Florida Love Stories People from all over the world come to Florida and fall in love with its postcard settings and laid-back lifestyle. It s a year-round playground for recreation and relaxation. With the beauty of the state s picture-perfect land, sea and sky as a backdrop, 5th Avenue Films is bringing tales of love, action and adventure to audiences hungry for stories of action, romance and relationships. From theater screens to home streaming on a variety of devices, there are many ways to deliver these universally appealing stories to today s multi-faceted market for commercial movies. 5th Avenue Films named for the heart of the arts and entertainment district in Naples, Florida is dedicated to producing films made and set in the state and pursuing all profitable avenues for sales and distribution. 5th Avenue Films President Curry Walls Curry Walls made his mark in Hollywood as one of the entertainment capital s most sought-after agents and experts on studios and stars. He learned the art and craft of film at 20th Century Fox, working with Herbert Ross and Rick McCallum. Then, as president of Ingels Inc., he developed endorsements for Glenn Ford, Redd Fox, and Dick Van Dyke, among other celebrities. He has represented Leslie Nielsen, Hank Williams Jr., Leah Remini, Steven Seagal and others, and brokered deals for Raquel Welch, Barbara Eden and Faye Dunaway. Walls, celebrating 40 years in the entertainment business, is a visionary with on-the-job knowledge of how the system works and how movies are made. He has extensive contacts in the entertainment industry. With his experience, talent and vision, there's no doubt he will assemble amazing casts and crews to make profitable movies in Florida. It is our mission to create commercial films that are set in the state of Florida and attract the largest worldwide audience by developing new ideas with an original spin making them personally relatable. 5th Avenue Films will create films that entertain audiences, no matter where they live. ~ Curry Walls
The Success Story of Independent Films: More Distribution Channels = Higher Profits More than half of Oscar-winning Best Pictures over the last 30 years have been independent films, or indie films. The recent success of indie films such as Moonlight, Spotlight, Birdman, The Hunger Games, The Help, The King's Speech, The Kids Are All Right, The Hurt Locker, Slumdog Millionaire and others, was reaffirmed at the 90th Academy Awards, when the 2018 Oscar for Best Picture went to The Shape of Water, the 12th independent film to win that award in the last 13 years. But while a few indie films win Oscars, many more are profitable because they are made with a relatively small budget, yet bring substantial returns to investors because they are distributed through a variety of channels. In short, there are many more ways to recoup production costs and realize a profit on the original investment than ever before. Today s enticing assortment of avenues includes traditional theatrical release (domestic and international), sales to television networks, cable and satellite systems, TV syndication, on-demand services, web streaming and more including distribution methods yet to be developed. Luckily for audiences and investors, we live in an age of constant technological change and increasing demand for entertainment products. 5th Avenue Films, an independent film company that will produce, market and distribute films, will capitalize on these opportunities by developing and producing successful action/relationship movies. Florida, formerly one of filmmakers favorite locations, has lost its government tax incentives. But 5th Avenue Films, led by Curry Walls and Florida Film Ventures, is spearheading an effort to both bring back incentives and make independent films in a cost-effective way even without tax incentives. The return on investment of a film that has a worldwide audience will make the lack of an incentive that could be up to 30% of the production budget be less of an issue. An investment in a film has the potential of a huge ROI unlike any other investment. The film industry is changing and full of opportunity, and 5th Avenue Films is determined to be part of the exciting future. We are a Florida-focused film company that will lead the rebirth of film-making in the Sunshine State. In 2016, when Florida ended the tax incentives for the film-making industry, TV shows and movie sets moved out of the state. This move took away thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars that could be going to our local economy. We want to bring those jobs, money and the art of film-making back to Florida. 5th Avenue Films has a mission to bring movies to the screen that capture the many different kinds of love stories we encounter in our lives. Relatable, exciting stories that drive emotion and cause you to discover something about yourself are the best films we can produce today. ~ Curry Walls
How You Can be A Part of Our Florida Film Adventure... The starting trilogy of movies and others produced by 5th Avenue Films will showcase the beauty of natural Florida, with stories that are both family-friendly and appealing to men and women who enjoy relationship-based drama. In short, they ll be the perfect date night movies whether the date is at a movie theater, at home or elsewhere. 5th Avenue Films has eight scripts ready to be produced in nine different cities in Florida. We have put together a team of professionals that can move now, immediately, from development to delivery of a feature length film. To help bring these stories to screens large and small, 5th Avenue Films is looking for people who see the potential in our approach and want to join our team. Because the well-kept secret we re sharing with a small group of potential investors is this: Independent films can make money for all of us with the right plan in place for development, production and distribution. 5th Avenue Films and its partners have such a plan, and we d love to share the details with you. For more information about 5th Avenue Films, contact George Ahearn... Info@FloridaFilmVentures.com NAPLES LOS ANGELES ZURICH