Red Rock Entertainment Ltd is a film investment and production company based at Elstree Film Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. It is the studio of choice for many successful British films and many well-known TV shows. The company acts as Executive Producers sourcing investment and finance for film and TV projects. Gary Collins is the CEO of Red Rock Entertainment. Red Rock Entertainment mainly works on projects that are at an advanced phase and are looking for the final financing. They solely focus on film and TV projects that possess a commercial appeal, an identifiable audience, moderately low and manageable costs and a sound financial structure.
Background
Red Rock Entertainment mainly works on projects that are at an advanced stage and are looking for the final amount of financing. Its focus is on film and TV projects that have commercial appeal, a target audience, manageable costs and a sound financial structure. As an executive producer, Red Rock Entertainment arranges for investors to visit sets during filming, appear as extras and attend private screenings. It also regularly arranges seminars at Elstree Studios, at which well-known and high-profile corporate and financial specialists offer advice and insight into the various tax advantages of investing in the UK.
Productions
Philanthropy
Red Rock Entertainment sponsors Signature Pictures which is a social enterprise production company. In partnership with Jobcentre Plus and The Princes Trust, it provides training and work experience opportunities to unemployed young people in every department of its corporate & creative film productions. Red Rock Entertainment is also a corporate partner of Rays of Sunshine, which is a non-profit organisation set up in 2003. Red Rock Entertainment, actively works as partners with Rays of Sunshine Children's Charity, the organisation's stated aim is to brighten the lives of children with serious or life-limiting illnesses. Red Rock Entertainment not only sponsors wishes but helps enable the children's wishes. Red Rock Entertainment has organised some exclusive behind the scenes experiences within the film industry. They have organised on set visits to Elstree Studios, to watch and meet the cast of BBCStrictly Come Dancing and set visits to Channel 4's Big Brother They also organise meet and greets with actors and pop singers such as, Olly Murs, James Buckley from The Inbetweeners In 2016, Red Rock Entertainment hosted a film competition and granted Jason Stewart’s wish to be in London to be a part of a very specialShort Film Competition. The film competition was hosted by Red Rock Entertainment and Soho private members club, The Century Club. The teen got spent time and chatted with film directorChelsea Grant, who had recently made her own short film, Titiro. As a result of a collaboration between Templeheart Films and Red Rock Entertainment, Jason then got exclusive access to the UK's largest International genre film festival that showcased the best horror, Sci-Fi and thriller films in Glasgow. At the film festival, Stewart met horror film director Paul Hyett. The director spent some time with Stewart before premiering the trailer for his latest film Heretiks For their latest projects, Red Rock also holds private screenings, with spoken remarks by producers, writers and actors. In February 2016 Red Rock held a short film competition at The Century Club. The panel consisted of Phillip Ilson, Director of the London Short Film festival and shorts programmer for the BFI London Film Festival, Roger Morris, managing director of Elstree Studios, Stephen Cookson, Award-winning writer and director, Linda Robson, Actress best known for Birds of a Feather and Loose Women and Gary Collins, managing director of Red Rock Entertainment. They announced Alice Trueman as the winner and hoped to hold the Red Rock Film Competition annually, to help aspiring film makers further their careers.
Sponsorship partners
Executive Producer of Red Rock Entertainment, Gary Collins was selected to be a speaker at the Screen Film Summit 2016 which took place at London's Picturehouse in central London on 24 November, other keynote speakers at the event included Andy Harries, Tim O'Shea, Tristan Goligher, Faye Ward, Eve Gabereau, Chris Green and David Hancock. The Screen Film Summit provided attendees with the opportunity to learn about the intricacies of accessing investment and private funding for film projects from experts in the film industry. Red Rock Entertainment was sponsor of the 2016 The Screen awards, which recognises excellence in UK film distribution, exhibition, marketing, publicity and brand partnerships. Celebrating much more than box office results, the Screen Awards acknowledge the wide range of factors that contribute to the success of the British film industry. Red Rock Entertainment are sponsors of Boreham Wood F.C. and the weekly match reports. Borehamwood F.C is in Hertfordshire, England, they are currently members of the National League and play at Meadow Park. Established in 1948, they are known as "the wood" and are local rivals of St. Albans City. Red Rock also organises Film Investment Seminars at Elstree Studios. The seminar's are designed to explain how film investment works to potential investors understand. Red Rock Entertainment was the lead sponsor of the Ninth edition of The Women's International Film & Television Showcase Foundation International Visionary held at the Millennium Hotel in Mayfair in July 2016 and Honorees for the 2016 Women's International Film & TV Showcase Awards.
