Complaint Review: Project One Films Inc - Internet

On behalf of Project One Films, we are very sorry that the person who posted these comments feels the way that they do, and we do understand that they are clearly angry and frustrated over several things.  Although this forum is really not the place to vent these frustrations, we thought that since they chose to make these accusations public, then we should also take the time to respond here. 

In actuality, the person or people that have posted this warning, are people that Project One Films has never had any direct business or personal dealings with.  Project One Films approached a single company to raise the funds for "The Line", and we have no idea what was promised to the individual investors by that company.  We have never seen an investor agreement.  What we do have, is an agreement with Ronin, and that agreement remains in force and has not been breached.

However,

when Project One Films did, in fact, learn of the other groups that were peripherally connected to the production, we did make several efforts to reach out and create a relationship with them.  Unfortunately, the misinformation that was given to these outside groups was so outrageous, that we were never really able to find a common footing based on trust and confidence.

"The Line" was a very difficult film to complete.   Even with all of that, Project One Films holds no anger toward the poster of this warning, nor any individuals that may harbor ill feelings about the company or the experience.  To the contrary, we continue to attempt to reach out to these people in many ways, because, ultimately, we do believe that they are good people whose anger, confusion and frustration was directed toward Project One Films as a deflection technique from the people who made assertions and promises before anyone at Project One Films ever knew they existed.

With regard to James Cotten, the Director of "The Line (The Line), Mr. Cotten certainly did the best he could with a very complex piece of material, and with a very complicated out-of-town shoot. And if it needs to be said, there has never been a question about Mr. Cotten's important role in Directing "The Line (La Linea)", and he deserves all of the credit he is due.

It is important to say that Hollywood has a graveyard of films that never get released and many times, never completed.  That usually happens because filmmakers and/or investors over-promise, and many times under-deliver.  Moreover, the non-savvy film investor, many times, makes the mistake of confusing the film business with more traditional investments.   Most people simply don't realize the complex nature of executing a world-wide film release, and are confused about what it takes for a film to become a financial success.  "The Line" was completed and released world-wide in spite of many obstacles. It was up to Project One Films to see through the anger and attacks and protect the investors and the film itself.   Now the film must sell itself.  We cannot make the people buy or rent it.

Project One Films has no contract or arrangement with Viva Entertainment so it is unknown what part they play in the warning post.  To be clear:  Project One Films is NOT an investment group, nor are we soliciting investments from anyone, and most importantly, we were NOT involved in the fund raising process for the film "The Line (La Linea)" .  The fund raising for the film "The Line" was the sole responsibility of Ronin Film and Media group, hence their presentation and executive producer credits on the film.  Project One Films does NOT claim to be experts at financial and economic analysis, or fund raising. Yet unfortunately, some individuals are channeling their investor-related frustrations toward the Production Company (Project One) and NOT toward the investment group (Ronin) that solicited their funds.  Project One Films are filmmakers that operate with very limited resources and do their best to create the best material possible.  That is all that we do.

Again, we genuinely appreciate that frustrations may exist.  But please, if possible, refrain from such dramatic theatrics such as accusatory posts like this.  If there is a question, simply contact us and we will be glad to try to answer -- it has always been that way.  We hope that if there are any questions from people who may be confused or frustrated, that they would seek the facts and contact us with any questions or concerns before publicly denouncing a company and individuals with such harsh and damaging language. 

Thank you,

Project One Films