international co-production appointment

Aristos Films announces the appointment of film executive Steve Hodges to the role of UK & Europe Co-Producer. This appointment comes at a time of great opportunity for New Zealand/UK co-productions and Australia/UK co-productions.
Hodges will connect with UK and European producers to identify projects ideally suited to take advantage of the relatively covid free production industry in New Zealand and benefiting from the generous government incentives available to qualifying productions.
Steve has spent over 20 years in the entertainment industry, he began his career at Sony Music in London as Head of Production. In this role Steve was responsible for the production of music videos and long-form programming for the entire roster of the European company working with a number of award winning directors and artists.
Subsequently, Steve moved to Los Angeles where he was part of the management team that prepared the successful $25 million business plan f for the financing of New York based Winter Films. In his position as Vice President of Development and Production he developed the BRONTE project with Bruce Beresford (Oscar winning director) and EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE with Bo Goldman (Oscar winning writer). Steve also produced HANGIN AROUND, a romantic comedy set in Nantucket, starring Peter Facinelli, Lena Heady, Michelle Hicks, Lesley Ann Warren and Fred Ward; and featuring original recordings from the Counting Crows.
As well as his feature film work, Steve was also responsible for creating the concept and package for TO CHINA WITH LOVE, the salacious story of double agent Katrina Leung which also sold to Fox television Studios. Joan Chen and William H Macy were attached in the lead roles with Larry Gross writing the script. He was also attached as an Executive Producer to a topical Iraqi account, DEVIL’S DOCS, featuring the war journals of Sanjay Gupta, an embedded CNN journalist this story was the basis of a television movie at TNT.
Steve is based in London and will be connecting with both UK and European producers who have projects in advanced stages of development that are seeking additional finance.
Hodges will connect with UK and European producers to identify projects ideally suited to take advantage of the relatively covid free production industry in New Zealand and benefiting from the generous government incentives available to qualifying productions.
Steve has spent over 20 years in the entertainment industry, he began his career at Sony Music in London as Head of Production. In this role Steve was responsible for the production of music videos and long-form programming for the entire roster of the European company working with a number of award winning directors and artists.
Subsequently, Steve moved to Los Angeles where he was part of the management team that prepared the successful $25 million business plan f for the financing of New York based Winter Films. In his position as Vice President of Development and Production he developed the BRONTE project with Bruce Beresford (Oscar winning director) and EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE with Bo Goldman (Oscar winning writer). Steve also produced HANGIN AROUND, a romantic comedy set in Nantucket, starring Peter Facinelli, Lena Heady, Michelle Hicks, Lesley Ann Warren and Fred Ward; and featuring original recordings from the Counting Crows.
As well as his feature film work, Steve was also responsible for creating the concept and package for TO CHINA WITH LOVE, the salacious story of double agent Katrina Leung which also sold to Fox television Studios. Joan Chen and William H Macy were attached in the lead roles with Larry Gross writing the script. He was also attached as an Executive Producer to a topical Iraqi account, DEVIL’S DOCS, featuring the war journals of Sanjay Gupta, an embedded CNN journalist this story was the basis of a television movie at TNT.
Steve is based in London and will be connecting with both UK and European producers who have projects in advanced stages of development that are seeking additional finance.