Established in 2017, Elevate Production Finance (EPF) is a global film and television finance company based dually in the U.S. and Australia. Nimble, adaptive and prepared to go the extra mile to see creative ideas blossom into successful entertainment content, EPF has funded on-screen projects with aggregate budgets exceeding AUD$427 million, having secured more than AUD$210 million of loan capital in a recent 18 month period.
Highlights include Ron Howard’s “Eden” starring Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney and Daniel Brühl, multiple Academy Award-winning director George Miller’s Three Thousand Years Of Longing starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, Australian box office hit, “Never Too Late” featuring Academy Award winner Jackie Weaver and nominee James Cromwell (director Mark Lamprell), the Australian-Chinese co-production “At Last, War Of The Worlds” starring Eva Longoria, the sci-fi feature “2067” and action thriller “Blacklight” starring Liam Neeson. For television, EPF has provided loan finance to Hoodlum for Five Bedrooms – Series 3, Ambience Entertainment for Barrumbi Kids and to Aquarius Films for Savage River.
Established in 2008 by producer Craig McMahon, Forte Corp Pictures has consistently delivered outstanding feature films on both the global stage and locally in Australia. Under Craig’s leadership, the company has balanced production expertise with groundbreaking finance methods, resulting in a portfolio of highly profitable films and intellectual property.
Headquartered in Melbourne, Forte Corp Pictures maintains a global perspective that has established the company as a strong and dynamic international film studio. Recent productions include “Better Man,” a biopic about the life and career of UK superstar Robbie Williams. Helmed by the renowned director Michael Gracey (“The Greatest Showman”), the film recently won 9 Australian AACTA awards, including Best Director, Best Film and Best Screenplay. It was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Song and an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
Forte Corp Pictures also executive produced “Eden,” an upcoming survival thriller from Academy Award® winner Ron Howard (“A Beautiful Mind”), starring Academy Award® Nominee Jude Law, Ana de Armas , Sydney Sweeney , and Vanessa Kirby , “Three Thousand Years of Longing,” directed by the iconic George Miller ,” which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for 13 AACTA awards.
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The company's project pipeline spans diverse genres and formats, and is marked by innovation, creativity and memorable entertainment experiences.
Tilt Media & Entertainment is a newly created media company founded by Chris Hilton, supported by Forte Corp Holdings.
Chris’s new venture brings together a top-flight creative and management team to participate in the new golden age of premium original content.
Tilt will focus on authentic stories which have always had transcendent power to move audiences who are fascinated by the revelations that true life can provide. Whether it’s scripted or unscripted stories based on true crimes, historical events or personal memoirs, these stories resonate widely because truth really can be stranger than fiction.
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Chris Hilton is one of Australia’s most prolific and award-winning executive producers and producer/ directors who have made over 500 hours of content from feature films and television drama through feature docs, CGI driven series and lifestyle programming for broadcast clients including Disney, Fox, Discovery Networks, National Geographic, Viacom, A&E Networks, PBS, BBC, Channel Four and Arté France as well as all Australian television networks.