Ms. Giroux is the President of Global Universal Film
Group Inc, a film production and distribution company,
which she originally formed in 1997. Ms. Giroux is a
writer, producer and director of feature films, and
has been awarded “keys” to numerous Cities for her lecturing
and fund raising for charity organizations in the United
States.
Ms. Giroux won a scholarship to the New York American
Academy of Dramatic Arts, and has appeared in many
off Broadway and Broadway plays. Her career in films
was launched with a lead role in “The Cross and the
Switch Blade”, starring Pat Boone and Eric Estrada.
She has appeared in fifteen feature films and several
TV series including “To Live and Die in LA”, directed
by Billy Friedkin for MGM. Ms. Giroux has written
and produced ten feature films, two “Movies of the
Week”, two reality series, and most recently “Head
Heart & Balls” a television pilot starring Adam
Corolla.
Ms. Giroux has extensive experience in structuring
the financing and co-production of numerous film projects,
having successfully arranged for co-productions between
Canada, France and Germany, as well as Canada, France
and Australia. Ms. Giroux was a co-founder and President
of Fonefriend, Inc. Ms. Giroux was instrumental in
securing the spokeswoman services of bi-lingual actress/artist
Barbara Carrera to the Fonefriend product and produced
the television commercials entitled “Nobody Takes
My Fonefriend” In 2000, she wrote and directed “Coo
Coo Café”, a satire on the media networks, which prominently
featured the “FoneFriend” product being used by the
main characters. “Coo Coo Café” the first film produced
in New Brunswick Canada, was invited to the Sundance
Film Festival, as well as received an invitation by
the American Film Institute to be considered as one
of the Best Screenplays of the year 2000.
Recently, Ms. Giroux acquired $21 Million USD worth
of Pre Certification Tax Credits in the State of Louisiana,
which Global intends to utilize as a line of credit
via a Certificate of Deposit program. The C.D. generates
the line of credit for film production from the Louisiana
Bank. (Bank letter is available upon request)
Ms. Giroux wrote and directed the television reality
pilot “You’ve Got the Part!” Global Universal Film
Group Inc. has created an online casting website,
being utilized to find and cast talent World Wide:
www.youvegotthepart.com
Ms. Giroux is a bondable producer with the well-known
Completion Bond Company, Film Finances. She is a past
nominee of The New York Film and Video Festival, and
The Cannes Film Festival’s “Out of Competition” series.
She has been profiled in several books, and appeared
on The Tonight Show, The Merv Griffin Show, and The
Geraldo Rivera Show. She recently contracted to assist
director Ryan Fleck ("Half Nelson") on his
next feature film, Sugar, in the Dominican Republic.
Mr. Rasmussen will serve as our Chairman and will
guide the Company through its transition to a public-traded
entity and oversee ongoing business development, acquisitions
and financing. Mr. Rasmussen has an extensive background
spanning over 30 years as an entrepreneur with vast
experience in all phases of business development,
having been a founder, chief executive officer or
director of several publicly-held corporations in
the areas of cable television, investment banking,
mortgage banking and motion pictures. He has extensive
experience in raising debt and equity capital for
both public and private enterprises, implementing
short and long term business planning and strategic
concepts, acquisitions and divestitures, and has played
a leading role in spearheading several publicly held
corporations from their inception through the capital
raising stages. He has been a founder, executive officer
and or director of numerous private and publicly held
corporations involved in cable television (United
Satellite America – NASDAQ), investment banking (privately
held NASD Broker-Dealer), mortgage banking (U.S. Mutual
Financial – NASDAQ), film production (Orphan Entertainment
– PINKSHEETS) and La Paz Pharmaceuticals (privately
held pharmaceutical manufacturer). Mr. Rasmussen will
advise management on matters relating to the public
aspects of the Company’s operations. Mr. Rasmussen
is a graduate of W. Michigan University.
Ms. Perfili currently serves on our Board of Directors
and will assist us as a film production consultant.
Virginia Perfili has an extensive background in film
financing and production, as well as experience in
the operations of publicly held companies. In 1984,
Ms. Perfili, aided by a prominent Michigan securities
attorney, took her independent record label, Orphan
Records, Inc.
and her film production company, Orphan Eyes, Inc.,
public by affecting a“reverse merger” with a public
company, becoming Orphan, Inc. She was appointed CEO
and Chairman of the Board. Orphan, Inc., located in
Michigan, expanded its roster of artists, started
making award nominated music videos and set up a national
radio, music video and record pool promotions team.
Within months of signing five acts, all five acts
had songs charting on the Billboard Magazine Charts.
Distribution deals, a contract with Atlantic Records
and contracts to produce music videos for Atlantic
and Sony resulted. Orphan then retained Gary Rasmussen
as an investor and strategic business consultant,
and started concentrating on the opportunities Orphan’s
status as a public company afforded the company and
the financing and production of feature length films.
Using the Company’s innate creative and promotional
resources, this small record label successfully organized
a series of limited partnerships to finance and produce
motion pictures. Its first feature film, “Mirror,
Mirror”, was theatrically released and internationally
distributed. In 1992, Orphan’s limited partnership
financed and produced a sequel film, “Mirror Mirror
2: Raven Dance.” In 1994, after moving to California,
Ms Perfili then produced and directed the third feature
film, “Mirror Mirror III: The Voyeur.” During the
past 5 years, Virginia Perfili has produced and/or
directed several independent films and documentaries,
such as “Live on Sunset” and “Bikini Witness.”
Mr. Liapis received a Bachelor of Arts degree from
California State University at Fullerton in 1973 and
attended law school the following year. Shortly thereafter
he moved to Los Angeles where he began his acting
career starring opposite the legendary Mae West in
her last, but very controversial, motion picture:
'Sextette'. Over the next several years Mr. Liapis
starred in numerous feature films including “Ghoulies”,
“Ghoulies IV”, and Ghost Warrior. By the early 1990's
Mr. Liapis moved behind the camera to co write and
executive produce "Sins of Desire" starring
Tanya Roberts and Nick Cassavetes for Cinetel Films.
He continue to write and direct such pictures as “Alone
With A Stranger”, “The Step Daughter” and “Captured”
for The Image Organization and WIN International Pictures.
Mr. Liapis was a founding member of Gotham Metro Studios,
a production / distribution company based in Santa
Monica. In mid 2006 he joined Global Universal Film
Group Inc. to assist and assemble a screenplay library
and to build Global Universal into a publicly traded
company. Mr. Liapis was instrumental in Global Universal's
acquisition of $21 MUSD in Pre Certified Tax Credits
issued by the State of Louisiana and in the post-
production joint venture agreement between Global
Universal and Third Coast Digital, a post-production
facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mr. Liapis has
developed a close working relationship with many successful
independent film and distribution companies in Hollywood.
Those relationships, along with his prolific writing
ability, have provided Global Universal Film Group
Inc. a tremendous advantage in creating and developing
future in-house projects.