An alternative to traditional indie start-ups, Hart/Lunsford Pictures is a fully financed production company based in Louisville, Kentucky. The company has produced nine feature films." Of those nine films, four had their premieres at the Sundance Film Festival, two at the Tribeca Film Festival, and one at the Toronto Film Festival. Hart/Lunsford Pictures’ films have received many distinctions, including the Audience Award at Sundance and the International Critics Prize at the Deauville Film Festival.

Hart/Lunsford Pictures has been fortunate to have attached to its films such distinguished talent (in alphabetical order) as Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Billy Crudup, John Cusack, Claire Danes, Zac Efron, Ginnifer Goodwin, Frank Langella, William H. Macy, Mandy Moore, Matthew Perry, Hilary Swank, Dianne Wiest, and Tom Wilkinson (among others).

Recently, Hart/Lunsford Pictures has focused on financing films that have a pre-sale commitment and a guaranteed domestic theatrical release. Hart/Lunsford Pictures has been aggressive in providing P&A funds for self-distribution service deals, as well as finishing funds for noteworthy projects.

As far as standard production financing is concerned, Hart/Lunsford Pictures generally approaches a project by first acquiring an inventive and compelling character-driven script, attaching A-list talent, and working collaboratively with a producer/director team to bring the project to the screen. Hart/Lunsford Pictures is not generally interested in genre films such as horror, sci-fi, action adventure, musicals, or documentaries.

Established in 2004, Hart/Lunsford Pictures is financed by two of Louisville’s foremost businesspersons and entrepreneurs, Ed Hart and Bruce Lunsford. Both are very engaged in the entertainment industry, Mr. Hart having owned and operated two large regional theme parks and Mr. Lunsford having had great success in the thoroughbred horse racing and breeding industry.

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