{"id":17348,"date":"2014-03-15T00:58:26","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T04:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/?p=17348"},"modified":"2014-04-21T16:24:54","modified_gmt":"2014-04-21T20:24:54","slug":"cbs-films-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2014\/03\/15\/cbs-films-7\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS Films"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Jessica Breslow<\/pre>\n
\"Logo\"<\/a>
Courtesy of CBS Films [a]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n
CBS Films<\/strong><\/em>
\n11800 Wilshire Blvd
\nLos Angeles, CA 90025
\nPhone: (310) 575-7000
\nwww.cbsfilms.com<\/a><\/p>\n
\"Twitter\"<\/a>\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"Google\"<\/a>\"Pinterest\"<\/a>\"Tumblr\"<\/a>\"Youtube\"<\/a><\/p>\n
Brief History<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n
CBS Films<\/a>, operating as a subsidiary of CBS Corporations<\/a>, was founded only 7 years ago in 2007. Despite being new on the block in a tough industry, CBS Films has successfully made noise in several markets with releases like, \u201cLas Vegas<\/a>,\u201d \u201cThe Woman in Black<\/a>,\u201d and \u201cThe Back Up Plan<\/a>.\u201d They plan to continue making noise by releasing approximately 4-6 films a year by self-distributing in the US while their partners oversee global distribution. CBS Film\u2019s commitment to managing the development, financing, production, and marketing of low budget, experimental, and quality motion pictures of various genres is what makes them unique as a middle ground in the industry. [1]<\/a> [2]<\/a> [3]<\/a><\/p>\n
Key Executives<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Wolfgang Hammer (Co-President)\u00a0[b]<\/a><\/p><\/div>
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Terry Press (Co-President)\u00a0[c]<\/a><\/p><\/div>
\"steven\"<\/a>
Steven Friedlander
(Executive Vice President, Theatrical Distribution)\u00a0[d]<\/a><\/p><\/div>
\"CBS<\/a>
Reid Sullivan
(Chief Financial Officer)\u00a0[e]<\/a><\/p><\/div>
\"RIK<\/a>
Rik Toulon
(Executive Vice President & General Counsel)\u00a0[f]<\/a><\/p><\/div>
\"maria\"<\/a>
Maria Faillace
(Executive Vice President, Production)\u00a0[g]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n
For more information about the Key Executives, click here [1]<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Financials<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n
CBS Films<\/a> is not a publicly traded company; therefore, there is no financial information available. However, according to Box Office Mojo<\/a>, one can understand that CBS Films has the potential to be competitive among the major film companies in the future if it continues its current pattern.<\/p>\n
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CBS Films – Rankings
Courtesy of Box Office Mojo [h]<\/a><\/p><\/div>The studio got off to a rough start with its first project, \u201cExtraordinary Measures<\/a>.\u201d The film had a production budget of $31 million dollars<\/a>, and unfortunately led the company to a major loss since the film\u2019s worldwide total gross was only $15,134,293<\/a>. Fortunately, the studio\u2019s second film \u201cThe Back Up Plan<\/a>,\u201d was a huge success, and produced a worldwide total gross of $77,477,007<\/a>. With a $35 million dollar<\/a> production budget, \u201cThe Back Up Plan,\u201d was not only able to recoup the film\u2019s production budget, but also was able to recoup \u201cExtraordinary Measures\u201d major loss all while still making the company roughly $26 million in profit.<\/p>\n
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“Las Vegas” Total Lifetime Grosses
Courtesy of Box Office Mojo [i]<\/a><\/p><\/div>To date, every film that CBS Films has distributed has made some profit besides \u201cExtraordinary Measures.\u201d\u00a0 In fact, the company\u2019s most successful film to date \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cLas Vegas<\/a>\u201d proves that CBS Films is moving forward. \u00a0\u201cLas Vegas\u201d had a production budget of $28 million dollars<\/a>, and earned a worldwide total gross of $134,402,450<\/a>\u00a0(see photo right). These observations allow one to assume that the company is comfortable financially. [4]<\/a> [5]<\/a> [6]<\/a><\/p>\n
News<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Clif Prowse (R), Derek Lee (L)
Courtesy of www.images.moviepilot-cdn.com [j]<\/a><\/p><\/div>CBS Film<\/a>\u2019s \u201cAfflicted<\/a>,\u201d which was released on April 4, 2014, is currently playing in limited theaters and is available on demand at iTunes<\/a>, Amazon<\/a>, VUDU<\/a>, Google Play<\/a>, Time Warner<\/a>, and XBOX<\/a> in addition to other Video On Demand services. As of April 11, 2014, \u201cAfflicted\u201d is being shown in 34 theaters, which is down ten theaters from its original release date. According to Box Office Mojo<\/a>, as of April 13, 2014, the film has earned a domestic total of $121,179<\/a>. The Canadian Film Lottery and the hundred thousand dollars Co-Directors Derek Lee<\/a> and Cliff Prowse<\/a> devoted their time to raising funded \u201cAfflicted.\u201d To save on production costs further, the Co-Directors starred as themselves in the movie out of necessity, and they complied their friends, families, and relatives to be the actors as a pay-free route to ensure their budget was kept low.<\/p>\n
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Derek Lee (L), Clif Prowse (R)
Courtesy of www.laimyours.com [k]<\/a><\/p><\/div>Remarkably, Derek and Cliff have been friends since they were 15 and pimpled-faced. They started this found-footage horror film project in 2011 after working on 4 shorts together. The idea for the film was the result of what they thought would best display their skillsets. Originally, they envisioned creating an action film; however, they lacked the funding to do so with quality. As a plan B, the duo created what evolved into the vampire point of view documentary in theaters today. With only four filmmakers and a small crew of ten, scenes were shot guerilla style in Paris, Italy, and Spain using a Cannon 5D Mark II<\/a>\u00a0and a Go Pro<\/a>. The Director of Photography was equipped with only a single lighting pack due to budget; therefore, natural lighting was forcibly essential. Budget, however, did allow for Visual Effects Company Imagine Engine<\/a> to be brought on as a producer to ensure the scenes requiring special effects were brought to life. These scenes demanded an abundance of patience and luck to achieve a realistic effect since the scenes lacked certain resources that typically would have been needed.<\/p>\n
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Derek Lee as Derek Lee
Courtesy of www.images.moviepilot-cdn.com [l]<\/a><\/p><\/div>After years of hard work and obstacles, \u201cAfflicted\u201d was screened to distributors. A low seven figures and additional money for improving production later, CBS Films attained a deal with the duo to polish and complete the film. With CBS Film\u2019s support, the film became commercial and competitive after a month of reshooting. \u201cAfflicted\u201d started to gain real momentum after being well received at the Toronto International Film Festival<\/a> and Austin\u2019s Fantastic Fest<\/a>. In Toronto, \u201cAfflicted\u201d was awarded \u201cBest Canadian First Feature Film,\u201d and in Austin, the movie was awarded \u201cBest Picture (Horror),\u201d \u201cBest Screenplay (Horror)\u201d, and \u201cBest Director (Horror).\u201d In addition, according to IndieWire<\/a>, “Afflicted” is on the Top 10 indies to watch On Demand for April. [7]<\/a> [8]<\/a> [9]<\/a> [10]<\/a>\u00a0[11]<\/a><\/p>\n
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Derek Lee as Derek Lee
Courtesy of CBS Films [m]<\/a><\/p><\/div>Brief Synopsis:\u00a0<\/em>Derek and Cliff, two best friends, set out to travel the world for a year, but to their surprise the trip goes terribly wrong after Derek spends a night with a beautiful woman. After Derek\u2019s encounter with this woman, his body goes though inhuman and uncontrollable changes. Cliff was originally documenting the entire trip for his travel blog, but the footage ends up capturing how the trip takes a dark turn instead. [12]<\/a><\/p>\n
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Watch Afflicted Trailer [n]<\/a>\u00a0(YouTube)<\/p><\/div>CBS Films is keeping an eye on the films that receive major buzz from festivals; there is talk that CBS Films might have plans to continue pursuing deals like this in the future if it \u201cAfflicted\u201d proves to be a beneficial investment. The power of this buzz serves as free advertising and generates a strong word of mouth presence that is typically not the easiest achieve. [8]<\/a><\/p>\n
Coming Soon<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n
“The F Word\u201d recently retitled \u201cWhat If<\/a>\u201d will hit US theaters in August 2014. In September, “What If” made its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival<\/a>. Two and a half million dollars later, CBS Films<\/a> attained the US rights for this project. \u00a0“What If” will be released on August 1st<\/sup> in NY and LA theaters, and will be accompanied by\u00a0Disney’s “<\/span>Guardians Of The Galaxy<\/a>\u201d and James Brown’s “Get Up On It<\/a>.” CBS Films\u00a0<\/span>plans to expand markets for “What If” following the first weekend. [13]<\/a><\/p>\n
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Zoe Kazan (L), Daniel Radcliffe (R)
Courtesy of CBS Films [o]<\/a><\/p><\/div>Director:<\/strong>
\nMichael Dowse<\/a><\/p>\n
 Writer:<\/strong>
\nElan Mastai<\/a><\/p>\n
Stars:<\/strong>
\nDaniel Radcliffe<\/a>
\nZoe Kazan<\/a>
\nAdam Driver<\/a>
\nMackenzie Davis<\/a>
\nMegan Park<\/a>
\nOona Chaplin<\/a><\/p>\n
Producers:<\/strong>
\nDavid Gross<\/a>
\nJesse Shapira<\/a>
\nJeff Arkuss<\/a>
\nMacdara Kelleher<\/a>
\nAndre Rouleau<\/a><\/p>\n
[14]<\/a><\/p>\n
Sources:<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n
[1] CBS Films – About<\/a>, cbsfilms.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[2]\u00a0Company Overview – Bloomberg Businessweek<\/a>, investing.businessweek.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[3]\u00a0LA Times – Prime time for CBS movie bet?<\/a>, articles.latimes.com, Claudia Eller & Amy Kaufman,1\/11\/10, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[4]\u00a0Box Office Mojo – “Extraordinary Measures”<\/a>, boxofficemojo.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[5]\u00a0Box Office Mojo – “The Back Up Plan”<\/a>, boxofficemojo.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[6] Box Office Mojo – “Las Vegas”<\/a>, boxofficemojo.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[7]\u00a0The Horror: Afflicted LA Premiere At Hollywood Horrorfest<\/a>, laimyours.com, Jonatha Bilski,\u00a03\/31\/14, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[8]\u00a0Fantastic Fest: CBS Films May Have a Sleeper Hit in Low-Budget Horror Movie \u2018Afflicted\u2019<\/a>, thewrap.com, Jeff Sneider,\u00a09\/20\/13, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[9]\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter – Afflicted: Film Review<\/a>, hollywoodreporter.com,\u00a0Frank Scheck,\u00a04\/3\/2014, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[10]\u00a0The 10 Indies to Watch on VOD This April: ‘Joe,’ ‘Blue Ruin,’ ‘Filth’ and More<\/a>, indiewire.com, 4\/2\/14, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[11] IMDb Page for Film “Afflicted”<\/a>, IMDb.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[12] CBS Films – Afflicted<\/a>, cbsfilms.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[13]\u00a0Daniel Radcliffe\u2019s \u2018The F Word\u2019 Re-titled \u2018What If,\u2019 Set for Aug. 1 Release<\/a>, variety.com, Dave McNary, 3\/14\/14, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[14] CBS Films – What If<\/a>, cbsfims.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
Multimedia Sources:<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n
[a] CBS Film’s Logo<\/a>, cbsfilms.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[b] Photo of\u00a0Wolfgang Hammer<\/a>, 5dinstitute.org, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[c] Photo of\u00a0Terry Press<\/a>, hollywoodreporter.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[d] Photo of\u00a0Steven Friedlander<\/a>, pokerpages.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[e] Photo of\u00a0Reid Sullivan<\/a>, cbsexpress.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[f] Photo of\u00a0Rik Toulon<\/a>, cbsexpress.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[g] Photo of\u00a0Maria Faillace<\/a>, hollywoodreporter.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[h] CBS Films – Rankings<\/a>, boxofficemojo.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[i] “Las Vegas” Total Lifetime Grosses<\/a>, boxofficemojo.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[j] Photo 1 of Co-Directors<\/a>, images.moviepilot-cdn.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[k] Photo 2 of Co-Directors<\/a>, laimyours.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[l] Photo 1 of Derek Lee<\/a>, images.moviepilot-cdn.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[m] Photo 2 of Derek Lee,<\/a>\u00a0cbsfilms.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[n] Afflicted Trailer<\/a>, youtube.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n
[o] Photo of Zoe and Daniel<\/a>, cbsfilms.com, RT: 4\/13\/14<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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