Darren VanCleave

Darren VanCleave's True Fiction Filmz, a film production and distribution powerhouse is partnered with Hand Picked Films to focus on feature films with budgets under $10 million with the assistance of Hand Picked Films. Hand Picked Films focuses on large budget films. True Fiction principle Darren VanCleave and Hand Picked Films principle Michel Shane, have established themselves as two of the motion picture industry's premier independent producers. In the last few years, they have worked with the likes of Stephen Spielberg, Leonardo Di Caprio, Tom Hanks, Will Smith, Chevy Chase, Burt Reynolds, and others. Hand Picked Films produced I, Robot starring Will Smith, released by 20th Century Fox, which smashed box office records when the film grossed over $50 million in its opening weekend. I, Robot is based on a script they developed at Disney in 1995, entitled Hardwired by Jeff Vintar and inspired by the story written by Isaac Asimov. HandPicked is the developing the sequel to I Robot- I Robot ll staring Will Smith. Michel Shane has also executive produced Steven Spielberg's award winning Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Martin Sheen and Christopher Walken. Romano and Shane worked aggressively developing the project since acquiring the rights to the book in 1990. Collectively, I, Robot and Catch Me If You Can have grossed nearly one billion dollars. Other producing credits include Paramount Classic's North Fork, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival starring James Woods, Nick Nolte, Claire Forlani, Peter Coyote and Daryl Hannah, as well as Stealing Time starring Scott Foley and featuring Jennifer Garner. True Fiction Films completed principle photography on two films in 2009, "Not Another, Not Another Movie" starring Chevy Chase, Vinny Jones, Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Sciole, and Michael Madsen, and "Blood: A Butchers Tale" starring Aaron Douglas, Jennifer Sciole, Emily Perkins, Kim Coates, and Christa Campbell. Blood will be the first film in the horror genre to use technology similar to "300" and "Sin City." In September 2008, HandPicked/TrueFiction, along with Empire Film Group released in theaters their feature "Hounddog" starring Dakota Fanning and Robin Wright Penn. True Fiction is developing four feature films for 2010, Shrinking Charlotte, Alive and Well, Beneath Justice, and Crimson. Hand Picked Films is also developing two feature films for the youth to preteen market. First is Band on the Run, which is based on the "boy band" image and popularity among the teen youth. This preteen oriented project is poised to break new ground in sponsorship and cross promotion that will launch the career of a real band the producers are creating for this project. Slated later in the year is Hand Picked Films' first animated feature film, The Black Belt Club, based on the best-selling Scholastic children's book series by Dawn Barnes and Marvel Comics' illustrator Bernard Chang. Darren VanCleave has been one of the top sales and marketing executives in the world for many years in several industries. He has managed talent around the world for many years very successfully. His partners also have extensive talent management, production, finance, and agency experience, including a licensed agency in Texas. Darren's modus operandi is "nothing happens until a sale is made, even in Hollywood." Darren, a graduate of Trinity Southern University, was formerly Global Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Ford Motor Company's Internet Website Design, CyberCar, AutoMark, Red Carpet, Sales and Management training, and HAC divisions. He possesses over 24 years of success as a business executive. He owns and operates eight companies worldwide including being CEO of Result Technology Group, LLC, CEO of RTG Talent, CEO of True Fiction Filmz, Partner of HandPicked Films, Partner Daval Releasing, Partner Pacific Gold Studios, and CEO of True Fiction Entertainment. Darren has also appeared in 100's of Local, National, and International telecast on the Automotive News Network, NADA Network, commercials, and training programs. He is one of the most sought after speakers in the world for Sales and Management conventions and meetings around the world.