CineTel Films

CineTel Films
Type	Privately held company
Industry	Film production, film distributor
Predecessor	Chicago Teleproductions
Founded	1980; 41 years ago (as Chicago Teleproductions); 1983; 38 years ago (as CineTel Films);
Founder	Paul Hertzberg
Headquarters	West Hollywood, California, United States
Key people	Paul Hertzberg (president)
Website	cinetelfilms.com

CineTel Films Inc. is an low-budget independent film production company and distributor based in West Hollywood, California.

History[]

The company was founded in Chicago in 1980 as Chicago Teleproductions and later moved the company's headquarters to Los Angeles, California and renamed as CineTel Films in 1983.^[1]^[2] Paul Hertzberg founded CineTel Films.^[3]^[4]

In the early 1980s, Hertzberg, along with Lisa M. Hansen, went to Cannes for the first time and attended what would later become MIPCOM.^[5] During the festival, the two CineTel executives found themselves with unsalable entertainment shows, with the exception of Hansen's film acquisition , which sold out quickly. Observing this success, CineTel Films switched its business focus from television programming to feature film production.^[5]

The company also distributes to international markets films produced by CineTel Pictures, a separate company, while New Line Cinema distributes those films to domestic markets.^[6]

Filmography[]

Film Lavalantula (2015 )

References[]

^ "Company". CineTel Films. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ "Devil Winds" - About the Producers Archived 9 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Ku-Al Productions Inc. 2004.
^ Horror Guest LISA HANSEN Archived 16 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine. FanExpo Canada. Access date: 5 September 2010.
^ Lloyd Kaufman; Collins, Ashley Wren. Produce Your Own Damn Movie!. Focal Press, 2009. ISBN 0-240-81045-7, ISBN 978-0-240-81045-4
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Dramatic". The Hollywood Reporter. Wednesday, 21 February 2001
^ "Regional People". Los Angeles Times. 14 August 1990.