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For the best in Independent Movies
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ABOUT US
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Founded in 1995, Brainstorm Media is a sales agent and distributor of hundreds of independent movies in the United States. It has grown to become one of the most active suppliers of independent movies for television and is the largest independent aggregator of movies for VOD and new media in the US. The company has worked with all of the major studios and, in addition to its library sales, has licensed premieres to over a dozen different TV channels. Brainstorm Media is also active in financing and co-production of movies and TV series in association with US distributors and broadcasters. It is an associate member of the Independent Film and Television Alliance and its president, Meyer Shwarzstein has lobbied senators, members of congress, FCC commissioners and others on behalf of the IFTA.
Meyer Shwarzstein - While at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Meyer showed early signs of attention deficit disorder as he spent more time at the radio station than on his engineering studies. With 3 years of a good college education under his belt (and no hope of graduating in 4 years), Meyer left to become General Manager of a small rock'n'roll magazine by guys who didn't realize a 20-year-old really had no business in a job like that. From then on, Meyer was hooked to the world of music and movies. His love of technology continued to get him in trouble; he schlepped over the ice on Chicago's South Side in an attempt to convince record stores to stock the first pre-recorded videocassettes. He was then hired by a non-theatrical distributor because he knew what a videotape was and, when he moved to LA in 1980, was hired by MGM to do something else he knew nothing about - pay TV sales. Meyer later moved to Atlantic Releasing where he eventually established its international distribution division and has since worked at various companies including Image Organization, where he oversaw worldwide distribution. Meyer started working in production and expanded his kind of trial-by-fire education by starting Brainstorm Media in 1995. Perhaps showing the first signs of growth, Meyer took to hiring people who actually know what they're doing but he continues to frustrate them as he throws the company head-first into VOD, interactive programming, and other unexplored territory. Everyone hopes Meyer will learn some patience and his parents hope he'll earn a real degree one day. |
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