LOS ANGELES - Syfy, channel cable behind these series such as "Warehouse 13" and "Ghost Hunters" shows, reality is in the film trade.
The canal, part of NBC Universal, said Wednesday that it will join with sister company Universal Pictures to release one or two films per year with budgets between $ 5 million and 25 million by 2012. The joint venture will be called Syfy Films.
The company will make films in science fiction, fantasy, supernatural and horror genres that are supposed to be the new franchises outside of those who are already on the television.
This means that it will participate in the film "Battlestar Galactica", which corresponds to the universal development and that "X - men' Director Bryan Singer direct value. "Battlestar Galactica" was hugely popular on the 2004-2009 Syfy channel.
"First and foremost we are looking for new projects," said Syfy President Dave Howe. "" "" Bryan Singer blockbuster movie is not in this partnership. »
Howe said there are a lot of opportunity to make films of science fiction without resorting to huge budgets. He cited films such as "District 9", "Cloverfield", "Paranormaux Activity" and "Labyrinth of pan," as models. "This is a level and quality of production values which is very achievable with what we're working with," he said.
Syfy Films will get a push marketing with ads on the channel. Universal, who sold his horror rogue pictures label financing partner relativity Media LLC last year, will distribute the films.
Syfy is the second best channel among the stable NBC Universal, behind only USA Network and is distributed in 72 Territories around the world.
Television cable Comcast Corp. company is set to take control of 51% of NBC Universal in a merger agreement awaiting Government approval. The current owner General Electric Co. would own 49% of NBC Universal will be progressively unwound.
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