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Production Companies in Hollywood and New York request FilmMakers.com Finalists

Lilac Production request top ten

Lilac Production (Guild Mgmt) requests to read the screenplays of all ten finalists.

Axial Entertainment request third place winner

Axel Entertainment requested to read third place winning script, THE PRECEDENT by David Bacal

Axel Entertainment is a new Production Management Company based in New York City, with Bill Eville (Sonnenfeld Josephson), Lisa Fragner (Fox Searchlight), Riaz Patel (Chicagofilms), and Laura Parker (Clinica Estetico). Their emphasis is on new writers and staffing them for in-house projects.

Nightstar Productions requests to read Filmmakers.com ten finalists

Nightstar Productions, based in Los Angeles, requested the top ten scripts.

Oak Island Films Inc. requests FilmMakers.com finalists

Oak Island Films Inc. requests contact information and synopsis of the top ten finalists.

As an independent production company, Oak Island Films often introduces the viewer to fresh new Hollywood talent. Their latest feature, American Intellectuals, proudly introduces Portia de Rossi of TV's Ally McBeal to the big screen. Oak Island Film has produced and collaborated in over 20 feature film projects. They have a project in development Evolution, Montecito Productions collaborative project with Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock at DreamWorks. Cursed Part III in Post.

Echo Lake Productions requests five of top ten

Echo Lake Productions requested a one to two page synopsis on five of the ten finalists. BACKUP by Sandra Cook Jerome, CROSSING THE LINE by Kelly Alan Bancroft, PSYNPASE by Andre Roman Rivers, THE MYTH ABOUT ROSES by Shannan Leigh Thompson and WALK-IN by Diane Lacey.

Echo Lake Productions, LLC, is an independent film financing and production company with exclusive access to a private investment fund. Echo Lake consists of a loan financing division and a production division. Since its first film investment in October of 1997, Echo Lake has provided loan financing for six films and optioned four others for its development slate.

Over the past two years, Echo Lake has carefully and selectively built a development slate of five films. Echo Lake has access to a separate fund to invest in development and to make pay-or-play offers for projects on which Echo Lake serves as the primary producer. As primary producer, Echo Lake is open to collaboration with other producers, but must retain final decision-making rights regarding script, budget, and key cast and crew.

Echo Lake evaluates original scripts, plays, and novels. Echo Lake prefers stories with traditional three-act structures, strong themes, and well-defined, strong characters. While Echo Lake rules out no submission on the basis of genre, the company is less interested in broad comedies and stories with frivolous themes. The most important quality of an Echo Lake film is that it be about something that matters.

Nova Pictures requests ten finalists

Nova Pictures, based in Los Angeles, requested contact info and synopsis of ten finalists.

Nova Pictures is a Development, Production and Distribution Company, listed in the Hollywood Creative Directory and the Hollywood Distributors Directory. The company has optioned several books and scripts, produced award-winning shorts such as "The Yellow Badge of Courage" and distributed award winning feature films including "Extraordinary Visitor". They look for quality material in any stage of development or completed projects. They are a filmmaker friendly company that looks for partnerships with other filmmakers.

Their staff has a vast background in Film/Television production, Film Finance, Budgeting and Accounting. Their staff can provide several production services, at any stage of production.

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Updated: 10/12/2000

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