Hanibal
13 years ago
More recent news:
http://torontopictures.ning.com/profiles/blogs/director-bruno-pischiutta-and
DIRECTOR BRUNO PISCHIUTTA AND PRODUCER DARIA TRIFU TO OPEN FILM ACADEMY OF SWAZILAND
Posted by Toronto Pictures on January 3, 2011 at 1:47pm
MANZINI, SWAZILAND -- Kwasa International Development and Consulting Center (KIDCC) of Swaziland today announced its partnership with Film Director Bruno Pischiutta and Producer Daria Trifu of Toronto Pictures and Adhara Properties respectively.
The principal ground of the partnership entails the creation and establishment of a film academy, the Kingdom of Swaziland Film Academy, with headquarters in Manzini. Furthermore, in Swaziland, Pischiutta and Trifu will be producing a motion picture based on the devastating phenomenon of HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa.
KIDCC Managing Director, Violet Nkambule, states that “Media has power to influence, control and direct a situation no matter how. We are happy to have finally concluded this important partnership. We believe that KIDCC Media Production’s partnership with Adhara Properties and Toronto Pictures of Canada will have a great impact on the realization of an HIV-Free Generation. The Academy, being the first of its kind in the country, will empower our generation with much needed professional skills of international standards in the film industry.”
The Academy will be Pischiutta and Trifu’s second such institution established in their long-held plan to create a global diaspora of film schools designed to engender professional cinematography.
The Kingdom of Swaziland Film Academy is scheduled to commence its activity in spring 2011 and the motion picture will begin production in summer 2011.
Media Coordinator of KIDCC, Abejide M. Oluwole had this to say "Bruno and Daria’s previous achievements and the world recognition they received to date is giving us high hope that their forthcoming feature film production here in Swaziland, will be a great success.”
The motion picture will have a mixed cast of local and international actors. Hollywood movies stars will be cast to play in the lead roles. In the past, great films, such as PHILADELPHIA, have been produced about the effects of HIV/AIDS. The peculiarity of this film is that, for the first time, a motion picture will showcase the reality of HIV/AIDS in Africa. In particular to be noted is the fact that Swaziland has the highest pro-capita percentage of people infected with the virus in the world.
The picture will be written and directed by Pischiutta, produced by Trifu and it will be an Adhara Properties production.
Known for producing main stream feature films on social and, sometimes, controversial issues of our time, Pischiutta and Trifu are now in production with a feature film entitled ABUSED IN AMERICA, which deals with the child abuse phenomenon in the United States. The film is about to start principal photography in Europe.
"We don’t just want to make movies; we want to make movies that educate, inspire and move people towards change proactively. Our artistic mission is to elevate awareness regarding issues of the moment and to influence social and cultural consciousness globally", explain Bruno Pischiutta and Daria Trifu.
Pischiutta and Trifu have previously produced the feature film PUNCTURED HOPE, also directed by Pischiutta. PUNCTURED HOPE exposes the modern day practice of women slavery and genital mutilation in the Volta region known as Trokosi. The film was qualified for nomination consideration at the 2010 Academy Awards® in the category of “Best Picture” and it was nominated by The Political Film Society in Hollywood in two categories: “Best Film Expose” and “Best Film on Human Rights” of 2009 – other films nominated in the same categories include AVATAR, THE HURT LOCKER, INVICTUS and INGLORIOUS BASTERDS.
Abejide M. Oluwole notes that “This is the time to join hands together all over the world in fighting against HIV/AIDS through drama approach. The Film Academy will teach the students the professional craft of filmmaking and therefore enable them to produce high standard entertainment programs that can be universally acceptable for broadcast and enjoyed by the international audience. The production of a Hollywood standard motion picture on HIV/AIDS in Africa is the first of its kind and it will offer a great training platform for the first group of students enrolled in the Academy.”
This is a joined press release by: Kwasa International Development and Consulting Center (KIDCC), Adhara Properties Inc. and Toronto Pictures Inc.
About Kwasa International Development and Consulting Center:
KIDCC, headed by Violet Nkambule, is an international management training and consulting center catering for all levels of participants in both the private and public sectors. KIDCC is registered and licensed with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade of Swaziland as a Management Training and Consulting institution. The short courses cover a wide area of topics that include information and communication technology, media studies, accounting and finance.
About Adhara Properties:
Adhara Properties, Inc. is a private Canadian company federally incorporated. Founded by Daria Trifu in 2003, the Company finances and produces main stream, Hollywood standard feature films as well as it publishes the arts, entertainment and business magazine, “Daria!”. The Company has previously produced PUNCTURED HOPE.
About Toronto Pictures:
Toronto Pictures Inc. is an independent, publicly-held (OTC Symbol: TTOPF) motion picture development, production and distribution company. Founded by Bruno Pischiutta in 1996, Toronto Pictures has remained faithful to its commitment of choosing nonviolent, ethical feature films that provoke thought and address topical issues of our time.
Hanibal
13 years ago
Here's some info from 2009:
http://www.mmdnewswire.com/toronto-pictures-5801.html
TORONTO, CA (MMD Newswire) September 24, 2009 -- Following the success at the Montreal World Film Festival and a few months prior to bringing the Company on the London Stock Exchange, Toronto Pictures' (OTC: TTOPF) Bruno Pischiutta and Daria Trifu, issue a Private Placement of USD 7.6 million for accredited investors only.
Film Maestro Bruno Pischiutta, founder, President & C.E.O. of Toronto Pictures, brings the company to new heights as he proves his business vision right: "Toronto Pictures is steps from becoming one of the top film companies in North America, financially and artistically self-sufficient. The Company will no longer depend on investors to finance its films and on Studios to distribute them."
Toronto Pictures' latest feature film will be released in 200 theaters across the USA in 2010. Pischiutta reiterates that "the film production is based on quality, not quantity. Our company was created on a particular vision, a vision of the future. I founded Toronto Pictures in 1996 to produce top standard, cost-efficient, nonviolent and socially conscious films. Back then, our niche was not ‘in fashion', but I pushed forward and envisioned today's reality." Actress/Producer Daria Trifu, one of the youngest and most powerful film executives in the world, Vice President of Toronto Pictures, believes that the Company is on the right track to achieve great international success and, on the corporate side, financial success for its shareholders and film investors.
She says that "to be a publicly traded company in the USA is a great achievement. Toronto Pictures has reached this status, by directly applying through the NASD and regulators. This was done, but with much higher goals in mind for the company. Trading on the OTC is just a strategic step for Toronto Pictures and nothing else. Our attention is targeted into bringing Toronto Pictures on the London Stock Exchange in the next few months. A multi million dollar IPO will be issued at that point."
To fulfill its corporate strategy, Toronto Pictures has issued an exceptional Private Placement for accredited investors - the units will be sold on a "first-come, first-serve basis". The proceeds from this Private Placement will aid the company in fulfilling its actual financial plan.
The Board of Directors of Toronto Pictures has resolved to issue a Private Placement of USD 7.6 million for Accredited Investors only. This Private Placement is subscribed in Common Shares (voting) of Toronto Pictures.
This Private Placement is for 200,000,000 Common Shares at a price of USD 0.038 per share, for a gross proceed of USD 7,600,000. Each Unit consists of 200,000 Common Shares at USD 7,600 each. When Toronto Pictures began trading on the OTC, its shares were trading at USD 1.80. Today, the shares are trading at a much undervalued price due to the company's lack of interest in taking part in the marketing of its stock on the OTC.
Based on the existing assets, the secret proprietary formulas, the distinctive past, the positive present and the brilliant immediate future, Toronto Pictures' Management evaluates current assets at USD 90 million. Public Market Value: USD 800 million.
Toronto Pictures will invest a total of USD 39 million in film production over the next three years. The action and market of the Company from an operational and film production standpoint are, geographically speaking, spread worldwide. In North America, the principal bases are in New York, Los Angeles and Toronto, the Company's home-base.
Internationally, the principal bases are Hong Kong, Bucharest, London, Accra and Abu Dhabi. Toronto Pictures' financial growth will reflect the artistic and intellectual value of its products, the advantages resulting from the formulas of casting and marketing and from the high income deriving from the use of cutting edge distribution venues. The huge profit will be reflected immediately in the increased value of the stock market shares price, so the company will be able to issue great dividends to the shareholders.
For additional information, visit:
Toronto Pictures Site: http://torontopictures.ning.com
Toronto Pictures Blog: http://puncturedhope.blobspot.com
Bruno Pischiutta Article:
http://www.ninemeridians.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/connections-august-09.pdf
CONTACT:
Toronto Pictures, Inc.
Daria Trifu, V.P. at:
Email: corporate (at) filmail (dot) com
Office: (1) 310-734-8669
SAFE HARBOR:
This press release may contain forward-looking statements. The words 'estimate', 'possible' and 'seeking' and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as to the date the statement was made. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted, or quantified. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties to which forward-looking statements are subject include, but are not limited to, the effect of government regulation, competition and other material risks.
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