NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hannover House,
Inc., the newly rebranded entertainment distributor formerly known
as Target Development Group, Inc. (Pinksheets: TDGI), will
expand on its current successes with sci-fi and horror films by
adding two new acquisitions for video release this summer.
"Patient Zero," a zombie apocalyptic movie from director
Brian T. Jaynes ("Boggy Creek",
"Humans Vs. Zombies") will be released onto DVD , Blu-Ray and VOD
in August; "Buried Alive," a micro-budget thriller from
first-time director Kevin Clark,
will debut on DVD and VOD in July.
"We've enjoyed solid sales success recently with our horror
releases," said Hannover House C.E.O. Eric Parkinson. "In fact, to
be even more specific, we've had our best success in this genre
with our two most recent horror titles from director Brian T. Jaynes. We're very excited to be
working with Brian again on his newest film, 'Patient Zero,' as
well as with director Kevin Clark on
his directoral debut of 'Buried Alive.'"
Recent sci-fi / horror titles from Hannover House include "Boggy
Creek: The Legend is True" from director Jaynes and "Edgar Allan Poe's Requiem for the Damned" from
director-producer Robert
Tinnell. The 2011 theatrical release, "Humans Vs.
Zombies" – based on the popular role playing game – will hit
the USA video market on
June 5 and is tracking with preorder
commitments to be Hannover's
biggest shipment to date this year. "HVZ" is from director
Jaynes, and will feature a 32-page comic-book as an in-pack bonus
at selected video retail accounts. The company's best-selling
sci-fi/horror title from its library of 100+ titles is "Future
Shock" starring Bill Paxton and
Vivian Schilling, with historic
sales to date of more than 250,000 video units, worth more than
$1,750,000 in wholesale revenues.
"There is a readily targeted fan base for these sorts of
titles," Parkinson continued. "Video consumers and retailers
respond enthusiastically to this category of product, so issues
such as major stars or broad theatrical release support generally
do not apply. Accordingly, we can move faster and more
economically in monetizing revenues from films in the
science-fiction and horror categories. Like Lionsgate, New
Line and other major independents, we see these genre releases as
forming one of the core components of our home video release
strategy over the next few years. "
Additional information on "Patient Zero" and "Buried Alive" will
be released in March, including title release details, creative
specifics, ordering information and home video suggested retail
pricing. A trailer for "Patient Zero" can currently be viewed
on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI9sYUw0w7o
Hannover House was launched in 1993 as a book publishing house,
and has operated continuously for the past 19 years. The
company added DVD products in 2002, and expanded into theatrical
releases in 2008. For calendar year 2012, the company plans
to release 20 new titles to the home video market, eight titles to
theatres and six books to the various publishing formats and
accounts. The company's next major home video release
currently in solicitation is "Cook County" starring Anson Mount, hitting DVD, Blu-Ray and
Video-On-Demand portals April 10. This gritty drama, set in
the underworld of meth addiction in Texas, has won five major film festivals
(including the Audience Award at the prestigious South-By-Southwest
Film Festival), and is a current nominee for the PRISM Awards, set
for telecast on Thursday, April 19,
2012 from Beverly Hills.
For the past two years, Hannover House has been the operating
division of Target Development Group, Inc. The company
recently rebranded the corporate name to "Hannover House, Inc." and
is in the process of obtaining a formal name and symbol change for
the company's OTC Market stock. The current stock symbol is
"TDGI." The company is awaiting FINRA approval for its
request to change the stock symbol to "HHSE" to better reflect the
company's name and well-known operating entity.
Press and Media: For more information contact Lauren Sterling, 479-751-4500,
Lauren@HannoverHouse.com
SOURCE Hannover House, Inc.