| Industry | Film |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder(s) | Steven G. Kaplan, Gregg L. Daniel |
| Website | http://www.rainstormentertainment.com/ |
Rainstorm Entertainment is an independent film development, production and sales company headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.[1]
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Rainstorm was founded in 2002 by Steven G. Kaplan and Gregg L. Daniel after their first successful production of the horror/comedy Terror Tract, which received the top prize for Best Film in the Feature Category at Shriekfest 2002[2] and the Audience Award at the 2001 Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film.[3]. The film was sold to October Films and distributed throughout the world by Tomorrow Film Corp.
The first feature film under Rainstorm's banner was The Big Empty[4] starring Jon Favreau, Rachel Leigh Cook, Kelsey Grammer, Daryl Hannah, Adam Beach and Sean Bean. The Big Empty was distributed theatrically by Lionsgate and on pay television by Showtime.
Rainstorm also served as financiers and executive producers for Steve Anderson’s 2005 documentary Fuck,[5] which was an official selection at more than a dozen film festivals, including AFI Fest (2005)[6][7] and South by Southwest. Fuck was distributed theatrically throughout the world by ThinkFilm.
In 2006, Rainstorm produced the documentary Red, White, Black, and Blue[8] about the Battle of Attu in World War II and the horror film Big Bad Wolf.[9] Following that, in 2007, Rainstorm Entertainment produced the television film The Lost Colony aka Wraiths of Roanoke.
Rainstorm is currently in post-production on State of Control, shot on location in China, India, Tibet, Nepal, the Netherlands, Denmark, Miami, Washington D.C. and New York City[10] and on the Billy Bates Project, shot on location in Austin, TX and New York.[11]
Rainstorm expanded in 2005 to sales and distribution with the formation of its sister company, Launchpad Releasing. Under that banner, Rainstorm has participated in the sales of Razor Eaters, Lenny the Wonder Dog, Kids in America, The Valley of the Heart's Delight, Moola, The Wonder Of It All, American Fork aka Humble Pie, The Village Barbershop, The Heart is a Drum Machine and John Henry: The Steel Driving Racehorse.[12]