the catalyst group

A Media Financing and Production Company

the catalyst group

A Media Financing and Production Company

films that keep us busy...

TO THE BONE

Written & Directed By Marti Noxon
Starring Lily Collins and Keanu Reeves.

Finalist in 2017 Sundance Dramatic Competition and sold to Netflix for $8,000,000

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SEMPER FI

TO THE BONE

Written & Directed By Henry Alex Rubin. Starring Jai Courtney, Nat Wolff and Finn Whitrock.

Theatrically released in North America by Lionsgate.

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INHERITANCE

TO THE BONE

HOUR OF LEAD

Directed by Vaughn Stein
Starring Lily Collins and Simon Pegg.

Selected for 2020 Tribeca Competition

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HOUR OF LEAD

HELL ON THE BORDER

HOUR OF LEAD

Directed by Peter Facinelli
Starring Thomas Jane, Anne Heche and Jason Patric. Won Best Picture at Mammoth Film Festival

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HELL ON THE BORDER

Directed by Wes Miller
Starring David Gyasi, Frank Grillo and Ron Perlman.

Distributed by Grindstone & Capstone International

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THE LAST VICTIM

HELL ON THE BORDER

Directed by Naveen Chathapuram
Starring Ali Larter and Ron Perlman
Currently in Post Production

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Joseph S. Lanius

Joseph is an entertainment attorney who specializes in distribution, finance and production legal affairs. He also provides executive producing services to motion picture producers and production companies, offering consulting on financial structuring and investment, and direct distribution sources in the United States, China and the Middle East.

Before entering private practice, Joseph served as Lead Counsel - Business & Legal Affairs for After Dark Films, where he was responsible for overseeing distribution and financial structuring for the After Dark Originals and After Dark Action slates as well as individual titles consisting of over 20 feature films. Prior to that, he was Director of Business & Legal Affairs for IM Global, where he focused on distribution for the various films IM Global represented including the PARANORMAL ACTIVITY and INSIDIOUS franchises as well as COMPANY MEN (Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones), BULLET TO THE HEAD (Sylvester Stallone) and SAFE (Jason Statham).

Since entering private practice, some of Joseph’s current and former clients include Fanying Shanghai, Sparkhouse Media, Benaroya Pictures, Mulberry Pictures, International Film Trust, QED International and Highland Film Group. A few of the pictures Joseph has helped bring to worldwide audiences include CELL (John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson), 478 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) QUEEN OF THE DESERT (Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Robert Pattinson), FURY (Brad Pitt, David Ayers), DIRTY GRANDPA (Zac Efron, Robert DeNiro), TO THE BONE (Lilly Collins, Keanu Reeves), and the upcoming films HOUR OF LEAD (Thomas Jane, Anne Heche), INHERITANCE (Lilly Collins, Simon Pegg) and SEMPER FI (Jai Courtney, Finn Wittrock, Leighton Meester).

Joseph earned his B.A. from the University of North Texas and his J.D. from Southwestern Law School.

Khiow Hui Lim

Hailing from Melaka, Malaysia, Khiow Hui began her career at the Media Resources Center in Wichita, Kansas, which was a subsidiary and syndication station of The Discovery Channel. Starting as a production assistant, she rose to become a segment producer and eventually a full-fledged producer for the station. In 1997, Khiow Hui was hired by Fox Television Network (FOX 24/UPN), now a division of iHeart MEDIA, to produce and direct public service announcements (PSAs) for the Midwest region. From there, she relocated to Los Angeles, California, and worked for nearly 11 years at Dynacom Studio, where she served as an assistant producer and film and video editor.

In 2011, Khiow Hui founded iQiMedia, an interactive studio that helps advertising agencies, new media companies and Fortune 500 brands like AIG, AT&T, Toyota, Scion USA and Sony Entertainment create intuitive experiences for a diverse range of media. In this role, Khiow Hui has worked closely with advertising and marketing firms like Stage 3, interTrend Communications, Miles Partnership, Cal Marketing & Promotion Group (CMPG), George P. Johnson Experience Marketing and others to oversee interactive development from pre- to post-production, including concept and design. Currently, she is one of the core production team players at VisitTheUSA.com—the official tourism bureau for the United States—helping to deliver tailored content for the Chinese market.

In 2016, Khiow Hui produced her first feature film, The Men, a sci-fi thriller starring Mary McCormack, Azura Skye, Richard Schiff and Kyle Gallner. Other Hollywood credits include projects like Sony PlayStation 2’s Rise to Honor–Jet Li, the SAG Awards’ Hollywood Hits Broadway segment and post-production editorial work on Resident Evil 5 & 6 and the Oscar-winning film Crash.

Nicholas D. Burnett

Nicholas Burnett is a transactional business lawyer focused on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private placement equity and debt offerings, secured lending, and a variety of commercial matters including licensing and general corporate counseling. He also regularly consults on financing and production matters in the entertainment industry, providing guidance on the formation of film funds, financing and distribution plans for single motion pictures and slates, and the development, financing and production of television series.

From 2012 to 2018, Nicholas served as in-house counsel and head of development for New York based television production companies Brick City TV and Blowback Productions, where he oversaw business, legal and production matters for television programing produced for Viacom Networks, Discovery Communications, Participant Media/Pivot, and CNN/Turner Networks. Prior to that, Nicholas was an associate with national law firms White & Case LLP and Arent Fox LLP, where he assisted in representing clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, business reorganizations and various structured financing and capital markets transactions.

Nicholas earned his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Florida, where served as an editor of the Florida Law Review. His articles and presentations have been featured in several legal and financial publications including Thompson Reuters’ The M&A Lawyer, West Publishing Corporation’s Practical Law Company, and the New York Institute of Finance’s ExecSense series.

the catalyst group

the catalyst group

films that keep us busy...

TO THE BONE

TO THE BONE

TO THE BONE

SEMPER FI

TO THE BONE

TO THE BONE

INHERITANCE

TO THE BONE

HOUR OF LEAD

HOUR OF LEAD

HELL ON THE BORDER

HOUR OF LEAD

HELL ON THE BORDER

HELL ON THE BORDER

HELL ON THE BORDER

THE LAST VICTIM

HELL ON THE BORDER

HELL ON THE BORDER

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Khiow Hui Lim

Nicholas D. Burnett

Joseph S. Lanius

Nicholas D. Burnett

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Joseph S. Lanius

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