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Branscome International celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2010. Founded as a media rights distributor to the overseas markets, in 2003 the company expanded its sales activities to include North America.
U.S. deals to date include DVD licensing to Sony Wonder and television deals with Comedy Central and The Sundance Channel of Oscar-nominee Bill Plympton’s animation … as well as mobile content licensing to Comedy Central and MTV.
In addition to the representation of completed shows, the company also provides project and business development services, and assists with the securing of coproduction financing. Pilot and gap financing have been raised for an original US-developed “American anime” series from private equity sources.
Partial client list (includes current and past)
Alliance Atlantis - AAC Kids (Canada)
Animation World Network
The Animation Show
Broadway Television Network
Carlton Visual Entertainment (UK)
Cartoon Networks (Europe, Asia, L. America)
Character Arts
CharacterPlan (South Korea)
Comedy Central
Filmax (Spain)
Golden Films, Inc.
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HBO
Jetix Consumer Products (Europe)
Motion Pictures ( Spain)
New Beginnings Enterprises
Nickelodeon
Plympton Studios
The Sundance Channel
Shout ! Factory
Sony Wonder
Time Life International ( Europe)
GoodTimes Home Video Corp.
Tycoon (Mexico, Latin America)
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About The Founder
Catherine Branscome created BRANSCOME INTERNATIONAL in 2000 after leaving her position as the Vice President of International Distribution for GoodTimes Entertainement in New York (1996-2000).
At GoodTimes, Catherine ran the division and led the sales effort for television and home video titles, including live action childrenšs films and over 40 animated programs (fairy tales, bible stories, and titles based on well-known childrenšs literature).
Catherine raised a significant portion of the $10 million budget for the 1998/1999 international hit, RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDER: THE MOVIE (John Goodman as the voice of Santa Claus, Whoopi Goldberg as the Evil Ice Queen) through pre-sale deals with leading multiple rights buyers across Europe.
(1994-95)
Catherine managed the Los Angeles office of Myriad Pictures and licensed their catalogue of over 50 music and documentary television specials to networks worldwide, including to the A&E Network in the U.S.
(1992-94) Catherine headed up Dandelion USA - the Los Angeles office of the U.K. company Dandelion Distribution. As Director of Sales and International Co-Productions, she secured a coproduction deal with the U.S Discovery Channel entitled PACIFICA: TALES OF THE SOUTH SEAS which premiered in the fall of 1993 as a prime time documentary series.
(1990-92) As Executive Director of International Sales for Crystal Sky Communications, Catherine ran all operations for the international department while leading the sales team in selling over 25 direct-to-video and television movies.
(1988-90) Catherine began her career in distribution sales as the International Sales Manager at Odyssey Distributor. Her pre-sales of major theatrical films included THE HANDMAIDšS TALE (Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall), Q&A (Nick Nolte, Armand Assante) and AUNT JULIA AND THE SCRIPWRITER (Barbara Hershey, Keanu Reeves).
During the mid-'80s, Catherine wrote, produced and executive produced television shows for the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, many of which won prestigious awards including a Cable Ace and an Emmy.
Catherine holds a B.A degree from George Mason University and was a Producer Fellow at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. For the past eight years, she has been a Director of the Board for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA East Coast) in New York.
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