AMBI Group
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| Founded | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Divisions | AMBI Pictures, AMBI Distribution |
| Website |
ambipictures |
AMBI Group is a vertically integrated film production, finance, sales and distribution company.
Its division, AMBI Pictures provides financial backing for medium to high-budget international films. The company's distribution arm is called AMBI distribution, which is based in Beverly Hills.[1]
History
AMBI Pictures was founded in 2013 by Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi.[2] They founded AMBI distribution, based in Beverly Hills, the next year for handling sales and distribution of movies produced by AMBI Pictures as well as third party movies. As of 2015, the company has offices in seven countries.[3][4]
In September 2015, the company in collaboration with New York-based private equity firm Raven Capital Management, assumed control of the majority of Exclusive Media Group library and took on a number of development projects as well as all sequel and remake rights owned by EMG. The library contained almost 400 titles including Begin Again, Cruel Intentions, Ides Of March, Hit & Run, Memento, The Mexican, Parkland, Rush, The Skulls, Sliding Doors, Snitch, Undefeated, The Way Back, The Passion of the Christ, Apocalypto, What Women Want, Jane Got a Gun, End of Watch, Dark Places and Adore.[5][6]
Work
In 2014, the company produced eight feature films including the 2047 Sights of Death, The Humbling and Hope Lost. AMBI also acquired the English-language remake rights to Arto Halonen’s 2010 Finnish movie Princess.[7]
In collaboration with Paradox Studios, AMBI Pictures produced the romantic comedy All Roads Lead To Rome and also produced sci-fi thriller Andron - The Black Labyrinth, by Italian director Francesco Cinquemani.
In 2015, AMBI announced that they will venture into making animated movies. East End was announced as the first animated movie, which follows two very different 8-year-old best friends both growing up and getting into adventures in Rome's East End neighbourhood.[8] The second animated movie announced by the company was Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad, which is slated to be released in 2018 with voiceovers by John Cleese, Alec Baldwin, James Franco, Anjelica Huston, Heidi Klum and Omar Sy.[9] As of 2015, AMBI Pictures is working on Groove Tails, and has signed a deal with Jamie Foxx to provide the voice for the lead character.[10]
In July, the company secured approval from the Fellini family and estate for a re-imagining of La Dolce Vita, which they will finance and produce with Italian producer Daniele Di Lorenzo.[1] In September, Iervolino and Bacardi organized AMBI gala – Cinema to Help the World, a fundraising event in Toronto. The proceeds of the gala were given to the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation for investing in environmental causes. The funds raised by the AMBI Gala also aided Canada’s Students on Ice Foundation (SOI) and the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Oceans North Canada campaign. The gala was held just before the night of the TIFF in Toronto.[11]
AMBI Group announced in November 2015 it had launched a $200 million film fund to finance about five feature films and about ten lower-budget films.[12] Shortly thereafter, AMBI Pictures announced plans to remake Memento from this fund.[13]
Films
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2014 | 2047: Sights of Death | |
| The Last Act | ||
| Tre Tocchi | ||
| The Humbling | ||
| 2015 | Hope Lost | |
| Septembers of Shiraz | ||
| Andron - The Black Labyrinth | ||
| All Roads Lead to Rome | ||
| East End | ||
| 2016 | Rupture | Post-Production |
| In Dubious Battle | Post-Production | |
| This Beautiful Fantastic | Post-Production | |
| Lavender | Post-Production | |
| 2018 | Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad | Pre-Production |
| TBA | Groove Tails |
Awards
- ICFF Award 2013: Best Film Production Company
- ICFF Award 2014: Best Film Production Company
- Ichia Global Fest Award 2014: Best Film Production Company
- Capri Hollywood Award 2014: Best Film Production Company
References
- 1 2 "AMBI Group Options Rights For ‘La Dolce Vita’ Remake". Variety. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "Prince Albert of Monaco among the royalty, celebs expected for eco gala". National Post. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "Italy's AMBI Pictures Launches Canadian Distribution Arm". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "AMBI Pictures Launches International Sales Arm". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ↑ "AMBI Group acquires bulk of Exclusive Media Group library". Screen Daily. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "AMBI Group Buys Exclusive Media’s Library: ‘Donnie Darko,’ ‘Memento,’ ‘Cruel Intentions". The Wrap. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "AMBI Pictures Takes on English-Language Remake of 'Princess'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ↑ "AMBI’s ‘Arctic Justice’ Signs A-List Voices". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "Venice: Al Pacino’s ‘The Humbling’ Producers Venture into Animation". Variety. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "Jamie Foxx To Star In, Produce Animated ‘Groove Tails’". Deadline. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ "Prince Albert of Monaco among the royalty, celebs expected for eco gala". National Post. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ↑ Vlessing, Etan (November 11, 2015). "Ambi Group Launches $200 Million Film Fund". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (November 16, 2015). "Christopher Nolan's 'Memento' to Get Remake". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2015.