Prospero is the conjuror in Shakespeare's Tempest, with the power to summon magic and quell storms. International film finance is not supernatural, though sometimes it seems to require no less to get films made. Prospero Pictures brings creative financing solutions to producers in all the traditional and new media, from Toronto to LA, Johannesburg to London. Closing the Ring Prospero Pictures is delighted to announce commencement of production on the feature film Closing the Ring directed by Lord Richard Attenborough. The co-production will be filmed in Belfast and Toronto spring 2006. Closing the Ring is a co-production with Jo Gilbert’s Spinster Films and Richard Attenborough Productions. International sales will be handled by ContentFilm International. Funny Farm Currently in post-production, Funny Farm is a satire about celebrity re-hab clinics starring Andie MacDowell, Jennifer Tilley, Colm Feore and Gary Farmer shot on location in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Funny Farm is sold internationally by Arclight Films. It’s a Boy Girl Thing Prospero Pictures is preparing to deliver the teen comedy starring Kevin Zegers (Transamerica) and Samaire Armstrong (The O.C.), a co-production with Rocket Pictures. Directed by Nick Hurran (Little Black Book), It’s a Boy Girl Thing is sold internationally by Icon Entertainment International. Hotel Rwanda Prospero Pictures is thrilled at still more accolades for Hotel Rwanda, as Keir Pearson and Terry George are nominated for a BAFTA for best original screenplay.