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Bloom (formerly MDP Worldwide, Behaviour Worldwide and Media 8 Entertainment) was an American
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entertainment company engaged in financing, development, production and worldwide distribution of theatrical
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s in various forms of broadcast media.


Overview

The company was formed in 1993 by
Mark Damon Mark Damon (born April 22, 1933) is an American film actor and Film producer, producer. He became noted for roles in films like Roger Corman's House of Usher (film), ''House of Usher'', before moving to Italy and becoming a notable Western (gen ...
as MDP Worldwide (the "MDP" itself is short for Mark Damon Productions) and subsequently changed its name from MDP Worldwide to Behaviour Worldwide on March 27, 1998, before reverting to the MDP Worldwide name on May 31, 2000, before changing the name to Media 8 Entertainment on October 9, 2003. In 1998, it was sold to Behaviour Communications, a Canadian production company from the assets of Malofilm for $19 million, which subsequently changed its name to Behaviour Worldwide. In 2000, citing the struggles of Behaviour themselves, Damon's investors opted to buy back the company, which was reverted to the MDP Worldwide moniker. The company has offices in
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, California and
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, Quebec. The company, formerly known as Behavior Worldwide Entertainment, posted net income of C$5.5 million ($3.4 million) on revenues of $33.5 million for the year ended Sept. 30. On May 15, 2004, it was announced that Media 8 Entertainment wanted to focus on film production following the success of the film ''
Monster A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...
'', and chose to focus on eight movies budgeted on the $10-$50 million range. On October 14, 2004, founder
Mark Damon Mark Damon (born April 22, 1933) is an American film actor and Film producer, producer. He became noted for roles in films like Roger Corman's House of Usher (film), ''House of Usher'', before moving to Italy and becoming a notable Western (gen ...
announced that he would resign his post as chairman-CEO of the Media 8 Entertainment studio. After leaving Media 8, on January 23, 2005, Mark Damon would eventually form a new studio Foresight Unlimited, to focus on production, with Media 8 executive Tamara Stuparich De La Barra serving as vice president of production at the studio. In 2007, Media 8 Entertainment has acquired the Spanish-based film companies Lauren Films and Araba Films, and they now focusing on cinema theater business, until they became dormant in the 2010s. In April 2012, Media 8 filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, and it was reorganized as Bloom Media following a merger with
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. In August 2017, Bloom was acquired by
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's Endeavor Content, with Bloom continuing to function as an entity within the company. In October 2018, it was announced that Bloom's operations would be integrated into those of its parent Endeavor Content's, with Bloom's employees being transferred to Endeavor Content.


Films produced by Media 8

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The Ramen Girl ''The Ramen Girl'' is a 2008 romantic comedy-drama film starring Brittany Murphy about a girl who goes to Japan and decides to learn how to cook ramen. Murphy also co-produced. Plot Abby (Brittany Murphy) is an American girl who goes to Tokyo t ...
'' (2008) *'' Man About Town'' (2006) *'' Running Scared'' (2006) *''
Santa's Slay ''Santa's Slay'' is a 2005 Christmas slasher black comedy film written and directed by David Steiman, a former assistant to Brett Ratner; Ratner served as a producer. The film stars Bill Goldberg, Douglas Smith, Emilie de Ravin, Robert Culp, Sau ...
'' (2005) *''
Havoc High Altitude Venus Operational Concept (HAVOC) is a set of crewed NASA mission concepts to the planet Venus. All human portions of the missions would be conducted from lighter-than-air craft or from orbit. Background Venus is a planet with a ru ...
'' (2005) *''
The Upside of Anger ''The Upside of Anger'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Binder and starring Joan Allen, Kevin Costner and Evan Rachel Wood. The film was produced by Jack Binder, Alex Gartner and Sammy Lee, received mo ...
'' (2005) *''
Love Wrecked ''Love Wrecked'' (also known as ''Temptation Island'' internationally) is a 2005 American adventure romantic comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser. Starring Amanda Bynes, it is a romantic comedy about a girl getting stranded with a rock star on a ...
'' (2005) *''
Wedding Daze ''Wedding Daze'' (also known as ''The Pleasure of Your Company'' and ''The Next Girl I See'') is a 2006 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Michael Ian Black and starring Jason Biggs and Isla Fisher. Plot Against the advice of ...
'' (2004) *''
Monster A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...
'' (2003) *'' The I Inside'' (2003) *'' 11:14'' (2003) *''
The United States of Leland ''The United States of Leland'' is a 2003 American drama film written and directed by Matthew Ryan Hoge that follows a meek teenage boy, the eponymous Leland, who has inexplicably committed a shocking murder. In the wake of the killing, his teache ...
'' (2003)


MDP Worldwide

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FeardotCom ''FeardotCom'' is a 2002 horror film directed by William Malone and starring Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone and Stephen Rea. The plot details a New York City detective investigating a series of mysterious deaths connected to a disturbing websi ...
'' (2002) *'' Extreme Ops'' (2002) *''
The Musketeer ''The Musketeer'' is a 2001 American action film, action-adventure film based on Alexandre Dumas's classic 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers'', directed and photographed by Peter Hyams and starring Catherine Deneuve, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Ti ...
'' (2001) *''
The Body The Body may refer to: Literature * ''The Body'' (short story), a short story by Camillo Boito * ''The Body'' (novella), a novel written by Stephen King * ''The Body'' (Sapir novel), a novel by Richard Sapir * ''The Body'' (Kureishi novel), ...
'' (2001) *''
Knock Off Counterfeit consumer goods (or counterfeit and fraudulent, suspect items - CFSI) are goods, often of inferior quality, made or sold under another's brand name without the brand owner's authorization. Sellers of such goods may infringe on eith ...
'' (1998) *''
Deceiver Deceiver, Deceivers, The Deceiver or The Deceivers may refer to: Books * ''Deceiver'' (novel), a 2010 novel by C. J. Cherryh * ''The Deceiver'' (novel), a novel by Frederick Forsyth * ''The Deceivers'' (Aiello novel), a 1999 novel by Robert Aiello ...
'' (1997) *'' The Blackout'' (1997) *'' The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo'' (1997) *''
Men of War ''Men of War'' is a real-time tactics video game franchise, based mainly in World War II. Main series Soldiers: Heroes of World War II ''Soldiers: Heroes of World War II'' is the original game of the 'Men of War' series, and uses an early GEM ...
'' (1994) *''Bad Blood'' (1994) *'' Deadly Heroes'' (1993)


Behaviour Worldwide

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Love & Sex ''Love & Sex'' is a 2000 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Valerie Breiman. It stars Famke Janssen and Jon Favreau. Plot When her rather explicit article on oral sex is rejected, magazine journalist Kate Welles is told by her e ...
'' (2000) *'' Eye of the Beholder'' (1999) *'' Grizzly Falls'' (1999)


Films distributed by Media 8

*''The Ramen Girl'' (2008) *''
Local Color Local color/colour may refer to: * ''Local Color'' (book), a 1950 note and sketch study by Truman Capote * ''Local Color'' (Mose Allison album), 1958 * ''Local Color'' (University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One album), 2015 * ''Local Color'' (film ...
'' (2006) *'' Man About Town'' (2006) *'' Running Scared'' (2006) *''
Santa's Slay ''Santa's Slay'' is a 2005 Christmas slasher black comedy film written and directed by David Steiman, a former assistant to Brett Ratner; Ratner served as a producer. The film stars Bill Goldberg, Douglas Smith, Emilie de Ravin, Robert Culp, Sau ...
'' (2005) *''
Havoc High Altitude Venus Operational Concept (HAVOC) is a set of crewed NASA mission concepts to the planet Venus. All human portions of the missions would be conducted from lighter-than-air craft or from orbit. Background Venus is a planet with a ru ...
'' (2005) *''
The Upside of Anger ''The Upside of Anger'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Binder and starring Joan Allen, Kevin Costner and Evan Rachel Wood. The film was produced by Jack Binder, Alex Gartner and Sammy Lee, received mo ...
'' (2005) *''
Love Wrecked ''Love Wrecked'' (also known as ''Temptation Island'' internationally) is a 2005 American adventure romantic comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser. Starring Amanda Bynes, it is a romantic comedy about a girl getting stranded with a rock star on a ...
'' (2005) *''
Monster A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...
'' (2003) *'' 11:14'' (2003) *'' The I Inside'' (2003)


MDP Worldwide

*'' Free Money'' (1998) *''
The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, ...
'' (1994) *'' Crackerjack'' (1994) *''Bad Blood'' (1994) *''
Night Eyes 3 ''Night Eyes 3'' is a 1993 erotic thriller film directed by Andrew Stevens. It is the third film in the ''Night Eyes'' series. Like its Night Eyes 2, predecessor, it stars Andrew Stevens and Shannon Tweed, although the latter plays a different role ...
'' (1993) *'' Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman'' (1993)


Behaviour Worldwide

* ''
Love & Sex ''Love & Sex'' is a 2000 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Valerie Breiman. It stars Famke Janssen and Jon Favreau. Plot When her rather explicit article on oral sex is rejected, magazine journalist Kate Welles is told by her e ...
'' (2000) *'' Eye of the Beholder'' (1999) *'' Grizzly Falls'' (1999)


References


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