Sycamore Entertainment Group Inc.
Acquires US Distribution Rights to THEEYE OF THE STORM, Starring Academy Award® winner Geoffrey Rush
January 16th, 2012 Hollywood, CA – Sycamore Entertainment Group Inc.(SEGI), is pleased toannounce it has acquired US rights to the Fred Schepisi film THEEYE OF THE STORM, starring Academy Award-winner® Geoffrey Rush ("TheKings’ Speech," "Pirates of the Caribbean" ), Charlotte Rampling("The Swimming Pool," “Melancholia”) and Golden Globe® nominee JudyDavis (“Barton Fink” & Woody Allen's upcoming "Nero Fiddled").
The screen play adaptation byJudy Morris is based on the 1973 literary classic by Australia's only NobelPrize-winner for Literature, Patrick White. THE EYE OF THE STORM is asavage exploration of the family relationships — and the sharp undercurrents oflove and hate, comedy and tragedy - which define them.
CEO Edward Sylvan with the help of the hard workingteam at Sycamore, started the company to maximize the potential for hybrid Print& Advertising (P&A) and full service distribution deals, which allowsthe firm to be aggressive and flexible at a time when the industry is showingsigns of recovery from the 2008 economic malaise.
Part of the companies’ strategy is to offer institutionalinvestors a high degree of transparency and access to P&A investments,which have the potential of quicker returns with more mitigated risk.
“Working with investment banks andinstitutional investors, levels the playing field and allows Sycamore toaggressively compete with some of the larger more established filmdistributors,” says Sylvan, who recently moved the company's offices toParamount Picture Studios. See what investors are saying about Sycamore at Investors Hub.
Sylvan negotiated the dealwith Robbie Little of The Little Film Company, which handles world sales forthe film. Financed by the Australia Broadcasting Corporation, Screen Australia,Film Victoria, Ingenious and Omnilab; Produced by Antony Waddington, GregoryRead and Fred Schepisi; Executive Producers, Jonathan Shteinman, EdwardSimpson, Bob Marcs and James Vernon.
“I am delighted to be workingwith Sycamore to bring this wonderful film, from the hand of maestro directorFred Schepisi, to US audiences” says Geoffrey Rush.
“We are excited to be working with master filmmaker FredSchepisi and the sublime Geoffrey Rush on this star-studded drama.” saysSylvan. “It did very well at TIFF where it premiered and the trade reviewsraved about the film's stellar acting performances, which are sure to delightaudiences this spring.”
THE EYE OF THE STORM won TheAge Critics' Award at the Melbourne International Film Festival and thePremiere Special Jury Prize at the Rome Film Festival, and dominates the actingcategories of the upcoming Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts(AACTA) awards, for which it received twelve (12) nominations. The winners willbe announced on January 31, 2012. Sycamoreis scheduled to release THE EYEOF THE STORM April 20th, 2012.
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About Sycamore Entertainment Group. (SEGI):
SycamoreEntertainment is a publicly traded, diversified entertainment company thatspecializes in the acquisition, marketing and worldwide distribution of qualityfinished feature-length motion pictures. Sycamores’ management team has morethan 50 years’ experience in the entertainment industry and utilizes its longstanding relationships to provide market specific publicity, promotion, mediabuying, theatrical placement and Print and & Advertising financingfor theatrical domestic release.