Comasuki makes new distribution deal

Cutting the cost of reaching the world

"Comasuki" extends its distribution deal with "Megavision Pictures" in order to better serve new market interest.

Full story in "Stars In Paradise" magazine.

Part 1 Million dollar secrets of the Bahamas Film Industry

       




Closely
Guarded Secrets of

“Made For Movie” Money

If you are new in the film/entertainment business, your biggest problem will be finding finances for your film. Though there are many options you can take, more than likely you may only be aware of a few. Such as: applying for grants, borrowing money from banks, relatives or friends. These channels very often do not work out for the artist in the long run, but it is a quick way to get into the game.

The best way to finance a film is in an investment consortium, under the guidance of a mentor, who by the way can be very instrumental in helping you to acquire your own money eventually. Oh, did I say the taboo controlling word, "mentor"? Yes, mentor. Mentor in this day and age? Yes, a mentor is someone who activates the humility within you that creates an atmosphere for learning or connecting to a higher level. This person is usually someone you wish to be like and someone secure enough not to worry about the possibility of you succeeding beyond him or her, should fate have it to be. The truth of the matter is, if the relationship is structured properly neither parties would have to be concerned about ending up in an odd or seemingly strained relationship position. Your success will automatically lead to further success for your mentor as it is the law of nature. Extremely successful people working in the Bahamas Film Industry all understand this concept and benefit greatly from it.

For more on how this relationship is structured stay tuned to starsinparadise.com

What's your place in the Bahamas new number one industry?

What's your place in the Bahamas movie industry?  Stars In Paradise would like to know.

In 1994, Stars In Paradise magazine made its local debut among the extensive press corp. that covered the courageous launch of Megavision Pictures series of opening events, under the creative direction of Jefford Curre'. This historical moment was the highlight of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce week and provided a portal to the next step in the Bahamas' economic development.

Since that small beginning, Stars In Paradise has grown steadily with the Bahamas Film Industry and has become the most trusted source for Bahamas cinema trade information. Stars In Paradise is the Bahamas’ official film industry magazine. Count on us to be there, highlighting the people on the cutting edge of the Bahamas Film Industry.

This is the international premiere of "Stars In Paradise" We look forward to learning about your premieres, festival updates, reviews and deep probing interviews. Let us be the first to know about your movie making plans, progress and success. We at Stars In Paradise magazine understand your need to focus on the positive. We are committed to the Bahamas' movie makers with a global perspective, and our commitment extends equally to manufacturers and educators, who are looking for opportunities to expand their market. That’s why Stars In Paradise magazine is the first choice of Hollywood’s film executives.

With strong industry circulation and a reputation for building superstars, no magazine is better positioned to make a stronger impression on your target market. It is little wonder why Stars In Paradise magazine is the Bahamas’ leading film industry publication. 

Jefford Curre’ and the birth of the Bahamas movie industry

How It All Began 

The call of an ingenious visionary to lead the forefront of a new era in cinema history, now known as the Bahamas movie industry.

 

Once upon a time, in a land not too far away called the Bahamas, there lived a little boy named Jefford Curre’.   One day while out to the shopping center with his mother, he was intrigued by how much fun the little people were having inside the store T V set.  Without  hesitation he made his way to the back of the TV, to see if he could get inside.  As he inquired about the little people, his mother explained that they were movie stars.  His family was a part of a strict religious order and she wasted no time expounding that movie stars don’t go to Heaven.  Missing out on a little milk and honey did not exactly concern Jefford, because the family’s refrigerator always had a great supply of milk.  However, when his mother elaborated about the hell fire and brimstone, it almost scared the living day lights out of him.  Jefford’s desire to be in the movies never left, but all desire to qualify himself as a movie star was no longer a burning issue.  In his child like mind, he devised the perfect plan.  He won’t be a movie star, he would just be a guy in the movies, pretending to be a movie star.  Later on, as time went by, his parents had modernized their views on the world of movie making.   

In 1990, Jefford Curre’ decided to follow up on an earlier vision that was downloaded to him on the necessity to kick-start an indigenous movie industry in the Bahamas.  He requested his parents to grant him advance access to his share of the inherited family property, in order to use as collateral for a bank loan.  While most of his peers were busy using their money to stay in the latest fashion, updated motor vehicles or build houses, Jefford Curre’s focus remained with a great degree of concern on the nerve dangling fact that his homeland was almost solely depending on tourism.  He thought the nation was a sitting duck for an economic crisis,  with little or no new industry of global proportion in sight.   It did not look good, but it was obviously an issue few wanted to acknowledge as a potential problem.  Driven by a sense of mission and destiny, Jefford Curre’ decided that it was time to take action to develop a solution, to buffer potential future crisis.   

 This story will continue tomorrow on starsinparadise.com

Young filmmakers move up faster at Bahamas film industry

Tips for up and coming filmmakers in the Bahamas or anywhere else.

 Bahamasfilmindustry.com is making it easy for start ups to move ahead quickly,  by pushing the limits of qualifications, accountability and credentials. Believe it or not you can get some meaningful movie experience just by watching a variety of different movies and paying close attention to things like lighting, the angles of shots, the type of music for certain scenes etc... . However, just watching movies won’t complete the package, find someone who is making movies consistently and talk your way onto the team, even if you have to start as a production assistant standing by to take care of small chores that pop up throughout the day.  Even this could be a tough position to get into, but if you offer to work just for experience or deferred payment, more than likely you will beat out the competition.   You could end up in a position which will ultimately lead to making money. 

You can also utilize your local bookstore or library and read a book about film making, find one that can teach you all the technical things you need to know about film making. This Fall the megavisionkingdom.com will offer a wide range of opportunities for young movie makers that really mean business. They won't be free, then again nothing worthwhile ever is.- starsinparadise.com

Introducing The Megavision Network

"Bringing you into focus worldwide"

The Megavision Network at megnettv.com is the product of ten years of breakthrough research and development, in the area of advance communication. With a finger on the pulse of global concerns and real time progress analysis, The Megavision Network is pushing the envelope in bringing attention to emerging business concepts with much success. The Megavision Network is driving the exploration of wide base, user friendly social media technology with a multiple satellite platform approach.

Positioning yourself for Bahamas movie money

Whether you’re an international money launderer posing as a banker, or a relative of pirates who went legit at the turn of the  century, you already know about  the buried treasure that still lies yet undiscovered in, the Bahamas.  

Whether you’re an international money launderer posing as a banker, or a relative of pirates who went legit at the turn of the  century, you already know about  the buried treasure that still lies yet undiscovered in, the Bahamas.  

Countless sad stories of weak filmmakers who regrettably sold their integrity and allowed themselves to be manipulated by people just to get some money.

Megavisionkingdom.com the in-house training division of Megavision Pictures runs a very interesting program that teaches filmmakers, not only how to make films, but more importantly, how to attract money without losing their own identity.  If the filmmaker loses identity and integrity, he has nothing different to offer his starving audience.  When this happens he is no longer unique and his days are numbered.

 Filmmakers, practically, in the new emerging global Bahamas film market, might find it not a bad idea to establish their position before forming close working relationships with foreign entities.  In other words you must establish a structure that identifies you and demonstrate internal accountability.  This is important for some very good reasons.

 Make no mistake about it, whoever you ask for money will proposition you with a list of conditions.  The key is to find the company that echoes the sentiments that you stand for. For example, if your films or film festival is about spreading democracy, don’t expect the grant organization that believes in dictatorship to fund you.  You will have to change your mind about the governing process and demonstrate that change vividly before you can get the money. 

How many times have you seen filmmakers or film festival operators start out with good intentions about producing movies that encourage good will among all mankind.  Very often we realize after a year or so, their press release starts selling them as an extremist in either race,  creed, color or religion.  This happens because real structure and accountability was missing at the beginning.  There was no clear mission of conviction. To be continued on starsinparadise.com...