CUSIP No. 0003172341 Page 1 of 5 Pages
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 and 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. )
Film Roman, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
0003172341
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(CUSIP Number)
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CUSIP No. 0003172341 Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1) Name of Reporting Person BCI Growth III, L.P.
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification
No. of Above Person
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2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) [ ]
if a Member of a Group (b) [ ]
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Citizenship or Place Delaware
of Organization
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Number of 5) Sole Voting 1,033,969 shares of
Shares Beneficially Power Common Stock
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With:
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6) Shared Voting
Power -0-
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7) Sole Disposi- 1,033,969 shares of
tive Power Common Stock
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8) Shared Dis-
positive Power -0-
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially 1,033,969 shares of
Owned by Each Reporting Person Common Stock
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10) Check if the Aggregate
Amount in Row (9)
Excludes Certain Shares
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11) Percent of Class
Represented by 12.2%
Amount in Row (9)
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12) Type of Reporting
Person PN
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Item 1(a) - Name of Issuer:
Film Roman, Inc.
Item 1(b) - Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
12020 Chandler Boulevard
Suite 200
N. Hollywood, CA 91607
Item 2(a) - Name of Person Filing:
BCI Growth III, L.P.
BCI Growth III, L.P. is a Delaware limited
partnership. Its sole general partner is Teaneck
Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
Item 2(b) - Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence:
Glenpointe Centre West
Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
Item 2(c) - Place of Organization:
Delaware
Item 2(d) - Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.01 par value
Item 2(e) - CUSIP Number:
0003172341
Item 3 - Statements Filed Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or
13d-2(b):
Not Applicable
Item 4 - Ownership.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
1,033,969 shares of Common Stock
(b) Percent of Class:
12.2%
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(c)Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the
vote:
1,033,969 shares of Common Stock
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct
the vote:
-0-
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of:
1,033,969 shares of Common Stock
(iv) shared power to dispose or to di-
rect the disposition of:
-0-
Item 5 - Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not Applicable
Item 6 - Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person:
Not Applicable
Item 7 - Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Re-
ported on By the Parent Company:
Not Applicable
Item 8 - Identification and Classification of Members of
the Group:
Not Applicable
Item 9 - Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
Item 10 - Certification:
Not Applicable
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CUSIP No. 0003172341 Page 5 of 5 Pages
Signature:
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowl-
edge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
BCI GROWTH III, L.P.
By Teaneck Associates, L.P.,
General Partner
By /s/ Ted Horton
General Partner
Date: January 13, 1997
