- The first Major with a base in Europe
- Putting the power back in the hands of the artists
- Fully self-contained production and Web3 ecosystem
- Transparent profit participation for creators and community
The Big Picture
Kamara's mission as a conglomerate for the 21st century; to own and operate a Major Studio and entertainment destination (physically and virtually), at its core, fuelling implementation of currency, Kamara Coin, while allowing the industry, talent and consumers alike to participate in a shared economic model -- driving it to become a leading digital currency and participation model for entertainment globally.
U.S. Film Industry
- $99.7 billion global entertainment revenue (2021)
- A growth of 24% over 2020
- U.S. Lead with $36.8 billion
- Concentrated market
- Relationship driven industry
- Transparent competitive market
- Industry is highly resilient and counter-cyclical to economic downturn
- Content demand due to global mega-trend of home entertainment
- Abundance of established and new revenue drivers e.g. streaming and NFT space
- Historically active M&A Market
Current Opportunity
Disputed Status QUO
By the new digital distributors/content providers, most notably Netflix and Amazon, who in recent years moved agressively into original content production.
Monopolized Market
The market is currently heavy monopolized by five US based media-conglomerates “The Majors”, requiring significant capital to compete with them.
Kamara
We acknowledge digital distributors capitalizing on huge content demands in 2020 - 22 but see attractive opportunity for delivering consumer offerings with innovation from strategic planning, creative thinking, and self-funding.
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Innovation from Europe
- First Major to be based outside of Los Angeles
- HQ in Spain, 2nd most visited country globally
- Go-to studio for filmmakers, talent and innovators
- Strategic experience from U.S. to combine the best of both worlds
- Parent co in Zug, Switzerland — on cutting edge of digital innovation
Backed By Kamara's Core Business
A diversified studio operation reliant on its own productions, while offering available studio capacity to 3rd parties and independent productions.
Productions
The production arm of Kamara will produce NFT Motion, theatrical motion pictures, streaming content and digital entertainment. It will develop and produce episodic TV and large-scale productions in most major movie genres.
Production Fund
Kamara plans to provide production funds to produce 48 motion pictures and 43 episodic shows, over the first five years, with a range € 10-50.0 million in costs per production and an aggregate production expense of € 1.8 billion.
Crypto Eco-System
Kamara will be the first Major to operate with crypto currency innovation at its core. Future offerings by Kamara Capital, will enable global investors, along with all other stakeholders (including talent), a transparent, actual and even participation in Kamara's value creation
Theatrical
Kamara plans to manage the sales, marketing and theatrical distribution of its motion pictures providing a wide release (up 4,000 screens) in the U.S. alongside international distribution.
Web3 Platform
Kamara is a first-mover on innovative Web3 based entertainment offerings -- in process of launching of its own Digital Distribution apps to provide a new level of entertainment engagement.
Prints & Ads
Kamara plans to launch a print and advertising fund to support the marketing of each of Kamara’s pictures and to make profitable P&A and other short-term loans to independent film productions
Meet Our Team
Senior Executives
James Cardwell
Founding Officer, Corporate
Jim Cardwell
Founding Officer, Kamara Ltd.
Former President of Warner Home Video, a €6.5 billion annual operation, which saw a 10 - 35 % growth each year under his leadership. Thirty years at Warner Brothers and Time Warner Inc.
Served on Warner Bros. green-light committee for many years, approving such titles as The Last Samurai, Harry Potter, Batman Begins, Good Night and Good Luck and the Matrix.
Consultant to for Bertelsmann, MGM, CBS, and others..
Ryan Wiik
Chairman & President
Ryan Wiik
Chairman & President, Kamara Ltd.
A seasoned entrepreneur, Wiik has launched a group of highly innovative companies aimed to make significant impact on the global entertainment industry -- with Kamara at the core to become the first Major based in Europe. The visions for his initial Los Angeles based start-up companies were acquired and become a publicly traded stock valued over USD 100M. Wiik is the creator and show-runner of the El Paso Verse, a first-of-its-kind NFT correlated cinematic universe. He holds unparalleled experience in building and launching franchise properties through uncompromising dedication with IP rights acquisitions and brand development. Wiik holds a highly diverse understanding of the balance of entertainment, finance and talent.
Nick Cassavetes
Founding Officer, Film and TV Content
Nick Cassavetes
Founding Officer, Kamara Ltd.
Nick Cassavetes began his career as a film and television actor, but made a stronger impact when he discovered his talent for writing and directing. He was born into independent film royalty as the son of Oscar - nominated writer--director--actor John Cassavetes and Oscar - nominated actress Gena Rowlands.
His credits include The Notebook (2004), Alpha Dog (2007), My Sister's Keeper (2009) and The Other Woman (2014) which generated in excess of $196 million at the box-office.