CineTel Films
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 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.
The company was sold to Vision Films in 2023.
Filmography
1980s
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind Screen Test Star Knight Say Yes The Climb Hardbodies 2 Armed Response Captive Cyclone Cold Steel Bulletproof Deadly Illusion Out of the Dark Fear 976-EVIL Hit List Relentless- ''Tripwire''
1990s
- Far Out Man
- Masters of Menace
- Too Much Sun
- Fast Getaway
- Payback
- Past Midnight
- 976-Evil II
- Where the Day Takes You
- Dead On: Relentless II
- We're Talking Serious Money
- Sins of Desire
- Entangled
- Relentless 3
- Class of 1999 II: The Substitute
- Teresa's Tattoo
- Dangerous Touch
- Fast Getaway II
- Ghoulies IV
- Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes
- Dream a Little Dream 2
- Excessive Force II: Force on Force
- Carried Away
- Demolition High
- Dead Girl
- Vampirella
- Sci-fighters
- Poison Ivy II
- Below Utopia
- Stir
- Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
- Demolition University
- Storm Trooper
- The Pandora Project
- Telling You
- Butter
- The Assault
- Out of Control
- Prague Duet
- Supreme Sanction
- The Settlement
- ''Judgment Day''
2000s
- Chain of Command
- Meeting Daddy
- A Rumor of Angels
- Green Sails
- They Crawl
- Guardian
- The Tracker
- Time Lapse
- Project Viper
- Storm Watch
- Malevolent
- Scorcher
- Con Express
- Global Effect
- Hot Desire
- Detonator
- Written in Blood
- Lost Treasure
- Momentum
- Deadly Swarm
- Devil Winds
- I Accuse
- Island Rhythms
- Snakehead Terror
- Gargoyle
- Descent
- Crash Landing
- Sub Zero
- Premonition
- Komodo vs. Cobra
- Cerebus
- Caved In
- Solar Attack
- Dark Storm
- Earthstorm
- Not My Life
- A.I. Assault
- Fire Serpent
- Termination Point
- Secrets of an Undercover Wife
- Judicial Indiscretion
- Post Mortem
- Perfect Child
- Hallowed Ground
- Bone Eater
- Beyond Loch Ness
- Ogre
- Storm Cell
- Poison Ivy: [The Secret Society]
- Cat City
- The Secret Lives of Second Wives
- Sea Beast
- Ba'al
- Trial by Fire
- Kill Switch
- National Lampoon's Ratko: The Dictator's Son
- Wyvern
- Hydra
- Polar Storm
- Fire from Below
- Tommy and the Cool Mule
- Aussie & Ted's Great Adventure
- Smile
- ''Ice Twisters''
2010s
Dolph Lundgren is the Killing Machine I Spit on Your Grave Mongolian Death Worm Stonehenge Apocalypse Goblin Mandrake Ice Quake Behemoth Iron Golem Ghost Storm Camel Spiders Collision Earth Mega Cyclone Doomsday Prophecy Seeds of Destruction Earth's Final Hours Super Shark Snowmageddon The Philadelphia Experiment The Riverbank The 12 Disasters of Christmas End of the World Independence Daysaster I Spit on Your Grave 2 Embrace of the Vampire Grave Halloween The Cure Apocalypse Tomorrow Free Fall Christmas Icetastrophe LA Apocalypse Fire Twister Earthfall Lavalantula I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance is Mine They Fond Hell Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre Stormageddon Vigilante Diaries Drone Wars Dam Sharks 2 Lava 2 Lantula! Earthtastrophe Shadows of the Dead Mind Blown All I Wish Global Meltdown Doomsday Device Karma The Amityville Murders Kill Chain Acceleration 2nd Chance for Christmas- ''The Boy, the Dog and the Clown''
2020s
- ''The Penthouse''