Denver Production Company Spotlight: Futuristic Films

Production Company:
Futuristic Films, Denver

Year Founded:
2007

Physical Location:
3212 Tejon Street, Denver (Futuristic Films has recently purchased a new office space at 2930 Larimer St. The building is currently being remodeled and move-in is slated for December 2009. Open house planned for January 2010!)

Online Location:
futuristicfilms.com

Company Philosophy:
Futuristic produces motion pictures for advertising, brands and entertainment. We believe that new technologies for production and distribution are fundamentally changing the media landscape, but that the essential craft of storytelling remains at the core of every successful project. We partner with our clients to create compelling stories that connect with their intended audiences.

Client List:
• CP+B
• Iconix Brand Group
• AKQA
• Cactus
• O’Brien
• Juice Communications
• Nike
• Rawlings
• Marmot
• Aspen Skiing Company
• Vail Resorts
• Ocean Pacific
• Candie’s
• In addition, our directors have done work with DraftFCB, Leo Burnett, Grey Advertising, Hal Riney, and DDB for their clients including Ford, McDonalds, Motorola, Gatorade, John Deere, American Express, Sony, and many others.

Personnel Count:
4 principals, 2 employees, 5 directors

Best Recent Work:
As a Production Company:

“Birth of a Ticket” ; Directed by Jasper Gray; Produced by Sarah Liles for Cactus/Colorado Lottery

Colorado Lottery “Birth of a Ticket” from Futuristic Films on Vimeo.

“Lindsey Is…Epic” – Directed by K+P, Produced by Brendan Kiernan; a 26-part web series chronicling Olympian Lindsey Vonn’s personal journey to the 2010 Winter Olympics – distributed online and virally for Vail Resorts

“Nike: Signature Moves with Kevin Durant” – Directed by Jasper Gray; Produced by Sarah Liles – part of a series for NikeBasketball.com with their top NBA athletes

Nike “Kevin Durant Signature Moves” from Futuristic Films on Vimeo.

Individually Our Directors:

Ondi Timoner’s Sundance Award-Winning “We Live in Public” – 2009 Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner for Best Documentary Film

“We Live in Public” Trailer from Futuristic Films on Vimeo.

Jamin Winan’s Silver Addy Award-Winning “Santa Swarm” – produced for DraftFCB Chicago as part of Motorola’s “Defeat Noise” viral campaign

Motorola “Santa Swarm” from Futuristic Films on Vimeo.

Nick Goossen’s ComedyCentral.com smash hit “28 Drinks Later” – produced for Comedy Central as part of a Nick Swardson Stand-Up Special, became an online/viral hit

28 Drinks Later from Futuristic Films on Vimeo.

Bill Timmer’s “Runner” for Adidas – shot on-location at Bonneville Salt Flats; produced by Sarah Liles

Adidas “Runner” from Futuristic Films on Vimeo.

Best Achievement in the Last Year:
During the worst year on record for the commercial production industry, Futuristic Films brought together an incredible team of creative talent, acquired several new clients, and positioned ourselves for the future with the purchase and (now almost completed “green” remodel) of a warehouse office space downtown.

3 Things The World Doesn’t Know About Futuristic Films That It Should:
1. Bill Timmer, Director, was the director of photography on Industrial Light & Magic’s first all digital feature film while Sarah Liles, our Head of Production, got her start as a Producer at Harmony Pictures in Los Angeles.
2. Monique Wiering, our Brazilian Assistant Producer, can kick your ass at soccer.
3. Brendan Kiernan, our Executive Producer, was one of the original founders and first President of Texture Media (now part of CP+B).