Ghostlight Cinema Incorporates

GCI Finds More Private Investment

Ghostlight Cinema Inc. (GCI) has now completed final scipt revisions and are wrapping up development.  The company begins shooting THE GHOSTWOODS, on location in Sooke in late March 2005.  GCI announced that it has raised more private investment, with the second installment of investment from a banker in a local Vancouver  firm.  

The production team is starting to market distributors in North America, Asia and Europe. For further information on this investment opportunity and to receive a copy of the business plan , click here for contact details.

Panavision to Supply THE GHOSTWOODS With Camera Systems

Panavision camera systems have been widely used in the filming of major motion pictures over the last 30 years, including the recent box office hits MASTER AND COMMANDER, SEABISCUIT, THE LAST SAMURAI, MYSTIC RIVER, and COLD MOUNTAIN.

The Company is also a leading supplier of camera equipment to U.S. prime time episodic or "series" network and cable television productions, such as EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, CSI, and 24.

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Mood and Gore:
Horror Films Most Profitable Genre
by Kody Zimmermann  

In the independent motion picture market, Horror films are the most consistent genre to turn a profit.  The focus on mood, gore, and creative ingenuity instead of expensive celebrities and high production values, are the genre's strengths.  Horror films carry the reputation that with or without a major theatrical release, they are exceptionally lucrative.

Straight to video features like KING OF ANTS, DETOUR and SCARECROW: RESURRECTION are cashing in for their distributors, producers and investors. Not only does the genre carry a built-in hardcore audience, it has also become a demand for the mainstream movie-going public.

The recent successes of bigger budget horror films, like THE GRUDGE, CABIN FEVER, THE RING and DAWN OF THE DEAD, creates a market for similar films on a lower budget. Unlike most genres that cannot imitate the studio-driven film on a smaller scale, low-budget horror films often set the bar for the entire genre and reap the financial rewards for their mood and creativity. Horror films carry a powerful reputation with them: they are the most likely to succeed in the independent film marketplace, making them an extremely lucrative investment.

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Eric Johnson to Star in THE GHOSTWOODS

Eric Johnson has signed with Ghostlight Cinema Inc. to play the role of "Syd" in "THE GHOSTWOODS". Previously Eric played the lead in an award-winning and highly controversial film titled "Scorn", for which he was nominated for a Best Male Lead Actor Gemini (the Canadian Emmy).  Soon after that, acclaimed TV director David Nutter cast Eric as "Whitney Fordman" on the WB's series Smallville.

Since then, Eric has gone on to star in several major independent films, including the controversial "Bang Bang You're Dead", the critically acclaimed "Stealing Sinatra", and the sequel to the Canadian cult horror classic Ginger Snaps.

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Zimmermann Selects DP

Salvatore Collura has agreed to be the Director of Photography for THE GHOSTWOODS.  Sal is an award-winning cinematographer that specializes in the artistic and the offbeat. He is best known for his speed and strength with the Steadicam.  By day, Sal is the Director of Photography for a national PBS series. He works on feature films, music videos, documentaries and commercials. Sal has shot all of director Kody Zimmermann's projects.

"It is always difficult to turn a director’s vision into exposed film," says Collura. "The trick is to have an ongoing relationship.  Kody and I have worked together a lot, I usually know what he wants before he does," jokes Collura.

Industry Outlook
by Scott Henderson, dHz Media

UK Video Market Worth $2.5 Billion Retail

According to the British Video Association, the UK has a thriving home video DVD market, worth more than £2.5 billion a year at retail prices.

This is approximately three times the size of the theatrical market. For more information on the British video/DVD market, click here

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