Mark Berry's AMG Visuals Options Buzz Script To The Feature Film "Jamaican Vacation"
Jamaican Vacation has been described as "Are We There Yet meets National Lampoons Vacation".
- (1888PressRelease) March 24, 2016 - Toronto, ON - AMG has acquired the rights to the buzz feature film screenplay, "Jamaican Vacation", a family-friendly comedy-drama with a cool, Caribbean vibe. Mark S. Berry discovered the script from writers C. Chin and Eric Baird and has signed on as Executive Producer.
The film will be shot in Toronto and Jamaica and have an extensive cast of world-recognized musical artists including Beenie Man, Ken Boothe and Marcia Griffiths. There is also a cameo from the fastest man on earth, Usain Bolt.
"Jamaican Vacation is a reminder of the immense value of the importance of family" Executive Producer Mark S. Berry said. "I am delighted to be working with a talented team of writers and artists who I know will do justice to the richness, creativity and strength of this script. I have always loved the family road movies because they represent the coolest, loudest and most hyper-engaged audience out there. I'm thrilled to be working with Eric & Courtney who are bringing their unique creative point of view to Jamaican culture. No one is better suited in new and inventive ways to deliver on a script."
Supervising Producer at AMG Visuals, Duane Farley - "to be working with the acclaimed writers Courtney Chin and Eric Baird is simply a dream come true."
Award winning producer Edwin "The Bajan King" Howell, Executive VP of VP Records is on board to be Music Supervisor giving Jamaican Vacation access to the greatest reggae themed masters & copyrights in the world. VP records will also release the films soundtrack internationally. VP records previously released the soundtrack and supervised the films "One Love" (starring Ky-Mani Marley) and "Shottas" (starring Ky-Mani and Wyclef Jean).
Attached to the film is Sardia Robinson, a Jamaican-born actress living in Los Angeles. Her one-woman show, From a Yardie to a Yankee, has received international acclaim. Sardia plays the lead role of Danielle Taylor, returning to her homeland to vacation with her husband and children while visiting her parents (Marcia Griffiths, Ken Boothe).Also attached is the first "Black Scream Queen" Monique Dupree. Monique has appeared in over 70 B-horror films. In "Jamaican Vacation", she plays the sassy Lawanda Jackson, a client of Danielle's husband and a nemesis from college.
C. Chin is CEO, Creative Director, Writer/Producer at U.X.E. Films. Evolving from Afrosoul Productions, U.X.E. boasts a long list of international concert productions including major events in Bangkok, Colombia, and Jamaica.
Eric Baird is a Toronto-based writer with a second feature film in development co-written with Mark Breslin, founder of North America's largest chain of comedy clubs, Yuk Yuk's. The film is based on the birth of stand-up comedy in Toronto in the late 1970's.
About Mark S. Berry & AMG:
AMG is a leading Toronto-based entertainment & media company with an unparalleled client list of artists and content creators across film, television, music and digital media. Led by an experienced and innovative management team, AMG was formed in 1998 by international record producer, engineer & mixer Mark S. Berry and operates under his leadership as Chairman. Berry, whose extensive production, engineering & re-mixing talents has earned him 36 international gold & platinum records for such notable Grammy & Juno nominated musical icons as, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Yes, Boy George, Billy Idol, Kool & The Gang, Cameo, Carly Simon, Joan Jett & many, many more. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in NYC, LA, Hong Kong, Seoul & Beijing.
Since its founding, AMG Visuals has executive produced, financed or distributed several movies, including Drake: Homecoming, James Brown Live and the upcoming Jeff Healey Band documentary; and has almost an equal amount in development, under production, or completed but not yet released.
Through its partner companies, including award-winning global creative music supervision agency AttackTrax, AMG also provides clients with unique music advertising, music brand integration and marketing opportunities across traditional, social media, mobile, film, television and gaming platforms. Already the owner of an extensive music publishing catalogue in affiliation with BMG Music, AMG's mission is to target potential acquisitions in the music, film & television industries ranging from independent record labels, artists, writers, DVD, feature length films, extreme sports content to purchases in the music publishing sector. AMG's focus is music distribution through its deal with Universal Music Group Distribution, the insertions of music into international feature film & television, as well as the development of reality based and documentary television programming.
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