Rainstorm Entertainment

Rainstorm Entertainment is an independent film development, production and sales company headquartered in Hollywood, California.[1]

Rainstorm Entertainment
IndustryFilm
Founded2002
FounderSteven G. Kaplan
Websitehttp://www.rainstormentertainment.com/

History

Rainstorm Entertainment was confirmed in November 2003 to produce and finance the documentary film Fuck, with production scheduled to begin in January 2004.[2] The film was completed in 2005 by film director Steve Anderson's film company Mudflap Films; it was executive produced by Rainstorm Entertainment co-founders Steven Kaplan and Gregg Daniel,[3] along with Bruce Leiserowitz, Jory Weitz and Richard Ardi.[4]

Filmography
Year Film Director Notes
2000 Terror Tract Lance W. Dreesen and Clint Hutchison Winner, Pegasus Audience Award (Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film)[5]
Winner, Silver Raven (Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film)[5]
Winner, Best Feature (Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival)[5]
Winner, Festival Prize (Shriekfest)[5]
2003 The Big Empty Steve Anderson Steve Anderson made his directorial debut in 2003 with this film starring Daryl Hannah and Jon Favreau.[6][7]
2005 Fuck Steve Anderson The movie was shown for the first time on November 7, 2005 at the AFI Film Festival.[3][8] The 2005 AFI Film Festival was held at the ArcLight Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California.[9]
2006 Big Bad Wolf Lance W. Dreesen Winner, Silver Award, Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Film, (WorldFest Houston)[10]
Red White Black and Blue Tom Putnam Winner, Special Jury Prize, Best Score (BendFilm Festival)[11]
2007 Lost Colony: The Legend of Roanoke
(also known as Wraiths of Roanoke)		 Matt Codd Television movie starring actor Adrian Paul[12][13]
2008 I Am An Island Jennifer DeLia Short film
2010 John Henry: A Steel Driving Horse Cameron Duddy and Chris Koby Documentary film about a Thoroughbred racehorse.[14]
2011 Billy Bates Jennifer DeLia Feature film about a "tormented artist"; made with assistance of Julie Pacino, daughter of actor Al Pacino.[15]
2012 Sunset Strip Hans Fjellestad Documentary film about the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California; the film was screened at the South by Southwest film festival.[16]
2013 State of Control
(also known as Tibet in Ruins)		 Christian Johnston and Darren Mann Documentary film about Tibet; according to The Washington Post, filmmakers had to deal with cyberwarfare against their computers during production.[17]
Its So Easy and Other Lies Christopher Duddy Documentary film about biography of Duff McKagan, bass player for music group Guns N' Roses.[18]
Blunt Force Daniel Zirilli

References
  1. "Red White Black & Blue to Premiere at Locarno International Film Festival August 4, 2006". Business Wire. Los Angeles, California. July 24, 2006.
  2. Harris, Dana (November 10, 2003). "Rainstorm swears by doc". Variety. p. 27.
  3. Mohr, Ian (October 19, 2005). "Launchpad's taking off". Variety. New York: Reed Elsevier Inc. p. 3; Section: News.
  4. Mohr, Ian (March 27, 2006). "Think takes daring docu". Variety. New York: Reed Elsevier Inc. p. 2; Section: News.
  5. "Awards for Terror Tract (2000)". IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  6. Garner, Jack (January 4, 2007). "'Naughty word' intrigues Pittsford grad". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York: Gannett Company. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  7. Punter, Jennie (December 1, 2006). "Four Letters, Two Stars". The Globe and Mail. Canada: CTVglobemedia Publishing Inc. p. R17; Section: The Globe Review 7; film.
  8. Martin, Peter (November 7, 2005). "Director Steve Anderson Examines a Loaded Word". Live From the Fest: Daily News. American Film Institute. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  9. Simon, Brent (November 3, 2005). "Walk the Line Opening Night Gala Kicks Off AFI FEST 2005". Life from the Fest: Daily News. American Film Institute. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  10. "Awards for Big Bad Wolf (2006)". IMDb.com. IMDb.com, Inc. 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  11. "Awards for Red White Black & Blue (2006)". IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  12. "Wraiths of Roanoke". TV Guide. www.tvguide.com. 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  13. "The Lost Colony (2007)". Allmovie. Rovi Corp. 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  14. McClintock, Pamela (March 12, 2007). "Duddy, Koby side up to John Henry". Variety. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  15. Giove, Candice M. (August 21, 2011). "Al Pacino's daughter finally gets recognition". New York Post. NYP Holdings, Inc. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  16. DeFore, John (March 30, 2012). "Sunset Strip: SXSW Review - The Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  17. Nakashima, Ellen (March 28, 2013). "Tibet taboo leads to cyberattacks on film crew". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 1, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  18. "Former Guns N' Roses Bassist Duff McKagan Stars in It's So Easy and Other Lies Doc". Broadway World. BWWMusicWorld; music.broadwayworld.com; Wisdom Digital Media. October 31, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
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