Bloom (formerly MDP Worldwide, Behaviour Worldwide and Media 8 Entertainment) was an American

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entertainment company engaged in

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, development, production and worldwide distribution of theatrical

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s in various forms of

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Overview

The company was formed in 1993 by

Mark Damon Mark Damon (born April 22, 1933) is an American film actor and producer. He became noted for roles in films like Roger Corman's ''House of Usher'', before moving to Italy and becoming a notable Western star and member of the 1960s Dolce Vita ...

as MDP Worldwide (the "MDP" itself is short for Mark Damon Productions) and subsequently changed its name from MDP Worldwide to Behaviour Worldwide on March 27, 1998, before reverting to the MDP Worldwide name on May 31, 2000, before changing the name to Media 8 Entertainment on October 9, 2003. In 1998, it was sold to Behaviour Communications, a Canadian production company from the assets of Malofilm for $19 million, which subsequently changed its name to Behaviour Worldwide. In 2000, citing the struggles of Behaviour themselves, Damon's investors opted to buy back the company, which was reverted to the MDP Worldwide moniker. The company has offices in

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, California and

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, Quebec. The company, formerly known as Behavior Worldwide Entertainment, posted net income of C$5.5 million ($3.4 million) on revenues of $33.5 million for the year ended Sept. 30. On May 15, 2004, it was announced that Media 8 Entertainment wanted to focus on film production following the success of the film ''

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'', and chose to focus on eight movies budgeted on the $10-$50 million range. On October 14, 2004, founder

announced that he would resign his post as chairman-CEO of the Media 8 Entertainment studio. After leaving Media 8, on January 23, 2005, Mark Damon would eventually form a new studio Foresight Unlimited, to focus on production, with Media 8 executive Tamara Stuparich De La Barra serving as vice president of production at the studio. In 2007, Media 8 Entertainment has acquired the Spanish-based film companies

Lauren Films Bloom (formerly MDP Worldwide, Behaviour Worldwide and Media 8 Entertainment) was an American independent film entertainment company engaged in financing, development, production and worldwide distribution of theatrical feature films in various ...

and

Araba Films Bloom (formerly MDP Worldwide, Behaviour Worldwide and Media 8 Entertainment) was an American independent film entertainment company engaged in financing, development, production and worldwide distribution of theatrical feature films in various ...

, and they now focusing on cinema theater business, until they became dormant in the 2010s. In April 2012, Media 8 filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, and it was reorganized as Bloom Media following a merger with

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. In August 2017, Bloom was acquired by WME-IMG's Endeavor Content, with Bloom continuing to function as an entity within the company. In October 2018, it was announced that Bloom's operations would be integrated into those of its parent Endeavor Content's, with Bloom's employees being transferred to Endeavor Content.

Films produced by Media 8

*''

The Ramen Girl ''The Ramen Girl'' is a 2008 romantic comedy-drama film starring Brittany Murphy about a girl who goes to Japan and decides to learn how to cook ramen. Murphy also co-produced. Plot Abby (Brittany Murphy) is an American girl who goes to Tokyo ...

'' (2008) *'' Man About Town'' (2006) *'' Running Scared'' (2006) *'' Santa's Slay'' (2005) *'' Havoc'' (2005) *''

The Upside of Anger ''The Upside of Anger'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Binder and starring Joan Allen, Kevin Costner and Evan Rachel Wood. The film was produced by Jack Binder, Alex Gartner and Sammy Lee, received ...

'' (2005) *'' Love Wrecked'' (2005) *'' Wedding Daze'' (2004) *''

'' (2003) *'' The I Inside'' (2003) *'' 11:14'' (2003) *'' The United States of Leland'' (2003)

MDP Worldwide

*'' FeardotCom'' (2002) *'' Extreme Ops'' (2002) *'' The Musketeer'' (2001) *'' The Body'' (2001) *''

Knock Off Counterfeit consumer goods (or counterfeit and fraudulent, suspect items - CFSI) are goods, often of inferior quality, made or sold under another's brand name without the brand owner's authorization. Sellers of such goods may infringe on eith ...

'' (1998) *''

Deceiver Deceiver, Deceivers, The Deceiver or The Deceivers may refer to: Books * ''Deceiver'' (novel), a 2010 novel by C. J. Cherryh * ''The Deceiver'' (novel), a novel by Frederick Forsyth * ''The Deceivers'' (Aiello novel), a 1999 novel by Robert Aiello ...

'' (1997) *'' The Blackout'' (1997) *'' The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo'' (1997) *'' Men of War'' (1994) *''Bad Blood'' (1994) *'' Deadly Heroes'' (1993)

Behaviour Worldwide

* '' Love & Sex'' (2000) *'' Eye of the Beholder'' (1999) *''

Grizzly Falls ''Grizzly Falls'' is a 1999 adventure film about a boy and a bear, set in British Columbia in the early 20th century. It was written by Stuart Margolin and Richard Beattie, and directed by Stewart Raffill. Plot The film starts with an old man, Ha ...

'' (1999)

Films distributed by Media 8

*''The Ramen Girl'' (2008) *''

Local Color Local color/colour may refer to: * ''Local Color'' (book), a 1950 note and sketch study by Truman Capote * ''Local Color'' (Mose Allison album), 1958 * ''Local Color'' (University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One album), 2015 * ''Local Color'' (film ...

'' (2006) *'' Man About Town'' (2006) *'' Running Scared'' (2006) *'' Santa's Slay'' (2005) *'' Havoc'' (2005) *''

'' (2005) *'' Love Wrecked'' (2005) *''

'' (2003) *'' 11:14'' (2003) *'' The I Inside'' (2003)

MDP Worldwide

*'' Free Money'' (1998) *''

The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, w ...

'' (1994) *'' Crackerjack'' (1994) *''Bad Blood'' (1994) *'' Night Eyes 3'' (1993) *'' Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman'' (1993)

Behaviour Worldwide

* '' Love & Sex'' (2000) *'' Eye of the Beholder'' (1999) *''

'' (1999)

References

External links

Archives of this company's former website
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