As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September , 2000
Registration No. 333-37752
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM SB-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
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(Name of Small Business Issuer in its charter)
Nevada 7812 58-2412118
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (IRS Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Classification Number) Identification No.)
Universal Studios Universal Studios
100 Universal City Plaza 100 Universal City Plaza
Building #473, Suite 305/307 Building #473, Suite 305/307
Universal City, California 91608 Universal City, California 91608
(818)733-1467
(Address and Telephone Number of (Address of Principal
Principal Executive Offices) Place of Business)
Frank LaLoggia, President and Chief Executive Officer
Universal Studios
100 Universal City Plaza
Building #473, Suite 305/307
Universal City, California 91608
(818) 733-1467
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
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Copies of all communications to:
James R. Leone, Esq.
James R. Leone, P.A.
P.O. Box 755
New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32170
407-805-9200
Fax 407-805-9030
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
as soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration
statement.
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If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule
462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities
Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. [ ]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule
462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities
Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration
statement for the same offering. [ ]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule
434, check the following box. [ ]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed maximum
maximum aggregate Amount of
Title of each class of Amount to be offering price offering registration
securities to be registered registered per unit/share(1) price(1) fee
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Units, each comprising one share of common
stock and one Class A warrant and one Class
B warrant(2)(3) 1,200,000 $ 6.00 $7,200,000 $ 1,900.80
(a) Common stock 1,200,000 -- -- --
(b) Class A warrants to purchase common --
stock 1,200,000 -- --
(d) Common stock underlying Class A warrants 1,200,000 8.50 10,200,000 2,692.80
(e) Class B warrants to purchase common
stock 1,200,000 -- --
(f) Common stock underlying Class B 3,168.00
warrants 1,200,000 10.00 12,000,000
Total $29,400,000 $7,761.60**
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** Previously paid $4,593.60
(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act.
(2) Includes 1,200,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
Class A warrants and 1,200,000 shares issuable upon exercise of Class B
warrants.
(3) Pursuant to Rule 416 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, an indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock are
registered in the event that provisions preventing dilution are triggered, as
provided in the warrants. No additional registration fee has been paid for these
shares of common stock.
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or
dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall
file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration
statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a)
may determine.
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PROSPECTUS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED September ___, 2000
[LOGO]
BellaCasa Productions, Inc.
1,200,000 units
We are offering 1,200,000 units. Each consists of one share of our
common stock, one Class A warrant exercisable at $8.50 for two years and one
Class B warrant exercisable at $10.00 for three years. Each warrant entitles the
holder to acquire one share. The warrants are redeemable under certain
circumstances. The common stock and the warrants will immediately trade
separately.
There is no public market so we have made application to list our
securities for trading on the NASDAQ SmallCap market under the symbols "BCSA"
for our stock and "BCSAW" for our Class A warrants and "BCSAZ" for our Class B
warrants.
The offering will begin on the date of this prospectus and remain open
for 24 months unless the maximum proceeds are received earlier or we decide to
stop selling our securities. There is no required minimum number of units to
be sold.
The offering is being made directly by us through our directors and
officers who shall serve without compensation.
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Price Table Total proceeds before expenses assuming sale of
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Per Unit 600,000 units 900,000 units 1,200,000 units
50% 75% 100%
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Public offering price $6.00 $3,600,000 $5,400,000 $7,200,000
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This investment involves a high degree of risk and substantial
dilution. You should purchase units only if you can afford a complete loss. We
strongly urge you to read the entire prospectus. You should review the section
titled "Risk Factors" beginning on page 7 for a description of the risks
involved in our business before making any investment decisions. No escrow or
trust account will be established. Your funds are to be paid directly to us. At
the time of subscribing, you will not be able to know how many shares other
investors will purchase.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed.
We are not permitted to sell the units until the registration statement filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not
an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities in any
state in which the offer or solicitation is not permitted.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this
prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is September , 2000.
To buy our securities, please read the prospectus and mail or wire your
funds as described in the enclosed subscription agreement to BellaCasa
Productions, Inc., Universal Studios, 100 Universal City Plaza, Bldg. #473,
Suite 305/307, Universal City, CA 91608.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Prospectus Summary ...................................5
Risk Factors ...................................7
Use of Proceeds ..................................13
Dividend Policy ..................................14
Dilution ..................................15
Capitalization ..................................16
Business ..................................17
Our Company ..................................17
Management ..................................28
Indemnification of Directors and Officers..................................32
Principal Shareholders ..................................32
Prior Rule 504 Offering ..................................33
Certain Transactions ..................................33
Description of Capital Stock ..................................34
Plan of Distribution ..................................36
Transfer Agent ..................................38
Shares Eligible for Future Sale ..................................38
Legal Matters ..................................38
Experts ..................................39
Available Information ..................................39
Script Summary-"The Giant" ..................................40
Script Summary-"Hands" ..................................42
Index to Financial Statements .................................F-1
Subscription Agreements .................................A-1
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
Our Company
We are a development stage independent motion picture company organized
in July 1998. After completing this offering, we plan to acquire, develop,
produce, market and otherwise exploit feature length motion pictures for
distribution to movie theaters and related entertainment markets. We have not
had any operating revenues from operations.
Our principal offices are located at Universal Studios, 100 Universal
City Plaza, Building #473, Suite 305/307, Universal City, California 91608. Our
telephone number is (818) 733-1467 and our fax number is (818) 866-6237.
The Offering
Securities offered by us: Up to 1,200,000 units consisting of 1
share of common stock, 1 Class A and 1
Class B redeemable warrants
Price: $6.00 per unit
Common stock outstanding 4,027,750
prior to the offering:
Common stock outstanding 4,627,750 if 50% of offering is sold
after the offering: 4,927,750 if 75% of offering is sold
5,227,750 if 100% of offering is sold
Warrants: Class A-2-year redeemable warrant to
purchase 1 share of common stock at
$8.50 per share until September 30,
2002.
Class B-3-year redeemable warrant to
purchase 1 share of common stock at
$10.00 per share until September 30,
2003.
Terms: No minimum amount required to be sold
before we use the offering proceeds.
Plan of distribution: We will sell our securities without an
underwriter and will be offered and
sold by our principal executive
officers.
Use of proceeds: For motion picture production and
working capital.
Proposed Nasdaq SmallCap Common stock-BCSA
market symbols: Class A Warrants-BCSAW
Class B Warrants-BCSAZ
Unless otherwise specifically stated, information throughout this prospectus
assumes: 1,200,000 units are sold and excludes 1,000,000 shares reserved for
issuance under our stock option plan.
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Summary Financial Information
This summary financial information should be read in conjunction with
our financial statements and notes thereto and other financial information
included elsewhere in this prospectus. The financial information as of June 30,
2000 is not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the
entire year.
The following table sets forth our selected financial data for the
periods ending December 31, 1998, December 31, 1999 and June 30, 1999 and June
30, 2000.
Statement of Operations Data:
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7/28/99 Six months Six months
(inception) Year ended ended ended
through 12/31/98 12/31/99 6/30/99 6/30/00
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Revenue from operations $ - $ - $ - $ -
Total costs and expenses 11,804 134,116 72,592 57,235
Interest income 412 1,793 1,310 190
Net loss (11,392) (132,323) (71,282) (57,045)
Net loss per common share outstanding $ (0.01) $ (0.03) $ (0.02) $ (0.01)
Weighted average shares outstanding 1,765,750 3,911,500 3,864,357 4,027,750
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The following table indicates a summary of our balance sheet at June
30, 2000:
Balance Sheet Data:
As of
June 30, 2000
Current assets $ 21,052
Working capital (deficiency) (50,465)
Total assets 26,139
Total liabilities 71,517
Total shareholders' equity (deficiency) (45,378)
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RISK FACTORS
Please carefully consider these risks. They are some of the factors
that make an investment in our securities risky. Our securities should only be
considered for purchase if you can afford the risk of losing your entire
investment. Prior to purchasing our securities, prospective investors should
carefully consider the following risk factors:
We have a very short operating history upon which you can evaluate our company.
We are a newly organized development stage corporation and have a
limited operating history from which to evaluate our business and prospects. We
have had no revenues. We had a loss of $143,715 from July 28, 1998 (inception)
to December 31, 1999. We also sustained a loss of $57,045 for the 6 months ended
June 30, 2000. We had a negative net worth of $45,378 and a working capital
deficiency of $50,465 as of June 30, 2000. There can be no assurance that our
future proposed operations will be implemented successfully or that we will ever
have profits. We face all the risks inherent in a new business, including the
expenses, difficulties, complications and delays frequently encountered in
connection with the formation and commencement of operations, including
operational difficulties and capital requirements and management's potential
underestimation of initial and ongoing costs. In evaluating our business and
prospects, these difficulties should be considered.
Because the motion picture business is highly speculative we may never be
profitable.
Substantially all of our revenues will be derived from the production
and distribution of our movies. The entertainment industry in general, and the
development, production and distribution of motion pictures, in particular, is
highly speculative and involves a substantial degree of risk. Since each project
is an individual artistic work and its commercial success is primarily
determined by audience reaction, which is volatile and unpredictable, there can
be no assurance that any entertainment property will be profitable. Even if a
production is a critical or artistic success, there is no assurance that it will
be profitable. Relatively few motion pictures return a profit to investors.
There can be no assurance that a motion picture will recoup its production
costs. There is a high degree of risk that any motion picture we produce will
not return all or any portion of our investment. Risks such as labor disputes,
death or disability of a star performer, rapid high technology changes relating
to special effects, shortage of necessary equipment, damage to the film negative
or adverse weather conditions may substantially increase costs and delay or
frustrate completion of production. To some extent, these risks can be limited
by insurance. It is not possible to insure against all risks, and it is
sometimes impossible to continue production, notwithstanding the receipt of
insurance proceeds, if any.
Due to unexpected costs and other factors, actual motion picture
production costs often exceed budgets. In the event of substantial cost
overruns, we may be required to seek additional financing from outside sources
at unpredictable and possibly substantial cost in order to complete production
of a film.
Because the movie industry is intensely competitive and we lack the name
recognition and resources of our competitors, we may never become profitable.
Competition in the motion picture industry is intense. We will be
competing with other film producers for scripts, actors, directors as well as
audiences. We will face competition from other varieties of public
entertainment.
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BellaCasa and its competitors are constantly seeking rights to
exceptional literary properties and the services of the best creative personnel.
Virtually all of our competitors are larger than we are, have been in business
longer than we have, and have more resources at their disposal. Some of the
well-known studios we compete with are News Corporation's Twentieth Century Fox,
Time Warner's Warner Bros., including Turner, New Line Cinema and Castle Rock
Entertainment, Viacom's Paramount, Seagram's Universal, Sony Corp.'s Sony
Pictures, including Columbia and TriStar, Walt Disney Company's Buena Vista,
Touchstone and Miramax and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including MGM Pictures, UA
Pictures, Orion and Goldwyn. We also compete with innumerable smaller production
and distribution companies. The U.S. motion picture industry can be divided into
major studios and independent companies, with the major studios dominating the
industry in the number of theatrical releases. The major studios are typically
large diversified corporations that have strong relationships with creative
talent, exhibitors and others involved in the entertainment industry and have
global film production and distribution capabilities.
The entertainment industry is currently evolving into an industry in
which certain multi-national multi-media firms, because of their control over
key film, magazine, and television content, as well as key network and cable
outlets, will be able to dominate the communications industries in the United
States. These organizations have numerous competitive advantages, such as the
ability to acquire financing for their projects and to make favorable
arrangements for the distribution of completed films.
Because our management has limited experience in running a company, they may
make decisions, which could adversely affect our profitability.
Although Mr. LaLoggia and other members of our management group have
broad experience in making movies, they do not have experience in the actual
running of a company. Upon completion of this offering, we plan to hire several
key executives who have held senior management positions. There is no assurance,
however, that we will be successful in attracting executives with suitable
experience.
We may not be able to raise additional capital when needed causing a change of
our plans and a decline in the value of our securities.
Motion picture production requires significant capital. In addition to
the proceeds from this offering we will also require certain deferrals of
production costs and/or additional outside financing to produce a motion
picture. Such financing could take the form of co-production or joint venture
arrangements or limited liability companies or partnerships in which we act as
managing member or general partner, additional sales of our securities or an
operating line of credit. No assurance can be given that financing will be
available to us at all or on favorable terms. Unless such additional financing
is available to us, our production activities may be materially adversely
affected and you may lose your entire investment. We believe the proceeds from
this offering will satisfy our capital requirements for the next 12 months. Then
we will have to arrange for additional financing.
Our capital requirements depend on a number of factors, including the
initial acceptance of our motion pictures by distributors and the public and the
costs to advertise. The timing and amount of such capital requirements cannot be
accurately predicted. If our capital requirements vary materially from those
currently planned, we may require additional financing sooner than anticipated.
We have no financing commitments.
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Because we are selling the offering without making any arrangements for escrow
of the proceeds, then if we only sell a small number of units our ability to
pursue our business plan would be diminished and it would be difficult for us to
be profitable.
There is no minimum-offering amount that is required to be sold before
we may use the proceeds of the offering. Funds tendered by prospective
purchasers will not be placed in escrow, but will be available for use by us
immediately upon acceptance, for the purposes and in the amounts as estimated in
the section of this prospectus entitled "Use of Proceeds." Lack of an escrow
arrangement could cause greater risk to the investors in the event that
insufficient capital is raised in the offering. No commitment exists by anyone
to purchase all or any part this offering.
There is no underwriter for this offering so we cannot be sure as to the amount
of capital we will raise.
There is no underwriter for this offering. Therefore, you will not have
the benefit of an underwriter's due diligence efforts which would typically
include underwriter involvement in the preparation of information for disclosure
and the pricing of the securities being offered as well as other matters.
Because we have only very limited experience in the public sale of our common
stock, investors may not be able to rely on our ability to consummate this
offering. Accordingly, there can be no assurances as to the number of units that
may be sold or the amount of capital that may be raised by this offering.
We will not have the benefit of diversification, so the failure of any project
could have a material adverse impact on our financial situation and the price of
our securities.
We presently do not have the ability or sufficient capital to develop
and produce a variety of films for distribution. If we cannot diversify, then
the failure of one or two films could have a material adverse impact, causing
shareholders to lose all or a substantial amount of their investment in our
company.
The loss of the continued services of Frank LaLoggia could adversely affect our
business and decrease the value of our securities.
Our executive management consists of Frank LaLoggia and Andrew G.
LaMarca. Our success depends on their continued employment with our company. We
will continue to be, especially dependent on the services of Frank LaLoggia, our
chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer. Loss of his
services for any substantial time would materially adversely affect our results
of operations and financial condition. We intend to obtain "key-man" insurance
covering Mr. LaLoggia in the amount of $1,000,000.
Cash dividends are not anticipated on our common stock.
We have not paid and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the
foreseeable future.
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You will incur immediate and substantial dilution of your investment.
Dilution is the difference between the amount you pay for a share of
common stock in this offering and the net tangible book value per share of such
common stock immediately after the offering. If you invest in this offering, you
will incur an immediate and substantial dilution of your investment. In the
future it is possible, we may issue a substantial number of shares of common or
preferred stock which could reduce your percentage of ownership and voting
rights in us.
Because it is difficult to protect intellectual property we may not be
profitable.
We plan to copyright all of our film properties and projects. However,
there is no practical protection from the films being copied by others without
payment to our company, especially overseas.
Because our securities may lack an active trading market their market price may
decline.
Stock markets are subject to significant price fluctuations unrelated
to issuer operating performance. Therefore, the market price of our stock and
warrants may frequently change. Trends in the entertainment industry in general
and the film industry in particular may influence the market volatility of our
securities.
The market prices for securities of companies with limited operating
history, such as BellaCasa, have historically been highly volatile. Significant
volatility in the market price of our common stock and warrants may arise due to
factors such as the fact that our business is still in a development stage and
that we have a negative cash flow. Our stock and warrant price may be volatile
because of a relatively low price per share coupled with a relatively small
public float and a small number of shareholders and warrant holders, and
consequently there may be only limited interest by securities dealers in
maintaining a market for our securities.
As long as there is only a limited public market for our common stock,
the sale of a significant number of shares of our stock at any particular time
may cause a decline in the price of the stock and of the warrants.
There can be no assurance that an active trading market will develop or
that you will be able to resell your shares and warrants at prices equal to or
greater than the offering price for the units.
Because the offering price of our common stock and warrants was not based on
book value or earnings, the price of our securities may be volatile and decline
in value.
The offering price of our securities was determined arbitrarily by our
board of directors. The board did not base the offering price on relationships
to book value or earnings but did consider our potential and prospects, our
needs as well as the state of the financial markets and the developments in the
motion picture industry. As a result, purchasers of our securities may be
exposed to a substantial risk of decline in the market price of the securities
after this offering, should such a market develop.
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Because our management owns a significant percentage of our voting stock, the
other shareholders' voting rights may not be meaningful.
Upon completion of this offering, our officers and directors will own
49.6% of our outstanding stock. If less than the entire offering is sold, they
will own an even greater percentage. Under Nevada law, they will have the
ability to exert significant influence on the election of all of our directors.
This concentration of ownership may also have the effect of delaying, deterring
or preventing a change in control. If you purchase our securities, you may have
no effective voice in our management. Please see "Principal Shareholders."
Future sales of our common stock may depress our stock price.
Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market
could adversely affect the market price of our securities. As of June 30, 2000,
4,027,750 shares of our common stock were outstanding. The shares and Class A
warrants being offered as part of the units in this prospectus will be
immediately eligible for sale in the public market without restriction. Of the
total shares to be outstanding upon completion of this offering, 2,645,250 will
be subject to the resale limitations of Rule 144 promulgated under the
Securities Act.
Because our officers and directors have broad discretion in the use of the
proceeds of this offering, they may use the proceeds in a manner which does not
increase our profitability and, in fact, may decrease the value of our
securities.
Our success will be substantially dependent on our management's
use of the offering proceeds. Proceeds from this offering will be used as
described in "Use of Proceeds," where we reserve the right to use the offering
proceeds if such use is necessary and in the best interest of our company and
our shareholders. You will be entrusting your funds to our management with only
limited information.
If we redeem the warrants, the warrant holders may be prevented from benefiting
from an increase in the price of our common stock.
Under some circumstances, we may redeem all of the warrants at nominal
cost. If you are a warrant holder and we call for redemption, to the extent we
redeem your warrants, you will lose your right to purchase shares in accordance
with the terms of your warrants. Furthermore, the threat of redemption could
force you to: exercise your warrants at a time when it may be disadvantageous
for you to do so; sell your warrants at the then current market price when you
might otherwise wish to hold them; or accept the redemption price which will be
substantially less than the market value of your warrants at the time of
redemption.
Please see "Description of Securities-Warrants" for the conditions
under which we may redeem the warrants. We will not call the warrants for
redemption if a current prospectus is not available for the exercise of the
warrants.
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Our preferred stock may make a takeover difficult and decrease the value of our
securities.
Our board of directors is authorized to create and issue shares of
preferred stock with terms subject to the approval of our shareholders.
Preferred stock could negatively affect the voting power or other rights of
common stockholders. Also, our board of directors might conceivably create
preferred stock to prevent a third party from taking control of our company. We
do not plan to issue any shares of preferred stock, but we may choose to in the
future. In certain circumstances, the issuance of preferred stock could have the
effect of decreasing the market price of our common stock and warrants. Please
see "Description of Securities-Preferred Stock."
You should not rely on our forward-looking statements.
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that are subject to
risks and uncertainties, and are based on assumptions as to certain facts that
may actually differ from the assumptions. Discussions containing forward-looking
statements may be found in "Prospectus Summary," "Risk Factors," and "Business,"
as well as within this prospectus generally. In addition, when used in this
prospectus, the words "believes," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," "expects"
and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Actual results could differ materially from those described in the forward-
looking statements as a result of the assumptions not occurring as planned and
the risk factors set forth in this section and the information provided in this
prospectus generally. We do not intend to update any forward-looking statements.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
Assuming an offering price of $6.00 per unit, if we sell all 1,200,000
units being offered, we estimate that we will receive net proceeds, after the
estimated expenses of the offering, of $6,950,000. If less than the maximum
number of units are sold, we will receive less.
The following table explains our anticipated use of the net proceeds of
this offering, based upon various levels of sales achieved.
Application of Proceeds
Percentage of Offering Completed 50% 75% 100%
Units Sold 600,000 900,000 1,200,000
Gross proceeds $3,600,000 $5,400,000 7,200,000
Offering costs 250,000 250,000 250,000
Net proceeds 3,350,000 5,150,000 6,950,000
Motion picture production 3,015,000 4,635,000 6,255,000
Working capital 335,000 515,000 695,000
Total 3,350,000 5,150,000 6,950,000
We intend to use the net proceeds; approximately 90%, for production of
"The Giant," our first motion picture, and 10%, for working capital and general
corporate purposes. Any additional proceeds we may receive from the exercise of
the Class A and B warrants will be used primarily for motion picture production.
Motion picture production costs during the production period include payroll
expense for actors and stunt men and production staff including photographic and
sound crews and set construction workers as well as wardrobe and makeup
personnel. There are costs for the use of the various kinds of equipment
including camera, sound and transportation equipment. Travel and living expenses
account for a substantial part of any budget when scenes are shot on location.
It is expected that many of the scenes in the production of "The Giant" will be
filmed in Italy. During the post-production period, we must make outlays for
editing, music and laboratory expenses. In the distribution stage, public and
marketing are major expenses. In the production of any movie, it is important to
maintain strict adherence to a well-conceived realistic budget.
If we do not sell the maximum number of units offered there will be an
impact upon our operations. If the proceeds of this offering are insufficient to
enable us to develop our business, we may have to borrow funds from banks and
other lenders or make other financial arrangements, including but not limited to
the sale of additional securities in order to produce or co-produce motion
pictures. No assurance can be given, however, that any such loans or
arrangements will successfully be made or that any such funds will be available
to us.
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Working capital is the amount of our current assets, such as cash,
receivables and work in process, in excess of our current liabilities, such as
accounts payable. Working capital may be used to pay the salaries and expenses
of employees, including management personnel, although management has not
received any salary to date. Beginning October 1, 2000, Mr. LaLoggia will be
paid, in accordance with his employment agreement, $100,000 per year.
Depending upon the availability of star actors and others, we may use
part of the money allocated for motion picture production for advance payments
to secure the services of a particular actor or actors when production begins.
There is no assurance that, even if we offer advance payments that will be
placed in escrow, we will be able to secure the services of a star actor.
We reserve the right to use the proceeds for different purposes if we
believe such a change is necessary and in the best interests of the Company and
its shareholders.
Based upon current plans and assumptions relating to our business plan,
we anticipate that the proceeds of this offering will satisfy our capital
requirements for a period of approximately 12 months following completion of
this offering. However, if our plans change or our assumptions prove to be
inaccurate, we may need to seek additional financing sooner than currently
anticipated or curtail our operations.
Pending expenditures of the proceeds of the offering, we may make
temporary investments in interest-bearing accounts, certificates of deposits,
United States Government obligations or money market accounts.
DIVIDEND POLICY
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock.
We presently intend to reinvest earnings to fund the production of motion
pictures and to develop and expand our business and, therefore, we do not
anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
The declaration of cash dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our
board of directors and will depend upon our earnings, capital requirements and
financial position, general economic conditions and other pertinent factors.
We do plan, however, to declare dividends in the form of stock at the
rate of 10% every six months for the next five years. Each semi-annual dividend
will be paid on the increased number of shares so that for the first year the
annualized stock dividends will be the equivalent of 21%. The stock dividends
will be paid to all common shareholders owning stock as of the record date
determined by our board of directors. We expect the first stock dividend to be
declared approximately 180 days after the effective date of this prospectus.
We have set aside from our authorized and unissued common stock
10,000,000 shares to be available for stock dividends for the next five years.
The shares set aside will be sufficient to cover the stock dividends to be paid
on the shares to be outstanding after the completion of this offering as well as
for the additional shares that may be purchased by warrant holders because of
the adjustments for stock dividends.
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DILUTION
A company's net tangible book value per share consists of its total
tangible assets minus its total liabilities, divided by the total number of
shares of common stock outstanding. As of June 30, 2000, we had a negative net
tangible book value of $(46,785) or about $(0.01) per share.
As of June 30, 2000, after adjusting for the issuance of 1,200,000
units in this offering at an assumed offering price of $6.00 per unit and the
receipt by us of the net proceeds from this offering then our as adjusted net
tangible book value would have been approximately $6,903,215 or about $1.32 per
share of common stock.
This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of
about $1.33 per share to the existing shareholders and an immediate dilution of
$4.68 per share to the new investors purchasing shares in this offering. If less
than the entire offering is sold, the dilution to new investors would be
greater.
The following table explains the dilution of this offering, based upon various
levels of units sold.
Percentage of Offering Completed 50% 75% 100%
Units Sold 600,000 900,000 1,200,000
Offering price per unit $6.00 $6.00 $6.00
Net negative tangible book value per
share before offering ($0.01) ($0.01) ($0.01)
Increase per share due to offering 0.72 1.05 1.33
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As adjusted net tangible book value
per share after offering 0.71 1.04 1.32
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Dilution per share of common stock to
investors in this offering $5.29 $4.96 $4.68
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The following tables summarize, as of June 30, 2000, the number and
percentage of shares of common stock purchased from our company, the amount and
percentage of the consideration paid and the average price per share paid by
existing shareholders and by new investors pursuant to this offering. The tables
are based on sales of 50%, 75% and 100% of the units offered. The calculation
below is based upon an initial public offering price of $6.00 per unit, before
deducting the estimated offering expenses paid by us.
If we sell 50% of the offering-600,000 units
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Shares Purchased Total Consideration Average Price
Number Percent Amount Percent Per Share
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Existing stockholders 4,027,750 87.0% $ 175,132 4.6% $0.04
New investors 600,000 13.0 3,600,000 95.4 6.00
Total 4,627,750 100.0 3,775,132 100.0 ----
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If we sell 75% of the offering-900,000 units
Shares Purchased Total Consideration Average Price
Number Percent Amount Percent Per Share
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Existing stockholders 4,027,750 81.7% $ 175,132 3.1% $0.04
New investors 900,000 18.3 5,400,000 96.9 6.00
Total 4,927,750 100.0 5,575,132 100.0 ----
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If we sell 100% of the offering-1,200,000 units
Shares Purchased Total Consideration Average Price
Number Percent Amount Percent Per Share
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Existing stockholders 4,027,750 77.0% $ 175,132 2.4% $0.04
New investors 1,200,000 23.0 7,200,000 97.6 6.00
Total 5,227,750 100.0 7,375,132 100.0
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our capitalization on June 30, 2000.
This table should be read in conjunction with our financial statements included
in this prospectus.
June 30, 2000
Long-term debt $ -
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, par value $.0001
25,000,000 shares authorized -
Common stock, par value $.0001
50,000,000 shares authorized
4,027,750 issued and outstanding 403
Additional paid-in capital 174,729
Deferred compensation (15,125)
Accumulated deficit (181,415)
Stockholder receivable (5,000)
Total stockholders' equity (deficiency) $ (26,408)
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BUSINESS
Overview
Our company, BellaCasa Productions, Inc. was recently formed to operate
as a motion picture studio. We plan to acquire, produce and market motion
pictures for distribution to movie theaters and ancillary markets.
OUR COMPANY
We are a development stage independent motion picture development,
production and marketing company. We were organized to develop and produce
feature length motion pictures. Shortly after our incorporation, we acquired
from Mr. Frank LaLoggia certain rights to two screenplays entitled "The Giant"
and "Hands." Mr. LaLoggia is our founder, president and board chairman. He also
owns nearly 60% of our outstanding common stock. Mr. LaLoggia received his stock
in exchange for the screenplay rights. We intend to produce motion pictures
based on these literary properties. Attached to this prospectus are summaries of
both screenplays. Since inception, our activities have consisted primarily of
raising capital through the sale of our common stock and positioning ourselves
to begin making movies. We have begun to proceed with the pre-production stage
for "The Giant." Our pre-production has included interviewing potential cast
members and supporting staff. We have also made arrangements for the logistics
of filming on location outside of the United States and preparing our budgets.
On completion of this offering, we will proceed with pre-production of
"The Giant" and then begin the principal photography stage.
As part of our acquisition of the screenplay rights, we received more
than 1,500 completed storyboard drawings. Storyboards are visual representations
of each camera setup for use during the course of filming. "The Giant" which
takes place at the end of the 13th century is the story of the creation of the
artistic masterpiece, the sculpture of David, by Michelangelo. Historically, the
citizens of Florence have always referred to the statue as the "Giant." The
excavation of the statue's raw material, an 11-foot by 8-foot rock, in one
piece, was a technological feat for its day. "Hands" is a modern-day thriller
mixed with supernatural elements. The setting for the film is primarily rural
central Italy.
We continue to review other potential film projects. We have not
acquired any options or entered into any agreements regarding any projects other
than "The Giant" and "Hands." We have, however, entered into negotiations to
acquire the rights to produce a movie based on the biography of the legendary
comedy team of Bud Abbott & Lou Costello, as portrayed in "Lou's on First."
There is no assurance that we will be able to acquire these rights.
Business Approach
We are committed to the development and production of high quality
motion pictures that have enduring value in all media. "The Giant" and "Hands"
are examples of the types of movies that meet our standards. No assurance can be
given that we will obtain the necessary funds to produce profitable motion
pictures.
As an independent producer of feature films, we do not have sufficient
capital to independently finance our own productions. Accordingly, most of our
financial resources will be devoted to financing development activities, which
include the acquisition of underlying literary works such as books and plays,
and commissioning screenplays. We believe a key element in the success of our
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company will be Mr. LaLoggia's reputation in the entertainment business and his
access to and relationships with creative talent including actors, writers and
directors.
The ability to create or identify and develop attractive properties
will be important for the success of our company. The feature film industry,
including the major studios, relies heavily on independent producers to identify
projects, which are then developed further or produced and distributed by the
major studios.
We plan to employ a flexible strategy in developing and producing our
motion picture and film properties. We will use our own capital and financial
resources to develop a project to the point where it is ready to go into
production. We will assemble a "package" consisting of the underlying literary
property, a script that is ready for production, and key talent, including a
director and principal cast. We believe that we should be able to secure key
talent based on the attractiveness of the script but we may also offer, as an
added incentive, grants of our stock or options to acquire our stock. We will
then secure the financing to produce the movie and make it available for
distribution. The financing may come from, for example, lenders with profit
participations, advances from distribution companies or accredited investors or
a combination of sources. The benefit of developing a project to this advanced
stage is that we will have maximum leverage in negotiating production and
financing arrangements. Nevertheless, there may be situations when we may
benefit from financial assistance at an earlier stage. These occasions may be
necessary as a result of lengthy development of a script, the desirability of
commissioning a script by a highly paid writer, the acquisition of an expensive
underlying work, or a significant financial commitment to a director or star.
In connection with the production and distribution of a motion picture,
major studios and independent production companies often grant contractual
rights to actors, directors, screenwriters, and other creative and financial
contributors to share in revenues or net profits from the motion picture. Except
for the most sought-after talent, these third-party participators are generally
payable after all distribution fees, marketing expenses, direct production costs
and financing costs are recouped in full. We plan to be flexible in compensating
talent. We are not averse to entering into profit-sharing arrangements. We will
also consider the use of our securities to reward the actors and other
participants in a successful motion picture.
Company Goals
Our initial short-term goal is to produce and or co-produce at least
two profitable feature films in the next two years. We expect that our first
film will be "The Giant." We have not yet decided as to which film will be our
second. In the next six to eight months, we expect to begin the principal
photography of "The Giant." The estimated proceeds from this offering will be
insufficient to enable us to produce a feature film without additional outside
financing and deferral of certain production costs. Please see "Use of
Proceeds." Our long-term key goal is to become a major independent film
producer.
For certain films, we plan to enter into co-productions with
experienced and qualified production companies in order to become a consistent
supplier of multiple products to distributors in the world markets. In
connection with co-productions, we do not want to relinquish control of the
project, so we intend to provide up to 50% of the funds required by the
production. We may obtain our share from others such as from borrowings or by
offering participations in other films. With dependable and consistent delivery
of product to these markets, we believe that distribution arrangements can be
structured which will be equivalent to the arrangements made by major studios.
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No assurance can be given that our feature films, if produced, will be
distributed and, if distributed, will return our initial investment or make a
profit. To achieve the goal of producing profitable feature films, we plan to be
extremely selective in our choice of literary property and exercise a high
degree of control over the cost of production. Although we plan to produce films
that will generate substantial box office receipts, we will produce our films in
a fiscally conservative manner. We believe that it is possible for a feature
film to return the initial investment and show a profit based on an average box
office run, with residuals from the sale of ancillary rights adding to cash flow
in future years. By keeping strict control of our costs, we will strive for
consistent and profitable returns on our investment.
Feature Film Production
Feature film production does not require the ownership of expensive
equipment. All the necessary equipment needed to engage in every aspect of the
film production process can be rented or borrowed for the period in which it is
needed. This is standard operating procedure for all production companies within
the industry and we plan to follow this procedure in our productions. Such
rentals and temporary equipment are accounted for in the budget of each film in
what are called the "below the line" costs that are directly charged to the
production or the cost of "manufacturing" the film. We plan to rent whatever
equipment is needed for the shortest period of time and to coordinate its use to
avoid idle time.
Essential to our success will be the production of high quality films
with low to medium budgets ranging from $5 to $25 million that have the
potential to gain national and international attention. We will not engage in
the production of X-rated material. We plan to make motion pictures that appeal
to the tastes of the vast majority of the movie going public. Our films will be
cast into a wide range of genres. All movies that may be produced will be
suitable for domestic and international theatrical exhibition, pay cable,
network and syndicated television, as well as all other ancillary markets.
The moderate budgets, within which we intend to operate, will serve the
dual purpose of being low enough to limit our downside exposure and high enough
to pay for a feature film with recognizable actors or directors that appeal to
the major markets. The market pull of the talent to be used must justify their
fees by helping to attract advances. Our budgets must remain small enough so
that a large percentage of our capital is not put at risk. We intend to produce
projects with built-in breakeven levels that can be reached with ancillary and
foreign distribution revenue. If the movie crosses-over into a wide national
distribution release, we can potentially generate a large upside because our
share is not limited as with ancillary and foreign revenues.
In order to produce quality motion pictures for relatively modest
budgets, we will seek to avoid the high operating expenses that are typical of
major studio productions. We do not plan on having high overhead caused by large
staffs, interest charges, substantial fixed assets, and the investment in a
large number of projects never produced. We believe we can affect savings
because of better time management than is possible in a major studio production,
by maintaining a smaller, more flexible staff with fewer established
organizational restrictions.
Under our operational plan, primary responsibility for the overall
planning, financing and production of each motion picture will rest with our
officers. For each motion picture we will either employ an independent film
director who will be responsible for, or involved with, many of the creative
elements, such as direction, photography, and editing, or a BellaCasa employee
who is experienced in directing a particular type of film. All decisions will be
subject to budgetary restrictions and our business control, although we will
permit an independent director to retain reasonable artistic control of the
project, consistent with its completion within strict budget guidelines and the
commercial requirements of the picture.
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Financing Strategy
We will not be able to produce a feature film on our own with the
proceeds of this offering without additional outside financing and the deferral
of certain production costs. Wherever possible we will attempt to make
arrangements with providers of goods and services to defer payment until a later
stage in the production and financing cycle. Once a film package has been
assembled, there are various methods to obtain the funds needed to complete the
production of a movie. Examples of financing alternatives include the assignment
of our rights in a film to a joint venture or a co-producer. Also, we may form a
limited liability company or partnership where we will be the managing member or
the general partner. In addition we may obtain favorable pre-release sales or
pre-licensing commitments from various end users such as independent domestic
distributors, foreign distributors, cable networks, and video distributors.
These various techniques, which are commonly used in the industry, can be
combined to finance a project without a major studio financial commitment.
We may use any one or a combination of these or other techniques to
finance our films. We anticipate that any financing method will permit us to
maintain control over the production. There can be no assurance that we will be
able to successfully arrange for such additional financing and to the extent we
are unsuccessful our production activities may be adversely affected.
As part of our financing strategy, we may use some of the proceeds of
this offering that is allocated to movie production to be used as an advance
payment to secure the services of a star actor. This will assure the actor's
services and will assist us in obtaining financing to produce the movie.
Distribution Arrangements
Effective distribution is critical to the economic success of a feature
film, particularly when made by an independent production company. We have not
as yet negotiated agreements for the distribution of our films.
We intend to release our films domestically through existing
distribution companies, primarily independent distributors. We will retain the
right for ourselves to market the films on a territory-by-territory basis
throughout the rest of the world and to market television and other uses
separately. In many instances, depending upon the nature of distribution terms
available, it may be advantageous or necessary for us to license all, or
substantially all, distribution rights through one major distributor.
It is not possible to predict with certainty the nature of the
distribution arrangements, if any, which we may secure for our motion pictures.
Description of Motion Picture Industry
General
Movies have been a popular form of entertainment since before World
War I. It has been a steady growth industry since the first silent movie. In its
release for 1998, the Motion Picture Association of America, which only issues
U.S. statistics, reported that box office receipts in the United States grew
nearly 50% since 1990 to nearly $7 billion. The number of admissions to movie
theaters in the United States was approximately 1.5 billion up from 1.2 billion
in 1990. The motion picture industry in the United States has changed
substantially over the last 30 years and continues to evolve rapidly. With the
advent of network, broadcasting television alliances, cable television and home
video, the market has expanded faster than at any other time. Movies are being
bought for pay-television cable networks as well as for the traditional outlets
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of theaters and network television. With the expansion of audience markets,
distribution is no longer limited to the major distributors and the broadest
possible audience appeal. With this media expansion, less general, more specific
audiences can be sought and profitably exploited such as for science fiction or
horror films or films geared to children or to women.
Historically, the major studios financed, produced and distributed the
vast majority of American-made motion pictures. More recently, independent
producers have produced many of the motion picture releases. Today, much of the
financing and distribution of significant motion pictures remains in the control
of the major studios. Many of the major Hollywood film production companies have
become part of large conglomerate business operations, or have, for a variety of
reasons, diversified their operations. As a result, these companies have adopted
a policy of producing only a relatively small number of films each year.
Consequently, many smaller, independent film production companies, much like our
company, have been established in recent years.
The following general description is a simplified overview of the
complex process of producing motion pictures and is intended as an aid in
understanding the film industry and does not describe what will necessarily
occur in the case of any particular motion picture. The general description
applies to independent film companies, as well as to major motion picture
studios. The business of BellaCasa will involve the actual development and
production of motion pictures.
The procedures and practices described in the following generalized
discussion relating to the motion picture industry are intended only to provide
a background against which the business of our company may be evaluated. There
can be no assurance that the procedures and practices described in the following
generalized discussion will apply in any particular instance to the business of
BellaCasa.
Production of Motion Pictures
During the filmmaking process, which takes approximately 12 to 24
months from the start of the development phase to theatrical release, a film
progresses through several phases. The four stages of motion picture production
are development, pre-production, principal photography and post-production.
After the movie producer completes that process, the film is distributed and
marketed. The following is a brief summary of each stage of production.
Development and Pre-production
In the development stage of a motion picture project, literary material
for the project is acquired, either through an option to acquire such rights, or
by engaging the writer to create original literary material. If the literary
material is not in script form, a writer must be engaged to create a script. The
script must be sufficiently detailed to provide the production company and
others participating in the financing of a motion picture with enough
information to estimate the cost of producing the motion picture. Only a small
percentage of projects in development will become completed motion pictures.
During the pre-production stage, the production company hires creative personnel
including the principal cast members. It also uses this time to establish
shooting locations and schedules. The production company also prepares the
budget and secures the necessary financing. Pre-production activities are
usually more expensive than the development process. In cases involving unique
or desired talent, commitments must be made to keep performers available for the
picture. The pre-production stage of each motion picture will extend for
approximately two months.
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Principal Photography and Post-production
The process of principal photography is the actual filming of a motion
picture. During principal photography, almost all of the film footage is shot,
although additional scenes may be added during post-production. This part of the
making of a movie together with creating special effects is the most costly
stage of producing a motion picture. Principal photography generally takes from
eight to twelve weeks to complete. Bad weather at locations, the illness of a
cast or crew member, disputes with local authorities or labor unions, a
director's or producer's decision to shoot scenes for artistic reasons, and
other often unpredictable events can seriously delay the scheduled completion of
principal photography and substantially increase its costs. If a motion picture
reaches the principal photography stage, it usually will be completed. Following
principal photography is the post-production stage. During post-production, the
motion picture film is edited to its final form. Music is added, as is dialogue
and special effects. Music and film action are synchronized during this stage as
the film is brought to its completed form. The picture negative is then readied
for the production of release prints. While the post-production stage may extend
for any period, depending upon editing difficulties or the addition of new
material, on the average, post-production may take from approximately 2 to 4
months. Most motion pictures that reach the post-production stage are eventually
completed and distributed.
Distribution of Motion Pictures
One of the most important aspects of the motion picture industry is
distribution. Once a film is produced it must be distributed. Motion picture
revenues are derived from the worldwide licensing of a motion picture to several
distinct markets, each having its own distribution network and potential for
profit. The selection of the distributor for each of our feature films will
depend upon a number of factors. Our most basic criterion is whether the
distributor has the ability to secure bookings for the exhibition of the film on
satisfactory terms. We will consider whether, when and in what amount the
distributor will make advances to us. We will also consider the amount and
manner of computing distribution fees and the extent to which the distributor
will guarantee certain print, advertising and promotional expenditures. We do
not commit to raising substantial funds such as by this offering for the actual
production of a particular film unless we believe that adequate distribution
arrangements for the film can be made.
Most of the revenues produced by a film are usually generated during
the first five years after the film's initial domestic theatrical release.
Movies that are commercially successful may continue to generate revenues beyond
five years from the re-licensing of distribution rights in certain media,
including television and home video, and from the licensing of distribution
rights with respect to new media and technologies. The timing of revenues
received from the various sources varies from film to film. The markets for film
product have been undergoing rapid changes due to technical and other
innovations. As a consequence, the sources of revenue available have been
changing rapidly and the relative importance of the various markets as well as
the timing of such revenue have also changed and can be expected to continue to
change.
The following is a brief summary of each of the sources of revenue from
motion pictures and the distinct distribution process associated with each. We
expect our movies to generate revenue from all of these sources.
Theatrical Distribution
The distributor and theatrical exhibitor generally enter into license
agreements providing for the payment by the exhibitor to the distributor of a
percentage of box office receipts after deducting the exhibitor's overhead or a
flat amount. The percentage generally ranges from 35-60% and may change for each
week the film plays in a specific theater, depending on the motion picture's
success at the box office. The balance, known as the gross film rental, is
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remitted to the distributor. The distributor then retains a distribution fee
from the gross film rental and recovers the costs of distributing the film,
consisting primarily of advertising, marketing, and production cost, and the
cost of manufacturing release prints. The balance, if any, after recouping any
advance or minimum guarantee previously paid is then paid to the producer based
on a predetermined split between the producer and distributor.
Theatrical Distribution-United States
Recently, United States theatrical exhibition has generated a declining
percentage of the total income earned by most pictures largely because of the
increasing importance of cable and pay television, home video and other
ancillary markets. Nevertheless, the total revenues generated in the United
States theatrical market are still increasing and are still likely to account
for a large percentage of revenues for a particular film. In addition,
performance in the United States theatrical market generally has a profound
effect on the value of the picture in other media and other markets. For a
picture's initial theatrical release, the United States theater exhibitor will
usually pay to a distributor a percentage of the box office receipts which is
negotiated based upon the expected appeal of the motion picture. The percentage
of box office receipts remitted to the distributor is known as film rentals and
customarily diminishes during the course of the picture's theatrical run.
Typically, the distributor's share of total box office receipts over the entire
initial theatrical release period will average between 35 to 60 percent; the
exhibitor will retain the remaining 40 to 65 percent. The exhibitor will also
retain all receipts from the sale of food and drinks at the theater.
Occasionally, an exhibitor will pay to the distributor a flat fee or percentage
of the box office receipts against a guaranteed amount.
Theatrical Distribution-Foreign
While the value of the foreign theater market varies due to currency
exchange rate fluctuations and the political conditions in the world or specific
territories, it continues to provide a significant source of revenue for
theatrical distribution. Because this market is comprised of a multiplicity of
countries and, in some cases, requires the making of foreign language versions,
the distribution pattern stretches over a longer period of time than does the
United States theatrical market. Major studios usually distribute motion
pictures in foreign countries through local entities. Distribution fees to these
firms usually vary between 35 and 40 percent depending upon the territory or
financial arrangements. These local entities generally will be either wholly-
owned by the distributor, a joint venture between the distributor and another
motion picture company, or an independent agent or sub-distributor. These local
entities may also distribute motion pictures of other producers, including some
major studios. Film rental agreements with foreign exhibitors take a number of
different forms, but typically provide for payment to a distributor for a fixed
percentage of box office receipts or a flat amount. Risks associated with
foreign distribution include fluctuations in currency values and government
restrictions or quotas on the percentage or receipts that may be paid to the
distributor, the remittance of funds to the United States and the importance of
motion pictures to a foreign country.
Home Video
A motion picture typically becomes available for videocassette and
digital videodisk or DVD distribution within four to six months after its
initial domestic theatrical release. Home video distribution consists of the
promotion and sale of videocassettes and DVD to local, regional and national
video retailers who rent or sell cassettes and disks to consumers primarily for
home viewing. Most films are sold at a wholesale price to video rental stores,
which rent the cassettes and DVD to consumers. Owners of films generally do not
share in rental income. Following the initial marketing period, selected films
are re-marketed at a wholesale price for sale in cassette or DVD form to
consumers. These "sell-through" arrangements are used most often with films that
will appeal to a broad marketplace or to children. Some films are initially
offered at a price designed for sell-through rather than rental when it is
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believed that the ownership demand by consumers will result in a sufficient
level of sales to justify the reduced margin on each cassette or DVD sold.
The home video market in the Unites States and abroad has experienced
substantial growth in the past several years and film industry analysts predict
a period of continued growth. There are indications, however, that accessing
movies "on demand" on a pay-per-view basis may be a viable alternative to video
rental as new technology is developed in the future. This development may impact
video rentals but would likely be offset by comparable increases in pay-per-view
usage and profit margins due to lower distribution costs and lower prices for
viewers plus the convenience of faster selection and at-home selection.
Certain foreign territories in particular have seen increased
utilization of home video units due to the relative lack of diversified
television programming. Sales of videocassettes have increased in such markets
in recent years. Although growth in this area may slow because of an increase in
television programming in such foreign territories, receipts from home video in
these markets can be expected to continue to be significant. Home video
arrangements in international territories are similar to those in domestic
territories except that the wholesale prices may differ.
Television
Television rights are generally licensed first to pay-per-view for an
exhibition period within six to nine months following initial U.S. theatrical
release. Within twelve to fifteen months after the initial domestic release the
rights are then licensed to pay television, then in certain cases to free
television for an exhibition period, and then to pay television again. These
films are then syndicated to either independent stations or basic cable outlets.
Cable and Pay Television
Pay television rights include rights granted the cable, direct
broadcast satellite, pay-per-view and other services paid for by subscribers.
Pay television companies have entered into output contracts with one or more
major motion picture production companies on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis
to insure themselves a continuous supply of motion picture programming. Some pay
television services have required exclusivity as a precondition for such
contracts. Pay-per-view television allows subscribers to pay for individual
programs, including recently released movies, on a per use basis. Pay television
allows cable television subscribers to view such channels as HBO, Showtime, The
Movie Channel, Lifetime, and A&E, which are offered by their cable system
operators for a monthly subscription fee. Since groups of motion pictures are
typically packaged and licensed for exhibition on television over a period of
time, revenues from these television licensing "packages" may be received over a
period that extends beyond five years from the initial domestic theatrical
release of a particular film. Motion pictures are also packaged and licensed for
television broadcast in international markets.
The pay television market is characterized by a large number of sellers
and few buyers. However, the number of motion pictures utilized by these buyers
is extremely large and a great majority of motion pictures that receive
theatrical exhibition in the United States are shown on pay television.
Network Television
In the United States, broadcast network rights are granted to ABC, CBS,
Fox, NBC or other entities formed to distribute programming to a large group of
stations. The commercial television networks in the United States license motion
pictures for a limited number of exhibitions during a period that usually
commences two to three years after a motion picture's initial theatrical
release. During recent years, only a small percentage of motion pictures have
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been licensed to network television, and the fees paid for such motion pictures
have declined. This decline is generally attributed to the growth of the pay
television and home video markets, and the ability of commercial television
networks to produce or acquire made-for-television motion pictures at a lower
cost than license fees previously paid for theatrical motion pictures.
Television Syndication
Distributors also license the right to broadcast a motion picture on
local, commercial television stations in the United States, usually for a period
commencing five years after initial theatrical release of the motion picture,
but earlier if the producer has not entered into a commercial television network
license. This activity, known as syndication, has become an important source of
revenues as the number of, and competition for programming among, local
television stations has increased.
Foreign Television Syndication
Motion pictures are now being licensed in the foreign television market
in a manner similar to that in the United States. The number of foreign
television stations as well as the modes of transmission has been expanding
rapidly, and the value of such markets has been likewise increasing and should
continue to increase.
Producers may license motion pictures to foreign television stations
during the same period they license such motion pictures to television in the
Unites States. Governmental restrictions and the timing of the initial foreign
theatrical release of the motion pictures in a particular country may delay the
exhibition of a motion picture in that country.
International Markets Growth and Tastes
Motion picture distributors and producers derive revenue from
international markets in the same media as domestic markets. The growth of
foreign revenues has been dramatic, and now accounts for more than half of the
total revenues of many films. The increase in revenues is currently being driven
primarily from the growth of television abroad. The increase in foreign
television viewers and foreign revenues is likely to continue. Although the
increased level of foreign viewers affects the revenues of most films, the
effect is not uniform. Action films and films with major stars benefit most from
foreign revenues as compared to films with uniquely American themes with unknown
actors.
Non-Theatrical and Other Rights
Films may be licensed for use by airlines, schools, public libraries,
community groups, the military, correctional facilities, cruise ships and
others.
We anticipate not only acquiring and producing motion pictures but also
capitalizing on other marketing opportunities associated with these properties.
We intend to exploit all available rights in each film, including the publishing
and promotion of music, the incorporation of original songs on the sound track
for subsequent use in promotion, sound track albums and story-telling records
and the licensing of merchandising rights.
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Government and Other Regulation
Censorship
An industry trade association, the Motion Picture Association of
America, assigns ratings for age group suitability for domestic theatrical
distribution of motion pictures under the auspices of its Code and Rating
Administration. The film distributor generally submits its film to the Code and
Rating Administration for a rating. We plan to follow the practice of submitting
our pictures for ratings.
Television networks and stations in the United States as well as some
foreign governments may impose additional restrictions on the content of a
motion picture that may wholly or partially restrict exhibition on television or
in a particular territory.
We will not engage in the production of X-rated material. We plan to
make motion pictures that appeal to the tastes of the vast majority of the
movie-going public. We plan to produce our motion pictures so there will be no
material restrictions on exhibition in any major market or media. This policy
may require production of "cover" shots or different photography and recording
of certain scenes for insertion in versions of a motion picture exhibited on
television or theatrically in certain territories.
There can be no assurance that current and future restrictions on the
content of our films may not limit or affect our ability to exhibit our pictures
in certain territories and media.
Theatrical distribution of motion pictures, in a number of states and
certain jurisdictions, is subject to provisions of trade practice laws passed in
those jurisdictions. These laws generally seek to eliminate the practice known
as "blind bidding" and prohibit the licensing of films unless theater owners are
invited to attend screenings of the film first. In certain instances, these laws
also prohibit payment of advances and guarantees to film distributors by
exhibitors.
Labor Laws
Many individuals associated with our productions, including actors,
writers and directors, are members of guilds or unions, which bargain
collectively with producers on an industry-wide basis from time to time. Our
operations are dependent upon our compliance with the provisions of collective
bargaining agreements governing relationships with these guilds and unions.
Strikes or other work stoppages by members of these unions could delay or
disrupt our activities. However, the extent to which the existence of collective
bargaining agreements may affect us in the future is not currently determinable.
Intellectual Property Rights
Rights to motion pictures are granted legal protection under the
copyright laws of the United States and most foreign countries. These laws
provide substantial civil and criminal penalties for unauthorized duplication
and exhibition of motion pictures. Motion pictures, musical works, sound
recordings, artwork, and still photography are separately subject to copyright
under most copyright laws. We plan to take appropriate and reasonable measures
to secure, protect, and maintain copyright protection for all of our pictures
under the laws of the applicable jurisdictions. Motion picture piracy is an
industry-wide problem. Our industry trade association provides a piracy hotline
and investigates all piracy reports. The results of such investigations may
warrant legal action, by the owner of the rights, and, depending on the scope of
the piracy, investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the
possibility of criminal prosecution.
Motion picture piracy is an international as well as a domestic
problem. It is extensive in many parts of the world. In addition to the Motion
Picture Association of America, the Motion Picture Export Association, the
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American Film Marketing Association, and the American Film Export Association
monitor the progress and efforts made by various countries to limit or prevent
piracy. In the past, these various trade associations have enacted voluntary
embargoes of motion picture exports to certain countries in order to pressure
the governments of those countries to become more aggressive in preventing
motion picture piracy. The United States government has publicly considered
trade sanctions against specific countries that do not prevent copyright
infringement of American motion pictures. There can be no assurance that
voluntary industry embargoes or United States government trade sanctions will be
enacted. If enacted, such actions may impact the revenue that we realize from
the international exploitation of our motion pictures. If not enacted or if
other measures are not taken, the motion picture industry, including us, may
lose an indeterminate amount of revenue as a result of motion picture piracy.
Competition
The motion picture industry is intensely competitive. Competition comes
from companies within the same business and companies in other entertainment
media that create alternative forms of leisure entertainment. We will be
competing with the major film studios that dominate the motion picture industry.
Some of these firms we compete with include: News Corporation's Twentieth
Century Fox; Time Warner's Warner Bros. including Turner, New Line Cinema and
Castle Rock Entertainment; Viacom's Paramount Pictures; Seagram's Universal
Studios; Sony Corp.'s Sony Pictures including Columbia and TriStar; Walt Disney
Company's Buena Vista, Touchstone and Miramax and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer including
MGM Pictures, UA Pictures, Orion and Goldwyn. We will also compete with numerous
independent motion picture production companies, television networks, and pay
television systems, for the acquisition of literary properties, the services of
performing artists, directors, producers, and other creative and technical
personnel, and production financing. Nearly all of the firms we will compete
with are organizations of substantially larger size and capacity, with far
greater financial and personnel resources and longer operating histories, and
may be better able to acquire properties, personnel and financing, and enter
into more favorable distribution agreements. In addition, our films compete for
audience acceptance with motion pictures produced and distributed by other
companies. Our success is dependent on public taste, which is both unpredictable
and susceptible to rapid change.
Facilities
We currently lease approximately 570 square feet of office space from
Universal Studios in Universal City, California. The current monthly rental
amount is $1,753. Our lease began in January 1999 and continues on a
month-to-month basis until terminated by either party with 30 days written
notice. The space is adequate for our purposes at present.
Employees
We currently have one employee, our president and chief executive
officer, Mr. Frank LaLoggia. Our other officers, including Mr. LaMarca will
assume employee status upon completion of this offering. We may utilize
independent contractors and consultants from time to time to assist in
developing, producing and promoting our motion pictures. Independent contractors
are generally paid on a commission, hourly or job-related basis, depending on
the services being performed.
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MANAGEMENT
Directors and Executive Officers
The directors and executive officers of the Company are:
Name Age Position
---- --- --------
Frank LaLoggia 46 Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Katherine Helmond 69 Director
Scott P. Schomer 37 Chief Financial Officer and Director
Andrew G. LaMarca 45 Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Susan Schindler 53 Treasurer and Secretary
Frank LaLoggia has served as our chairman of the board, president and chief
executive officer since our incorporation in July 1998. From 1974 to July 1998,
Mr. LaLoggia was an independent writer, producer and director. Mr. LaLoggia
began making short films at the age of 16. Among the awards he garnered for his
early efforts are the Photographic Society of America Award, the Gold Medal
Award from the Atlanta Film Festival, the Cine Eagle Award and the Francis Scott
Key Award from the Boston Film Festival. Mr. LaLoggia's first feature film,
"Fear No Evil" was produced independently and distributed worldwide by AVCO
Embassy Pictures. His highly acclaimed "Lady in White," which he wrote,
produced, directed and composed the original score for, was also independently
produced and distributed worldwide. Mr. LaLoggia also directed "The Haunted
Heart" which starred Academy Award nominee Diane Ladd and Academy Award winner
Olympia Dukakis.
Katherine Helmond has been a director of our company since its inception in July
1998. Ms. Helmond has been an actress for nearly 30 years and a director for
more than the past five years. She is an Emmy and Tony Award nominee and winner
of two Golden Globe Awards and both the New York and Los Angeles Drama Critics
Awards. She is best known for her acting roles on the renowned television
series, "Soap," "Who's The Boss" and "Coach." Her movies include Alfred
Hitchcock's "Family Plot"(1978); Terri Gilliam's "Time Bandits"(1981),
"Brazil"(1985) and his recent "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"(1998); Robert
Wise's "The Hindenberg"(1975), and Frank LaLoggia's "Lady in White"(1988).
Scott P. Schomer has been a director of our company and our chief financial
officer since August 1999. He has also been vice president of legal affairs of
Stayhealthy.com since January 2000. From September 1999 to January 2000, he
maintained an independent private law practice. From June 1998 to August 1999,
he was general counsel for Century West Financial Corporation, a real estate
investment company. For the previous six years, he was a litigation attorney
with the Los Angeles law firm of Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble & Mallory, LLP.
Mr. Schomer, a member of the California Bar, has served since 1997 as a Judge of
the Los Angeles Municipal Court. He has also been president of the Los Angeles
Center for Law and Justice. Mr. Schomer is a graduate of Western Michigan
University and received his law degree from Boston University.
Andrew G. LaMarca has agreed to join our company as vice president and chief
operating officer after the SEC declares this offering effective. He has been
involved in the production of motion pictures for the past 15 years. From March
1999 to October 1999, he was the line producer of "Gun Shy" for Fortis Films and
Walt Disney Company. From January 1997 through June 1998, he was employed by
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Paramount Pictures Corporation as the line producer of "The Out of Towners" and
the production manager of "Odd Couple II-Travelin' Light." From January 1996 to
January 1997, Orion Pictures employed Mr. LaMarca as the line producer for the
movie "Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag." From January 1995 to January 1996, he was
co-producer of the movie "Ace Ventura-When Nature Calls" for Morgan Creek
Productions. From January 1994 to January 1995, he was employed by Walt Disney
Company as co-producer of "The Puppet Masters."
Susan Schindler is our treasurer and secretary, positions she has held since May
1999. From 1989 to February 1999, Ms. Schindler was the owner and president of
"Brainwash," a San Francisco nightclub and cafe that also is a full-service
laundromat. From April 1997 to the present, she has been a managing member of
ATM Providers, LLC, a company that sells and places automated teller machines.
She is a graduate of University of California at Berkeley.
Mr. LaLoggia has devoted full-time to his position with us since our
incorporation. The other officers and directors have been available as needed.
Board of Directors and Committees
All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of the
shareholders and the election of their successors. Officers are elected annually
by the board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board.
Our board of directors will establish two standing committees, an audit
committee and a compensation committee, the members of which have not yet been
appointed.
Our audit committee will:
o recommend, to our entire board of directors, the independent public
accountants to be engaged by us
o review the plan and scope of our annual audit
o review our internal controls and financial management policies with our
independent public accountants
o review all related party transactions.
The compensation committee will:
o review and recommend, to our entire board of directors, compensation
and benefits to be paid to our officers and directors
o administer our stock option plan
o approve the grant of options under the stock option plan
o establish and review general policies relating to compensation and
benefits of our employees.
Board of Advisors
We have a four-member board of advisors. Members of this board possess
extensive experience in the motion picture industry, where they have worked
individually and collectively in a variety of disciplines related to the
industry. They serve at the behest of the board of directors and are available
to give advice in all areas of the motion picture industry. Their term of office
will not exceed a period of five years.
The members of our board of advisors generally receive a one-time
issuance of 12,500 shares of our common stock. A total of 62,500 shares of our
common stock were issued to Messrs. Levy, Carpenter, Dobson, and Bancalari when
they joined the advisory board. The shares were issued in reliance on the
private placement exemption under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such
shares will not be available for sale in the open market without registration
except in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Act.
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The following are brief biographical summaries of the members of our board of
advisors.
Norman Levy has held prominent positions in the motion picture industry for
nearly 30 years. Mr. Levy has been president and chief executive officer of
Creative Film Enterprises, a motion picture financing, production and
distribution company since January 1991. From 1985 to December 1990, he was
chairman of New Century /Vista Film Company. From 1980 to 1985, he served in
various executive and management positions with Twentieth Century Fox including
president of 20th Century Fox Entertainment and vice chairman of the holding
company, 20th Century Fox Corporation. During his tenure at 20th Century Fox,
Mr. Levy oversaw the production and distribution of such films as "Return of the
Jedi," "The Empire Strikes Back", "Romancing the Stone", "Nine to Five" and "The
Verdict." From 1974 to 1980 he was with Columbia Pictures where he served as
president of Columbia Pictures Distributing and Marketing and managed the
distribution and marketing of the critically acclaimed and financially
successful films "Close Encounters of The Third Kind," "Midnight Express," "Taxi
Driver," "Funny Lady," and "The China Syndrome." From 1967 to 1974, Mr. Levy
held various executive positions at National General Pictures, which he joined
after having been employed by Universal Pictures in various administrative and
sales positions beginning in 1957. Mr. Levy is a voting member of the Executive
Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Russell Carpenter served as director of our company from July 1998 to July 1999.
Mr. Carpenter, A.S.C., is an Academy Award winner. He was director of
photography of "Titanic," directed by James Cameron, and received the Oscar for
Best Cinematography. This was the third time he and Mr. Cameron have worked
together. In addition to the action-comedy "True Lies," he was director of
photography for the multimedia footage for "Terminator 2-3D," on view at
Universal Studios' Orlando theme park. In contrast to his action credits, "The
Indian in the Cupboard" revealed an intimate photographic style developed by Mr.
Carpenter for the delicacy of the story. He was the director of photography for
"Hard Target," "Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman," "The Lawnmower Man," "Perfect
Woman," "Solar," the haunting "Lady in White," and the recently released "Money
Talks" with Stan Winston directing. Mr. Carpenter photographed the Michael
Jackson music video "Ghosts." He recently completed photography for "The
Negotiator."
Vini Bancalari is the president and founder of Elite Entertainment, Inc., a
company that specializes in the restoration and distribution of classic films.
Elite has released in laser disc and optical disc format-DVD, a well-respected
collection of genre film classics to the home video market. Elite's recent
contract for digital transfer of the film library of Hammer Film Productions
Limited has placed the company into the realm of classic genre cinema. Among the
titles Elite has remastered and distributed on laserdisc or DVD are "Night of
the Living Dead," "Nightmare on Elm Street," "The Evil Dead," "Re-Animator,"
"Dracula-Prince of Darkness," "Quartermass and the Pit," "The Devil Rides Out"
and Frank LaLoggia's classic ghost tale, "Lady in White."
Jimmy Dobson is president and co-founder of Indie P.R., a boutique entertainment
industry public relations firm. He has created publicity campaigns for many
films, television shows and individual clients including "X-Files" and its star
David Duchovny. Some of Mr. Dobson's clients include actors Roseanne, Kirstie
Alley, Diane Ladd, Carol Burnett and Andrew Dice Clay. His music clients have
included Grace Jones, "The Grateful Dead" and "The Beach Boys".
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
We have not paid any salaries to any of our officers or directors. On
August 31, 2000, we entered into a one-year employment agreement with Mr.
LaLoggia. The term of the agreement will commence on October 1, 2000 and will
provide for annual salary of $100,000 and standard benefits. We do not intend to
pay any other officer or director annual compensation exceeding $100,000 during
the next 12 months.
We do not presently have any other employment or consulting agreements.
We may enter into employment agreements with certain officers, directors or
other key personnel in the future.
Directors' compensation
Directors who are also employees receive no additional compensation for
attendance at board meetings. Non-employee directors will receive $500 for
attendance at each board meeting or committee meeting. Our directors will be
reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings. No director's
fees have been paid to date. Directors may also be granted stock options under
our stock option plan. We anticipate that our board will hold regularly
scheduled quarterly meetings.
STOCK OPTION PLAN
On July 29, 1998, our board of directors and a majority of our
shareholders adopted the 1998 BellaCasa Productions, Inc. stock option plan. The
plan authorizes the granting options to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of
common stock. The board's responsibility includes the selection of option
recipients, as well as, the type of option granted and the number of shares
covered by the option and the exercise price. No options have been granted under
the plan.
Plan options may either qualify as non-qualified options or incentive
stock options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. Any incentive
stock option granted under the plan must provide for an exercise price of at
least 100% of the fair market value on the date of such grant and a maximum term
of ten years. If the employee owns more than 10% of our stock, the exercise
price of any incentive option granted must be at least 110% of fair market value
and must be exercised within five years after the grant.
All of our officers, directors, key employees and consultants will be
eligible to receive non-qualified options under the plan. Only officers,
directors and employees who are formally employed by BellaCasa are eligible to
receive incentive options.
All incentive options are non-assignable and non-transferable, except
by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. If an optionee's employment
is terminated for any reason other than death, disability or termination for
cause, the stock option will lapse on the earlier of the expiration date or
three months following the date of termination. If the optionee dies during the
term of employment, the stock option will lapse on the earlier of the expiration
date of the option or the date one-year following the date of death. If the
optionee is permanently and totally disabled within the meaning of Section
22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the plan option will lapse on the earlier
of the expiration date of the option or one year following the date of such
disability.
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INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Our articles of incorporation and by-laws indemnify our directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada corporation law. Insofar as
indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers, and controlling persons, we are aware that, in the
opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act of 1933 and is unenforceable.
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
The following table describes certain information regarding certain
individuals who beneficially owned our common stock on June 30, 2000. In
general, a person is considered a beneficial owner of a security if that person
has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting of such security, or the
power to dispose of such security. A person is also considered to be a
beneficial owner of any securities of which the person has the right to acquire
beneficial ownership within 60 days.
The individuals included in the following table are
o people who we know beneficially own or exercise voting or control over
5% or more of our common stock,
o each of our directors, and
o all executive officers and directors as a group.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Shares
Beneficially Percentage
Owned Before Before Percentage After Offering
Name Offering Offering 50% Sold 75% Sold 100% Sold
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Frank LaLoggia 2,394,350 59.4% 51.7% 48.6% 45.8%
Katherine Helmond 25,000 Less than 1% Less than 1% Less than 1% Less than 1%
Scott P. Schomer 25,000 Less than 1% Less than 1% Less than 1% Less than 1%
Susan Schindler 25,000 Less than 1% Less than 1% Less than 1% Less than 1%
Andrew G. LaMarca 125,000 3.1 2.7 2.5 2.4
All directors and
executive officers
-5 persons-as a group 2,594,350 64.4% 56.1% 52.6% 49.6%
</TABLE>
The address of all directors and executive officers is 100 Universal City Plaza,
Building 473, Suite 305/307, Universal City, CA 91608.
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PRIOR RULE 504 OFFERING
In July 1998, we commenced and completed an offering of common stock at
$0.0002 per share, pursuant to Rule 504 of Regulation D under the Act. A total
of 700,000 shares of our stock was sold for $140.
In December 1998, we commenced an offering of common stock at $0.20 per
share pursuant to Rule 504 of Regulation D under the Act. Management sold
682,500 shares of our stock for a total of $136,500. The sale was completed in
January 1999.
All of the above transactions have been adjusted retroactively to give
effect to the 1 for 2 reverse split, which was approved by our board of
directors in April 2000.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
Upon our formation, we issued 2,457,500 shares, which were valued at
$492, to our founder, Mr. LaLoggia. The consideration for these shares was a
license to Mr. LaLoggia's ownership rights in two screenplays, "The Giant" and
"Hands." Mr. LaLoggia acquired his interest in "The Giant" from an unrelated
party in exchange for the right to receive 5% of the total budget of the
associated film up to a maximum of $750,000 if the film is ultimately produced.
We acquired the rights to "The Giant" subject to that agreement. The ownership
rights to the two screenplays were recorded on our balance sheet at the nominal
amount of $492 without allocation. As part of "The Giant" acquisition, we also
received more than 1,500 storyboard drawings, which are completed visual
representations of the camera setups to be used in the film "The Giant."
We also issued 187,500 shares to directors and certain individuals who
comprise our advisory board as payment for services over their appointed terms.
The payment is recorded as compensation expense as services are provided. The
shares were valued at $0.20 per share. These shares were issued as follows:
on December 9, 1998
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Katherine Helmond 25,000
David Tochman 25,000
Lorie Zerweck 25,000
Russell Carpenter 25,000
Vini Bancalari 12,500
Jimmy Dobson 12,500
Norman Levy 12,500
on August 4, 1999
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Susan Schindler 25,000
Andrew LaMarca 25,000
Mr. Tochman and Ms. Zerweck resigned shortly after receipt of the shares.
On August 17, 1999 Ms. Zerweck's shares were returned to us and reissued to
Scott Schomer.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
Our authorized capital stock consists of 50,000,000 shares of common
stock, and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, each having a par value of
$0.0001 per share.
As of June 30, 2000, there were 4,027,750 shares of our common stock
issued and outstanding. None of our preferred stock has been issued. We had 63
shareholders on June 30, 2000. If all of the units in this offering are sold,
there will be 5,227,750 shares of common stock and no preferred stock
outstanding. There will also be 1,200,000 Class A warrants and 1,200,000 Class B
warrants outstanding to purchase a total of 2,400,000 additional shares of our
common stock. If 50% of the offering is sold, there will be 4,627,750 shares of
common stock outstanding and 600,000 Class A warrants and 600,000 Class B
warrants to purchase a total of 1,200,000 additional shares of common stock. If
75% of the offering is sold, there will be 4,927,750 shares of common stock
outstanding and 900,000 Class A warrants and 900,000 Class B warrants to
purchase a total of 1,800,000 additional shares of common stock.
All material provisions of our capital stock are summarized in this
prospectus. However, the following description is not complete and is subject to
applicable Nevada law and to the provisions of our articles of incorporation and
bylaws. We have filed copies of these documents as exhibits to the registration
statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
Common Stock
You and all other holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for
each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders. You
have no cumulative voting rights with respect to the election of directors, with
the result that the holders of more than 50% of the shares voting for the
election of directors can elect all of the directors then up for election. You
and all other holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends and
other distributions when, as and if declared by the board of directors out of
funds legally available, based upon the percentage of our common stock you own.
You should not expect to receive any cash dividends on your shares in the
foreseeable future. Our board plans to issue 10% stock dividends every six
months on our common stock. We have set aside from our authorized and unissued
common stock 10,000,000 shares to be available for stock dividends for the next
five years. The shares set aside will be sufficient to cover the stock dividends
to be paid on the shares to be outstanding after the completion of this offering
as well as for the additional shares that may be purchased by warrant holders
because of the adjustments for stock dividends.
Upon our liquidation or dissolution, you and all other holders of our
common stock will be entitled to share in the distribution of all assets
remaining after payment of all debts, liabilities and expenses, and after
providing for each class of stock, if any, having preference over our common
stock. You have no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights, and
there are no redemption provisions applicable to the common stock.
All of the outstanding shares of common stock, including the shares
being offered, will be fully paid and non-assessable. Our directors, at their
discretion, may borrow funds without your prior approval, which potentially
further reduces the liquidation value of your shares.
Our common stock has no preemptive rights. The absence of these rights
could, upon our sale of additional shares of common stock, result in the
dilution of your percentage ownership. Preemptive rights generally are not used
in modern corporations because they delay, complicate and increase the cost of
financing by the sale of stock or convertible securities.
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Preferred Stock
Pursuant to our articles of incorporation, our board of directors,
without shareholder approval, is authorized to issue preferred stock in one or
more series. It can fix the number of shares constituting any series, and can
fix the terms, including the rights pertaining to dividends, conversions,
voting, redemption and liquidation.
If we issue preferred stock, it may have the effect of discouraging,
delaying, or preventing a change in control of our company. The rights and
privileges of our common stockholders are subject to, and may be adversely
affected by, the rights of the holders of our preferred stock. We do not have
plans to issue any shares of preferred stock at the present time.
Warrants
The Class A and Class B warrants will be issued in accordance with the
warrant agreement between Atlas Stock Transfer Corporation, the warrant agent,
and us. Each Class A warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one share of
our common stock upon payment of $8.50 prior to its expiration date. Each Class
B warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one share of our common stock upon
payment of $10.00 prior to its expiration date. The Class A warrants will expire
at 5:00 PM Eastern Time, September 30, 2002. The Class B warrants will expire at
5:00 PM Eastern Time, September 30, 2003. Other than the exercise price and the
expiration date there are no differences between the Class A warrants and Class
B warrants. The Class A and Class B warrants are being registered in this
offering.
Commencing immediately, we may redeem your warrants upon 30 days notice
at $0.02 per warrant when the closing bid price of the common stock equals or
exceeds $9.50 in the case of the Class A warrants and $11.00 in the case of the
Class B warrants for 20 consecutive trading days ending three days prior to the
mailing of the notice of redemption. You will have the right to exercise your
warrants until the close of business on the date fixed for redemption. If we
redeem any of the warrants, then we must redeem all of the warrants remaining
unexercised at the end of the redemption period.
The exercise price of the warrants and the number of shares of common
stock that may be issued upon the exercise of the warrants will be adjusted upon
the occurrence of specific events, including stock dividends, stock splits,
combinations or reclassifications of our common stock. We plan to issue 10%
stock dividends every six months. Consequently the number of shares that may be
acquired by the holder of the warrants will increase on a cumulative basis every
six months by 10% and the exercise price will be reduced on a cumulative basis
every six months by approximately 9.09%. Additionally, an adjustment would be
made in the case of a reclassification or exchange of common stock,
consolidation or merger other than a consolidation or merger in which we are the
surviving corporation, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, in
order to enable warrant holders to acquire the kind and number of shares of
stock or other securities or property receivable in such event by a holder of
the number of shares of common stock that might otherwise have been purchased
upon the exercise of the warrant.
The warrants are in registered form and may be presented to the warrant
agent for transfer, exchange or exercise at any time on or prior to their
expiration date, at which time they will be void and have no value. If a market
for the warrants develops, the holder may sell the warrants instead of
exercising them. There can be no assurance, however, that a market for the
warrants will develop or, if developed, will continue.
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The warrants are not exercisable unless, at the time of the exercise,
we have a current prospectus covering the shares of common stock issuable upon
exercise of the warrants, and such shares have been registered, qualified or
deemed to be exempt under the securities or blue sky laws of the state of
residence of the exercising holders of the warrants. Although we have undertaken
to use our best efforts to have all of the shares of common stock issuable upon
exercise of the warrants registered or qualified on or before the exercise date
and to maintain a current prospectus relating thereto until the expiration of
the warrants, there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so.
Although the securities will not knowingly be sold to purchasers in
jurisdictions in which the securities are not registered or otherwise qualified
for sale, investors in such jurisdictions may purchase warrants in the secondary
market or investors may move to jurisdictions in which the shares underlying the
warrants are not so registered or qualified during the period that the warrants
are exercisable. In such event, we would be unable to issue shares to those
persons desiring to exercise their warrants, and holders of warrants would have
no choice but to attempt to sell the warrants in jurisdictions where such sale
is permissible or allow them to expire unexercised.
The holder of any warrant may exercise the warrant by surrendering the
warrant certificate to the warrant agent, with the subscription form properly
completed and executed, together with payment of the exercise price. No
fractional shares will be issued upon the exercise of the warrants. The exercise
price of the warrants bears no relationship to any objective criteria of value
and should in no event be regarded as an indication of any future market price
of the securities offered in this offering.
We and the warrant agent may make such modifications to the warrants as
we consider necessary and desirable that do not adversely affect the interests
of the warrant holders. We may, in our sole discretion, lower the exercise price
of the warrants for a period of no less than 30 days on not less than 30 days
prior written notice to the warrant holders and the representative. Modification
of the number of shares that may be acquired upon the exercise of any warrant,
the exercise price, other than as provided in the preceding sentence, and the
expiration date with respect to any warrant requires the consent of at least
two-thirds of the outstanding warrants. If we materially alter the terms of the
warrants, we will have to file a post-effective amendment to reflect that
modification.
Holders of the warrants have no voting rights until such time as the
warrants are exercised and our underlying common stock is issued to the holder.
Upon the issuance of our common stock to the holders of the warrants, the
holders shall have the same rights as any other shareholder owning our common
stock.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
No person or group has made any commitment to purchase any or all of
our securities being offered. Our officers and directors will work diligently to
find purchasers for our securities. We cannot state at this point how many units
will be sold.
Determination of the Offering Price
Prior to this offering, there has been no market for our common stock,
and, as a development stage company, we have essentially had no substantial
business operations to date. The offering price was determined arbitrarily by
our board of directors. The board did not base the offering price on
relationships to book value or earnings but did consider our potential and
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prospects, our needs as well as the state of the financial markets and the
developments in the motion picture industry.
This offering will begin as soon as practicable after this registration
statement becomes effective and will continue for a maximum of 24 months. It may
be terminated at any earlier date that we may choose. We will effect offers and
sales of shares through printed copies of this prospectus delivered
electronically and by mail.
We reserve the right to reject any subscription in full or in part, and
to terminate the offering at any time.
No person, individual or group has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representations in connection with this offering
other than those contained in this prospectus. Any information or
representations not in the prospectus must not be relied on as having been
authorized by our officers or us. This prospectus is not an offer to sell, or a
solicitation of an offer to buy, any of the units it offers to any person, in
any jurisdiction in which that offer or solicitation is unlawful. Neither the
delivery of this prospectus nor any sale shall, under any circumstances, create
any implication that the information in this prospectus is correct as of any
date later than the date of this prospectus.
No Minimum-Offering and No Escrow Account
There is no minimum-offering amount that is required to be sold before
we may use the proceeds of the offering. Funds tendered by prospective
purchasers will not be placed in escrow, but will be available for use by us
immediately upon acceptance, for the purposes and in the amounts as estimated in
the section of this prospectus entitled "Use of Proceeds." Lack of an escrow
arrangement could cause additional risk to the investors in the event that
insufficient capital is raised in the offering.
Self-underwriting
This is a direct offering by us. There is no underwriter for this
offering. Therefore, you will not have the benefit of an underwriter's due
diligence efforts which would typically include the underwriter being involved
in the preparation of information for disclosure and the pricing of the
securities being offered as well as other matters. As we have only very limited
experience in the public sale of our common stock, investors may not be able to
judge our ability to consummate this offering. Accordingly, there can be no
assurances as to the number of units that may be sold or the amount of capital
that may be raised by this offering.
Our president, chief executive officer and board chairman, Mr. Frank
LaLoggia and our treasurer and director, Ms. Susan Schindler, will conduct the
offering. They will not be compensated for their participation in the sale of
our securities by the payment of commission or other remuneration based either
directly or indirectly on transactions in securities. Neither Mr. LaLoggia nor
Ms. Schindler may be considered an associate of a broker-dealer.
Possible Use of Broker-Dealers to Sell Units
As of the date of this prospectus, we have not retained a broker-dealer
for the sale of our securities. If we engage broker-dealers in a selling
syndicate after the effective date of this registration statement, we will
furnish that information in a post-effective amendment to the registration
statement.
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How to Subscribe for Units
To subscribe for the units, you must complete, date, execute and
deliver to us a subscription agreement and pay the purchase price of the units
subscribed for by check, money order, wire transfer, credit card, or electronic
check payable to BellaCasa Productions, Inc. A subscription agreement is
included as the last two pages of this prospectus. We reserve the right to
reject any subscription in its entirety or to allocate shares among prospective
investors. If any subscription is rejected, funds received by us for the
subscription will be returned to the subscriber without interest or deduction.
Within five days of our receipt of a subscription agreement accompanied by
payment of the purchase price, we will send written confirmation to notify the
subscriber of the extent, if any, to which the subscription has been accepted by
us.
TRANSFER AGENT
Atlas Stock Transfer Corporation, 5899 South State St., Salt Lake City,
Utah 84107 is the transfer agent for our common stock. Upon completion of the
offering, it will also be the warrant agent for our Class A and Class B
warrants.
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Upon completion of this offering, we will have a maximum of 5,227,750
shares of issued and outstanding common stock and warrants to acquire a maximum
of 2,400,000 shares of common stock. The common stock and Class A warrants sold
in this offering will be freely transferable without restrictions or further
registration under the Securities Act, except for any of our shares purchased by
an "affiliate." "Affiliate" is defined by the Securities Act and specifies
whether certain shares are subject to the resale limitations of Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act.
Generally, shares of stock owned by insiders, officers, directors and
those individuals who purchased shares in private transactions are restricted
securities and may be sold under Rule 144, in brokerage transactions and or
market maker transactions, after one year provided they comply with the Rule 144
volume limitations. Under Rule 144, sales in a three-month period are limited to
an amount equal to the greater of either one percent of our issued and
outstanding common stock or the average weekly trading volume of the common
stock during the four weeks prior to such sale. Rule 144 also permits the sale
of shares without any quantity limitation by a person who is not our affiliate
and who has satisfied a two-year holding period.
There will be approximately 2,645,250 shares of stock that are
restricted securities as that term is defined in Rule 144 nearly all of which
has been held for more than one year. Future sales under Rule 144 may have an
adverse effect on the market price of the shares of common stock.
LEGAL MATTERS
James R. Leone, P.A., New Smyrna Beach, Florida, our securities
counsel, will pass on the validity of the common stock and warrants being
offered by us. Mr. Leone will receive 26,667 shares of restricted stock from us
as partial payment for his legal services.
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EXPERTS
Parks, Tschopp, Whitcomb & Orr, P.A., independent certified public
accountants, have audited our financial statements to the extent and for the
periods set forth in their report. Our financial statements are included in this
prospectus in reliance upon their report, given upon their authority as experts
in accounting and auditing.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form SB-2
relating to the securities being offered. This prospectus, which is part of the
registration statement, does not contain all of the information included in the
registration statement and the exhibits and schedules. For further information
about us and about our securities, reference is made to the registration
statement, including the exhibits and schedules. Statements contained in this
prospectus concerning the provisions or contents of any contract, agreement or
any other document referred to are not necessarily complete. With respect to
each such contract, agreement or document filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement, reference is made to such exhibit for a more complete
description of the matters involved.
At your request, we will provide you, without charge, a copy of any
information incorporated by reference in this prospectus. If you want more
information, write or call us at: BellaCasa Productions, Inc., Universal
Studios, 100 Universal City Plaza, Bldg. #473, Suite 305/307, Universal City,
California 91608. Our telephone number is (818) 733-1467 and our fax number is
(818) 866-6237.
Our fiscal year ends on December 31. We will furnish our shareholders
annual reports containing audited financial statements and other appropriate
reports. In addition, we will become a reporting company and file annual,
quarterly and current reports, proxy statements or other information with the
SEC and Nasdaq. You may read and copy any reports, statements or other
information we file at the SEC's public reference room in Washington D.C. You
can request copies of these documents, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by
writing to the SEC, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington DC 20549. Please call the
SEC at (800) SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public
reference rooms. Our SEC filings are also available to the public on the SEC's
website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Script Summary
"THE GIANT" (a synopsis)
MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI, the preeminent artist of the Italian Renaissance, aged
twenty-six years, sits atop a huge block of marble being drawn by ten teams of
oxen into the city of Florence. The stone, referred to as "The Giant," was cut
some forty years earlier and has now been chosen for MICHELANGELO'S most
ambitious project to date, "The David," a seventeen-foot tall nude sculpture of
the Biblical youth who slew Goliath and set his people free.
VITTORIO PIERENTINO, an adolescent of sixteen years with dreams in his head,
leaves a tearful note to his beloved father and runs away from his small family
farm to seek out his idol, MICHELANGELO, and become his apprentice. When
VITTORIO meets MICHELANGELO, the temperamental genius is not interested in an
apprentice and plays a practical joke on his admirer that results in the boy
getting his nose broken by a foreman's punch. VITTORIO'S persistence and loyalty
eventually pay off and MICHELANGELO agrees to accept him as a "servant," and
nothing more.
The work on the statue proceeds slowly at first. MICHELANGELO prays for guidance
and makes many sketches, which he hides from artists LEONARDO DA VINCI and
RAPHAEL SANTI when they come to visit, for fear his ideas will be stolen.
VITTORIO settles in nicely, and becomes a favorite of THE GIRAFFE, the long
necked and bizarrely out of place creature, that haphazardly roams the streets
of Florence. THE GIRAFFE was a gift to the city from the sultan of
Constantinople.
MICHELANGELO fondly reminisces of his days at the court of LORENZO DE' MEDICI,
the great art patron and benefactor. LORENZO singled out MICHELANGELO to live in
his house after being impressed by the young artist's first sculpture, "The Head
of the Faun." It was at LORENZO'S palace where MICHELANGELO's passion for being
a sculptor emerged and where he was educated in the arts and humanities.
MICHELANGELO fares well with "The David." The charcoal sketch he makes on the
block's facade helps him immeasurably. Much of the lower body has now taken
form. MICHELANGELO has much fun showing off "DAVID's" sexual parts to the town's
wealthy, yet snooty, matrons when they come to visit with the Governor SODERINI,
who is sponsoring the statue and paying for the work in order to establish his
devotion to the arts.
Melancholy, however, begins to overcome MICHELANGELO. Thoughts of his dead
mother haunt the struggling artist. Taking the hammer and chisel in a blind
rage, he proceeds to pound away madly at the statue. VITTORIO is awakened and
rushes to stop his master from destroying the work.
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Startled by the realization that he might have destroyed the marble without
VITTORIO'S intervention, MICHELANGELO determines he will now do whatever is
necessary to finish the sculpture. He bribes the gravedigger LUCA in order to
gain access to corpses for anatomical dissection, a practice strongly forbidden.
MICHELANGELO dissects the bodies by night in a hidden cave, an act that
horrifies VITTORIO when he discovers it. The dissection provides MICHELANGELO
with the knowledge he needs to complete the hand of "The David," but the soul of
the statue as embodied by the face and the eyes continues to elude him.
MICHELANGELO is called to the jail to bail out his brother, who has been
arrested for the drunken debauchery of three sisters. The sound of painful cries
draws him to a nearby cell where he is taken aback by the fierce and
extraordinary beauty emanating from the mercilessly flogged prisoner within;
this is THE WARRIOR.
THE WARRIOR is mute and unable to defend himself against the false charges that
have imprisoned him. SODERINI admits his evidence is weak and says he might have
to free the prisoner. MICHELANGELO is not about to have the final inspiration he
needs disappear and threatens to demolish "The David" unless THE WARRIOR remains
in jail so that he might capture his likeness on parchment. MICHELANGELO
exclaims, "I've found my head!" SODERINI acquiesces to MICHELANGELO'S demands.
MICHELANGELO creates the sketches he needs to complete his work just before THE
WARRIOR manages to escape.
The town is readying for the unveiling of "The David." MICHELANGELO has made
good on his promise to complete "The David" on the anniversary of SODERINI'S
re-election. Hundreds of Florentines excitedly make their way to the Piazza
della Signoria for the unveiling of the statue.
Among the adoring crowd is a poor farmer who is trying to negotiate his cart
through the tumultuous fanfare. He slowly makes his way to the statue.
"VITTORIO!" he yells, when he finally sees his son. For the first time in three
years, they reunite in a tearful embrace. When VITTORIO asks, "How did you find
me?" his father presents him with a handwritten letter from MICHELANGELO. The
note reads:
"Dear Sir: It is with no small amount of sadness that I write to inform you of
the whereabouts of your son. He came to me wanting to become a great artist, not
knowing that within himself he already harbored a "greatness" that neither I,
nor any other man, could ever hope to give him: A great soul filled, to an
enormous capacity, with love and devotion. The greater portion of which, he
reserves for you, his father. I envy you. I envy him for what you've, no doubt,
inspired by your love. Such a great love, equal in both parts, must not be
separated any longer. Come to take him home. Respectfully, Michelangelo
Buonarrroti, a sculptor in Florence."
After reading the letter, VITTORIO is overwhelmed by MICHELANGELO's love and
concern. His decision made, he turns to give MICHELANGELO a final glance. He
climbs atop the cart to rejoin his father and return to the farm where he will
hopefully seek out his true destiny.
The cart carrying VITTORIO and his father begins to leave the piazza on its
journey home. MICHELANGELO, still standing before his "David," now descends into
the crowd. As he does so, the people part to make way for him. "Il Divino
(Divine One)!" they call out. As MICHELANGELO continues to make his way through
the crowd, CAMERA CRANES UP TO REVEAL "The David" STANDING IN THE FOREGROUND,
its back to us, as though watching its creator disappear into the devoted and
cheering throng.
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SCRIPT SUMMARY
"HANDS" (a synopsis)
In a Manhattan operating room, trauma surgeon MICHAEL FANTE works desperately to
save the lives of an unknown stab victim and her fetus. He is overwhelmed by the
outcome. The lives he loses are none other than those of his wife and unborn
son.
Two years later, demoralized and devastated, MICHAEL journeys to the home of his
birth.... a remote medieval villa in Italy's central farming region. MICHAEL
inherited half interest in the farm when his parents died, and it is here that
he hopes to rebuild his shattered life.
At first, the daily routine and the antics of the family that runs the farm seem
rejuvenating. MICHAEL even takes a romantic interest in FRANCESCA, the
housekeeper's daughter. But when the two of them drive into the nearby mountain
town of Cocullo, MICHAEL'S legacy starts to unfold in a mysterious way that
ensures a torturous emotional recovery.
It is the day of the festival of the serpents, an ancient Christian ritual
assuring fertile crops and dedicated to St. Domenic, the town's patron saint.
Live serpents cling to religious icons in the procession while the townspeople
themselves are similarly crawling with snakes. As a gesture of good luck, an old
man hands MICHAEL a six-foot serpent. Confused and uncomfortable, MICHAEL
struggles to give the snake back. Once he succeeds in returning it, the old man
and the crowd around him become outraged to find that the reptile has gone limp
and seemingly lifeless. The onlookers grow angry and when they start to crowd
MICHAEL, FRANCESCA hurriedly guides him to the church of St. Domenic were they
seek refuge with FATHER MARINO, the priest who married MICHAEL'S parents.
The good-natured priest explains how during the Dark Ages, when pestilence and
famine ravaged Cocullo, the serpents were revered and protected so they would
rid the town of vermin and disease and assure a bountiful harvest. Tradition
lingers, but the economic fears of the townspeople have now instilled the
festival with a new sense of purpose. Crops have gone bad. The soil is infected
with insects. And the people are ready to take to long-standing superstitions in
order to remedy their misfortune.
MICHAEL returns home to a blood painted figure on his mirror, a serpent wrapped
around its neck like a noose.
Suspicion towards MICHAEL grows when a series of events suggests that he might
possess supernatural powers of healing. A colt is stillborn, but when MICHAEL
retrieves the torn uterine lining from its throat with his hands, the animal
breathes. During the harvest, the foreman ANGELO accidentally cuts his hand with
a machete. MICHAEL compresses the wound with his own hand and the bleeding cut
repairs itself. Believing MICHAEL can cure him, the blind boy PAOLO insists that
MICHAEL lay his hands on his eyes. MICHAEL does so and the boy's sight is
restored, but not until MICHAEL also has him treated for his diabetes.
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MICHAEL seeks his return to happiness by marrying the beautiful FRANCESCA. Their
wedding night is marred, however, by a bloody nightmare and a real snake attack.
MICHAEL kills the snake and confronts ANGELO with it. ANGELO'S infatuation with
FRANCESCA has caused him to hate MICHAEL from the moment he arrived. It was he
who painted the threatening figure on MICHAEL'S mirror and planted the snake in
the bedroom. His jealousy has reached its limits and the two engage in a
fearsome fight. MICHAEL is injured and ANGELO is banished from the villa. Later,
FRANCESCA tells ANGELO that she is pregnant with MICHAEL'S child. ANGELO vows to
FRANCESCA that she shall have her child, but Cocullo shall also have its savior
and its economic prosperity restored. To take his revenge, ANGELO meets with
fellow members of "The Society," a secretive group taken to meetings in dimly
lit cellars. MR. MAGGIO, PAOLO'S father, defends MICHAEL and pleads with "The
Society" not to return to the sins of the past. He is hanged for his treason, an
act that drives his wife mad and leads to her commitment in the convent's asylum
overseen by FATHER MARINO.
When MICHAEL visits MRS. MAGGIO in the asylum, he sees an old woman named MARIA
scribbling Italian surnames on the wall. Each name is preceded by a calendar
year. He recognizes her as the old woman he has seen doing the same thing on the
tombstones of the babies in the Cemetery of the Infants. The woman's baby, like
so many at that time, was buried in the cemetery. The graves in the cemetery are
unmarked as the babies were stillborn of prostitutes and considered unworthy of
baptism and the company of the sanctified. MICHAEL'S curiosity leads him to the
Bureau of Records in Rome where he is astonished to discover that a BENEDETTO
FANTE was born on his birth date - a still birth. He wonders if he could
possibly have had a brother.
MRS. MAGGIO recovers and warns FRANCESCA that "The Society" will kill MICHAEL
and his child unless they are exposed to the police. FRANCESCA listens in
disbelief as MRS. MAGGIO explains how MICHAEL was the 100th child born at the
time when 100 children were to be sacrificed to the creed of "The Society" for
the sake of the town's agricultural abundance. Instead of MICHAEL, a harlot's
child was provided - Maria's child. "The Society" now believes that MICHAEL'S
freedom cost them their economic prosperity. MRS. MAGGIO proceeds to go to the
police with FRANCESCA, but on their way "The Society" stages a cattle run. MRS.
MAGGIO is mercilessly trampled to death, but the pregnant FRANCESCA is whisked
off to the convent.
"Society" members pick up a pregnant prostitute named MONICA and take her to the
Cemetery of the Infants. There they brutally cut her baby from her belly, just
as they did to MARIA many years before. MARIA is in the cemetery at the time and
goes to comfort the dying MONICA. MICHAEL makes his way home from Rome. He hears
the sounds of MARIA's wailing voice, rushes to the cemetery, and sees the
inscription MARIA has written on one of the tombstones. It reads: "Fante-1947".
MARIA screams that the priest and the Holy Sisters are responsible.
At the convent, FRANCESCA gives birth to a baby boy. A nun quickly takes the
baby away to "Society" members and exchanges it for MONICA'S dead baby.
FRANCESCA weeps inconsolably when she is given news that her baby is stillborn
and as proof is handed MONICA'S dead baby. CARMELLO, a "Society" member, runs to
the church sacristy where he hopes to pick up PAOLO from FATHER MARINO. CARMELLO
has orders to kill PAOLO for fear of his having knowledge of "The Society's"
plans. FATHER MARINO pleads with CARMELLO to save the boy's life. MICHAEL rushes
into the sacristy and lunges at FATHER MARINO, demanding to know the truth about
whether he had a brother. CARMELLO pulls out a knife and is shot by FATHER
MARINO in self-defense.
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FATHER MARINO tells MICHAEL that the Benedetto child did not die, that MICHAEL
is the Benedetto child. He was born the same day as MARIA'S bastard child. Later
they called him MICHAEL for fear the truth might be discovered. FATHER MARINO
explains how he sacrificed MARIA'S child to "The Society" so that MICHAEL and
his parents could escape to begin a new life in America. He urges him to hurry
to the "Cave of the Madonna" where his child's life is in danger. MICHAEL flees
with PAOLO, but before CARMELLO is dead he reaches again for his knife and hurls
it into FATHER MARINO who dies just before dialing the police.
PAOLO leads MICHAEL to the cave where they hear the sound of a baby crying.
Michael sees his newborn son naked and lying within a hand woven basket. ANGELO
is slowly lowering the basket by rope into a snake pit, filled with hundreds of
venomous serpents. Clearly, it is now up to MICHAEL to save the life of his son.
His fate and that of his family is solely in his HANDS.
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BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Table of Contents
Independent Auditors' Report.................................................F-2
Financial Statements:
Balance Sheets.............................................................F-3
December 31, 1998
December 31, 1999
June 30, 2000 (unaudited)
Statements of Operations...................................................F-4
Period from July 28, 1998 (inception) through December 31, 1998
Year ended December 31, 1999
Six months ended June 30, 1999 (unaudited)
Six months ended June 30, 2000 (unaudited)
Period from July 28, 1998 (inception) through June 30, 2000
(unaudited)
Statements of Stockholders' Equity.........................................F-5
Period from July 28, 1998 (inception) through December 31, 1999
Six months ended June 30, 2000 (unaudited)
Statements of Cash Flows...................................................F-6
Period from July 28, 1998 (inception) through December 31, 1998
Year ended December 31, 1999
Six months ended June 30, 2000 (unaudited)
Period from July 28, 1998 (inception) through June 30, 2000 (unaudited)
Notes to Financial Statements................................................F-7
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Independent Auditors' Report
The Board of Directors
BellaCasa Productions, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of BellaCasa Productions, Inc. (a
development stage company) as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and the related
statement of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year ended
December 31, 1999 and the period from July 28, 1998 (date of inception) through
December 31, 1998. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of BellaCasa Productions, Inc. (a
development stage company) as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results of
its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 1999 and the
period from July 28, 1998 (date of inception) through December 31, 1998, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/ Parks, Tschopp, Whitcomb & Orr, P.A.
July 28, 2000
Maitland, Florida
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BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Balance Sheets
Assets
June 30,
December 31, December 31, 2000
1998 1999 (Unaudited)
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Current assets:
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Cash $ 60,804 4,162 1,052
Prepaid offering costs - 20,000 20,000
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Total current assets 60,804 24,162 21,052
Investment in screenplays (note 2) 492 492 492
Property and equipment, net (note 5) 1,611 3,125 3,188
Intangible assets, net of accumulated
amortization of $148, $593 and $816 2,075 1,630 1,407
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$ 64,982 29,409 26,139
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 1,276 2,492 2,492
Advances from stockholder (note 3) 20,000 4,000 69,025
Other current liabilities - 12,000 -
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Total current liabilities 21,276 18,492 71,517
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Stockholders' equity (notes 6, 7 and 8):
Common stock, $.0001 par value, authorized
50,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 3,531,500
4,027,750 and 4,027,750 shares 354 403 403
Preferred stock, $.0001 par value, authorized
25,000,000 shares, no shares issued and outstanding. - - -
Additional paid in capital 75,078 174,729 174,729
Deficit accumulated during the development stage (11,392) (143,715) (200,760)
Deferred compensation (note 4) (20,334) (15,500) (14,750)
Stockholder receivable - (5,000) (5,000)
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Total stockholders' equity 43,706 10,917 (45,378)
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$ 64,982 29,409 26,139
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statements of Operations
Period from
July 28, 1998
Period from (inception)
July 28, 1998 Six months ended Six months ended through
(inception) through Year Ended June 30, 1999 June 30, 2000 June 30, 2000
December 31, 1998 December 31, 1999 (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
----------------- ----------------- ------------ ------------ --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue $ - - - - -
Costs and expenses:
Product development and marketing - (20,957) (11,359) (11,537) (32,494)
Interest expense (784) - - (784)
General and administrative (11,020) (113,159) (61,233) (45,698) (169,877)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total costs and expenses (11,804) (134,116) (72,592) (57,235) (203,155)
Interest income 412 1,793 1,310 190 2,395
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net loss $ (11,392) (132,323) (71,282) (57,045) (200,760)
========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Net loss per share $ (0.01) $ (0.03) $ (0.02) $ (0.01) $ (0.06)
========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding 1,765,750 3,911,500 3,864,357 4,027,750 3,404,125
========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Stockholders' Equity
Period from July 28, 1998 (inception) through December 31, 1999
Six months ended June 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
Additional Total
Common Stock Paid In Accumulated Deferred Stockholder Stockholders'
Shares Amount Capital Deficit Compensation Receivable Equity
------ ------ ------- ------- ------------ ---------- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common stock issued for
contributed assets 2,457,500 246 246 - - - 492
Common stock issued to directors/
advisors for services (note 3) 137,500 14 27,486 - (27,500) - -
Deferred compensation earned - - - - 7,166 - 7,166
Common stock issued for cash 700,000 70 70 - 140
Common stock issued for cash 236,500 24 47,276 - - - 47,300
Net loss - - - (11,392) - - (11,392)
--------- --- ------- -------- ------- ------ --------
Balances at December 31, 1998 3,531,500 354 75,078 (11,392) (20,334) - 43,706
Common stock issued to directors
for services (note 3) 50,000 5 9,995 - (10,000) - -
Deferred compensation earned - - - - 14,834 - 14,834
Common stock issued for services 250 - 500 - - - 500
Common stock issued for cash 446,000 44 89,156 - - (5,000) 84,200
Net loss - - - (132,323) - - (132,323)
--------- --- ------- -------- ------- ------ --------
Balances at December 31, 1999 4,027,750 403 174,729 (143,715) (15,500) (5,000) 10,917
Deferred compensation earned - - - - 750 - 750
Net loss - - - (57,045) - - (57,045)
--------- --- ------- -------- ------- ------ --------
Balances at June 30, 2000 4,027,750 403 174,729 (200,760) (14,750) (5,000) (45,378)
========= === ======= ======== ======= ====== ========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statements of Cash Flows
Period from
July 28, 1998
Period from Six Months Six Months (inception)
July 28, 1998 Ended Ended through
(inception) through Year Ended June 30, 1999 June 30, 2000 June 30, 2000
December 31, 1998 December 31, 1999 (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
----------------- ----------------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Cash flows from
operating activities:
Net loss $ (11,392) (132,323) (71,282) (57,045) (200,760)
Adjustments to reconcile
net loss to net cash
used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 327 1,115 510 1,345 2,787
Common stock issued for services 7,166 14,834 10,746 - 22,000
Change in operating assets
and liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,276 1,216 1,716 - 2,492
Prepaid offering costs - (20,000) (5,000) - (20,000)
Advances from stockholder - 4,000 - (4,000) -
Other liabilities - 12,000 - (12,000) -
Common stock issued for services - 500 - - 500
-------- ------ ------ ------ -------
Net cash used in operating activities (2,623) (118,658) (63,410) (71,700) (192,981)
-------- ------ ------ ------ -------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Organization costs (2,223) - - - (2,223)
Purchase of property and equipment (1,790) (2,184) (2,184) (435) (4,409)
-------- ------ ------ ------ -------
Net cash used in investing activities (4,013) (2,184) (2,184) (435) (6,632)
-------- ------ ------ ------ -------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 47,440 84,200 84,200 - 131,640
Proceeds from issuance of stockholder note payable 20,000 - - 69,025 89,025
Repayment of principal on stockholder note payable - (20,000) (20,000) - (20,000)
-------- ------ ------ ------ -------
Net cash provided by financing
activities 67,440 64,200 64,200 69,025 200,665
-------- ------ ------ ------ -------
Net increase (decrease) in cash 60,804 (56,642) (1,394) (3,110) 1,052
-------- ------ ------ ------ -------
Cash at beginning of period - 60,804 60,804 4,162 -
-------- ------ ------ ------ -------
Cash at end of period $ 60,804 4,162 59,410 1,052 1,052
======== ====== ====== ====== =======
Supplementary disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest $ - 784 - - 784
======== ====== ====== ====== =======
Cash paid for income taxes $ - - - - -
======== ====== ====== ====== =======
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 1998
December 31,1999
June 30, 2000 (unaudited)
(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Nature of development stage operations
BellaCasa Productions, Inc., (BellaCasa or the Company) was formed
on July 28, 1998 as a Nevada Corporation. The Company has been
organized with the intent to operate in the entertainment industry
specifically in connection with the production and distribution of
motion pictures.
The Company's activities to date have consisted primarily of
organizational and equity fund raising activities.
(b) Property and equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated over
the estimated useful lives of the assets that range from three to
five years, using the straight-line method.
(c) Intangible assets
Organization costs are amortized over a five-year period using the
straight-line method.
(d) Income taxes
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future
tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the
financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and
tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are
measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable
income in the years in which those temporary differences are
expected to be recovered or settled. Changes in tax rates are
recognized in the period that includes the enactment date.
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BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
(1), Continued
Development stage operations from inception through June 30, 2000,
resulted in net operating losses. It is uncertain whether any tax
benefit of the net operating loss will be realized in future
periods. Accordingly, no income tax provision or benefits have been
recognized in the accompanying financial statements.
The net operating loss carryforwards at June 30, 2000 available to
offset taxable income in future periods amount to approximately
$200,000 which will expire in 2020.
(e) Use of Estimates
Management of the Company has made certain estimates and
assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and
the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare
these financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
(f) Earnings per Common Share
Earnings per common share have been computed based upon the
weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period
presented. Common stock equivalents resulting from the issuance of
stock options have not been included in the per share calculations
because such inclusion would not have a material effect on earnings
per common share.
(g) Stock-Based Compensation
In October 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation" (SFAS 123) which sets forth
accounting and disclosure requirements for stock-based compensation
arrangements. The new statement encourages but does not require,
companies to measure stock-based compensation using a fair value
method, rather than the intrinsic value method prescribed by
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 ("APB No. 25"). The
Company has adopted the disclosure requirements of SFAS 123 and has
elected to continue to record stock-based compensation expense
using the intrinsic value approach prescribed by APB No. 25.
Accordingly, the Company computes compensation cost for each
employee stock option granted as the amount by which the quoted
market price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant
exceeds the amount the employee must pay to acquire the stock. The
amount of compensation cost, if any, will be charged to operations
over the vesting period.
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BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
(1), Continued
(h) Cash Flows
For purposes of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid
debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less
to be cash equivalents.
(2) Investment in Screenplays
During the period ended December 31, 1998, the principal stockholder
contributed two motion picture screenplays in exchange for 2,457,500
shares of common stock. The contributed screenplays are identified as
"Hands" and "The Giant." Pursuant to an agreement with an unrelated
third party, the rights, title and interest in "The Giant" were
transferred to the principal stockholder in exchange for the right to
receive 5% of the total budget of the associated film limited to a
maximum of $750,000 if the film is ultimately produced.
(3) Advances from Stockholder
Advances from stockholder amounting to $20,000 at December 31, 1998
were repaid with interest at 10%. Advances outstanding at December 31,
1999 (amounting to $4,000) were non-interest bearing and were repaid in
2000. All of the advances discussed herein were unsecured.
In 2000, the principal stockholder advanced $69,025 to the Company. The
advances are payable upon the consummation of additional equity capital
offerings. In addition, the advances are non-interest bearing and due
on demand.
(4) Deferred Compensation
The Company has issued 187,500 shares to Directors and certain
individuals which comprise a Board of Advisors, as payment for services
to be provided over their appointed terms. Accordingly, the payment is
recorded as compensation expense during the period such services are
provided.
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BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
(5) Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consists of the following:
December 31, December 31, June 30,
1998 1999 2000
---- ---- ----
Production equipment $ 1,790 3,974 4,409
Less accumulated depreciation (179) (849) (1,221)
---------- --------- --------
$ 1,611 3,125 3,188
========== ========= ========
(6) Private Placement Memorandum
During 1998, the Company issued a private placement memorandum pursuant
to Rule 504 of Regulation D under the Federal Securities Act of 1933.
Terms of the amended memorandum provide for an offering of up to
1,365,000 (682,500 shares given the effect of reverse stock split - see
note 8) shares of common stock at an adjusted offering price of $0.20
per share.
As of December 31, 1998, the Company had sold 236,500 shares of stock
resulting in proceeds of $47,300 in connection with this offering. In
1999, the Company completed the offering by selling the remaining
shares available that resulted in additional proceeds of approximately
$89,000.
(7) Stock Option Plan
In July 1998, the Company adopted the BellaCasa Productions, Inc. 1998
Stock Option Plan (Plan). The Plan provides for the issuance of up to
1,000,000 shares for options over a ten-year period. Under provisions
of the Plan, the purchase price for a share of stock subject to the
options shall not be less then 100% of the fair market value of the
stock at the date of grant. As of December 31, 1999 and June 30, 2000
no options had been granted under the Plan.
(8) Reverse Stock Split
In April 2000, the Board of Directors authorized a 1 for 2 reverse
stock split to all holders of record at that date. All share and
per-share amounts in the accompanying financial statements have been
restated to give effect to the stock split.
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SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
INVESTOR SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT FOR BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
Persons interested in purchasing units of BellaCasa Productions, Inc.
must return this completed subscription agreement along with their wire
transfer, check or money order for their total payment, payable only to:
BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
Universal Studios, 100 Universal City Plaza
Building #473, Suite 305/307
Universal City, CA 91608
If and when accepted by us, this subscription agreement shall
constitute a subscription for units consisting of one share of our common stock
and one Class A warrant and one Class B warrant.
An accepted copy of this agreement will be returned to you as your
receipt, and certificates for your stock and warrants will be issued to you
shortly thereafter.
Method of payment: (CIRCLE ONE) Check, Money Order, Wire (fax or e-mail for
instructions) payable only to: BellaCasa Productions, Inc.
I hereby irrevocably tender this subscription agreement for the
purchase of _________ units at $6.00 per unit. With this subscription Agreement,
I tender payment in the amount of $__________ for the units subscribed.
In connection with this investment, I represent and warrant as follows:
(a) Prior to tendering payment for the shares, I received your final Prospectus
dated September __, 2000.
(b) I am a bona fide resident of the state of ________________________.
Please issue the securities, which I am purchasing as follows:
Individuals(s)--if more than one owner, please issue as follows:
[ ] Tenants-in-Common (all parties must sign--each investor has
an undivided interest)
[ ] Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship (all parties must
sign joint ownership)
[ ] Minor with adult custodian under the Uniform Gift to Minors
Act in your state (the minor will have sole beneficial
ownership) ____________(minor's name)
INVESTOR NO. 1 _____________________ INVESTOR NO. 2 ___________________
____________________________________ __________________________________
Street (residence address) Street (residence address)
____________________________________ __________________________________
City State Zip City State Zip
_____________ _________________ _______________ ______________
Home Phone Business Phone Home Phone Business Phone
______________ _________________ _______________ ______________
FAX e-mail FAX e-mail
_______________________ ___________________________
Social Security Number Social Security Number
______________________ __________ _____________________ __________
Signature Date Signature Date
ACCEPTED BY: BellaCasa Productions, Inc.
_________________________________ ____________
Name, Title Date
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SUBSCRIPTION FORM FOR OTHER THAN INDIVIDUAL
Purchasers of units of BellaCasa Productions, Inc., other than
individuals, must complete this form for the proper entity that will hold title
to the units. Send this completed subscription agreement along with the proper
wire transfer, check or money order for the total payment, payable only to:
BellaCasa Productions, Inc.,
Universal Studios, 100 Universal City Plaza
Building #473, Suite 305/307
Universal City, CA 91608
If and when accepted by us, this subscription agreement shall
constitute a subscription for units consisting of one share of our common stock
and one Class A warrant and one Class B warrant.
An accepted copy of this agreement will be returned to you as your
receipt, and certificates for your stock and warrants will be issued to you
shortly thereafter.
Method of payment: (CIRCLE ONE) Check, Money Order, Wire (fax or e-mail for
instructions) payable only to: BellaCasa Productions, Inc.
ENTITY:
[ ] CORPORATION (authorized agent of corporation must sign)
[ ] EXISTING PARTNERSHIP (at least one partner must sign)
[ ] TRUST (all trustees must sign)
__________________________________________________________
Name of Entity
_________________________________________________________
Authorized Agent (print name above)
_________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Agent
_________________________________________________________
Social Security or Federal Identification Number of Entity
_________________________________________________________
Street (business address) or address of Registered Agent
_________________________________________________________
City State Zip
_________________________________________________________
Business Telephone or Home Telephone of Registered Agent
________________ ______________________________________
FAX e-mail
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing information is true, accurate,
and complete.
_______________________________ ______________________
Signature Date
-------
For a Trust, all Trustees must sign. Add a line for each to the right of form.
ACCEPTED BY: BellaCasa Productions, Inc.
________________________________ _______________________
Name, Title Date
A-2
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We have not authorized any dealer, salesperson or other person to give
any information or represent anything not contained in this prospectus. You must
not rely on any unauthorized information. This prospectus does not offer to sell
or buy any shares in any jurisdiction where it is unlawful. The information in
this prospectus is current only as of the date of this prospectus.
BELLACASA PRODUCTIONS, INC.
1,200,000 UNITS
(EACH UNIT CONSISTING OF
ONE SHARE OF COMMON STOCK,
ONE CLASS A REDEEMABLE WARRANT AND
ONE CLASS B REDEEMABLE WARRANT)
------------------------
UNTIL ______________, 2000 (25 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS),
ALL DEALERS THAT BUY, SELL OR TRADE THESE SECURITIES, WHETHER OR NOT
PARTICIPATING IN THIS OFFERING, MAY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS. THIS IS
IN ADDITION TO THE DEALERS' OBLIGATION TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS WHEN ACTING AS
UNDERWRITERS AND WITH RESPECT TO THEIR UNSOLD ALLOTMENTS OR SUBSCRIPTIONS.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 24. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
The estimated expenses payable by BellaCasa Productions, Inc. in
connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered
are as follows:
SEC registration fee $ 7,763
NASDAQ SmallCap Listing Fee
NASD Filing Fee
Blue Sky fees and expenses
Legal fees and expenses
Accounting fees and expenses
Promotion and advertising expenses
Printing and engraving expenses
Transfer agent fees and expenses
Miscellaneous expenses
Total $ 250,000
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ITEM 25. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
None of our directors will have personal liability to BellaCasa or any
of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director involving any act or omission since provisions have been made in our
articles of incorporation limiting such liability. These provisions shall not
eliminate or limit the liability of a director or officer to BellaCasa or its
stockholders for acts or omissions, which involve intentional misconduct, fraud,
or a knowing violation of law. There is also no limitation of liability if the
director or officer derived an improper personal benefit or if the Nevada
statutes specifically preclude limiting liability as in the case of paying
dividends in violation of Section 78.300 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
The bylaws provide for indemnification of our directors, officers, and
employees for any liability arising out of company activities if they were not
engaged in willful misfeasance or malfeasance. In the case of settlement,
indemnification will apply only when the board approves such settlement and
reimbursement as being in the best interests of the corporation. Our bylaws
limit the liability of directors to the maximum extent permitted by the Nevada
Revised Statutes Section 78.751.
Our officers and directors are accountable as fiduciaries, which means
they are required to exercise good faith and fairness in all dealings affecting
us. In the event that a shareholder believes the officers and/or directors have
violated a fiduciary duty to BellaCasa, the shareholder may be able to bring a
class action or derivative suit to enforce the shareholder's rights.
Insofar as indemnification arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors and officers under our articles of incorporation, bylaws,
contract or statute, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Commission
that such indemnification is against public policy and is, therefore,
unenforceable.
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ITEM 26. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
The Company sold the following shares of common stock since its
incorporation on July 28, 1998:
With the formation of BellaCasa, we issued 2,457,500 shares to our
founder, Mr. LaLoggia. The consideration for these shares was Mr. LaLoggia's
ownership rights in two screenplays, "The Giant" and "Hands." Mr. LaLoggia
acquired his interest in "The Giant" from an unrelated party in exchange for the
right to receive 5% of the total budget of the associated film up to a maximum
of $750,000 if the film is ultimately produced. We acquired the rights to "The
Giant" subject to that agreement. The ownership rights to the screenplays were
recorded on our balance sheet at the nominal amount of $492. As part of the
acquisition of "The Giant," we also received more than 1,500 storyboard
drawings, which are, completed visual representations of the camera setups to be
used in the film "The Giant." Mr. LaLoggia was at the time of the transaction
and is still president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the
Company. The stock was issued pursuant to an exemption from registration under
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
We issued 187,500 shares to directors and certain individuals who
comprise our advisory board as payment for services over their appointed terms.
The payment is recorded as compensation expense as services are provided. The
shares were valued at $0.20 per share. These shares were issued as follows: #35
on December 9, 1998
-------------------
Katherine Helmond 25,000
David Tochman 25,000
Lorie Zerweck 25,000
Russell Carpenter 25,000
Vini Bancalari 12,500
Jimmy Dobson 12,500
Norman Levy 12,500
on August 4, 1999
-----------------
Susan Schindler 25,000
Andrew LaMarca 25,000
On August 17, 1999 Ms. Zerweck's shares were returned to us and reissued to
Scott Schomer. In August 1999, we issued 250 shares, for services rendered,
valued at $500.
Each of the above individuals who acquired shares of our stock was
provided with or had access to financial and other information concerning
BellaCasa Productions, Inc. and had the opportunity to ask questions concerning
our company and its operations. All of these transactions were private
transactions to sophisticated investors not involving a public offering and were
exempt from the registration provisions of the Act pursuant to Section 4(2).
Sales of the securities were without the use of an underwriter, and the
certificates evidencing the securities relating to the transactions bear
restrictive legends permitting transfer only upon registration or an exemption
under the Act.
In July 1998, we commenced and completed an offering of common stock at
$0.0002 per share, pursuant to Rule 504 of Regulation D under the Act. A total
of 700,000 shares of our stock was sold by management for $140. Each of the
investors was provided with and had access to financial and other information
concerning us and had the opportunity to ask questions about our operations and
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us. Accordingly, the issuance of these securities was exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to
Section 3(b).
In December 1998, we commenced an offering of common stock at $0.20 per
share pursuant to Rule 504 of Regulation D under the Act. Management sold
682,500 shares of our stock for a total of $136,500. The sales were completed in
January 1999. Each of the investors was provided with and had access to
financial and other information and had the opportunity to ask questions
concerning our company and its operations. Accordingly, the issuance of these
securities was exempt from the registration requirements of the Act pursuant to
Section 3(b).
All of the above transactions have been adjusted retroactively to give
effect to the 1 for 2 reverse split, which the directors approved in April 2000.
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ITEM 27. EXHIBITS
Exhibits Description of Document
1.1 Intentionally left blank
1.2 Form of public warrant agreement *
3.1 Articles of Incorporation of BellaCasa Productions, Inc. **
3.2 Bylaws of BellaCasa Productions, Inc. **
4.1 Specimen of common stock certificate **
4.2 Form of Class A common stock purchase warrant *
4.3 Form of Class B common stock purchase warrant *
5.1 Opinion of James R. Leone, P.A. *
10.1 Agreement for the acquisition of screenplay rights to "Hands" and "The
Giant" by and between Frank LaLoggia and BellaCasa Productions, Inc. *
10.2 Agreement regarding transfer of rights to the screenplay, "The Giant,"
by and among Frank LaLoggia, BellaCasa Productions, Inc. and New Sky
Communications Inc. *
10.3 Office Lease Agreement between Universal City Studios, Inc. and
BellaCasa Productions, Inc. effective January 4, 1999 **
10.4 BellaCasa Productions, Inc. 1998 Stock Option Plan **
10.5 Frank LaLoggia employment agreement dated August 31, 2000 *
23.1 Consent of Parks, Tschopp, Whitcomb & Orr, P.A., Certified Public
Accountants
23.2 Consent of James R. Leone, P.A. (contained in such firm's opinion filed
as Exhibit 5.1) *
27.1 Financial Data Schedule for year ended December 31, 1998 **
27.2 Financial Data Schedule for year ended December 31, 1999 **
27.3 Financial Data Schedule for six months ended June 30, 2000
* To be filed with future amendment
** Previously filed
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ITEM 28. UNDERTAKINGS
BellaCasa Productions, Inc. undertakes to:
(1) File, during any period in which it offers or sells securities, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:
(i) Include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act.
(ii) Reflect in the prospectus any facts or events, which,
individually or together, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the registration
statement.
(iii) Include any additional or changed material information
on the plan of distribution.
(2) For determining liability under the Securities Act, treat each
post-effective amendment as a new registration of the securities offered, and
the offering of such securities at that time to be the initial bona fide
offering; and
(3) File a post effective amendment to remove from registration any of
the securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements of filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this amendment to the
registration statement to be signed on our behalf by the undersigned, in the
City of Universal City, State of California, on August 31, 2000.
BellaCasa Productions, Inc.
/s/ Frank LaLoggia
-------------------
Frank LaLoggia, President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
(Principal Executive Officer)
In accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, this amendment to the
registration was signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
/s/ Frank LaLoggia 8/31/00
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Frank LaLoggia, President,
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Katherine Helmond 8/31/00
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Katherine Helmond
Director
/s/ Scott P. Schomer 8/31/00
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Scott P. Schomer
Chief Financial Officer and Director
/s/ Susan Schindler 8/31/00
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Susan Schindler
Treasurer and Secretary
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