uppdragen, det handlar knappast om att enbart leverera kampanjer längre. Men för att lyckas tror jag det krävs att vi jobbar tillsammans, närmare uppdragsgivarna,
Resumé: David Orlic lämnar Garbergs
Resumé: David Orlic lämnar Garbergs– Jag är intresserad av hur vi kan göra större nytta och tänker fokusera på kommunikation som löser affärsproblem i stället för att dölja dem. Det här är tankar som går jorden runt just nu, men det är få som gör något av dem.
YouTube - EXCLUSIVE:Bridget Regan Behind El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.
YouTube - EXCLUSIVE:Bridget Regan Behind El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.EXCLUSIVE:Bridget Regan Behind El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.
December 11, 2008
Filmstjärnan Mark Ruffalos bror spelade rysk roulette
Filmstjärnan Mark Ruffalos bror spelade rysk roulette – mordmisstänkta kvinnan släppt ur fängelset | Klick! | Nöjesbladet | AftonbladetMark Ruffalos avlidne brors skottskada i huvudet
investerare
tunga investerare som Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Telefónica, Nokia Growth Partners, Teliasonera, och DoCoMo Capital.
Finanskris i Hollywood
di.se - Hon tjänar mest på vita duken
Överlag har Hollywoods skådespelare fått se sina lönecheckar krympa den senaste tiden. Tidigare har de kvinnliga aktriserna kunnat begära så mycket som 20 miljoner dollar eller 162 Mkr per film, något som numera inte är möjligt för någon annan än Jolie.
di.se - Hon tjänar mest på vita duken
di.se - Hon tjänar mest på vita duken
Bäst betald av alla är Angelina Jolie. Den 33-åriga skådespelerskan rapporterats ha fått 15 miljoner dollar, motsvarande 122 Mkr, för sin insats i actionfilmen Wanted. Detta är mer än någon annan Hollywoodskådespelerska och en uppföljare till denna film skulle kunna ge henne ännu mer, hela 162 Mkr. Samtidigt uppges Jolie ha förhandlat sig till en större andel av kring- och dvd-försäljning än sina kollegor, något som ökar hennes inkomster ytterligare.
December 10, 2008
Seven Arts Pictures PLC (Form: 20-F/A, Received: 05/08/2008 15:45:57)
Seven Arts Pictures PLC (Form: 20-F/A, Received: 05/08/2008 15:45:57)TRAFALGAR CAPITAL SPECIALIZED INVESTMENT FUND an investment fund registered in Luxembourg as represented by its general partner, TRAFALGAR CAPITAL SARL, a corporation organised and existing under the laws of Luxembourg, with its principal place of business at 8-10 Rue Mathias Hardt, BP 3023, Luxembourg L-1030 (the “ Lender ”).
Seven Arts Pictures PLC (Form: 20-F/A, Received: 05/08/2008 15:45:57)
Seven Arts Pictures PLC (Form: 20-F/A, Received: 05/08/2008 15:45:57)
3.D. Risk Factors
Risks Related Primarily to the Company and its Operations
Limited Operating History
The Company’s predecessor, CineVisions, a California corporation, was formed in 1992, which later transferred its motion picture assets to Seven Arts Pictures Inc. (”SAP”), a Nevada corporation, in October, 2002 through an Asset Transfer Agreement intended to qualify under Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended. SAP acquired control of the Company in September 2004 through an Asset Transfer Agreement with Seven Arts Filmed Entertainment Limited (”SAFE”) a 100% owned subsidiary of Company, under which SAFE transferred approximately 9,400,000 ordinary shares of Company for SAP’s film assets. As a result, investors will have only a limited period of operations to evaluate the performance of the Company
Risks of Participating in the Exploitation of Motion Pictures
Substantially all of the Company’s revenues are derived from the production and distribution of its motion pictures. The motion picture industry is highly speculative, aggressively competitive and involves numerous inherent risks, which may adversely impact the Company’s success. The economic success of an entity, which is involved in the creation, and exploitation of motion pictures (including the Company) is greatly dependent upon the public acceptance of each motion picture, compared with the cost of the motion picture’s development, production and distribution. Audience appeal depends upon factors which cannot be ascertained with certainty in advance and over which the Company may have no control, including, among other things, release patterns, current events, positioning in the various markets and changing public taste. Many motion pictures fail to generate sufficient revenues to recover their costs of promotion, production and/or distribution. Further, films often have an unexpected poor financial performance despite well-known talent, high production values and/or a large promotional and advertising budget. No assurances can be given that the Company’s motion pictures will be profitable.
The risks of motion picture exploitation can be accentuated when audience appeal and other intangible factors must be forecast for multiple territories (domestic and foreign) and the varying audience tastes and distribution practices associated with each territory. This is true of the Company’s operations of exploiting motion pictures in multiple territories. Although the Company attempts to manage such risks in its course of multi-territory operations, nonetheless the commercial potential of any motion picture cannot be accurately predicted, and as such there can be no assurances that the development, production and distribution decisions of the Company as to any film will results in profits or that the Company will not experience significant losses.
High Failure Rate of Similarly Situated Companies
Many independent motion picture companies involved in one or more of the production and distribution of motion pictures have failed and ceased operations. Recent examples of failed independent motion companies include Carolco Pictures, Orion Pictures, Weintraub Entertainment, DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group, Hemdale, IRS Media, IRS Releasing and Prism Entertainment. Other independent motion picture companies have recently substantially curtailed their motion picture production activities due to poor results, including Savoy Pictures, The Samuel Goldwyn Company and Cinergi Pictures. Further, numerous other smaller independent film production and/or distribution companies with similarities to the Company have failed to achieve their business objectives. There can be no assurances that the Company will not fail to meet its business objectives and be forced to curtail or cease its operations.
Unspecified Motion Pictures; Lack of Diversification of Film Projects
Although the Company has a number of motion picture projects, there can be no assurances that any particular film will be produced or that the creative elements of any film will not change. Further, Management has complete discretion to select the Company’s motion picture projects. Owners of ordinary shares will not have the opportunity to evaluate the merits of any individual Company film projects selected by the Company. It is unknown how many films the Company will, in fact, produce or market.
The number of films in which the Company markets may be affected by many factors, including the ability to attract project financing and/or co-ventures on individual projects or slates. The less the number of films produced by the Company, the more the Company’s results will be dependent upon the individual results of a few films rather than a broad or diversified group of films. Such lack of diversification could result in a concentration of risk in the results of relatively few films. If such few films do not perform well, the Company’s results of operations would be adversely affected, and shareholders could be subjected to the loss of some or all of the amount of their investment in ordinary shares of the Company.
Fluctuation of Operating Results
The Company’s revenues and results of operations will be significantly dependent upon the timing of its motion picture releases and the unpredictable commercial success of its motion pictures. Additionally, the Company’s revenues and overall operating performance will be dependent on the Company’s plan of operations to produce 2 to 4 motion pictures per year. The Company expects that these factors, as well as the uncertainties in the release schedules of the Company’s motion pictures and audience responses thereto, will cause the Company’s revenues and earnings, if any, to fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter. Accordingly, the Company’s results of operations for any one period will fluctuate and will not necessarily be indicative of potential results for any future periods.
Need for Additional Financing
The Company expects that results from operation, loans and/or co-venture financing, will be sufficient for the Company to pursue its current plan of operations. However, there can be no assurance that a sufficient level of revenues will be attained to fund operations or that unanticipated costs will not be incurred. Future events, including problems, delays, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered in motion picture production by similarly situated companies, as well as changes in economic, regulatory or competitive conditions, may lead to cost increases that could make it necessary for the Company to seek additional financing. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain any necessary additional financing on terms acceptable to the Company, if at all. In addition, additional financings may result in further dilution to the Company’s current shareholders.
The Company obtained financing from “hedge fund” financiers as follows: (A) in February 2006 (approximately $8,300,000) from Arrowhead Target Fund Ltd. (”Arrowhead”) (”Arrowhead Loan”) and (B) in December 2006 (approximately $7,500,000) from Arrowhead Consulting Group LLC and Cheyne Specialty Finance Fund L.P. (”Cheyne Loan”), both secured by motion picture assets of the Company. See Exhibits 6 and 7. The Arrowhead Loan is recorded in the Company’s audited financial statements at £4,390,359 as of March 31, 2007 and is so reflected in footnotes. As a result, the Company’s only liability is to repay the Arrowhead Loan from the proceeds of the film assets pledged to the Arrowhead Loan and the Company is not required to repay the Arrowhead Loan from any other assets or revenues of the Company if there is payment default on the Arrowhead Loan, Arrowhead’s recourse being limited to the film assets pledged to it. The Company has recorded the Cheyne Loan on its books and in its financial statements even though the Company’s liability is limited as described above, as required by applicable accounting standards in the US and UK. Upon the maturity date of the Arrowhead Loan, the Arrowhead Loan is then due to the extent not paid prior to that date, Arrowhead may recover the pledged film assets and thereafter the Company would have no further obligation to Arrowhead. The Company has made certain covenants with Arrowhead for which it might have on-going liability beyond the value of the film assets, such as the obligation to provide audited financial statements, guarantee of ownership of film rights and other similar matters set forth on Exhibit “6.”
The Arrowhead Loan matures in approximately February, 2009 (approximately $8,300,000) and the Cheyne Loan matured in September 30, 2007 (approximately $7,500,000). Both financing bear interest between 15% and 18% per annum. Seven Arts Pictures Inc. pledged 8,095,000 ordinary shares of the Company to secure the Cheyne Loan. The Company expects to be able to repay or refinance the Cheyne Loan, but if it were unable to do so such failure would have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Arrowhead Loan and the Cheyne Loan are limited to specific film assets therein described (see Exhibits 6 and 7) and do not include a pledge of all the Company’s film assets. The Company has acquired the Cheyne Loan from the proceeds of the Zeus Transaction discussed in Item 4 No. A below. See Exhibit 16.
Current Lack of Credit Facility; Leverage
The Company does not have any credit facility. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to secure a line of credit or, if secured, the terms of such a facility.
Potential Armadillo Claim
Armadillo Investments Limited (”Armadillo”) is the holder of 3,000,000 convertible redeemable preference shares pursuant to the agreement included in Exhibit 5 (”Armadillo Shares”). Armadillo may claim that it is entitled to a redemption of the Armadillo Shares by reason of the loss of the Company’s AIM listing. Management believes there is no substantial basis for any such claim by Armadillo. Any successful claim by Armadillo would have a material adverse effect on the Company and could be as great as £3,000,000 although management believes that any claim could not exceed £1,200,000 by reason of the Company’s ownership of 1,600,000 shares of Armadillo.
Potential For Disputes and Litigation
The motion picture business is more subject to disputes and litigation than comparable businesses. There is a risk of disputes and litigation with financiers, competitors, putative rights owners, unions, producers and other talent and with distributors. There is no assurance the Company will prevail in the event of any disputes or litigation. The Company has failed to prevail in an arbitration regarding 9 ½ Weeks II , which could result in payment by the Company of as much as $600,000.
Reliance on Distributors
The Company will, in many instances, license specific distribution rights to distributors in one or more territories and/or media channels. Generally, the distributor of a motion picture will have the broadest possible latitude in the distribution and exploitation of the motion picture, and the exercise of its business judgment on all matters pertaining thereto will be final. A distributor’s decisions in this regard are anticipated to have a significant impact on the potential return on investment to the Company. Typically, the distributor will not be required to distribute or otherwise exploit the subject motion picture in any particular media or market, nor will the distributor be required to give preference to or otherwise favor the subject motion picture. Furthermore, if, in the exercise of its business judgment, a distributor determines to minimize, limit or curtail the distribution or other exploitation of a motion picture or any expenditure in connection therewith, the revenues, if any, from the distribution or other exploitation of the motion picture may be materially and adversely affected. Moreover, there may be (and typically there are) disagreements between the Company and a distributor over distribution accounting statements, which may delay or limit the remittance of funds to the Company. The default of a distributor on its obligation to the Company may have an adverse impact on the ability of the Company to complete production of a film, exploit a film or otherwise obtain satisfactory returns. Litigation over a defaulted distribution agreement would restrict the ability of the Company to exploit the film. Finally, motion pictures compete with each other for exhibition and therefore there may be conflicts between the Company’s motion picture being distributed by the distributor and other motion pictures (in which the Company has no financial interest) distributed by the distributor. To the extent that the other motion pictures are marketed by larger or dominant competitors, the exhibitor may have great incentive to favor such other motion pictures in making distribution decisions.
Reliance upon Presales, Advances and Guarantees
The Company attempts to minimize some of the financial risks normally associated with motion picture production by obtaining, at various stages prior to release of its motion pictures, advances and guarantees from distributors in exchange for distribution rights to such pictures in particular territories. Advances and guarantees paid by a distributor for distribution rights to a film generally represent a minimum purchase price for such rights. While guarantees from distributors reduce some of the financial risk of the Company’s motion pictures by guaranteeing the receipt of certain revenues upon delivery of these motion pictures for distribution, such advances and guarantees do not assure the profitability of the Company’s motion pictures or the Company’s operations. While the licensing of distribution rights in exchange for advances and guarantees reduces the risk to the Company from unsuccessful films, it may also result in the Company receiving lower revenues with respect to highly successful films than if such licensing of distribution rights were made upon different terms that, for example, might have provided lower advances and guarantees to the Company but also a lower distribution fee (i.e. a lower percentage of gross revenues) to the distributor. Further, if and as the international marketplace for motion pictures demands increasingly costly motion pictures, there can be no assurance that the amount of advances and guarantees which the Company anticipates that it can generate on a given film project will be greater than or equal to the Company’s cost of producing such motion picture.
Further, in today’s rapidly changing and competitive marketplace for motion pictures, it is possible that the amount of such advances and guarantees alone, after payment of the Company’s operating expenses, even if greater than the Company’s direct cost of producing a specific film, will not be sufficient to provide the Company with a significant return on its invested capital and, should the Company incur higher than expected overhead or production expenses, with a return of all or substantially all of its invested capital. To the extent that the Company does not produce one or more films that generate overages for the Company, there may be a material adverse effect upon the Company and the potential for returns on, and even the return of, its capital.
Domestic Theatrical Distribution
Typically, a motion picture’s success in non-theatrical domestic and foreign markets (including domestic home video and cable/pay television markets, and all markets in foreign territories) is greatly influenced by its success in its theatrical release in the United States. The significant marketing and promotion of a film for a domestic theatrical release is a major factor in the results from marketing the film in such ancillary markets and territories. While some of the Company’s motion pictures have been theatrically released in the United States or have domestic theatrical release commitments from one or more domestic theatrical distributors, there can be no assurance that the Company will obtain any theatrical release for any of its films. Although the Company carefully considers domestic theatrical release issues in making acquisition, production and distribution decisions, to the extent the Company produces or acquires motion picture projects or rights without any guaranteed domestic theatrical release or promotional budget, the Company is subject to risk that ancillary market revenues from such film (as distinguished from profit) will generally be significantly less than for a film that has received or will receive the marketing benefits of a domestic theatrical release advertising campaign. Further, the loss of anticipated domestic theatrical distribution where the company has committed capital on the assumption of a domestic theatrical promotional campaign may result in materiel adverse results for the Company for such film.
Risks of Motion Picture Production
The success or failure of any motion picture cannot be reliably predicted. Aside from the uncertainty of public or critical reaction to a motion picture, there are certain risks involved in the production of any motion picture, many of which may materially delay completion of a motion picture or make completion impossible, in which event the consequences to the Company may be material and adverse. Such risks include, but are not limited to, labor disputes, death or disability of a star performer, unavailability of necessary equipment, destruction of the completed motion picture negative, unanticipated changes in the weather, destruction or malfunction of sets or equipment, and the inability of production personnel to comply with budgetary or scheduling requirements. Significant difficulties such as these may materially increase the costs of production or may cause the entire project to be abandoned. To some extent these risks can be minimized by insurance, such as negative, cash and general liability insurance, which the Company has in the past obtained in all its productions. However, it is not possible to insure against all risks and, it is sometimes impossible to continue production, notwithstanding the receipt of insurance proceeds. No assurance can be given that such insurance will continue to be available to the Company or if available, available at reasonable premiums.
Over-Budget Films
There can be no assurance that adverse conditions or factors beyond the control of the Company will not affect the ultimate cost to the Company of each film the Company produces. Although management believes that it is capable of establishing realistic budgets necessary to complete the films, there can be no assurance that unforeseen events will not cause the actual cost to be greater than the anticipated budget. If a film ultimately costs more than expected, it may not be possible for the Company to complete the film or the over-budget costs may result in financial losses on that film.
Labor Considerations in the Motion Picture Industry
The cost of producing and distributing motion pictures has increased substantially in recent years because of, among other factors, the increasing demands of creative talents, industry-wide collective bargaining agreements and inflation. In the last 12 years, the Writers Guild of America went on strike on two occasions, and during the same period, two work stoppages were threatened by the Directors Guild of America. There can be no assurance that labor difficulties affecting a motion picture will not arise, and if such labor difficulties should arise, motion picture production, and hence the Company’s financial condition, could be adversely affected.
Risks of International Operation
The Company currently exploits its films internationally and will therefore be subject to substantially all of the economic risks of international business, including but not limited to fluctuations in exchange rates and international political problems, as well as the difficulty and economic disadvantage of enforcing payment obligations of foreign companies.
Competition
Competition is intense in the motion picture production and distribution business. The Company competes with other major and independent film studios for the acquisition of literary works, rights and properties; the services of performing artists, directors and other creative and technical personnel; and favorable distribution arrangements. Organizations with which the Company competes have far greater financial resources, larger staffs, and greater creative resources than the Company. Such larger competitors benefit from greater financial strength, larger production slates, more capital, economies of scale and long-term contractual arrangements.
New Technology
Several major companies have announced that they are developing or have developed other technologies, including videoserver and compression techniques, which will provide movies “on demand” to consumers directly over cable lines, telephone lines or satellite transmission. Further, the reception of television programming via satellite disks offers a new form of competition for theatrical films, as does the growing popularity of entertainment and information product available on the worldwide web and various on-line services. If these new technologies adversely affect demand for theatrical motion pictures, the Company’s revenues and overall business could be significantly impacted and the Company might be required to develop and implement new operating strategies and distribution arrangements in order for its business to remain viable.
The rapid growth of the prerecorded DVD industry has resulted largely from expanding consumer demand for prerecorded videocassettes, which derived from increases in the number of households with DVD players and retail video outlets, as well as the availability of feature films on videocassettes soon after their theatrical releases before their exploitation in other media. However, due to the maturing of the market, the growth rate of households purchasing VCR’s has moderated. A significant change in the nature of the home video industry, including competition from alternative sources of entertainment (e.g. basic/pay cable, pay-per-view cable, satellite television transmission/reception and on-line entertainment), could have an adverse affect on the Company’s economic success.
It is not possible to accurately forecast the effects that recent and future technological developments, including production processes and alternative distribution methods, may have on the value of certain markets or media. Given the ability of technological developments to cause rapid changes, it is impossible to predict what effect these changes will have on the overall profitability of the Company’s motion pictures.
Absence of Dividends
The Company has never paid dividends on its ordinary shares and presently intends to retain any future earnings to finance the operations of its business.
Dilution
The Company has granted and intends to grant stock options, and to reserve a number of ordinary shares therefore. The issuance of any shares of ordinary share under this plan would materially dilute the other ordinary shareholders.
The Company’s Board of Directors is authorized to sell additional securities if in their discretion they determine that such action would be beneficial to the Company.
Dependence on Management
Management currently has broad discretion in the selection, production, acquisition and distribution of motion pictures. The Company currently acquires interests in or produces films which are made available to the Company if they meet certain criteria, and the Company will rely on the ability of the management to identify commercially viable properties, estimate the cost of producing the films, and administer the production and distribution of the films.
Management currently employs a variety of structuring techniques, including debt or equity financing, in an effort to achieve its investment objectives. No assurance can be given that management will be able to negotiate structures, which accomplish the Company’s objectives.
The Company does not have any “keyman” life insurance for any of its officers or directors. The loss of the Company’s key officers could have a material adverse effect on the business and prospects of the Company.
Limitation on Remedies; Indemnification
The Company’s governing instruments provide that officers, directors, employees and other agents and their affiliates shall only be liable to the Company for losses, judgments, liabilities and expenses that result from the negligence, misconduct, fraud or other breach of fiduciary obligations. Thus certain alleged errors or omissions might not be actionable by the Company. The governing instruments also provide that, under the broadest circumstances allowed under law, the Company must indemnify its officers, directors, employees and other agents and their affiliates for losses, judgments, liabilities, expenses and amounts paid in settlement of any claims sustained by them in connection with the Company, including liabilities under applicable securities laws.
Control and Conflicts of Interest
While the Company has an exclusive full time employment agreement with Mr. Hoffman regarding all of his services in the motion picture business, it is possible that there may be conflicts of interest between Mr. Hoffman and the Company. All such conflicts will be subject to review and approval by the independent members of the Board of Directors.
Fireworks Litigation
The Company, SAFE and SAP are plaintiffs in an action against Fireworks Entertainment and certain of its affiliates (”Fireworks”), as well as ContentFilm for copyright infringement relating to the following motion pictures: Rules of Engagement , Onegin , The Believer , Who Is Cletis Tout and American Rhapsody. The Company is the assignee of copyright interests in each of these motion pictures. Fireworks and ContentFilm have repudiated any and all agreements with the Company’s predecessors regarding these motion pictures. This action was stayed by the United States District Court in Los Angeles, California by reason of a prior action filed by CineVisions and its successor for breach of contract against Fireworks in the courts of Ontario, Canada. CineVisions has sought to discontinue the Canadian contract action but that request was denied. Management believes that whether based on copyright infringement or contract, Fireworks has substantial liability to the Company or its predecessors with respect to Fireworks’ conversion of the Company’s and its predecessors’ interest in the Fireworks Pictures which were all produced or acquired by the Company’s predecessors. The Company records no value in its financial statements for its interests in the Fireworks Pictures, other than immaterial amounts of legal fees. Should the Company not prevail, it may have a liability for its own or Fireworks’ legal fees and would lose the interest it claims in the Fireworks Pictures. There can be no assurance that the Company will prevail in the Fireworks litigation. Loss of this litigation where the Company is a plaintiff will cause no liability to the Company other than possible payment of up to $200,000 in legal fees to defendants.
As a “Foreign Private Issuer”, Seven Arts is exempt from the Section 14 proxy rules and Section 16 of the 1934 Securities Act Results in Shareholders Having Less Complete and Timely Data
The lack of submission of proxy and annual meeting of shareholder information on Form 6-K results in shareholders having less complete and timely data. The exemption from Section 16 rules regarding sales of ordinary shares by insiders results in shareholders having less data in this regard.
Seven Arts Pictures PLC (Form: 20-F/A, Received: 05/08/2008 15:45:57)
Seven Arts Pictures PLC (Form: 20-F/A, Received: 05/08/2008 15:45:57)
Mr. Hoffman’s functions, as President and CEO of the Company, include strategic planning, business development, operations, financial administration, accounting, liaison with auditors-accountants-lawyers-regulatory authorities-financial community/shareholders; and preparation/payment/organization of the expenses/taxes/activities of the Company, and reporting to the Board of Directors.
Ms. New functions as Finance Director include financial administration; accounting and financial statements; liaison with auditors, accountants, and financial community/shareholders; and preparation/ payment/organization of the expenses/taxes/activities of the Company. She assists in ensuring the Company’s compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements.
Ms. Hoffman’s functions as COO of Seven Arts include licensing and delivery of the Company’s motion pictures to third parties throughout the universe.
Brandchannel’s 2005 Product Placement Awards
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Andrejs Dunkel
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Adam Dunkels’ homepage
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Chris Gardner details his rags to riches story
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Was it racism? Gardner says it was placism, not racism. “I had never gone to college, did not come from a politically connected family and had no money of my own. That’s placism, not racism [because] that could affect anybody.
Words can make a difference. - Free Online Library
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“Placism
The first thing we can do is extend the usual bases for unjust discrimination - sex, race, age, etc., - to include location. The home and the womb are locations, places. I therefore propose the word “placism” (rhymes with racism) to denote discrimination against stay-at-home mothers and unborn children. Societies are placist when they devalue unpaid work in the home. Governments practice placial discrimination if they tax single-income homes more steeply than others. Judges are placially intolerant when they deny rights in the womb that they affirm in the cradle. The feminist movement is a cauldron of placism because of its support of abortion.
Placism is more common than we might think. We are apt to overlook it because until now it has lacked a name. The tendency of socialist governments to subordinate rural to urban interests is placially inspired. Country bumpkin, in fact, is a placial epithet ep·i·thet
n.
1.
a. A term used to characterize a person or thing, such as rosy-fingered in rosy-fingered dawn or the Great in Catherine the Great.
b. . Tariffs that enrich industrialists in one part of a nation at the expense of consumers in another might well be placist. So might subsidies that discourage workers from moving out of depressed areas.”
Leola on “placism”
“The application of the death penalty has been shown time and again to be fundamentally flawed. It is bound by racism, whether the participants in the machinery of death are white or black; by “placism,” where one lives in Nebraska or across the river in Iowa; and by classism, whether one is rich or poor. Capital punishment is an inherently flawed and barbaric practice. The NAACP remains steadfastly committed to common sense, morality, and justice. The NAACP,
therefore, calls upon this Legislature to abolish capital punishment. Thank you.”
pdf:
Nebraska Judiciary Committee transcript
Naacp spokesperson at a public hearing.
(Leola J. Bullock, on behalf of the NAACP, the Lincoln branch)
Wednesday, January 31, 2007, in Room 1113 of the State Capitol, Lincoln, Nebraska,
NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), a civil rights organization for ethnic minorities in the united States.www.naacp.org/
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