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INVESTOR PRESENTATION - OTCQB: CRCO - FEBRUARY 2015
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MISSION
YOUR MISSION IF YOU CHOOSE, IS TO INVEST IN ONE OF THE GREATEST
STUDIO NAMES IN HOLLYWOOD, "CAROLCO PICTURES." CAROLCO IS THE
NAME BEHIND SOME OF THE BEST KNOWN MOVIES EVER TO MAKE IT TO THE
BIG SCREEN AND NOW THE CAROLCO PICTURES NAME IS BACK TOGETHER
AGAIN WITH ITS LEGENDARY FOUNDER AND PRODUCER, MARIO KASSAR.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this presentation are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and are
subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Any forward-looking statements included in this
presentation are based on information available to management on the date of this presentation. Carolco
Pictures undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise. Actual results may differ materially from those included in these
statements due to a variety of factors. More information about these factors is contained in Carolco
Pictures’(formerly known as Brick Top Productions) filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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MARIO KASSAR: The Man Behind…
Carolco’s Chairman of the Board
Mario Kassar, as producer and executive producer of films, has grossed over $3 billion
dollars (in today's value) in worldwide theatrical box office receipts. Spanning a 30+ year
career, he has released 36 motion pictures of which 16 were nominated for Academy Awards
receiving a total of 6 Academy Awards.
And now Mario Kassar is back with Carolco
Pictures as the Chairman of the Board, once
again, intent on producing his next great film
"Audition", a remake of Ryu Murakami cult
horror classic from the hit novel.
Mario Kassar stated "One of my
greatest joys in life was being the
Chairman of Carolco Pictures, two
decades ago. I am elated to return to
that position, to produce the world's
greatest movies once again under the
Carolco brand for my fans and people
everywhere to enjoy. The major
difference between now and then are
the advances in technology and
cinematography not previously
available to Carolco Pictures 20 years
ago. Combined with these advances
know that the best movies I will ever
produce are still yet to come."
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FILM PRODUCTION: AUDITION
Audition is a remake of the Japanese cult bestseller of the same name
written by Ryu Murakami. The book was made into a Japanese film in
1999, and is considered one of the best Japanese horror films. We plan
to update the story, set the film in the US and leverage the cult status. Budget: $4 million+
Director: Richard Gray
Producers: Mario Kassar, Richard Gray
Writers: Richard Gray, Michele Gray
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IN THE PRESS: AUDITION
Eli Roth on Japanese language film adaptation
of Audition: “..Audition is a brilliant movie about perfection,
and the Japanese stereotype of wanting a perfect little
subservient woman, and this man holds this fraudulent casting
to find a new wife. Even though it’s creepy what he’s doing, and
totally sexist, and he gets what’s coming to him, you do feel
bad for him. It’s also about how people are blinded by love and
obsession to the point where they don’t even listen to their
friends’ warnings. It’s a brilliant exercise in tension just
building up to that one horror scene, and the scene
is relentless.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/14/eli-rothdirector-of-the-green-inferno-on-his-favorite-bloody-moviekills.html
IMBD - Number 12, in "The 30 Greatest
Horror Films Of The 1990s"
On Japanese language film adaptation of Audition ,
Quentin Tarantino stated: “A true masterpiece.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv0WlHbBhdc
The New York Times By ELVIS MITCHELL: "The Japanese
psychological horror film ''Audition'' has been responsible for
throngs of shaken filmgoers staggering out of theaters for the
last year or so".
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PEER COMPS: AUDITION
American Remake of Japanese Horror Film
Production Budget
Gross Sales
ROI
The Ring
$48 million
$249 million
418.7%
The Ring 2
$50 million
$161 million
222%
The Grudge
$10 million
$187 million
1770%
The Grudge 2
$20 million
$70 million
250%
Dark Water
$30 million
$49 million
63%
Pulse
$20.5 million
$30 million
46.3%
The Eye
$12 million
$56 million
366.7%
Shutter
$8 million
$47 million
487.5%
Mirrors
$35 million
$77 million
120%
One Missed Call
$20 million
$45 million
125%
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FILM PRODUCTION: LOVE BITES
In Love Bites, an LA detective joins forces with a famous Hollywood starlet Vampire in a race
against time to catch an undead serial killer preying upon Hollywood’s secret supernatural
population. The screen adaptation of this fan favorite is sure to be as thrilling as it is funny.
Budget: $1.5 million
Director: B Harrison Smith
Screenwriters: B Harrison Smith, Adrienne Barbeau
Adrienne Barbeau is the best selling author of Love
Bites. With her customary wit and dead-on satire,
Barbeau skewers Hollywood and vamp lit alike,
casting the paparazzi as werewolves and certain
Hollywood “monsters” as the genuine article.
“Adrienne has taken a very tired genre and super-injected it with a hyper-charged blast
of raw sexual energy. A wild, tense, exciting ride that instantly grabs you by the neck
and doesn't let go!"
-- Rob Zombie, director of The Devil’s Rejects and Halloween
"Love Bites is pure fun from beginning to end."
--David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of Creepers
"A fast, funny, sexy take on Hollywood vampires. Her vampires are not only divine,
they're famous!"
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--Anne Stuart, New York Times bestselling author of Fire and Ice
B HARRISON SMITH
Head of Independent Genre Division
B Harrison Smith's first film was the acclaimed thriller, The Fields starring Oscar winner Cloris Leachman. His
follow up venture into horror was the Corey Feldman cult hit, 6 Degrees of Hell. Smith's directing debut was
the slasher Camp Dread starring Oscar Nominee Eric Roberts, horror veteran Danielle Harris and cult horror
favorite, Felissa Rose. Anchor Bay releases his zombie action film Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard on
February third. The film stars Billy Zane, Dee Wallace, Mischa Barton and Felissa Rose. His reality show, Hang
Men debuted successfully on Discovery in March 2014.
Smith joins Felissa Rose as Co-Head of Carolco's
Independent Genre Division. With a solid slate of films,
they are coming out of the gate with Love Bites, an
adaptation of the popular vampire novel by horror
legend Adrienne Barbeau. Smith and Rose plan to expand
their division into original series programming and
secure a solid pool of talent to their roster of quality
commercial genre product.
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FELISSA ROSE
Head of Independent Genre Division
Felissa Rose is a fan favorite on both sides of the camera who brings tremendous buzz
to every project she works on. At 13 she portrayed the first female, teenaged, serial
killer, Angela in "Sleepaway Camp" and has developed a rabid fan base that has
grown in size and intensity since then. After graduating NYU, Tisch School of the Arts,
she decided to work in theatre in NYC and soon after returned to film. "Return to
Sleepaway Camp", "Satan's Playground", "Dead and Gone", and "Horror" are among
the list. Felissa became a consultant with Fangoria TV and produced several shows
about Scream Queens and how to make horror films. Having worked on over 60 horror
films to date, she recently produced several including "No Solicitors" starring Eric
Roberts and Kim Poirier. In 2014 Image entertainment released Camp Dread, starring
Danielle Harris, Eric Roberts and Felissa. She recently worked on Zombie Killer's
alongside Billy Zane, Mischa Barton and Dee Wallace. Felissa just wrapped Blood
Reservoir and has a slate of upcoming films. GeekNation is collaborating with her and
Sean Whalen on a new TV project, Rewind.
Along with producing partner, Harrison Smith, as Co-Head of the Independent Genre
Division for Carolco Pictures, she expects to expand on her commercial viability and
create more success for Carolco.
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TV/FILM PRODUCTION: NICK THE
DOORMAN
Financing, development and production of the television
pilot titled “Nick The Doorman,” an urban dramatic
comedy, was completed in 2012 on a budget of $85,000.
The pilot was written and directed by Nicholas Turturro
(pictured below), who also starred in the pilot.
“Nick The Doorman” is an urban dramatic
comedy pilot set in New York City. It is
centered on the life experiences of Nick, a
funny, light-hearted doorman, at a historic and
upscale Central Park South hotel. Nick and his
colorful cast of friends, through interactions
with one another and the hotel’s upper class
celebrity and high society guests, provide a
unique, comedic perspective of everyday life in
the big city, and similarities and distinctions
between the classes filtering in and out of the
posh hotel. Currently there is interest in
making it into a full length feature film.
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TV PRODUCTION: HIGH FIVE
Founded in Los Angeles in 1983, High Five Entertainment (“HFE” or “High
Five”) is an internationally recognized, Emmy Award-winning, profitable entertainment
production company based in Nashville, Tennessee. High Five’s team specializes in the
development and presentation of quality television programming including music series,
specials, unscripted television, live events and award shows. Client list includes:
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BODY OF WORK
UN-SCRIPTED/REALITY
MUSIC SPECIALS/SERIES
DRAG RACE HIGH (REALITY SERIES)
BURNOUT (REALITY SERIES)
MEET THE WILSONS (REALITY SERIES)
THE WILSONS FLIP OUT (REALITY SERIES)
STARS FOR STRIPES (DOCUMENTARY)
RED CARPET SHOWS (LIVE)
PASS TIME (GAME SHOW)
COUPON LIVE (HOME SHOPPING SHOW)
NAPA NOW (ONLINE MAGAZINE FORMAT)
NOTEWORTHY (MUSIC SERIES)
INVITATION ONLY (MUSIC SERIES)
THE ROAD (MUSIC SERIES)
MONDAY NIGHT CONCERTS (MUSIC SERIES)
ALABAMA & FRIENDS (MUSIC SPECIAL)
THE MAVERICKS (MUSIC SPECIAL)
DARIUS RUCKER TRUE BELIEVERS (MUSIC SPECIAL)
JAMES LAST (MUSIC SPECIAL)
MUSIC 101 (MUSIC SPECIAL)
OPRY AT CARNEGIE HALL (MUSIC SPECIAL)
HOW GREAT THOU ART (MUSIC SPECIAL)
SONG OF THE YEAR (MUSIC SPECIAL)
LEVON HELM: RAMBLE AT THE RYMAN (MUSIC SPECIAL)
ALISON KRAUSS: 100 MILES OR MORE (MUSIC SPECIAL)
AQUAPALOOZA WITH ALAN JACKSON (MUSIC SPECIAL)
GREAT PERFORMANCES: GARRISON KEILLOR (MUSIC SPECIAL)
LIVE
AMERICANA MUSIC AWARDS (AWARD SHOW)
DOVE AWARDS (AWARD SHOW)
OPRY LIVE (MUSIC SERIES)
JASON ALDEAN FOR LIVE CMT MUSIC AWARDS
FLOOD BENEFIT / NASHVILLE FLOOD
TWISTER BENEFIT / OKLAHOMA
AMERICAN RED CROSS BENEFIT / KATRINA HURRICANE
SPORTS
REAL PRO WRESTLING (OLYMPIC/COLLEGIATE WRESTLING SERIES)
THE MOVE (REALITY RUNNING SHOW)
SECRETS OF THE HUNT (OUTDOOR HUNTING SERIES)
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MARKET STATS: TV PRODUCTION
Solid and stable: TV Production growth can be attributed to revival in
financing this sector that began in late 2010.
U.S. Television Production Market (2009 – 19):
– 2014 Revenue: $37 billion
– Expected Annualized Growth Rate: 2.7%
– Expected Annualized Growth Rate of GDP: 2.6%
U.S. Movie & Video Production Market (2009 – 19):
*Produce and distribute motion pictures and films.
 2014 Revenue: $33 billion
 Expected Annualized Growth Rate: 2.7%
Source: IBISWorld
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MANAGEMENT
Mario Kassar, Chairman of the Board. Mario has grossed over $3 billion dollars (in today's value)
in worldwide theatrical box office receipts as producer and executive producer of films. Spanning more
than a 30 year career, he has released 36 motion pictures of which 16 were nominated for
Academy Awards receiving a total of 6 Academy Awards. He is well regarded as one of the best producers and executive
producers in Holllywood's history. And now Mario Kassar is back with Carolco Pictures intent on producing his next great
film, "Audition", a remake of Ryu Murakami cult horror classic from the hit novel.
Alexander Bafer, Chief Executive Officer + Board Member. Alex is devoted to fueling
the Company’s growth with capital and strategic vision. He is predominantly focused on ensuring the
operations and capital needs of the Company and its businesses are being met, all while evaluating
potential opportunities for organic and acquisition growth. Alex is a former hedge fund manager and former Managing
Director of Preferred Securities Group in Boca Raton, Florida, where he oversaw operations of the firm's three trading offices.
He has been responsible for assisting in the management of a $500mm portfolio and has an extensive financial services
sector background. He has worked for venture capital firms, incubators and digital media companies. Having previously
worked on some of the most noteworthy financing vehicles in the United States, Alex brings to Carolco tremendous
experience and insight into profitable transactions.
Frank Esposito, Chief Legal Officer + Board Member. Frank is the former general counsel to several notable
production companies and previously counsel to software development and social media companies. He has also represented
artists including a Grammy Award nominee and feature film directors. On the business side, Frank has papered multibillion
dollar transactions and has litigated some of the most noteworthy cases in American jurisprudence. He has been serving as
Carolco’s (formerly Brick Top) Chief Legal Officer since July, 2014.
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MANAGEMENT CONT’D
Martin Fischer, President of High Five Entertainment + Board Member. Martin is the founder
of High Five and the guiding force in the continuing evolution of the company responsible for overseeing
all areas of production and development across the company's diverse programming slate. Under his
direction, High Five Entertainment has been nominated for 10 regional Emmy Awards and has won five.
Edie Lynn Hoback, VP, CFO + Producer of High Five Entertainment. Edie is responsible for all financial and
business operations, as well as the supervision of all television productions including budget planning and analysis,
staffing, scheduling and technical logistics.
B Harrison Smith, Head of Independent Film Genre Division. Harrison is a renowned director and producer. His
first film was the acclaimed thriller, The Fields starring Oscar winner Cloris Leachman. His follow up venture into horror was
the Corey Feldman cult hit, 6 Degrees of Hell. Smith's directing debut was the slasher Camp Dread starring Oscar Nominee
Eric Roberts, horror veteran Danielle Harris and cult horror favorite, Felissa Rose. Anchor Bay releases his zombie action
film Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard on February 3rd starring Billy Zane, Dee Wallace, Mischa Barton and Felissa Rose.
He joined Carolco in December 2014.
Felissa Rose, Head of Independent Film Genre Division. Felissa has worked on over 60 horror films to date. She
recently produced several including "No Solicitors" starring Eric Roberts and Kim Poirier. In 2014 Image entertainment
released Camp Dread, starring Danielle Harris, Eric Roberts and Felissa. She recently worked on Zombie Killer's alongside
Billy Zane, Mischa Barton and Dee Wallace. Felissa just wrapped Blood Reservoir and has a slate of upcoming films.
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GeekNation is collaborating with her and Sean Whalen on a new TV project, Rewind.
BOARD MEMBERS
Robert "Rob" Ortiz. Rob is the industry veteran who has worked on such Academy Award winning
films as Slingblade and Monster's Ball. He is one of the most innovative producers currently working
in both film and television. As the Unit Production Manager on top rated NCIS: New Orleans, as well
as Co-Producer of past box office hits like Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D and Homefront, Ortiz knows
how to create notable, and profitable, content. Ortiz joined the Board in December 2014.
Jason Goodman. The three time Lumiere Award winning Innovator of motion picture production technology, Stereographer,
Director of Photography, inventor and well-known speaker, Jason is at the vanguard of modern filmmaking. He has
innovated both creatively and technically, providing optical technology for the 3D cameras on Sony’s Amazing Spider-Man and
bringing award winning stereoscopic motion pictures to IMAX, RealD and Discovery channel screens around the world. His
most recent advancements in the fields of virtual reality and unmanned aerial cinematography are as ground breaking as
they are well-documented. He routinely speaks around the world about modernization and disruptive filming techniques.
Mr. Goodman joined the Board in November 2014.
Donovan J. Leitch. The son of Donovan, a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist who is also a Rock n Roll Hall of
Fame inductee, Donavan J. Leitch spent his entire life in the entertainment industry. He brings to Carolco’s Board of Directors
a keen understanding of all things creative and deep ties to industry leaders in film and television, music, fashion,
technology, branding, hospitality, and nightlife. He joined the Board in April 2014.
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KEY INFORMATION/CONTACTS
State of Incorporation
Florida
Year End
12/31
Symbol
CRCO
Recent Price
$1.00
Market Capitalization
Shares Outstanding
~$54.24 million
~54.24 million
Shares Authorized
400 million
Transfer Agent
Island Stock
Transfer
CEO & Chairman of the Board
Alexander Bafer
Chief Development Executive
Mario Kassar
For more information on Carolco, please visit us on the
web at www.carolcopictures.com or email us at
info@carolcopictures.com.
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OFFICE LOCATIONS
LOS ANGELES: 9107 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 450, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 – 310.957.2999
NEW YORK: 295 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017 – 646.383.6090
NASHVILLE: 500 Church Street, Ste 410, Nashville, TN 37219 – 615.321.2540
BOCA RATON: 5550 Glades Road, Suite 500, Boca Raton, Florida 33431 – 561.826.9307
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