CineTel Films

CineTel Films
CineTel Films
Type	Private
Industry	Film production, film distributor
Predecessor	Chicago Teleproductions
Founded	1980; 46 years ago (as Chicago Teleproductions); 1983; 43 years ago (as CineTel Films);
Founder	Paul Hertzberg
Defunct	2023
Fate	Acquired
Successor	Vision Films
Headquarters	United States, West Hollywood, California, United States
Key people	Paul Hertzberg (president)
Website	cinetelfilms.com

CineTel Films Inc. was an independent film production company and distributor based in West Hollywood, California.

History

In 1980, Paul Hertzberg founded CineTel Films, in Chicago, as Chicago Teleproductions.

In 1981, Lisa Hansen was hired by Chicago Teleproductions, and in 1982, she was recruited by Paul Hertzberg, in 1983, moved to Los Angeles, California with him to do sales for a new independent film studio called CineTel Films. Within a year, Hansen was promoted to vice president and then, the following year, to executive vice president.

CineTel Films put the first direct-to-video film into production on November 30, 1983, which was released in 1984 as E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind.

In 1989, the company struck a distribution deal with New Line Cinema to market and distribute the films, and CineTel retained underlying rights to its movies. In 1990, Hansen was named president of the newly formed CineTel Pictures, located in Burbank, California. CineTel Pictures was a separate production from CineTel Films.

Hansen was the president of CineTel Pictures, Inc. and executive vice president of CineTel Films, Inc. In 2001, the company acquired international sales of the PM Entertainment library.

The company was sold to Vision Films in 2023.

Filmography

1980s

E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind (1984)
Screen Test (1985)
Star Knight (1985)
Say Yes (1986)
The Climb (1986)
Hardbodies 2 (1986)
Armed Response (1986)
Captive (1986)
Cyclone (1987)
Cold Steel (1987)
Bulletproof (1987)
Deadly Illusion (1987)
Out of the Dark (1988)
Fear (1988)
976-EVIL (1988)
Hit List (1989)
Relentless (1989)
Tripwire (1989)

1990s

Far Out Man (1990)
Masters of Menace (1990)
Too Much Sun (1990)
Fast Getaway (1990)
Payback (1991)
Past Midnight (1991)
976-Evil II (1991)
Where the Day Takes You (1992)
Dead On: Relentless II (1992)
We're Talking Serious Money (1992)
Sins of Desire (1993)
Entangled (1993)
Relentless 3 (1993)
Class of 1999 II: The Substitute (1994)
Teresa's Tattoo (1994)
Dangerous Touch (1994)
Fast Getaway II (1994)
Ghoulies IV (1994)
Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes (1994)
Dream a Little Dream 2 (1995)
Excessive Force II: Force on Force (1995)
Carried Away (1996)
Demolition High (1996)
Dead Girl (1996)
Vampirella (1996)
Sci-Fighters (1996)
Poison Ivy II (1996)
Below Utopia (1997)
Stir (1997)
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction (1997)
Demolition University (1997)
Storm Trooper (1997)
The Pandora Project (1998)
Telling You (1998)
Butter (1998)
The Assault (1998)
Out of Control (1998)
Prague Duet (1998)
Supreme Sanction (1999)
The Settlement (1999)
Judgment Day (1999)

2000s

Chain of Command (2000)
Meeting Daddy (2000)
A Rumor of Angels (2000)
Green Sails (2000)
They Crawl (2001)
Guardian (2001)
The Tracker (2001)
Time Lapse (2001)
Project Viper (2002)
Storm Watch (2002)
Malevolent (2002)
Scorcher (2002)
Con Express (2002)
Global Effect (2002)
Hot Desire (2003)
Detonator (2003)
Written in Blood (2003)
Lost Treasure (2003)
Momentum (2003)
Deadly Swarm (2003)
Devil Winds (2003)
I Accuse (2003)
Island Rhythms (2003)
Snakehead Terror (2004)
Gargoyle (2004)
Descent (2005)
Crash Landing (2005)
Sub Zero (2005)
Premonition (2005)
Komodo vs. Cobra (2005)
Cerberus (2005)
Caved In: Prehistoric Terror (2006)
Solar Attack (2006)
Dark Storm (2006)
Earthstorm (2006)
Not My Life (2006)
A.I. Assault (2006)
Fire Serpent (2007)
Termination Point (2007)
Secrets of an Undercover Wife (2007)
Judicial Indiscretion (2007)
Post Mortem (2007)
Perfect Child (2007)
Hallowed Ground (2007)
Bone Eater (2008)
Beyond Loch Ness (2008)
Ogre (2008)
Storm Cell (2008)
Poison Ivy: The Secret Society (2008)
Cat City (2008)
The Secret Lives of Second Wives (2008)
Sea Beast (2008)
Ba'al (2008)
Trial by Fire (2008)
Kill Switch (2008)
National Lampoon's Ratko: The Dictator's Son (2009)
Wyvern (2009)
Hydra (2009)
Polar Storm (2009)
Fire from Below (2009)
Tommy and the Cool Mule (2009)
Aussie & Ted's Great Adventure (2009)
Smile (2009)
Ice Twisters (2009)

2010s

Icarus (2010)
I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
Mongolian Death Worm (2010)
Stonehenge Apocalypse (2010)
Goblin (2010)
Mandrake (2010)
Ice Quake (2010)
Behemoth (2011)
Iron Golem (2011)
Ghost Storm (2011)
Camel Spiders (2011)
Collision Earth (2011)
Mega Cyclone (2011)
Doomsday Prophecy (2011)
Seeds of Destruction (2011)
Earth's Final Hours (2011)
Super Shark (2011)
Snowmageddon (2011)
The Philadelphia Experiment (2012)
The Riverbank (2012)
The 12 Disasters of Christmas (2012)
End of the World (2013)
Independence Daysaster (2013)
I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)
Embrace of the Vampire (2013)
Grave Halloween (2013)
The Cure (2014)
Apocalypse Tomorrow (2014)
Zodiac: Signs of the Apocalypse (2014)
Free Fall (2014)
Christmas Icetastrophe (2014)
LA Apocalypse (2015)
Fire Twister (2015)
Earthfall (2015)
Lavalantula (2015)
I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine (2015)
They Found Hell (2015)
Stormageddon (2015)
Vigilante Diaries (2016)
Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre (2016)
Drone Wars (2016)
Dam Sharks (2016)
2 Lava 2 Lantula! (2016)
Earthtastrophe (2016)
Shadows of the Dead (2016)
Mind Blown (2016)
All I Wish (2017)
Global Meltdown (2017)
Doomsday Device (2017)
Karma (2018)
The Amityville Murders (2018)
Kill Chain (2019)
Acceleration (2019)
2nd Chance for Christmas (2019)
The Boy, the Dog and the Clown (2019)

2020s

The Penthouse (2021)

References

↑ Horror Guest LISA HANSEN. FanExpo Canada. Archived 16 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Access date: 5 September 2010.
↑ Lloyd Kaufman; Collins, Ashley Wren. Produce Your Own Damn Movie!. Focal Press, 2009. ISBN 0-240-81045-7, ISBN 978-0-240-81045-4
↑ "Company". CineTel Films. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
↑ "Devil Winds" – About the Producers . Ku-Al Productions Inc. 2004. Archived 9 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
1 2 "Devil Winds" - About the Producers Archived 9 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Ku-Al Productions Inc. 2004.
↑ "Dramatic" (archive). The Hollywood Reporter. Wednesday, February 21, 2001
↑ Kleiman, Rena (28 November 1983). "Premiere made-for-home-video feature firmed for production". The Hollywood Reporter. p. 1.
↑ Collins, Keith (23 August 2004). "A brief history". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
↑ "Lisa M. Hansen has been named president..." The Los Angeles Times. 14 August 1990.
↑ Corporate Profile. CineTel Films.
↑ Harris, Dana (7 February 2001). "Cinetel to o'see library of Harvey subsid PM". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
↑ "Vision Films heads to MIPTV, Cannes market with CineTel library (Exclusive)".

[fanexpocanada-1] Horror Guest LISA HANSEN. FanExpo Canada. Archived 16 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Access date: 5 September 2010.

[2] Lloyd Kaufman; Collins, Ashley Wren. Produce Your Own Damn Movie!. Focal Press, 2009. ISBN 0-240-81045-7, ISBN 978-0-240-81045-4

[3] "Company". CineTel Films. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[4] "Devil Winds" – About the Producers . Ku-Al Productions Inc. 2004. Archived 9 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine.

[kualprod-5] 1 2 "Devil Winds" - About the Producers Archived 9 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Ku-Al Productions Inc. 2004.

[hollywoodrep2001-6] "Dramatic" (archive). The Hollywood Reporter. Wednesday, February 21, 2001

[7] Kleiman, Rena (28 November 1983). "Premiere made-for-home-video feature firmed for production". The Hollywood Reporter. p. 1.

[8] Collins, Keith (23 August 2004). "A brief history". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2026.

[9] "Lisa M. Hansen has been named president..." The Los Angeles Times. 14 August 1990.

[10] Corporate Profile. CineTel Films.

[11] Harris, Dana (7 February 2001). "Cinetel to o'see library of Harvey subsid PM". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2026.

[12] "Vision Films heads to MIPTV, Cannes market with CineTel library (Exclusive)".

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