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Intandem Films PLC

23 January 2014

23 January 2014

INTANDEM FILMS PLC

("Intandem" or the "Company")

New Trading Name and Division Structure

Intandem Films plc, the London based international film group, is pleased to announce that it will now trade as Intandem Media Group. Existing operations will be split into three operating divisions following the recent addition of a digital marketing division to complement its sales and distribution offerings.

The divisions:

Manifest Films (Sales)

Newly named Manifest Films is a fully integrated, dynamic, international film sales division whose primary activities include film finance and international sales. This division will be headed up by Andrew Brown and Billy Hurman who have been directors of Intandem Films since it was formed on 22 April 2005.

JJ Distribution

The distribution division of Intandem Media Group will be called JJ Distribution in recognition of our former colleague JJ Donovan who passed away recently and will continue to be overseen by Group CEO Robert Mitchell, who first joined the Intandem Board in 2011 then as a non-executive director. Robert has previously worked for some of the biggest film companies in the world having been employed by Walt Disney for 17 years where he set up the UK operations of international film distribution company, Buena Vista, in 1992.

Bold Ink

Emilie Kodjo will oversee the development of websites, social media platforms as well as global and territory-specific promotional campaigns online from the first day of production. She will work alongside Consultant, Guy Meyer, who established an award-winning marketing business called Firebelly in 1993 which he later sold to Freeform in October 2012. He has extensive experience in the digital marketing arena with previous clients including Disney, Harper Collins, Lionsgate, Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures.

New website

A new-look website to reflect the revised Group structure will be launched to coincide with the start of the Berlin Film Festival on 6 February 2014.

Robert Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer, said:

"We have taken a decision to change the Company's trading name to reflect a new direction for the business in the digital era.

"As such there will now be three divisions, namely: Manifest Films (Sales), JJ Distribution and our digital marketing division now named Bold Ink. The recently added digital marketing division reflects the fact that websites and social media are an increasingly crucial part of a film's production, sales and distribution process. Digital marketing is now the most effective way to target film buyers, journalists, brands and consumers alike and we are extremely excited by the growing opportunities in this sector.

"Given how much the Company has changed over the last year and after positive meetings with film makers and film financiers we felt that now was the right time to update our structure. We decided to rebrand our sales and distribution divisions following the operational changes made in the last twelve months. We have a strong team in place focused on developing a growing pipeline of projects and driving revenue generating opportunities.

"Furthermore the new structure will allow the managers of each division to be responsible for their own projections and P&L accounts with the overall effect of creating a Company with more transparency."

ENDS

Contacts:

 
Intandem Films plc 
 Robert Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer        +44 (0)20 7851 3800 
 
  Peterhouse Corporate Finance 
  Jon Levinson / Lucy Williams 
                                                   +44 (0)20 7469 0930 
  finnCap 
  Ed Frisby / Ben Thompson - Corporate Finance 
  Stephen Norcross - Corporate Broking             +44 (0)20 7220 0500 
 
  Bishopsgate Communications 
  Nick Rome/Sam Allen 
  intandem@bishopsgatecommunications.com           +44 (0)20 7107 1890 
 

Notes to editors

About Intandem Films

Intandem Films plc (www.intandemfilms.com) is a London based international film company. It specialises in raising finance for commercial feature films and selling them to distributors around the world. Intandem closely manages the risk associated with the film industry and does not invest in the production of films from its own resources. Its highest profile film to date was How to Lose Friends and Alienate People starring Simon Pegg, Jeff Bridges and Megan Fox, for which Intandem raised the finance and sold the film to distributors such as Paramount, Warners and MGM.

About Emilie Kodjo

After completing her masters at Christ Church College, Oxford, Emilie worked between London, Paris and New York in marketing in the Arts, Design and Entertainment industries, developing Digital Marketing strategies and innovative digital platforms for clients such as Apple and Sony Ericsson.

About Guy Meyer

Guy established an award-winning business, Firebelly, in 1993 and in October 2012 sold it to Freeform. Firebelly was a launch marketing agency specialising in the entertainment sector. The Company conceived and executed cross-platform launch strategies covering AV, Digital, Print and Outdoor. Their social media strategy and execution for the 'Ocean of Blood' book launch won Best Marketing Campaign for Harper Collins at the Book Marketing Society Awards 2011. They were also named Agency of the Year at the 2009 BVA Awards.

In nearly 20 years of being CEO, he led various teams across digital and traditional media. He is experienced in all aspects of business from developing strategies to executing marketing plans and driving sales.

This information is provided by RNS

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