Compassionate Series

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A Series of 3 Unique Documentary Feature Films

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Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries.
Without them humanity cannot survive.
Dalai Lama

CONTENTS
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6 - 7
8 - 9
10 - 11
12 - 13
14 -15
16 - 17
Introduction
An Officer and his Holiness
Road to Happiness
Return to Ladakh
About Us - Red Rock Entertainment Ltd
Illumina Studios & Media Ltd
United Nations | Our Producer
SEIS
“About Ancient Unseen Lands, Cultures and One Of The World’s Greatest Leaders”

toINTRODDUCTION:
The Compassionate Film Series is a Mini-Series of
3 One-Hour broadcast slot TV documentaries related
to Tibetan Buddhism made for the international
marketplace. They have been developed by British
film and television Production Company Illumina
Studios & Media Ltd with Award Winning filmmakers,
journalists and authors as creative contributors.
The films can be shown by broadcasters in one hour
special TV slots on their own or together as a series.
All the films aim to highlight the ancient and vibrant
cultures, stories, traditions and wide international
interest in the subjects relating to Tibet and
Buddhism. The current market for television series is
strong and these films are intended to capitalise on
this trend.
The unrivalled access to some of the world leading
figures, including His Holiness Dalai Lama combined
with unique cultural content is intended to be
relevant and appealing to a broad international
audience. The telling of the stories in the series
represents the culmination of many decades of
storytelling history and back stories and are to be
told on film for the first time with some of the worlds
leading talent.
The focus of these films is to be inspiring and
educational whilst providing a window into more
compassionate alternative world views with a basis
in history and direct relevance to the modern world.
Illumina Studios and Media Ltd is proud to be
making these socially and culturally relevant films.
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AN OFFICER AND HIS HOLINESS

Fifty eight years after China’s Most
Wanted Man escaped from occupied
Tibet, this powerful documentary film
follows The Dalai Lama as he returns
to the Tibetan borderlands for the first
time retracing his remarkable journey
into exile in 1959.
One of the most significant moments
of 20th Century history, this is the
secret journey of the Dalai Lama’s
journey into exile is told through
exclusive access the Dalai Lama and
the previously unknown private diary
of the Indian high official who led him
to safety.
The Dalai Lama’s escape from Tibet
sparked one of the greatest stories of
our time. As Tibetans descend from
the Himalayan Plateau and settle gain
asylum in countries across the world,
their refugee story highlights the
importance of compassion amongst
peoples and nations. Many Tibetans,
including the Dalai Lama hope to
peacefully return to Tibet, what implicit
THE DALAI LAMA: Returns
Format:
60’ documentary feature film for
international broadcast
Budget:
£350k
Stage:
Currently on location with HH in India
for Principal Photography
lessons can we learn gain from their
ongoing story?
Told through interviews with those
who were on this historic journey:
The Dalai Lama, his younger brother:
Tenzin Chogyal, Har Mandar Singh
and others, profound teachings
from the Dalai Lama, this culturally
important film shares a message for
humanity, and reveals the true story
of the Dalai Lama’s journey into exile.
His profound emotional and spiritual
experience from spending three
weeks with Dalai Lama is retraced by
Har Mandar’s Niece: Rani Singh, as
she follows retraces their epic 3- week
journey of 1959 who along with the
Dalai Lama revisits the Tibetan Border
in the high Himlayas, through Tawang:
the 2nd Largest Tibetan Buddhist
monastery in the world, over the Se
La pass and on to Har Mandar Singh’s
house in Bomdi La where he hosted
the Dalai Lama for a week.

HAPPINESS
THE
ROAD
TO

The film tells the official story of people
behind the Gross National Happiness
(GNH), a term created by Bhutan’s
fourth Dragon King, Jigme Singye
Wangchuck, in 1972.
Since it’s original inception the concept
has attracted much international
interest and represents Bhutan’s
commitment to holistic development
and building an economy based
on Buddhist spiritual values as an
alternative to material development
THE STORY OF: Gross National Happiness in Bhutan
Format:
Budget:
£250k
Stage:
Post Production
gauged by Gross Domestic
Product (GDP).
With its central character, Dr. Saamdu
Chetri, the Executive Director of the
GNH Centre in Bhutan and a Buddhist
monk, the film follows a personal
journey to fulfilling one nation’s vision,
at the same time documenting
development of the GNH movement
around the world at a time of a
challenging global social and political
climate.

RETURN
LADAKH
o
A RARE DOCUMENTARY FILM
ABOUT THE TREASURES AND SECRETS
OF THE BUDDHIST WORLD AND CULTURE

The documentary film RETURN TO
LADAKH follows Andrew Harvey, the
author, religious scholar and teacher
of mystic traditions, as he returns to
the place that inspired his life-long
mission of Sacred Activism.
The film will capture the reunion
with Andrew and the reincarnation
of his spiritual teacher, Kyabje
Thouksey Rinpoche, in the very
same Monastery Andrew began his
spiritual transformation over 30 years
ago, a transformation that Harvey
documented beautifully in his first
INSPIRATION: Living in Harmony
Format:
Budget:
£450k
Stage:
Pre Production. Shoot in Ladakh May
– Jun 2018.
book and international best seller, A
Journey In Ladakh.
Born in Ladakh in 1986, His Eminence
Kyabje Thuksey Rinpoche was
recognised by H.H. 14th Dalai Lama
and H.H. 12th Gyalwang Drukpa as
the reincarnation of the first Kyabje
Thuksey Rinpoche – a prominent
figure in Himalayan Buddhism during
the last century.
Today he governs the region
coragously with potent message for
the world.

ABOUT US: Executive Producers
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A PAUL HYETT FILM
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FURTHER
INSTRUCTIONS
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Holly Weston Grant Master Neerja Naik Kris Saddler
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That Good Night 1
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MADNESS IN THE METHOD 1
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Jason
Mewes
Danny
Trejo
Matt
Willis
Kevin
Smith
Stan
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Teri
Hatcher
Vinnie
Jones
Casper
Van Dien
Judd
Nelson
Dean
Cain
Mickey
Gooch
Gina
Carano
THEY HAVE THE MOST IMPORTANT MISSION.
THEY MUST NOT FAIL.
THEY ARE THE LAST.
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO PROECT THE
ONES YOU LOVE?
ENDEAVOR 1
Some journeys are measured by what you sacrifice to get there
JANUARY 2017
Red Rock Entertainment is a film-
finance company, based at the
world-famous Elstree Studios,
home to some of the biggest TV
shows on UK television and the
studio of choice for many successful
British filmmakers.
Working in conjunction with many
of the UK’s top production
companies to raise equity for film,
TV content and film distribution,
Red Rock Entertainment offers a
number of tax-efficient opportunities
to investors.
It primarily works on projects that are
at an advanced stage and are looking
for the final tranche of financing. Its
focus is on film and TV projects
that have commercial appeal, an
identifiable audience, controllable
costs and a sound financial structure.
As an executive producer, Red
Rock Entertainment can arrange for
investors to visit sets during filming, and attend private screenings. They also regularly arranges seminars at Elstree
Studios, at which high-profile corporate and financial specialists offer advice and insight into the various tax advantages
of investing in the UK film industry.
After the success with TV and film, Red Rock Entertainment have Added documentaries to their profolio, teaming
up with some of the best in the business whom are at forefront of bringing exciting, moving and spritiual content
to viewiers. One such company is Illumina Studios & Media Limited who are known for documenting spiritual and
consciousness awareness.
RETURN TO LADAKH 1
RETURN
LADAKH
o
A RARE DOCUMENTARY FILM
ABOUT THE TREASURES AND SECRETS
OF THE BUDDHIST WORLD AND CULTURE

ABOUT US: Produced by
Illuimina Studios & Media Ltd are an
Independent British Entertainment
and Media Company that produces
high quality film, television & live event
productions. These are delivered
with zest, passion and purpose.
We create unique productions
and environments for UK and
international audiences to be inspired
and entertained.
This enables us to be in contact with
some of the best creative talents,
most thought provoking leaders and
stories you’ll find anywhere. For eons,
well told stories have always been
important to society. They can carry
many of our hopes, dreams and fears-
both conscious and unconscious.
They are incredibly powerful and can
help us look at and experience things
we may not otherwise be able to.
For us, the best ones even have a
transcendental quality, opening us
up to new ways of seeing, believing
and understanding the world around
us and our place in it. Look around
today. We all need to be inspired now
more than ever.
Our question for you is how can we,
as creators, as innovators, as the
next generation help to heal our own
and each other’s suffering so that
life can have a chance to become
a celebration? If this is the kind of
question you’d like to answer with
your own creative work then we may
be in alignment.
With the entry of new content
providers, territories and formats
into the media landscape there
has never been a better time to
be a content creator provided we
move with the technology and
the times.
British Entertainment and Media Company Inspiring International Audiences with High Quality
Productions In Film, Television and Live Events.

ABOUT US: United Nations
Illumina Studios & Media Ltd is
participating as chair and facilitator
of the Arts, Media, Design and
Architecture Group at the United
Nations Harmony With Nature
Programme in New York. The aim
of this innovative programme is to
harmonise worldwide awareness with
nature and to contribute to long lasting
social, political, legal and practical
changes necessary to protect nature
for future generations through the UN.
The programme has already
demonstrated its effectiveness and
has helped stimulate necessary legal
changes around the world aimed at
creating new constitutional laws to
protect nature. Some of these have
already been implemented in countries
including Brazil, USA, New Zealand,
India, Mexico, Bolivia, Sweden and
the UK.
Illumina Studios Director Jean-Paul
Mertinez participated in the United
Nations international dialogue
within the Arts, Media, Design and
Architecture panel that was launched
on Mother Earth Day 2016, the
dialogue is exploring ongoing ways
international experts can contribute to
earth centred world views, which were
taken to the UN General Assembly in
September 2016. The white paper
produced by over 127 experts in
diverse fields of environmental law,
ecological economics, education,
holistic science, humanities,
philosophy/ ethics, the arts, media,
design and architecture, theology
& spirituality became the keynote
address in the September 2016
UN General Assembly and helped
encourage the city of Mexico to
adopt the Rights of Nature in their
constitution in January 2017.
In April 2017 Jean-Paul presented at
the General Assembly of the United
Nations in New York on this subject,
highlighting the role of the arts, media,
design and architecture to promote
the Rights of Nature to international
NGOs and Member States. In addition
to this, Jean-Paul and indigenous
colleagues from Colombia met with the
current French Environment Minister
in Paris to determine how indigenous
understanding of ecology could inform
national policy.
All of these important initiatives are
being documented in new social
impact documentaries currently being
made by Illumina Studios & Media
Ltd and will serve as a documentary
references about the changing world
conditions and the responses of civil
and political society to them.

ABOUT US: Producer
Jean-Paul Mertinez managing director
of Illumina Studios & Media Ltd, a film
production company based in Soho,
London specializing in the production
of high quality film, television and live
event productions for the international
marketplace. Jean-Paul is a graduate
of the National Film & Television
School, UK. Since graduating from
the NFTS he’s been producing new
feature film, television and live event
projects that seek to explore the
wonders of the natural world, ancient
perspectives and cultural traditions,
especially those which can have a
positive social impact.
He’s worked with retired BBC Director
Alan Ereira since the beginning of the
ALUNA film, made with the secretive
Indigenous Kogi Indians in Colombia.
In 2016 he worked with the United
Nations on the “Harmony with Nature”
program that aims to align human
activity with nature and he spoke at
the UN General Assembly in 2017 in
front of world governments about the
role of the Arts and Media to inspire
positive social change.
Jean-Paul produced the Migrate
Charity Auction for Refugees with
Christies (London) in 2016 as a
creative response to the Refugee
Crisis. In 2016 he worked with His
Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Grammy
Nominated Gyuto Monks during their
UK & Scotland “Pure Sound Tour”.
This included their performances at
the opening ceremony of Glastonbury
Festival in front of an audience of
around 100,000 people and recorded
the historic visit on film.
Leon Stuparich is an award winning
independent film-maker, who
made his debut with the celebrated
documentary Road to Peace in 2012,
providing a rare insider view into the
life of the Dalai Lama and his powerful
message of Peace and Universal
Responsibility.
With an extensive background
in UK and US film and television
spanning 20 years, Leon specializes
in editing documentaries and factual
entertainment programmes for the
BBC, Channel 4, Discovery and
various other global TV productions.
Like many directors with a
background in editing, he brings a
unique storytelling style to his films.
Witnessing his Croatian family endure
the violent war years of the early
1990s in former Yugoslavia, by his
early 20s, Leon had developed a
keen interest in conflict resolution
and began to seek peace in his inner
life, avidly exploring religious and
spiritual ideas and pathways for self-
transformation which would come to
inspire and inform his work. Today
Leon is dedicated to awakening
inner peace within other people, in
order to participate in creating a more
harmonious environment for all..
JEAN-PAUL MERTINEZ

Shares must be held for a period
of three years. If shares are
disposed of within the three-year
period, or if any of the qualifying
conditions cease to be met during
that period, relief will be withdrawn
or reduced.
Relief is available at 50% of
the cost of the shares, on a
maximum annual investment
of £100,000.
Relief is given by way of a
reduction of tax liability, which
requires that there is sufficient
tax liability against which to
set it.
A claim for relief can be made
up to five years after the 31st
of January of the following tax
year in which the investment
was made.
As with the EIS, a percentage (50% in the
case of SEIS) of the cost of an investment
can be claimed against the investor’s
income tax liability for the tax year in
which the investment was made.
The maximum investment through the
SEIS in any tax year is £100,000. As with
the EIS or there is no capital gains tax,
or inheritance tax to be paid on an SEIS
investment opportunity.
Income Tax Relief
The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) complements the EIS by offering a range of tax reliefs to individual
investors who purchase shares in smaller, early-stage companies. The SEIS is intended to compensate for the difficulties
faced by start-ups in attracting investment by offering tax relief at a higher rate than that offered by the existing EIS.
Seed Enterprise
Investment Scheme
Capital Gains Tax Relief
If the investor has a Capital Gains Tax liability in the year of investment, then up to 50% of the amount
invested can be offset against that Capital Gain, with a potential saving of 10%, being half of 20% (14% for gains
on residential properties).
Income tax relief is available to investors who subscribe for qualifying shares in a company that meets
the SEIS requirements and who have UK tax liability against which to set the relief. However, there are
certain rules:
SEIS: The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme

Who can Participate
in SEIS?
Unconnected shareholders should
be entitled to all the aforementioned
relief schemes. For connected
shareholders, income tax relief and
capital gains tax exemption are not
normally available.
‘Connection’ is defined by a financial
interest in, or employment by,
the company. Financial interest
occurs where the subscriber
and their associates (such as
parents, children and business
partners) control more than 30% of
the company.
Employment generally includes
directorships but precludes the
employment of associates, although
directors can participate in SEIS
companies if holding under 30%.
Furthermore, there is an exemption
for business angels who
become directors.
The above is intended as a brief guide only. and not financial advice, as with any investment or tax-related issue, it
is important that potential investors, seek advice from a financial advisor.
If a loss is made on the disposal of SEIS shares then the loss, less the 50% initial relief may be set against income or
capital gains for tax purposes.
SEIS investors can place a maximum of £100,000 in a single tax year,
which can be spread over a number of companies.
A company can raise no more than £150,000 in total via SEIS investment.
Investors have no control over companies that receive their capital and
must not hold more than a 30% stake in any company in which they invest.
Companies seeking investment must be based in the UK and have a
permanent base in the country.
Companies must have fewer than 25 employees. In the case of parent
companies, that figure applies to the entire group.
The company’s trade must be no more than two years old and the company
must have gross assets of less than £200,000.
Tax relief of 50% can be claimed in the current or previous tax year (from
date of share certificate).
A capital gains write-off of 50% of any gain can be claimed against the
current tax year.
No inheritance tax to be paid after two years.
No income tax or capital gain tax to be paid on any profits on disposal.
Loss relief on any monies lost can be claimed at current tax rate.
Monies must remain in the company for three years to benefit from
the above.
Key Points
SEIS: The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme

Illumina Studios & Media Limited
79 Wardour St, Soho, London, W1D 6QB, UK
T: (+44) (0)20 3355 9972
www.illuminastudios.co.uk
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Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JG, UK
Telephone: +44 203 745 5380
www.redrockentertainment.com
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