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Republican Studios begins producing movies in Suldanor
First Project said to be Tour Documentary, due by September
Sulari, Sulanor
July 17, 4770


Campus of Republican Studios, Downtown Sulari

Sulari, Suldanor is well known as the center of heavy industry in Kalistan, and some of the grittiest hard rock produced in the Republic. It now plans to add "film capital of Kalistan" to its list of appellations. A new Movie Studio, Republican Studios, has opened in the District's largest city and seeks to begin competing with other larger film markets in Terra.

New Chief of Production, Alfonse Aristizabal, laid out the studio's ambitious business plan. "We have 8 soundstages, as well as film processing and post production facilities. The goal is to provide an entire vertical experience for Kalistani and international film makers who want to take advantage of our studio, nearby location opportunities here in Sulari, and the rest of the Republic. I imagine here that we can film several television shows and movies at the same time, from cop dramas and mafia films right here in Sulari, to jungle epics to our south, to pastoral films up in Odufaray, to romcoms in Kaliburg. The Republic has it all, and this studio is well situated to take advantage of it all."

Aristizabal said the studio was capitalized with more than K25 million in private capital from Kalistani investors, and when the studio begins operating in August, he plans to make an IPO and list in the Kalsie. Meanwhile, he said the studio already has its first project lined up for production. "This group, BandStand, recently toured the Anarchist territories over in Lodamun, and they recorded the entire thing! I've seen some of their raw stuff. It watches like a mockumentary, and let me tell you, the band may be the most normal thing about that entire movie. I'm putting them in touch with Editor Yayael Schmidt, who did 'Cats in Winter' three years as an independent and Director Donna Prebus, and I can tell you, this movie will be a hit!"

Aristizabal said he already has a television series in development for KRTVN 3. He also stated that he was in the process of recruiting up and coming actors for exclusive contracts with the Studio and is currently looking for new projects. "We're open for business!" said the studio head. "Domestic or foreign, send me your pitches! Right now, we are in an adventurous growth phase, so nothing is off the table! Sky's the limit, baby!"