CineTel Films

{{For|the production company acquired by Scripps|E. W. Scripps Company#1977–1994: The independent expansion}}

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| name = CineTel Films

| logo = Cinetel Films logo.jpg

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| type = Private

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| fate = Acquired

| predecessor = Chicago Teleproductions

| successor = Vision Films

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{{Start date and age|1980}} (as Chicago Teleproductions)
{{Start date and age|1983}} (as CineTel Films)

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| founder = Paul Hertzberg

| defunct = {{end date|2023}}

| location_city = West Hollywood, California

| location_country = United States

| location = United States

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| key_people = Paul Hertzberg (president)

| industry = Film production, film distributor

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| homepage = {{URL|http://cinetelfilms.com/}}

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CineTel Films Inc. was an independent film production company and distributor based in West Hollywood, California.

History

The company was founded in Chicago in 1980 as Chicago Teleproductions and later moved the company's headquarters to Los Angeles, California and renamed as CineTel Films in 1983.{{cite web|url=http://www.cinetelfilms.com/company.html|title=Company|website=CineTel Films|access-date=15 October 2020}}[http://home.lynx.net/kual/devilwinds_prod.html "Devil Winds" – About the Producers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309184526/http://home.lynx.net/kual/devilwinds_prod.html |date=9 March 2008 }}. Ku-Al Productions Inc. 2004. Paul Hertzberg founded CineTel Films.[http://www.fanexpocanada.com/genre/guest/view/426 Horror Guest LISA HANSEN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016025640/http://www.fanexpocanada.com/genre/guest/view/426 |date=16 October 2010 }}. FanExpo Canada. Access date: 5 September 2010.Lloyd Kaufman; Collins, Ashley Wren. [https://books.google.com/books?id=joEmxSOoM70C&pg=PT101 Produce Your Own Damn Movie!]. Focal Press, 2009. {{ISBN|0-240-81045-7}}, {{ISBN|978-0-240-81045-4}} CineTel put the first direct-to-video film into production on November 30, 1983, which was released in 1984 as E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind.{{cite magazine|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 28, 1983|page=1|title=Premiere made-for-home-video feature firmed for production|last=Kleiman|first=Rena}}

The company was sold to Vision Films in 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/vision-films-heads-to-miptv-cannes-market-with-cinetel-library-exclusive/5181071.article |title=Vision Films heads to MIPTV, Cannes market with CineTel library (Exclusive) }}