COMPASSIONATE FILM SERIES a World Class Media Investment Opportunity “Love and Compassion Are Necessities, Not Luxuries
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THE COMPASSIONATE FILM SERIES A World Class Media Investment Opportunity “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.” His Holiness 14th Dalai Lama DISCLAIMER: Red Rock Entertainment Ltd and Compassionate Film 1 Ltd (trading as Compassionate Films) are not authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The content of this promotion is not authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA). Reliance on the promotion for the purpose of engaging in any investment activity may expose an individual to a significant risk of losing all of the investment. UK residents wishing to participate in this promotion must fall into the category of sophisticated investor or high net worth individual as outlined by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). 2 THE COMPASSIONATE FILM SERIES CONTENTS 5 Letter from the Director 7 Introduction to The Compassionate Film Series 8-9 World Culture | Stories That Matter 10-13 Never Forget Tibet 14-17 Love from Ladakh 20-23 Tibet | The Third Pole 28 The Narrator | Hugh Bonneville 29 The Producer | Jean-Paul Mertinez 30 Executive Producers | Red Rock Entertainment Ltd 31 Production Company | Compassionate Films 32 Meet The Team 34 The Music 40 United Nations 41 Equity THE COMPASSIONATE FILM SERIES 3 “The Compassionate Film Series offers investors an exciting opportunity to be part of an incredible series of truly unique film productions.” Jean-Paul Mertinez, Producer 4 THE COMPASSIONATE FILM SERIES Letter from the Director of the Production Company Dear Investors, I hope this letter finds you and your family well and safe during what has been a very difficult year for many people. The Covid-19 Pandemic has been a huge shock to our global society and one that is still influencing Government policy and public opinion around the world and will continue to for some time. As a Film & Television Production Company, the pandemic has had several probably long-lasting effects on us and our market. Firstly, the impact of global lockdowns on people not being able to go out for entertainment in the way they used to has created a huge surge in demand, for new film and television productions. This has increased exponentially, creating significant opportunities to satisfy this demand. Secondly, like all businesses that work with specialist staff providing skills to their business, we have had to incorporate new work patterns - working from home, social distancing etc into our daily routines. Thankfully, the latest software has enabled us to do this very well. Thirdly, for our filming on location, we have to add a layer of Covid-19 related planning and thinking into all our activities. We have found that by doing this we are able to continue to operate and work on our film and television productions in much the same way as before. If anything, due to demand being so high, perhaps the highest it has ever been, combined with the fact we are a unique independent production company that focuses on ‘big stories’ relating to the environment, social issues and world culture, our work is probably more relevant and better understood than it has ever been. Combine this with the award winning creative talents who are working on our film productions, such as Grammy Nominated Artist Anoushka Shankar, who has written original music for us, or Golden Globe Nominee Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey, Paddington) providing his superb narration voice in The Compassionate Film Series. This is definitely an exciting period of growth and expansion for us as a Production Company. There are lots of known faces we can name who are involved in this work of increasing our understanding and wonder of the natural world and what is happening on our planet. These include Gretta Thunberg’s Climate Strike Protests and Sir David Attenborough’s Blue Planet I & II. However, more needs to be done and that’s where we as a Production Company come in. We truly believe there is a huge need and a significant opportunity to add to this sector by making new films about interesting subjects that are produced in exciting ways. Our work involves working with some of the worlds leading experts in their fields to create new content that has a global relevance and contributes to a mainstream conversation about the environment as well as critical social and political issues that are important to our future. I feel like we are beginning to move into a new era of understanding about these topics and industries will need to respond to reflect this. Filmmaking is no exception. As a Production Company, we are known for operating in this field of sustainability and cultural / environmental reporting and we have an excellent track record for working in this way in different parts of the world. We hope you enjoy reading through our brochure and finding out what we’re all about through the social and environmental films we make. We very much look forward to welcoming some of you on board as investors in the special process of filmmaking that we are involved in. Yours Faithfully, Jean-Paul Mertinez, Director Compassionate Films January 2021, London THE COMPASSIONATE FILM SERIES 5 The films in this series can make a positive difference to the communities whose stories they tell and the audiences who will watch and receive them. 6 THE COMPASSIONATE FILM SERIES INTRODUCTION: THE COMPASSIONATE FILM SERIES A WORLD CLASS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY In Two Major New Documentary Film Productions From A Unique British Film Company An Invitation to Participate elcome to the world we are. We are at the leading edge of financial advice before making a of filmmaking and the our genre and are experts in it. decision whether to invest or not in Wnext instalment of The our productions. We hope you enjoy Compassionate Film Series. For those The Compassionate Film Series is discovering more about how we of you who have invested with us made up of three broadcast quality make cutting edge documentary films before, welcome back, and for those feature length documentaries, called for the international marketplace. who are new to our film productions, “Never Forget Tibet, The Dalai it’s good you’re here. Lama’s Untold Story”, “Love from We approach filmmaking with an Ladakh. Living in Harmony with “eyes wide open” bold approach, This is an investment opportunity in Nature” and “Tibet: The Third Pole.” creating meaningful content that Compassionate Film 1 Ltd, which explores the “big issues” of our time. is currently making a series of high The first film in the series is already end, dynamic broadcast quality complete and this is an exciting This was once the focus of the original documentaries that are being made opportunity for suitably qualified Public Service Broadcasters (PSB’s), for the booming global film and investors to invest in the second and however, more recently through television marketplace. third films in the series. This document the widespread proliferation of new provides important information about platforms and the streaming giants We Know How To Make the three films and the investment there is a significant opportunity to Cutting Edge opportunity in them. make and market independently Documentary Films produced and financed films. We The knowledge contained within this welcome you on board as investors In a post Covid-19 era, and driven document is specific to the film and and to you being connected to the by viewing patterns on Netflix and television industry and our particular filmmaking process in this way. Amazon Prime, the demand for approach as a Production Company. cutting edge, culturally relevant, The films in The Compassionate engaging and contemporary film and We have developed our own unique Film Series are being made with television content is stronger than style of filmmaking that is ingrained award winning creative talents, world ever, and it is still growing. This shows into our ‘DNA.’ This has been leaders, filmmakers, journalists and no sign of slowing down any time intentionally developed to provide us authors. This makes for exciting soon. The Compassionate Film Series with the ability to successfully create, creative and commercial prospects. is intended to capitalise on this trend. produce and secure distribution for The three substantial and highly commercially viable film and television relevant documentary films in The These are specialist documentary films productions. Compassionate Film Series explore designed for widespread mainstream the life and message of the Dalai Lama, audience appeal and this is your The information in this brochure Tibetan Buddhism and world culture, chance to invest in and contribute to is proprietary to our Production ecology and water. The films examine their production process. Company, Compassionate Film 1 how ancient knowledge and traditions Ltd, and we ask that you use it for are relevant to the challenges we all As a Production Company no one your own decision making and to face today. else is making the type of content seek the necessary professional THE COMPASSIONATE FILM SERIES 7 STORIES THAT MATTER WORLD CULTURE: Compassionate Films World culture is at a tipping point. We report on what is happening on the front lines of our changing global society. Audience Appeal is what will make these productions We get excited about this audience unique and be able to stand out in as we know first-hand how powerful It doesn’t matter which part of the the international film and television being exposed to ground-breaking world you live in, our world and culture marketplace. stories and content can be in is going through radical and turbulent influencing our decisions and lives. times. Even before the outbreak of Deciding on the final run time and Covid-19, as a company we were length of a film is an essential and Access and Filming filming with indigenous communities important decision for a production.