Ignite Entertainment

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Ignite Entertainment
Industry Motion pictures
Founded1998
Headquarters,
USA
Key people
Michael Burns, Chairman
Scott Bernstein, VP

Ignite Entertainment is an American film production company. It was developed from the film producing arm of the Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX), and formally created by Leanna Creel and Michael Burns. [1] In 1999, Creel left the company and Scott Bernstein joined as vice president. [2] Ignite's films include But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), Get Over It (2001) and 2009's Shrink .

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References

  1. Kaufman, Anthony. "From Website to Production Company: HSX Films Ignites". indieWire. Archived from the original on 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
  2. "Scott Bernstein, IGNITE ENTERTAINMENT — Los Angeles, CA". Santa Fe Screenwriting Conference. 2001. Archived from the original on 2008-01-07. Retrieved 2007-09-05.