Outline of Goals and Courses of Action for German Manrique
Goal. To create and manage a self-owned company that will create and distribute entertainment and educational screen media content. The timetable is to commence formal planning before 1 May 2022 and be fully operational within six months of said date.
The Activity of the Company will include the development of candidate production projects, production and distribution (largely via social media) on Company operated online platforms.
The Structure of the Company will take two forms. The Commercial Division will operate as a commercial enterprise. The Foundation will operate as a non-profit, tax exempt organization that will function as a conduit of finance from private foundations and government entities that can only provide grant funding to non-profit foundations. (In the USA, such foundations are IRS 501(c)3 companies.) Said Foundation will exist for the exclusive purpose of obtaining finance for the development, production and distribution of the Company’s content—including ongoing activities in the theatrical sector.
Initial Capital and Equity Finance. A revolution is taking place in entertainment and educational screen content. Technical advances in production and distribution have significantly reduced the cost of creating and distributing screen content, without reducing quality. Nonetheless, costs of creating the Company and compensation for the labors of a few key managers and staff need to be covered. These costs might be secured by inviting equity investment in the Company or investment in specific projects. Which of these two—or a combination of the two—will be the chosen course of action is under discussion.
Management. Initially, General Manager will be the only full time position. That person will be responsible for the operation of the Company and serve as Executive Producer on all projects in development and in production. Eventually, support staff will be engaged. Production casts and crews will be hired as needed, as contract employees. A social media specialist will be egaged to create an online presence, attract commercial sponsors and generate awareness of the Company content and facilitate purchase of same. Legal counsel and expertise in the conventional distribution of stream content to conventional media (such as streaming services, television and still viable DVD licensing) can be outsourced.
Initial Project. The Company’s first project is likely to be a digital realisation of “The Jungle Book” that has been produced by German Manrique as a successful 40 minute stage play performed at hundreds of schools and before thousands of children throughout Latin America. It has a proven commercial appeal that we believe would translate into considerable revenue when offered to audiences online and on a pay-per-view basis.
