Rebel Pilgrim Productions Lands In Cincinnati. Announces Four New Projects.

May 2, 2012 - On May 1st, Rebel Pilgrim Productions, a Las Vegas-based production company, opened offices in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company has leased the space that was once the executive offices of the Procter & Gamble Company on top floor of the historic Gwynne Building at 602 Main St.

The company has existed on a project-to-project basis since 2005, but has now grown to sustain a fulltime production office with a staff of five people. Joe Boyd will serve the company as President. Boyd launched the company with C.E.O. James E. Nyberg in 2005.

Boyd moved to Cincinnati in 2007 to accept a pastoral position at Vineyard Cincinnati. He will continue to serve the church on a limited basis as he moves fulltime with Rebel Pilgrim. The company will also launch with Brad Wise serving as Chief Creative Officer and Isaac Stambaugh as Producer. Both Wise and Stambaugh worked with Boyd at the church, where according to Boyd they, "instantly gelled as a creative team."

"Cincinnati is home for us," says Boyd. "We have produced four feature films here in the last five years. It's the perfect place to do what we do." Nyberg will remain in Las Vegas, keeping an office there as well.

The company launches with ownership in five feature films including the multiple award winning comedy Hitting The Nuts, which recently signed a worldwide distribution deal with Cinetic Media. The company also produced A Strange Brand of Happy, a comedy starring Academy Award Winner Shirley Jones and Grammy Winner Rebecca St. James, now in post-production. Both films were shot in Cincinnati, along with three others: The Road to Emmaus PA, Fenced Off and Smells Like Community Spirit.

The company also announced four new projects in development, including The Re-Gifter, a Christmas-themed cable television movie for 2013, two television pilots and the company's biggest budget film to date – an action thriller about a priest who marries a prostitute to uncover an international sex slavery ring.

"We have paid our dues for seven years," Boyd says. "We've produced five films as part-timers, but now the opportunities ahead of us demand all of our time and our full attention." Boyd and Nyberg mounted a substantial raise this year to give the company the seed capital needed to focus on the projects at hand.

Kristen Erwin, Executive Director of the Greater Cincinnati And Northern Kentucky Film Commission says, "The film commission is thrilled that Joe Boyd and his talented team will be headquartering in Cincinnati. We believe his commitment to root his company here will spawn even more production in Cincinnati and provide training and jobs for locals. It's a very exciting time as more and more filmmakers are interested in our great city."

As to whether Cincinnati can become a major player in the entertainment industry, Boyd says, "There is no reason why not. The industry is growing at an unprecedented pace in cities all around us – Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Nashville. We've seen some great movies come to Cincinnati over the last few years – and more are coming this summer. I hope more and more production comes to our city. We view other local production companies as potential partners, not competitors. Let's all join forces in Cincinnati and produce the stories the world wants to see. That's our vision of what will happen here. We just want to be a part of it all."

The company's website is www.rebelpilgrim.com.