Soleil to Produce Feature Film, Earhart"
Film Ultimately Solves the Mystery of What Happened to Amelia Earhart
SANTA BARBARA, CA (PRWEB) February 21, 2004 --Soleil Film and Television, Inc. (Pink Sheets:SLTV - News) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Writer/Director Richard Martini to produce the feature film, Earhart," which will be directed by Martini.
Earhart," from an original screenplay by Martini, is based on eyewitness accounts uncovered by Martini during over ten years of research. This film will ultimately solve the mystery of what happened to Amelia Earhart after she crashed in the Pacific," reports Martini. Earhart was a pioneer aviator, and broke many records during her career, including being the first woman to fly across the Atlantic and the first person to fly solo across the Pacific. Earharts Lockheed Electra mysteriously disappeared" in July, 1937, during her attempt to become the first woman to fly around the world, and for over sixty-five years, what happened to her has remained a mystery. It is an incredible story," says the Director.
Richard Martini began his career in film making as an assistant to the Academy Award winning Screenwriter/Director Robert Towne (Chinatown," Mission Impossible.") Since then, he has written and directed many films, including Camera-Dogme #15," Point of Betrayal," Limit Up," You Cant Hurry Love," and the critically acclaimed Cannes Man," which is being re-released this month by Vanguard Cinema. Martinis documentary, Tibetan Refugee" is also being released on DVD in March.
Soleil Films unique strategy is based on the fact that independent films depend on financing; risk capital that is typically put up by a small group of investors. If the film is successfully made and distributed, investors usually look forward to a return within one to two years. After the film is made, success depends on a distributor investing a significant amount of money into its promotion. Soleil has taken the risk, uncertainty and time out of the equation," according to Kenneth Eade, Chief Financial Officer. The companys business model allows investors purchase shares representing equity of the company. The film is made, and, since it is an equity investment, investors have a built in exit strategy at the moment of their investment, and their investment risk is spread out over the companys entire library. The cost of the film is booked as an asset, making it more attractive to distributors and setting a break-even book value of the film," added Eade.
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