Paul Hertzberg (born December 7, 1949) is an American film producer and former actor. His genres included thrillers, action, drama, and sci-fi. He was the president and chief executive officer of CineTel Films, Inc.Corporate Profile. CineTel Films. Alongside his company's vice president, Lisa M. Hansen, Hertzberg also frequently made cameos in the films he was involved with.

Career Hertzberg founded Chicago Teleproductions in 1980Lloyd Kaufman; Collins, Ashley Wren. Produce Your Own Damn Movie!. Focal Press, 2009. , and recruited Hansen a year later. They later moved to Los Angeles in 1983 to do sales for the company, which was renamed CineTel Films. Later, during the early 1980s, Hertzberg, along with Hansen, went to Cannes for the first time and attended what would later become MIPCOM. During the festival, the two CineTel executives found themselves with unsalable entertainment shows, with the exception of Hansen's film acquisition The Courier of Death, which sold out quickly. Observing this success, CineTel switched its business focus from television programming to feature film production.

Under Hertzberg's auspices and direct involvement since its founding, CineTel became one of the leading independent production and distribution companies in the entertainment industry. He said, "From the company's inception, we placed a major emphasis on the creation of quality product at reasonable cost. This has remained central to our company's philosophy and has been directly responsible for our success."

He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences-Producers Division, the Screen Actors Guild, and has served as a consultant to the American Film Marketing Association Publications and Research Committee. He served two terms as Chairman of the Independent Film and Television Alliance.

Filmography +Producer Year Title Role Notes 1986 Say Yes associate producer completed in 1982 1986 The Tomb executive producer 1986 Armed Response producer a.k.a. Jade Jungle 1987 Cyclone producer 1987 Cold Steel executive producer 1988 Fear producer a.k.a. Honor Betrayed 1988 Bulletproof producer 1988 976-EVIL executive producer 1989 Hit List producer 1989 Relentless executive producer 1989 Tripwire executive producer 1990 Far Out Man executive producer a.k.a. Soul Man II 1991 Fast Getaway producer direct-to-video 1991 Past Midnight executive producer 1991 Where the Day Takes You producer 1991 976-Evil II producer a.k.a. 976-EVIL 2: The Astral Factor (UK: DVD box title) (US: video box title) and 976 EVIL II: The Return (UK: video title) 1992 Dead On: Relentless II executive producer a.k.a. Dead On and Relentless II: Dead On (US: video title); direct-to-video 1992 We're Talking Serious Money producer 1993 Relentless 3 producer a.k.a. Relentless III (US: TV title); direct-to-video 1994 Teresa's Tattoo executive producer 1994 Fast Getaway II executive producer direct-to-video 1994 Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes executive producer direct-to-video 1995 Dream a Little Dream 2 producer direct-to-video 1995 Excessive Force II: Force on Force executive producer 1996 Vampirella producer direct-to-video 1996 Demolition High executive producer direct-to-video 1996 Poison Ivy II producer a.k.a. Poison Ivy 2 and Poison Ivy II: Lily 1996 Carried Away producer a.k.a. Acts of Love 1997 Below Utopia producer a.k.a. Body Count (video title) 1998 Butter producer a.k.a. Never 2 Big (US: video box title) 1998 The Pandora Project executive producer 1999 The Settlement executive producer 1999 Supreme Sanction executive producer TV film 1999 Judgment Day producer direct-to-video 1999 Stealth Fighter executive producer 2000 Chain of Command producer TV film 2000 Green Sails executive producer TV film 2000 Militia producer 2000 A Rumor of Angels producer a.k.a. A Rumour of Angels (UK) 2001 They Crawl producer 2001 Guardian producer 2001 Time Lapse producer direct-to-video 2002 Project Viper producer TV film 2002 Storm Watch producer 2002 Malevolent producer 2002 Scorcher producer 2002 Global Effect producer 2002–2003 Hotel Erotica executive producer 25 episodes 2003 Detonator producer a.k.a. Detonator - Spiel gegen die Zeit (Germany) 2003 Lost Treasure producer 2003 Momentum producer TV film; a.k.a. Momentum - Wenn Gedanken töten können (Germany: DVD title) and Projekt Momentum (Germany) 2003 Devil Winds executive producer TV film 2004 Gargoyle executive producer direct-to-video; a.k.a. Gargoyles' Revenge (International: English title) and Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness (US: TV title) 2005 Cerberus executive producer TV film 2005 Crash Landing producer 2005 Komodo vs. Cobra producer TV film; a.k.a. KVC: Komodo vs. Cobra (US: DVD box title) and Komodo vs. King Cobra (US: long title) 2006 Caved In executive producer TV film; a.k.a. Caved In: Prehistoric Terror (US: long title) 2006 A.I. Assault producer direct-to-video; a.k.a. Shockwave (US: DVD title) 2007 Bone Eater producer TV film 2008 Sea Beast executive producer TV film; a.k.a. Troglodyte (original title) 2009 Ratko: The Dictator's Son executive producer a.k.a. National Lampoon's Ratko: The Dictator's Son (US: complete title) 2009 Wyvern executive producer TV film 2009 Hydra producer TV film 2009 Polar Storm executive producer TV film 2009 Ice Twisters executive producer 2010 Icarus executive producer a.k.a. The Killing Machine (US: working title) 2010 I Spit on Your Grave producer 2010 Mongolian Death Worm executive producer TV film 2010 Stonehenge Apocalypse executive producer TV film 2010 Mandrake executive producer TV film 2010 Ice Quake executive producer 2011 Iron Invader executive producer TV film; a.k.a. Iron Golem (US title) and Metal Shifters (Canada: TV title) 2011 Collision Earth executive producer TV film 2011 Doomsday Prophecy executive producer TV film 2011 Seeds of Destruction executive producer TV film; a.k.a. The Terror Beneath (original title) 2011 Earth's Final Hours executive producer TV film 2011 Snowmageddon executive producer TV film 2011 End of the Innocents executive producer short film 2012 Mega Cyclone executive producer TV film 2012 The Philadelphia Experiment executive producer TV film 2012 The 12 Disasters of Christmas executive producer TV film; a.k.a. The 12 Disasters (US: TV title) 2013 I Spit on Your Grave 2 producer 2013 Grave Halloween executive producer 2014 Zodiac: Signs of the Apocalypse executive producer TV film 2014 Christmas Icetastrophe executive producer TV film 2015 Earthfall executive producer direct-to-video 2015 Fire Twister executive producer 2015 LA Apocalypse executive producer direct-to-video 2015 Lavalantula executive producer TV film 2015 I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine executive producer 2015 Stormageddon executive producer 2016 Drone Wars executive producer 2016 Dam Sharks executive producer TV film 2016 2 Lava 2 Lantula! executive producer TV film 2016 Earthtastrophe executive producer TV film 2016 Shadows of the Dead executive producer TV film 2016 Mind Blown executive producer TV film 2017 Global Meltdown executive producer TV film 2017 Pandora's Box executive producer TV film; a.k.a. Doomsday Device (original title) 2017 Truth or Dare executive producer TV film 2019 Kill Chain producer 2019 Acceleration executive producer

+Actor Year(s) Title Role Notes 1986 Say Yes Businessman Finished in 1982 1989 Relentless Police Photographer 1990 Far Out Man Drunk with wine a.k.a. Soul Man II 1992 976-Evil II Anchorman a.k.a. 976-EVIL 2: The Astral Factor (UK: DVD box title) (US: video box title) and 976 EVIL II: The Return (UK: video title) 1992 Dead On: Relentless II Detective at House a.k.a. Dead On and Relentless II: Dead On (US: video title) 1992 We're Talking Serious Money Stiff 1992 Munchie Drunk Party Guest 1993 Little Miss Millions Delbert Botts a.k.a. Home for Christmas (US: video title) and ... Little Miss Zillions

+Other Year(s) Title Role Notes 1986 Armed Response writer (story) a.k.a. Jade Jungle 1995 Black Scorpion casting advisor 1997 Poison Ivy: The New Seduction special thanks

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