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PRESS RELEASES
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VARIETY: "Citadel rebuilds deal with helmer Kaufman"- February 23, 1999
VARIETY: "Lynn-Nash tapped as Kaufman creative VP"- February 2, 1998
VARIETY: "Citadel boost TV pic output"- April 9, 1996
VARIETY: "Spelling's 'Callgirl' tops Kaufman slate"- June 26, 1995
REPORTER: "Kaufman, Rauch are Two Pauls"- June 15, 1994
VARIETY: "Rauch and Kaufman form Two Pauls Ent."- June 24, 1994
VARIETY: " Kaufman pacts with New World"- April 15, 1992
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Citadel rebuilds deal with helmer Kaufman The Kaufman Co. helmer Paul A. Kaufman has re-upped his company's deal to develop television movies, miniseries, series and feature motion pictures
with Citadel Entertainment, which was recently acquired by Alliance Communications from HBO. Deal is essentially a re-negotiation of Kaufman's original two-year pact with
Citadel while Citadel was still a division of HBO. Under the new terms, Citadel will continue to finance Kaufman's production projects, The Kaufman Co. currently has 18 hours of TV movies and miniseries in
various developmental stages at all of the major networks and cable outlets. For CBS. Kaufman is in pre-production on "Emma's Wish." a mother-daughter
drama scripted by Cynthia Whitcomb. In development at CBS is A Terrible Lie: The Tracy Rhame Story. .. based on a true story. In development at ABC are the telefilms "Vanished" with Mark Paul
Gosselaar attached to star and written by Michael Angeli and " A Family to Die For." written by Scott Swanton and based on a true story.
For NBC, Kaufman is developing a four hour miniseries written by Rob Fresco, and for Fox, a supernatural tale called "Ghostwatch."
Cable projects include "Run the Wild Fields" which, along with producer Paul Rauch, is beingdeveloped for Showtime. Written by Rodney Vaccaro, the pic,
which Kaufman will direct, is a family drama set on a farm during WWII. On the feature side, Kaufman is attached to direct "Buffalo Jump," a
psychological thriller written by Tom Pabst with Ginsburg and Joel Thurm to produce. Kaufman and Ginsburg are also set to produce the feature film
"Short Cut Man" written by Preston Sturges Jr. and directed by the team of Leslie Liebman and Larry Williams.
By Eric J. Olsen
February 23, 1999
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Lynn-Nash Tapped as Kaufman Creative VP
By Eric J. Olson
February 2, 1998
Helene Lynn-Nash, who most recently worked at Craig Anderson Prods., has joined the Kaufman Co. as VP of creative affairs.
In her new position, Lynn-Nash will oversee development activities for the
production company, which has a first-look deal with Citadel Entertainment, a division of Alliance Atlantis. Her appointment will enable company prexy Paul Kaufman to further
concentrate on his directing career. Greg Tilson will continue to work as director of development. As part of Lynn-Nash's deal, she will serve as co-exec producer on the films
she develops. Her first such project is "Jewel:' which is being developed at CBS from the best-selling book of the same title.
The Kaufman Co. is set to produce the cable feature "Run the Wild Fields," starring Joanne Whalley and directed by Kaufman, this spring for Showtime.
Lynn-Nash most recently served as VP of development at Craig Anderson Prods. for three years. She oversaw the development of several telefilms and
miniseries including "A Step Toward Tomorrow," starring Christopher Reeve; "Staircase," starring Barbara Hershey; and "True Women" with Dana Delany.
Prior to joining Craig Anderson Prods., Lynn-Nash worked at Lorimar Television for five years, developing telefilms and miniseries. Previously, she
developed and produced the telefilms "Mafia Princess" and "Fatal Judgment."
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Citadel boost TV pic output
By Brian Lowry
April 9, 1996
Citadel Entertainment has increased its TV movie output in the wake of assuming various properties from New World Entertainment last year, estimating that at least half of the 14 projects acquired will end up being produced.
Paul A. Kaufman, who had been affiliated with New World, is the only producer thus far officially to set up Shop at Citadel, under a two-year overall agreement that will give him the opportunity to direct at least one of the telefilms he produces.
Kaufman is developing "Mama's Boy," an NBC thriller written by J.B. White ("The Beast"), having recently produced the CBS vidpix "A Promise to Carolyn" and ""Co-Ed Call Girl". He also has a lengthy roster of movies in development that includes "The Alma Mater Murder, a true story about parents willing to go to fatal lengths to get their daughters into their old college.
Citadel CEO David Ginsburg said 1996 is shaping up to be a very busy year for the company a partnership of HBO, and Anglia TV with movies in development at all the major broadcast networks its well as HBO, Showtime, USA and TNT.
Citadel currently is exceeding its goal of keeping 100 hours or more in development to "fuel ongoing Production," Ginsburg said, noting that the target was increased after the New World agreement.
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Spelling's 'Callgirl' tops Kaufman slate Producer Paul A. Kaufman is developing a number of TV movies, including a CBS vidpic titled "Coed Call Girl" to star Tori Spelling.
Written by Allan Leicht, "Call Girl" is the true story of a pre-med student who begins working for an escort service. If ordered, he project would be shot during Spelling's hiatus from " Beverly Hills, 90210. The Kaufman Co., in the second year of a housekeeping deal at New World Entertainment, is working on another fact-based property at CBS, "A
Promise to Carolyn," about two sisters who discover decades later that their stepmother murdered their baby sister; and "Mama's Boy," an NBC
vidpic about a man whose obsessive mother is responsible for his fiancee's death. Kaufman has also optioned the book "The Fighting Marlows," a Western
that he plans to produce (and direct) as a feature, with Rodney Patrick Vaccaro scripting. Kaufman has directed specials, but the project would mark his movie debut.
The producer is also involved in two other movies with Paul Ranch, under the banner Two Pauls Entertainment: Lover's Knot," an already produced, independently financed romantic comedy starring Bill Campbell and Jennifer
Grey. for which they're still seeking a distributor; and the Vaccaro script "Run the Wild Fields," with the plan that Kiefer Sutherland would star and
direct. Sutherland helmed the 1993 Showtime movie "Last Light."
By Brian Lowry
June 26, 1995
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Kaufman, Rauch are Two Pauls
By Kirk Honeycutt
June 15, 1994
Television producers Paul Kaufman and Paul Rauch have pooled their talents
and names to form Two Pauls Entertainment, a company that will develop and produce feature films and television series. One film is already in the can: "Lover's Knot," a romantic comedy starring
Bill Campbell, Jennifer Grey, Adam Baldwin and Mark Sheppard. The film, which wrapped in early May, was written and directed by Peter Shaner, a USC film school grad.
Kaufman said that the film, financed through a limited partnership, is being repped by ICM agent Robert Newman. Another feature in development is "The Adventures of Jade Starr," about the
adventures of a 10-year old girl. Kaufman said a backpack similar to the one the lead character carries through the story is being sent to film executives to promote the movie's susceptibility to merchandising. The
script was written by Nancy Hersage and Shirley Tillman. "California Blue," a coming of age family drama by David Klass, based on
his book, with Jeff Bleckner set to direct, is being represented by CAA's Pam King. Other projects include "The Lost Ones," a Cajun family drama by Joyce
Comington based on Chris Segura's novel "Les Perdues"; "Run the Wild Fields," by Rodney Vaccaro, a 1944 family drama about a woman and
daughter whose lives are dramatically changed when they take in a drifter; "Quartertime,' ; a one hour TV drama series with Pam Long and Jim Kramer
for TriStar Television; "The Stargazer," about Galileo, written for cable TV by Fred Mustard Stewart. Additionally, Kaufman has a two-year housekeeping deal at New World
Entertainment. Through his Kaufman Co. he will executive produce the CBS telefilm "Justice for Baby Carolyn." He currently is executive producer for
the CBS telefilm "The Disappearance of Vonnie" starring Ann Jillian and Joe Penny. Rauch, a multi-Emmy-winning producer, has produced for television for 20
years. He will serve as co-executive producer with Zev Braun on "Dominick Dunne's 999 Fifth Avenue," a two-hour pilot for CBS/ColumbiaTriStar Television.
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Rauch and Kaufman form Two Pauls Ent
June 24, 1994
Producers Paul Rauch and Paul A. Kaufman have teamed up, to form Two Pauls Entertainment, a production company that will develop and produce features and TV series.
The first project of the nascent venture is the feature "Lover's Knot," a romantic comedy with Bill Campbell, Jennifer Grey, Tim Curry. Adam Baldwin and Mark Sheppard.
The pic, shot in Los Angeles, wrapped in early May. Other features in development include "The Adventures of Jade Starr," a children's action adventure comedy written by Nancy Hersage and Shirley
Tillman. "California Blue," a coming-of-age family drama scripted by David Klass based on his own book; "The Lost Ones," a 1958 family drama about a
Cajun family, written by Joyce Corrington based on the novel "Les Perdues''; and "Run the Wild Fields," written by Rodney Vaccaro.
A one-hour TV series, "Quartertime," is also being developed by the company with Pam Long and Jim Kramer for TriStar TV, as well as "The Stargazer." a TV Film based on the trial of Galileo. Kaufman is set to exec produce the CBS movie of' the week "Justice for Baby, Carolyn." Rauch will coexec produce with Zev Braun "Dominick Dunne's
999 Fifth Avenue," a two-hour pilot for CBS/Columbia TriStar TV.
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Kaufman pacts with New World
April 15, 1992
Producer Paul A. Kaufman has entered into a first-look housekeeping deal at
New World Entertainment to develop and produce TV movies and series. Kaufman is currently exec producing three telefilms along with Joel Rice:
"Nowhere to Hide," through Kushner-Locke Co., and "The Disappearance of Vonnie," with Tri-Star TV, both for CBS; and NBC's "Deadly Deceit," also for
Kushner-Locke. He's also developing "A Family to Die For" through Republic Pictures with Tim and Danielle Hill. Kaufman currently produces in-terstitial documentary material for
Showtime/The Movie Channel.