- Fortissimo Films
Infobox Company
company_name = Fortissimo Films
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company_type = Private
foundation = 1991 [http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/4552/ Wouter Barandrecht, Michael J. Werner - co-chairmen, Fortissimo Films] , "Variety"; retrieved 2007-11-24]
location =Amsterdam Hong Kong London New York City Sydney
key_people =Wouter Barendrecht , founder and co-chairmanMichael J. Werner , co-chairman
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industry = Motion pictures
products = Film production, sales and distribution
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homepage = http://www.fortissimo.nl/default.asp
footnotes =Fortissimo Films is a multi-national film production, sales and distribution company. The company has been behind such East Asian films as
Wong Kar-wai 's "In the Mood for Love ", the Thai films "Tears of the Black Tiger " and "Last Life in the Universe ", as well as such independent films as "Super Size Me ", "Mysterious Skin " and "Shortbus ".History
Fortissimo Films was founded in 1991 in
Amsterdam byWouter Barendrecht and Helene Loveridge, who later left the company. The company's co-chairman,Michael J. Werner , joined Fortissimo in 1995 as a consultant, and became a partner in 2000.Both Barendrecht and Werner are based in
Hong Kong , while the company maintains a head office inAmsterdam and also has offices inNew York City ,London andSydney .As of 2007, the company has been involved with the production, sales or distribution of more than 250 films.
References
External links
* [http://www.fortissimo.nl/default.asp Official site]
* [http://www.imdb.com/company/co0071294/ Fortissimo Films] at theInternet Movie Database
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