Company Profile

CUT ENTERTAINMENT GROUP (CEG), founded in 2003 by Jeffrey Cooper, specializes in the production, distribution, and sales representation of feature films. For three decades Mr. Cooper has worked in development, production, sales, and distribution for several prominent motion picture companies including Concorde/New Horizon, Kopelson Entertainment, Universal Studios, and Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment. Since finding his niche in film distribution, Mr. Cooper has been responsible for the global sales of nearly 200 feature films. CEG commenced as an underdog in film distribution and has no doubt thrived as a successful, integrity driven and producer friendly company.

With an international buyers list that includes motion picture studios, mini-major distribution companies, independent distributors, CEG has more than proven it can compete with larger and longer existing agencies. CEG not only represents films owned by independent filmmakers but has also been subcontracted by numerous distribution companies and attorneys to represent their films as well. The track record of CEG speaks volumes as titles feature the talent ranging from Gary Oldman, Pierce Brosnan, Gabriel Byrne, Sydney Sweeney, Rufus Sewell, Julian Sands, James Cromwell, AJ Cook, Josh Stewart, Shawn Hatosy, and Alexa Vega to name a few.

What makes CEG so desirable is their eclectic library and its determined staff that gives producers the full attention they deserve. CEG is always accessible and always attentive. Once representing a film CEG immediately forwards the picture to potential buyers. CEG negotiates quickly, intensely, and successfully. Furthermore, a pivotal aspect of the CEG strategy is the realization that licensing a picture is only half the battle. CEG strives for each film to catapult filmmakers, and pride themselves when pictures they sell serve as a launch pad to bigger pictures.

The inception of CEG came about through Mr. Cooper's own horror short CUT. Hailed by horror legend Wes Craven as "a truly shocking short horror film, " CUT premiered in 2003 on the Syfy Channel and has since sold on DVD/Video in the US, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and The Netherlands as a bonus alongside many horror/thriller features, including John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MEYERS. Thus, CEG was born as it began representing features.

Click here to view clip of CUT, hosted by Wes Craven (as seen on Syfy Channel)

In addition, Mr. Cooper is an adjunct professor, having developed and taught graduate / undergraduate film distribution courses at Chapman University Dodge College of Film & Media Arts, Woodbury University School of Media, Culture & Design, New York Film Academy (Universal Studios), Academy of Art University (San Francisco) and Boston University. He has also guest-lectured for the Pasadena Art Center College of Design, Columbia College Hollywood, National University, Art Institute of Portland, Art Institute of Washington and served as a guest on ‘Studio A’, a 30 minute film colloquium television special at George Mason University (GMU).

Click here to view 'Studio A' interview at GMU

CEG understands the hesitations and fears filmmakers experience in their quest to find the right representation for their blood, sweat and tears. For this, CEG's contractual terms include, but are not limited to, the following;

• We offer minimum guarantees on select pictures.
• We offer producers the right to refuse any offers we present.
• We offer a one-year contract and guarantee sales within 60 days of signing. In the event a producer isn't satisfied with the presented offers, they're free to terminate our agreement on day 61.
• CEG asks for no up-front monies from its producers, only collecting their commission upon sale completion.
• We don't package titles, which greatly dilutes producer revenue. All titles are sold individually.
• We are, and always have been, an international sales agent (ISA), licensing directly to distributors. We never purport to be a distributor that may license via third parties, also diluting revenue.
• We pay producers within two weeks of receiving revenue.
• We send our producers the identical producing statement sent from the distributor that licensed the film. As a result, producers will know exactly the amount of revenue sent to us. We don't generate in-house reports.
• We offer producers the ability to partner with an elite public relations firm for a phenomenally low rate to create a robust marketing campaign specializing in securing film reviews, cast and crew interview securement, trailer/clip placement and release announcements.

At CEG our success secret is simple; we respect our artists and we get the job done!