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MADERFILM PRODUCTIONS is a motion picture production company founded by award-winning filmmaker Kenneth Mader to produce high-quality commercial feature films and television programs and to gain recognition for its high level of commitment to filmmaking excellence, Hollywood-level production values regardless of budget, and profitable returns to its investors and equity partners.

Maderfilm is currently involved in the promotion and release of Passing Darkness, a 35mm short film that made its worldwide debut in festivals last year to rave reviews and multiple awards. It has also generated terrific buzz within industry circles, helping director Mader receive approvals at the executive level of major television netowrks and studios. Passing Darkness is also being developed as both a feature and dramatic series, with the feature screenplay nearly complete.

Another short film, Blind Luck, a romantic comedy starring Michael Sorvino, was recently completed and has been honored as an Official Selection in the 2007 Method Fest Film Festival where it will enjoy its World Premiere Screening on April 1st in Calabasas, CA.

On the heels of all this short film success the company has begun packaging and pre-production on it's next feature film Deep Focus, a supernatural thriller written by Mr. Mader, with principal photography slated to begin this fall or early '08.

It has also teamed with producers Julie Caitlin Brown and Marc Scott Zicree on an anthology film tentatively titled Bridge of Souls, featuring the brilliant John Rhys-Davies, Stargate SG-1's Michael Shanks and Buffy the Vampire Slayer alumn Armin Shimerman. The 'wraparound' portion of the script is currently in development, with Emmy-Award winning writer Michael Reaves penning the new draft.

Armin Shimerman is also attached to the feature Zali's Crush along with The Wonder Years' Dan Lauria, co-written by Mr. Mader and currently seeking financing.

Its debut feature Carnivore continues to enjoy much success in its release, having recently premiered on the Sci Fi Channel. This after having been picked up by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment for DVD release, with up to 12 copies on the shelves of Hollywood Video stores nationwide, deals with TVN and iN Demand pay-per-view services, where it acheived a 52% buy rate, and international sales to territories such as Germany, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and The Arabian Gulf. Carnivore also received a Selection Committee Commendation in the independent feature category at the 11th International Festival of Fantastic Films in Manchester, England, a Merit Award in the B-Movie Film Festival, and won a Crystal Award of Excellence for editing and an Award of Distinction for directing in the 5th Annual Communicator Awards. The sequel, Carnivores, actually more of a big-budget "re-imagining" of the franchise, is currently in development.

Maderfilm is also in the ongoing process of establishing strategic alliances with other producers and production/distribution companies to expand its foray into feature film production via a variety of co-production deals, and is currently seeking equity partners to enhance its capitalization and generate development funds to continue the packaging process on its current project slate.

Maderfilm also offers digital production and post services through its PERFECTREEL PRODUCTIONS division, specializing in demo reels and short films for actors and directors. For more detailed information please e-mail us or call 818.341.8474.

Founder Kenneth Mader has been involved in the movie business from a young age, having begun his career in his native Chicago on such films as The Blues Brothers, My Bodyguard, The Killing Floor and The Roommate, to name a few. He has since become an award-winning director and editor, recently approved by execs at major television networks and studios.

His numerous credits include a successful feature which recently premiered on the Sci Fi Channel and in DVD release through 20th Century Fox, an award-winning 35mm short film featuring Andrea Thompson (NYPD Blue, 24) and Don S. Davis (Stargate SG-1, The X-Files) currently on the festival circuit, a recently completed romantic comedy starring Michael Sorvino that has been honored as an Official Selection in the 2007 Method Fest Film Festival, and a music video that landed on the Top-10 of the national CVC rock charts.

An extremely gifted visionary with dynamic story sense, a musician’s sense of timing, and a knack for working with actors, he is also attached to direct a psychological thriller entitled Zali's Crush (which he also co-wrote) with actors Dan Lauria and Armin Shimerman aboard, and will be directing the "wraparound" segments of the anthology film Dead Stop starring John Rhys Davies, Michael Shanks, and Armin Shimerman.

He has shadowed major directors on network television shows as well as studio/indie features, and is also a skilled film editor and camera operator.

As a screenwriter he is currently involved in two development deals, has also optioned two of his original screenplays, was a semi-finalist in the 2nd Annual Writer’s Network Screenplay & Fiction Competition, is a founding member and former President of the Chicago Screenwriters Network (which he co-founded along with Third Watch creator Edward Allen Bernero), took part in the Women in Film and Television/Chicago’s mentoring program, and is a member of the Film Artists Network and the Hamptons Table in Los Angeles. He is represented by the Monteiro Rose Dravis Agency.

A effective producer as well, he is a tireless creative force with an intense passion for film and the industry that shows dramatically in his work.

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