Clients’ Praise
FilmProfit has supported many independently-produced films over its nearly 20 years in the business, serving customers from all arenas and levels of the motion picture business. These include large, studio-based producers at the highest levels of the business, to small, first-time producers seeking their way.
A partial list of our clients includes:
· Mr. Hardy is the Chief Analyst for Baseline Research
· 20th Century Fox
· Walt Disney Company
· Eastman Kodak
· Summit Entertainment
· Jim Henson Productions
· The BBC
· International Creative Management
· POW! Entertainment
· DIMI Entertainment
· Kinowelt
· Universal Music Group
· Codeblack Entertainment
· Quincy Jones Media Group
· Manhattan Productions (Anthony Michael Hall and Tom Chestaro)
· Steve Oedekerk and O Entertainment
· ATO Pictures
· NeoClassics Films
· Morningside Entertainment, Sinbad, Rogue of Mars
· Polygon Game Fund
· Nippon Telephone and Telegraph
· Michael Wiese Productions
· Sloss Law Offices
· Enicom Multimedia
· NC Global Insurance
· Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro
· Surpin, Mayersohn & Edelstone
· The Marshall Firm
· Zipper Brother’s Films (“Undefeated,” Academy Award Winner)
· Reliance Insurance
· Harvey Keitel’s The Goatsingers
· Haxan Films
· Robin Cowie
· Mark Stouffer
· Ali Selim (Sweet Land)
· Martin Pessetta and Bobcat Goldthwait (Stay, Sleeping Dogs Lie)
· Ultimate Gift
· Vision One Pictures
· Foremost Films
· peachpicklepepper productions
· Lise Swenson
· Serendipitous Films
· Brian Benson (Howl)
· Hazrah Entertainment (Ali Sisters)
· Five Sisters Productions
· Zenrin New Media
· New Century Global Ins.
· Aberdeen Completions
· Brillig Productions
· Yamaichi Information Systems
· South Park Productions
· Bad Movies, S.A.
· Pacific Media Entertainment
· Prankster Entertainment
· Made In Africa Films
· Lorain Avenue Entertainment
· Echo Valley Entertainment, Inc. & The Manticore Company
· Lunchbox Entertainment & The Wrecking Crew
· In House Media & The Mooring
· Le Rwa Entertainment & The Myth of Time
And many, many other producers, financiers and companies across the country and around the world.
| “It is the best business plan for a movie or movies I have ever seen in my life. Except, only, the business plan for Disney’s Silver Screen Partners.” -Patrick Wells, Producer, I Love You to Death, Youngblood, The Personals |
| “Anyone serious about impressing their investors should be using FilmProfit. The most comprehensive revenue and cash flow report I’ve seen.” -Michael Wiese, Author, Film and Video Financing |
| “With the great help of your thorough and well-researched financial data, I have raised $5.6 million in production funding from private investors, and I am currently using your data to raise an additional $7 million for new features.” -Mark Stouffer, Producer, Diamond Dog Caper |
| “Jeffrey’s cogent, thoughtful approach to selecting comparable films, and his vast experience collating the data are a terrific counterpoint to the “voodoo” that seems to surround independent film. We used his research and work in our business plan and it has given us confidence in our strategy and brought in investors both domestically and internationally. I will use him as long as I’m putting financing together for films!” Shawn Tolleson, Filmmaker |
| “Jeffrey and Film Profit have been an extraordinary help to the development of the Business Plan for our current project. Jeffrey’s depth of research and industry knowledge were evident in ALL of the detailed reports he provided. He put a great deal of critical thought into our project, which resulted in challenging and informative discussions that tremendously benefited both our financing and distribution strategies. All of his work was completed promptly and he always made himself available to discuss our project. I strongly recommend Jeffrey Hardy and Film Profit to all filmmakers in need of quality research and business planning expertise.” -Kevin Kachin, SoreLosers Productions, LLC |
| “Not only does Jeff Hardy have a unique wealth and breadth of knowledge about the economics of distribution, but he is also a delight to work with. We are very happy to have found FilmProfit on our last project, and look forward to working with Jeff on many projects in the future.” -Jennifer Burton, Producer, Manna From Heaven, Five Sisters Productions |
| “Jeffrey, thank you for your work. You have helped with our business plan, comp films and projections immensely. The years of experience, the integrity and generosity of spirit that you have shown will be a huge benefit to moving our project into production.” -Jeffrey Brown, Writer/Producer, Dream With The Fishes, Pontiac Moon, Medicine Wheel Films |
| “Jeffrey really dug into my business and not only gave me great research analysis but helped me define my target market better. He definitively knows what he is doing and helps the client figure out how to do their job better. He understood our unique genre and the target audience for our films. I recommend him for any film related research.” -Karen Aasand, Producer, CEO, Paths Apart Productions, Termite’s Path |
| “Our experience with Jeffrey Hardy and FilmProfit was superb. Jeffrey is friendly, knowledgeable, and generous with his time and expertise. Our company needed a full business plan with comparative movie report and ROI analysis in a short timeframe and Jeffrey delivered a plan that had us floored. One of our prospective investors, a well-known independent film bank owner, said it was the best business plan he had ever seen and this guy’s been in the business for more than forty years. Jeffrey consulted on the business strategy for our film and offered indispensable wisdom on structuring the market placement and budgeting of the film. We are indebted to him. Thanks Jeffrey!” -Eric Badros, Woven Pictures |
| ” You’ve covered everything we’ve talked about and done so thoroughly. The information you’ve provided in the Gen “X” and Gen “Y” audience analysis is impressive. The business plan you’ve created is a truly impressive piece of work – professional, thorough, and creative. I also appreciated that you valued my input and kept me informed and updated every step of the way. It was indeed a pleasure to work with you.” -Jurgen Heimann, Brillig Productions |
| “I had heard of FilmProfit several years ago at a Michael Weise film seminar. At the time I thought it would be a good idea, but by the time I wrote the prospectus for my project, I had unfortunately decided to do it myself. Halfway through my fundraising, another friend (Betty Buckley) mentioned FilmProfit and I decided that two mentions meant something. Now my regret is that I hadn’t called them initially. I was so impressed with the service from Jeff and Abby. They took the time to really get to know my project and helped me pick the best films to compare with. I can’t wait until my next project to bring them in at the outset.” -Daniel Millican, S-Films |
| “I was so impressed with Filmprofit and the way in which they tailored their efforts to our specific film that I would definitely use them again and again. Working with them was one of the better experiences I’ve had on this bumpy road called filmmaking. I wouldn’t consider doing my next film without them.” -David Musso, Producer, Meridian Pictures Entertainment’s Gunslinger |
| “Professional, meticulous, savvy, efficient and courteous. If only everything in filmmaking could be this simple.” -Meridian Pictures Entertainment, Producers, Against The Law (AKA: Gunslinger) |
| “Absolutely outstanding job with your work. You not only pulled together very tight market data information which was dense and substantive, but your ability to work with us on a tight deadline and deliver the finished product was just as impressive. It was an absolute pleasure working with you.” -Purvee Christie Johal, Producer/Director, Expecting Shanti Christie Films |
| “I would like to thank you for all your hard work on the financial structuring of the films. It’s money well spent in my book! Already, our potential investors are encouraged by the documents and have requested a meeting to discuss it. It’s funny, projecting any kind of potential income is dangerous but seeing everything working on paper is very rewarding.” -Antony Smith, Tornado Films |
| “Big Horse’s knowledge of the industry and willingness to share it were impressive. And despite our unreasonable deadline, Big Horse delivered valuable reports to us ahead of our deadline, which gave us time to incorporate it all into our business plan.” -Steve Elbert, New Century Pictures |
| “Jeffrey Hardy & Big Horse have produced an outstanding business plan for my independent film project – a plan which articulates the opportunity my film represents, in a clear, complete, and compelling manner. I would recommend their service to any filmmaker struggling to articulate their vision to the financial community.” -Billy Parolini |
| “I found out about FilmProfit days before the meeting with the investor and put together all the charts and paperwork. The investor loved what I did and said he had never seen a more professional presentation. Without FilmProfit, I never would have gotten the money to make the movie.” -Vern Oakley, Producer/Director, Nick of Time |
| “Frankly, I won’t leave the studio or face an investor without a FilmProfit presentation in hand. With the rights to several feature length scripts, I expect FilmProfit to help Star Harbor’s migration to the silver screen. Thanks for teaching us the ins and outs of motion picture financing and distribution.” -Jim Holloway, Star Harbor Films |
| “FilmProfit puts more power in the producer’s hands by demystifying the economics of film distribution and its process.” -Sam Scribner, FilmTape World |