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Written by Peter Olivares

Passion, persistence and performance. Those three words describe Rick Pamplin and his 36-year career in the motion picture industry. Beginning in his native Michigan as a news reporter for WEYI-TV, CBS for Flint, Saginaw, Bay City and Midland, Rick learned how to tell a story with a camera, write copy, edit, apply sound and music, make deadlines, produce on a budget and communicate with a mass audience.

After attending Culver Military Academy and graduating from the Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, he continued his education at the University of Michigan-Flint while working in television. He later edited the award-winning student newspaper, The University News, and worked with friend and future Academy Award® winner Michael Moore ("Roger & Me," "Fahrenheit 9/11").

Moving to Hollywood in 1976, Rick continued his education at Antioch University and had the good fortune to become neighbors with Sylvester Stallone, a little-known actor at the time. After seeing "Rocky," Rick wrote articles about Stallone for national magazines to pay for his college, studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute, worked as an extra in movies, did crew jobs and received a Bachelor of Arts in Media Communications and a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Antioch.

Homeless and broke, more than once, after graduation, Rick worked as a magazine editor, freelance writer, radio talk show host and screenwriter. By accident he fell into teaching screenwriting and, later, low-budget filmmaking. He became a popular Los Angeles teacher with sold-out classes, was profiled in newspapers and magazines, and sold projects to studios such as Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Bros.

He also sold film projects to The Guber-Peters Company, an independent production company, and partnered with producer Robert Kosberg ("Commando," "12 Monkeys") for several years pitching and selling movies developed in Rick's screenwriting classes.

In 1994 Rick became an independent filmmaker and set up his own company at Universal Studios Florida, then the largest working movie studio outside of Hollywood. He has produced, written and directed several award-winning films including "Michael Winslow Live," "Magic 4 Morons," "Hoover" starring Academy Award® winner Ernest Borgnine and "A Dog’s Life: The Oscar Lose Story."

Pamplin also consulted and worked on several Florida-based projects including the Disney feature film "The Waterboy" starring Adam Sandler, a documentary on the popular boy band 'N Sync, and served as Creative Consultant on the nationally syndicated TV series "National Lampoon’s Comedy Night School."

In 2008 Pamplin relocated to G-Star Motion Picture Studios and G-Star School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida where he was appointed “Filmmaker-in-Residence.” After six months, Pamplin left G-Star and is now based in North Palm Beach, Florida as an independent filmmaker, consultant and writer.

The Pamplin Film Company has successfully developed and invested over $1 million in three independent feature films; "Crimebusters," "City of God" and "A Beautiful Life." Pamplin will produce the films with William L. Whitacre, Esq. ("The Blair Witch Project," "Missing in America") and Ernest Borgnine ("Marty," "The Wild Bunch"), who will star in and executive produce each film. Pamplin will direct the films from his own original screenplays.

Pamplin Film Company consulting services continue to find success. Recent projects include a National Lampoon feature film which opened theatrically, a feature length documentary "What is the Electric Car?" distributed by Celebrity Home Video, and "Gator Boys" a one-hour reality series airing on Animal Planet.

Passion, persistence and performance have served Pamplin well as he embarks on the biggest challenges and opportunities in his three decade-old career.

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PFC Films Now Available via Video-On-Demand

PFC Film Qualifies for $1.8M in Florida Tax Credits

PFC to Develop "Big Daddy's Barbecue" Into Feature Film

OCompany OverviewO

The Pamplin Film Company (PFC) was founded in 1994 and is a Florida-based, award-winning, full service motion picture company. PFC is a Florida Department of Revenue Qualified Production Company, proud member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and signatory to both the DGA and the Screen Actors Guild.

PFC founder Rick Pamplin has announced the signing of eight new distribution deals for PFC films to begin streaming on-demand. "The future of film distribution is streaming, especially for independents, and we are thrilled to be on the ground floor of this expanding new market. Video-On-Demand offers filmmakers exciting opportunities to access larger audiences, create new revenue streams and reduce marketing costs," says Pamplin. (Click on our CONNECT page for direct links.)

Award-winning indie filmmaker Rick Pamplin and headliner/stand-up comedian Jeff Wayne have reached agreement to make Wayne's one-man show "Big Daddy's Barbecue" into a feature film. Wayne has toured with the show for 10 years and has given over 1,000 performances. Variety says "Wayne is a one-man riot." The Los Angeles Times proclaims "Hilarious, Wayne is a new Will Rogers!" Pamplin and Wayne first worked together in Hollywood in the late 80's. "I see the film version as W.C. Fields meets 'Death of a Salesman'," says Pamplin. Wayne and Pamplin will produce and co-write the screenplay with Pamplin directing.

Jeff "Big Daddy" Wayne

PFC's new feature film "Crimebusters" has "qualified" for Florida tax credits of $1,798,485 based on 30% of qualified expenditures of $5,994,950. Based on availability and "proof of funds" the production will be "certified" prior to shooting. PFC’s documentary "A Dog’s Life: The Oscar Lose Story" received $25,366.00 from Florida Entertainment Industry Financial Incentives.