Alpha Management Group
1323 Queens Road No 307
Charlotte, NC 28207 |
Office: 704.334.0285
Fax: 910.339.0285
info@groupamg.com |
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AMG Media
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Executive Producer / Producer
Director of Photography
Writer / Creative Concepts
Documentary film production is a primary element of AMG's business and is structured under AMG Media, a division of Alpha Management Group.
AMG Media is dedicated to producing world-class television programming that will enhance the subject matter in the global market, and to working efficiently to create real value for its customers and audience.
We proactively create ideas and concepts tailor-made for each client, to add value and provide cost effective solutions to marketing and brand requirements. We aim for long-term relationships that allow us to better understand your business – and your market. By combining talent, research and experience, we produce extraordinary images that create an impact far beyond the description of words. We research and prepare well, trust our vision and instincts, communicate relentlessly, and embrace collaboration. Our small size as a company means we can act swiftly and efficiently, and we hire in specialized services and equipment as required. We are committed to the values of quality, creativity and economy.
AMG Media works in the United States and on the African Continent. We can handle a range of projects from award-winning documentaries for international broadcast, high profile corporate videos right down to infomercials, training videos or stings for use at corporate launches, presentations or dinners, or DVDs for computer viewing. Our exposure to many international clients means that we are global players with a local perspective.
Cindy Castano serves on the Film/Video Advisory Committee of Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC.
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2008 Release:
In 2008, AMG Media will release for international broadcast
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My Slave, My Infidel
a 1-hr documentary film that reveals slavery in Sudan under the cloud of Islamic Jihad.
For More Information, visit: www.MySlave.tv
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Projects by AMG Media:
AMG partnered with cameraman Kim Wolhuter of South Africa to produce award-winning documentary films for National Geographic:
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African Leopard Project "Living with Leopards" ½-hr documentary film that documented life in the African bush with the Wolhuter family at Mala Mala Game Reserve in South Africa;
"Stalking Leopards" 1-hr documentary film that documented the coming of age of Tjololo – the one who stands alone - a male leopard whose territory occupies the Kruger National Park and Mala Mala Game Reserve in South Africa; and
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"Tracking the Leopard" Cover Story for National Geographic Magazine that complimented the Leopard Project documentary films.(See Photography in this website for magazine details.)
To promote the African Leopard Project while in production, the team produced a daily live worldwide internet broadcast that transmitted live footage of the film crew in the African bush as they made the documentaries. At the completion of production, "Stalking Leopards" premiered on MSNBC under National Geographic Explorer and received national media attention with interviews on NBC Networks television programming including NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams, The Today Show, et al.
Both "Stalking Leopards" and "Living with Leopards" were aired in multiple international markets via National Geographic International.
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Predators at War
The continued relationship with Kim Wolhuter resulted in the production of "Predators at War", a 2-hour International Special Event for National Geographic Television & Film that documented the changing face of the African plains due to a long standing drought which left the predatory animals of the region -- among them lions, leopards, hyenas and cheetahs -- to prey upon one another in a grim bid for survival.
Secure the Future
AMG Media produced "Secure the Future", a documentary film for Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation and Secure the Future Foundation that highlighted their work to end the AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa.
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AWARDS
Awards for "Stalking Leopards":
- 2003 National Emmy Award: News & Documentary - music and sound;
- 2003 National Emmy Nomination: News & Documentary - lighting and direction;
- 2003 National Emmy Nomination: News & Documentary - music and sound;
- Visible Spectrum Awards (South Africa): Gold Certificate;
- Visible Spectrum Awards (South Africa): The Visible Spectrum Award for extraordinary cinematography;
- International Wildlife Film Festival: Finalist Award, Best TV Program Category;
- International Wildlife Film Festival: Merit Award, Cinematography;
- Chris Awards: Silver Chris Award, for scientific content
- The Christophers… "affirm the highest values of the human spirit";
- Japan Wildlife Festival: Finalist nomination.
Awards for "Predators at War":
- 2006 National Emmy Award: News & Documentary - Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming
- 2006 28th Annual Telly Awards: Commercial Silver Winner
- 2006 Int'l Television Programming & Promotion Awards: Finalist Certificate
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Clients
Fox News Live (national), National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Explorer, National Geographic Specials and Events, China Central Television, NHNZ New Zealand, Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, Secure the Future Foundation (South Africa), American Anti-Slavery Group (Boston), INSP MediaComm, Play Golf Charlotte
Professional Services
Research & Writing Skills
Project Conceptualization & Development
Business Skills Development & Implementation
Video & Stills Stock Libraries
Natural History (South Africa)
Humanitarian (Sudan)
Slavery (Sudan)
Security Services
We provide trusted security personnel to look after all your shooting needs.
Location Services
If you are looking for locations, Cindy Castano’s vast experience will provide particular locations and photos. Locations
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