Marcus Lansdell
Motion Picture Marketing
Creative Director - Producer
55 Franklin St.
Brooklyn, NY, 11222
t. 917.657.6459
[email protected]
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GARDENS OF THE NIGHT
OVERVIEW
STARRING
Gillian Jacobs, Evan Ross, Tom Arnold, Jeremy Sisto, and John Malkovich.
Dates: 4/1/2008 – 3/24/2009
Acquired GARDENS OF THE NIGHT after the 2008 Berlin Film Festival where it was nominated for a Silver Bear
Award. Hired and managed the marketing and distribution team that executed the theatrical marketing campaign
for a film with very tough subject matter. Engaged the support of charitable organizations such as the Amberwatch
Foundation and Love our Children USA. The film opened theatrically in New York on November 7th, 2008 at the Village East Cinema and in Los Angeles on December 5th at Laemmle’s Sunset 5. The GARDENS OF THE NIGHT DVD was
released in March 24th, 2009 in all retail outlets across the country through Warner Elektra Atlantic.
AWARDS
International Jury Award & Women’s Jury Award - 25th International du Film D’Amour De Mons
Winner: International Critics Award - Deauville International Film Festival 2008
Silver Bear Nominee - Berlin International Film Festival 2008 Winner: Audience Award - Lyons Film Festival 2008
CAMPAIGN CREDITS
Lead Publicist:
Theatrical Booker:
leasing)
Online Publicists:
Website design:
Trailer and EPK Editor:
Poster & Ad design:
Advertising:
Prints:
Trailer Prints:
Joanne Schioppi (Rogers & Cowan)
Marty Zeidman (Slowhand Cinema Re-
Print Distribution: Deluxe Film Services
Sales Agent:
Cassian Elwes (William Morris Agency)
Special Ops Media, Erik Martin
Manuela Reyna (Manuki)
Tom Lyons
Stockholm Design
Sheri Callan Co.
Deluxe Labs
Alphacine
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GARDENS OF THE NIGHT
MEDIA
WEBSITE
TRAILER
DVD
Engaged and directed Manuela Reyna at Manuki.net in the
design of the film’s official website. www.gardensofthenight.
com was launched in August 2008 and disseminated throughout all the major film review websites and blogs.
Produced the trailer alongside editor Tom Lyons in a close
collaboration with the film’s director Damian Harris. The
trailer was featured on the home page of moviefone.com
exclusively and then picked up by all independent film
websites.
The GARDENS OF THE NIGHT DVD was released in March 24th,
2009 in all retail outlets across the country through Warner
Elektra Atlantic.
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GARDENS OF THE NIGHT
PRESS
Featured in NY Times and Entertainment Weekly Holiday Preview Issues.
Special Screening was held for Donna Karan as fundraiser.
Reviews secured in all major newspapers:
“Beautifully directed and acted...one of the best films about lost
childhood I’ve ever seen!” – Scott Macauley, Filmmaker Magazine “Frighteningly believable” - Stephen Holden, The New York Times
“Harrowing in a way few films dare!” – Stephen Garrett, Time Out New
York
“Worth every sobering moment” - Rex Reed, The New York Observer
“4 1/2 stars...it will break your heart!” – Ain’t it Cool News
“Hitchcock could not have imagined a more perfect nightmare”
- James Christopher, The london Times
“A compelling drama that avoids the heartstrings and goes right
for the gut!” - Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter
“An important movie, honest, frank, real.” - Edward Douglas, Comingsoon.net.
“One of the most honest and interesting experiences in cinema
this year!” - Evrim Ersoy, Monsters and Critics
“One of the finest cinematic love stories I’ve seen in recent
years” - Thomas K. Arnold, Home Media Magazine
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GARDENS OF THE NIGHT
ADVERTISING & PUBLICITY
GILLIAN
EVAN
JACOBS ROSS
JEREMY
JOHN
SISTO MALKOVICH
HAROLD
PERRINEAU
with
KEVIN
ZEGERS
and
TOM
ARNOLD
“
-AIN’T IT
COOL NEWS
GILLIAN
EVAN
JACOBS ROSS
HAROLD
JEREMY
JOHN
SISTO MALKOVICH
with
with
KEVIN
PERRINEAU ZEGERS
and
and
TOM
ARNOLD
It will break your heart!”
-AIN’T IT COOL NEWS
“Harrowing in a way few films dare!”
-Stephen Garrett, TIME OUT NEW YORK
“Beautifully directed and acted...
one of the best films about lost
childhood I’ve ever seen!”
-Scott Macaulay, FILMMAKER MAGAZINE
WINNER
AUDIENCE
AUDIENCE AWARD
AWARD
LYONS
LYONS FILM
FILM FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL
WINNER
A FILM BY DAMIAN HARRIS
INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL CRITICS
CRITICS AWARD
AWARD
DEAUVILLE
DEAUVILLE INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL
FILM
FILM FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL
A FILM BY DAMIAN HARRIS
www.gardensofthenight.com
EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT STARTS TODAY
CITY CINEMAS
WINNER
AUDIENCE
AUDIENCE AWARD
AWARD
LYONS
LYONS FILM
FILM FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL
©2008 La Nuit American
FILM
FILM FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL
EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT
STARTS TODAY
VILLAGE EAST CINEMAS
WINNER
INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL CRITICS
CRITICS AWARD
AWARD
DEAUVILLE
DEAUVILLE INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL
CITY CINEMAS
VILLAGE EAST CINEMAS
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Q&A with
Director Damian Harris
After the 7:15pm Show TONIGHT
& 4:45pm Show TOMORROW.
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Directed the art department in the creation of all local and national traditional print advertising. Placed advertising in all major publications in New York and Los Angeles through Sheri Callan and
Associates.
Hired Rogers & Cowan to execute the publicity campaign. Negotiated and managed the cast and crew leading up towards the press junket. Tom Arnold, Gillian Jacobs, Evan Ross, and Damian Harris
were all interviewed by major news and entertainment outlets. Tom Arnold and Damian Harris appeared on a special Dr. Phil episode about abducted children. Tom Arnold on behalf of the film, also
appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Jimmy Kimmel Show, Morning Joe Show, Reuters TV, CBS Newspath, New York One and more.
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Marketing
THE MATADOR
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THE MATADOR
OVERVIEW
DATES: 5/1/2008 – 2/24/2009
Acquired documentary THE MATADOR after the 2008 South by Southwest film festival. THE MATADOR follows
bullfighter David Fandila’s quest to become the top-ranked matador in the world. Designed and executed the entire
theatrical marketing campaign. Hired and managed all of the players involved in bringing the film to as large as
an audience as possible. The film opened theatrically on October 31st, 2008 at the Angelika Film Center in New York
and then in Phoenix, Miami, Los Angeles, and San Diego. The film is a New York Times Critic’s Pick ®
AWARDS
International Jury Award & Women’s Jury Award - 25th International du Film D’Amour De Mons
Winner: International Critics Award - Deauville International Film Festival 2008
Silver Bear Nominee - Berlin International Film Festival 2008 Winner: Audience Award - Lyons Film Festival 2008
CAMPAIGN CREDITS
Lead Publicist:
Theatrical Booker:
Releasing)
Online Publicists:
Website design:
Trailer Editor:
Poster & Ad design:
Advertising:
Trailer Prints:
Sales Agent:
Joanne Schioppi (Rogers & Cowan)
Marty Zeidman (Slowhand Cinema
Special Ops Media, Erik Martin
Manuela Reyna (Manuki)
Stephen Higgins
Ben Downard
Sheri Callan Co.
Alphacine
Stephen Beer (Greenberg Traurig)
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THE MATADOR
MEDIA
WEBSITE
TRAILER
DVD
Hired and directed Manuela Reyna at Manuki.net for the design of the film’s official website. www.matadorthefilm.com
was launched in August 2008 and disseminated throughout all
the major film review websites and blogs.
Hired and managed Special Ops Media to place Stephen Higgin’s trailer in all major film and trailer review websites and
blogs . The trailer was featured on the home page of Univision
and Yahoo movies.
The MATADOR DVD was released in March, 2009 inall retail outlets across the country including Amazon and Netflix through
Warner Elektra Atlantic.
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THE MATADOR
PRESS & ADVERTISING
Arranged and managed David Fandila’s trip to New York where,
along with Rogers & Cowan, set up press day where Fandila was interviewed by several Latin American outlets and the major independent film and documentary websites. The New York Times’ followed
Fandila in his New York Marathon run and published a special piece
in the Sunday paper.
Featured in NY Times and Entertainment Weekly Holiday Preview
Issues.
Directed the art department in the creation of all local and national
traditional print advertising. Placed advertising in all major publications in New York and Los Angeles through Sheri Callan and Associates.
Reviews secured in all major newspapers:
“Barbaric, elegant, primitive, erotic, revolting, thrilling...more
drama than most blockbusters! The film is a Hemingway fantasy!” Jeannette Catsoulis, THE NEW YORK TIMES (Critic’s Pick)
“Exciting...absorbing!” - Kevin Thomas, The Los Angeles Times
“Once he steps into the ring, this Spanish Clark Kent transforms into El Fandi, a preening, balls-out bullfighter!” – Elena Oumano,
THE VILLAGE VOICE
“Gorgeous!” - Robert Koehler, VARIETY
“Terrific and brilliantly produced. It’s fabulous!” - Jay Antani, JAMAN.COM
“A timeless piece of work!” - Matthew Nestel, BOXOFFICE.COM Marcus Lansdell 55 Franklin Street, Apt. 1 Brooklyn, NY 11222 t.917.657.6459 [email protected]
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Marketing
THE YEAR MY PARENTS WENT ON VACATION
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THE YEAR MY PARENTS WENT ON VACATION
OVERVIEW
Dates:
6/1/2007 - 8/11/2008
Based on the strength of our release of the Brazil-themed film MANDA BALA, director Cao Hamburger and producer Fabiano
Gullane of Gullane Filmes approached City Lights to see if we would handle the North American release of their film THE
YEAR MY PARENTS WENT ON VACATION. Shortly after acquiring the film, it was selected as Brazil’s entry to the Academy
Awards foreign film category by the Brazilian cultural ministry.
Created and spearheaded the theatrical marketing campaign. Hired and managed the entire marketing and distribution team
for the opening plus the Academy Award campaign. The film opened in New York a month before the Academy Awards nominations were announced. TYMPWOV played at the prestigious Paris Theater in Manhattan for four weeks followed by a roll-out
in 30 major cities across the US. The film went on to become one of the top five grossing foreign language films of 2007. Our
efforts were also rewarded when the film made the short list for the Academy Awards. It went from over one hundred films
to nine. AWARDS
International Jury Award & Women’s Jury Award - 25th International du Film D’Amour De Mons
Winner: International Critics Award - Deauville International Film Festival 2008
Silver Bear Nominee - Berlin International Film Festival 2008 Campaign Credits:
Marketing Consultant:
NY PR:
LA PR:
Regional PR:
General PR:
Theatrical Booker
leasing)
Steven Raphael
Sophie Gluck (Gluck PR)
Nancy Willen (Acme PR)
The Terry Hines Agency
Isabel Quinteros (Rubenstein PR)
Marty Zeidman (Slowhand Cinema Re-
Online Publicists:
Special Ops Media, Erik Martin
Website design: Virtualnet
Ads:
Sheri Callan Co.
Media buyer:
Sheri Callan Co.
Film and trailer Prints: Deluxe Labs
Print Distribution: Deluxe Film Services
Sales Agent:
Films Distribution
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THE YEAR MY PARENTS WENT ON VACATION
ADVERTISING & PUBLICITY
Distributed the film in over 30 cities in 15 major markets. Directed the art department in the creation of all local
and national traditional print advertising and placed the planned ad schedule through Sheri Callan & Associates.
Planned and orchestrated a targeted publicity campaign aimed specifically at Jewish, Latino and Arthouse loving
audiences.
In collaboration with the Brazilian Cultural Ministry, scheduled an extensive publicity campaign in Los Angeles,
New York and South Florida for director Cao Hamburger and producer Fabiano Gullane. Along with hired publicists Sophie Gluck and Nancy Willen, organized dozens of screenings at Jewish cultural centers in New York and
Los Angeles. Several articles were published in the Brazilian, Latino and Jewish press along with coverage in all
the major indie film websites.
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ACADEMY AWARD CAMPAIGN - BEST FOREIGN FILM
Hired Steven Raphael to plan the Academy Award Campaign. Coordinated and scheduled all Academy member screenings in both New York and Los Angeles. Created and placed all Academy ads in all the major trade papers including Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Arranged casual meet and greets between Cao Hamburger and the foreign film committee Academy
members. The film ended up on the shortlist of 9 films out of over 100 entries.
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Marketing
MANDA BALA
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MANDA BALA
OVERVIEW
DATES: 4/15/2007 – 2/21/2008
While attending the Sundance Film Festival in 2007 representing THE TEN as a producer, was able to catch a
screening of MANDA BALA. The documentary went on to win the Grand Jury Prize at the festival that year. Met
with director Jason Kohn and producer Jared Goldman then made the acquisition for distribution in the US. Assembled and managed the marketing and distribution team that opened the film in New York at the Angelika Film
Center. In order to qualify for the Academy Awards Documentary category, opened the film in Los Angeles one
week later and subsequently in 30 cities across the country. The film became one of the top ten highest grossing
documentaries of 2007. AWARDS
Grand Jury Prize for best Documentary - Sundance Film Festival 2007
Excellence in Cinematography - Sundance Film Festival 2007
Special Jury Award - Rome Film Festival 2007
Winner - Cinema Eye Awar
CAMPAIGN CREDITS
Marketing Consultant:
NY PR:
LA PR:
Regional PR:
General PR:
Theatrical Booker Online Publicists:
Website design: Ads:
Steven Raphael
Ray Forsythe
Nancy Willen (Acme PR)
The Terry Hines Agency
Isabel Quinteros (Rubenstein PR)
Marty Zeidman (Slowhand Cinema Releasing)
Special Ops Media, Erik Martin
Manuela Reyna (Manuki)
Sheri Callan Co.
Media buyer: Sheri Callan Co.
Film and trailer Prints: Technicolor
Subtitles:
LVT laser subtitling
Print Distribution: Deluxe Film Services
Sales Agent:
Cinetic Media
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MANDA BALA
MEDIA
WEBSITE
TRAILER
DVD
Hired and directed Manuela Reyna at Manuki.net for the design of the
film’s official website. www.mandabala.com was launched in August
2007 and disseminated throughout all the major film review websites and
blogs. The intent was to showcase the beauty of the film’s cinematography while keeping all pertinent information about the release clear and
easy to find.
Worked with director Jason Kohn to create a trailer that captured the
controversial nature of the film and copied the style of the film. The
trailer had to move at the rhythm of the great soundtrack and keep the
viewer wanting more
Hired Special Ops Media to place the trailer in all major film and trailer
review websites and blogs . The trailer premiered prominently on the
AOL home page.
The MANDA BALA DVD was released in April, 2008 in all retail outlets
across the country including Amazon and Netflix through Warner Elektra Atlantic.
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MANDA BALA
PRESS AND ADVERTISING
Hired a great team of publicists including Documentary film PR expert Nancy Willen, who was able to atract the attention of the doc film press and community. Drawing on
the controversial nature of the film plus its incredible cinematic beauty, the team placed the film in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and as the 1 Thing to See section
(above) in Time Out New York.
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Co-Producer
THE TEN
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THE TEN
OVERVIEW
STARRING
Jessica Alba, Winona Ryder, Paul Rudd, Famke Janssen, Liev Schreiber, Gretchen Mol
Dates: 2/20/2006 -> 2/15/2008
David Wain, creator of Comedy Central series STELLA, the MTV series THE STATE and director of WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER and ROLE MODELS, Ken Marino, star of WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER and VERONICA MARS, and
Paul Rudd, star of KNOCKED UP, 40 YEAR-OLD VIRGIN, ANCHORMAN, and CLUELESS submitted the script to me
in February of 2006. Worked together on the script in order to make it more cohesive and more commercially viable in the marketplace. Submitted script notes and polished the final draft. Worked with the casting directors
to attach a cast to the project that would raise its commercial and therefore make it easier to finance. Worked
together to get the budget to a number everyone was comfortable with so that the investment could be recouped
at worst and make a profit at best. In March of that year, attached Jessica Alba to the project and because of this,
the film was greenlit for production. Continued to cast the film, negotiated and approved the contracts for Winona Ryder, Adam Brody, Liev Schrieber, Oliver Platt and Famke Janssen. Met with investers throughout the Summer and were fully financed and ready to shoot by August 2008. During the 26 day shoot , was the Executive in
charge of production on set making sure that the producers were keeping within budget and that the production
was running smoothly in order to complete the film within schedule. Once production was complete, was in the
editing room with the director and the editors making sure that the final cut of the film was working for he. After
submitting, THE TEN was accepted to the Sundance Film Festival 2007 as one of the main events. THE TEN broke a
Sundance Film Festival record when the film had the most amount of people turned away at the door.
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Co-Producer / Marketing
DESCENT
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DESCENT
OVERVIEW
STARRING
Rosario Dawson
DATES: 9/29/2005 -> 2/5/2008
Responsible for sheparding the film all the way from script through distribution in theaters and on Home Media (DVD and digital downloads). Rosario Dawson, star of the hit films SIN CITY, RENT, CLERKS 2, ALEXANDER
and KIDS, and first-time director Talia Lugacy submitted the script to City Lights. Worked with them on revising
the script and offered script notes on how to turn it into a more streamlined and commercial project. After two
months of re-writing, the script was finished and greenlit into production. Put together the casting and kew crew
with Ms. Dawson and Ms. Lugacy during pre-production. Worked with producers Morris Levy and Jeff Mazzola to
get the budget to a number that made commercial sense in the motion picture market at the time. Was Executive
in Charge of Production during production, responsible for overseeing the crew and making sure that everything
was running smoothly and that the filming was sticking to the approved budget. Once the shoot was completed,
worked with Ms. Lugacy, Ms. Dawson and the editors to cut the film down from the 150 minute rough cut that the
Ms. Lugacy had initially submitted to a more commercial 104 minute version. The film was completed in March of
2007 just in time for that year’s Tribeca Film Festival. As City Lights Pictures became a distribution company, was
eventually in charge of making sure that the film opened theatrically in the U.S. Hired, managed and directed all
the activities of all the publicists, market researchers, advertising companies, and the whole crew of distribution
executives that were essential to the succesful distribution of the film. The film premiered at the Village East Cinema on the 10th of August, 2007. Served as consultant to the Home Entertainment division on the creation of the
DVD and the promotional materials for the release in the Home Video market. The film has been very succesfull
on home video and continues to do great business today.
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DESCENT
MEDIA
WEBSITE
TRAILER
DVD
Hired and directed Manuela Reyna at Manuki.net for the design of the
film’s official website. www.descent-movie.com was launched and disseminated throughout all the major film review websites and blogs.
Worked with director Talia Lugacy to create a trailer that had the same
poetic visual feel of the film while attracting the attention of the audience with the more enticing scenes from the film.
Hired Special Ops Media to place the trailer in all major film and trailer
review websites and blogs .
The DESCENT DVD both NC-17 and Rated R versions were released in February, 2008 in all retail outlets across the country including Amazon and
Netflix through Warner Elektra Atlantic.
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