• All3Media America creates development fund with Cinetic Media
  • Fund to back projects for “multitude of platforms”
  • All3Media says deal will “supercharge the acquisition of new IP”

All3Media America has joined forces with financing and distribution firm Cinetic Media to establish an original content development fund.

The aim is to create “premium” film and television content through investment in IP and collaboration with “elite” filmmakers.

All3Media America chief executive Tim Pastore said: “This partnership will supercharge the acquisition of new IP by providing the necessary resources for storytellers to realise their vision and create world-class content for a multitude of platforms.”

According to All3Media America, the partnership will use its “leading development and production expertise with Cinetic’s expansive access to project IP and its talent roster”.

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Cinetec Media will contribute its experience in entertainment financing, film sales, strategic advisory services and talent management and packaging to the partnership.

Cinetic Media’s credits include financing and executive producing Best Picture Academy Award-winner Green Book and by playing a role in three of the five Oscar-nominated documentaries in 2018, including 2019 Best Documentary Academy Award-winner Free Solo. Other productions include Amy, Boyhood and Little Miss Sunshine.

Cinetic Media founder John Sloss added: “Our partnership with All3Media America gives us access to development and producing, which are new and exciting areas consistent with our mandate as a service company built around providing the broadest number of tools to empower elite creative talent.”

All3Media America’s portfolio companies are responsible Emmy Award-winning Undercover Boss for CBS, the Emmy Award-winning United Shades of America for CNN, Chrisley Knows Best for USA and 24 Hours to Hell and Back with Gordon Ramsay for FOX.

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All3Media America is the US arm of British parent company and independent television, film and digital production group All3Media. The All3Media group includes Lime Pictures, Lion Television, Main Event Media, Maverick TV, Nexiko, Objective Media Group, Optomen Productions, Relevé Entertainment, Studio Lambert, Gordon Ramsay’s Studio Ramsay, and Woodman Park Productions.

All3Media houses the production companies behind titles ranging from the multiple Emmy Award-winning hit TV series Fleabag (BBC/Amazon) to the upcoming Catherine the Great (SKY/HBO).

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