April Communications

Background: April Communications was an independent film production company and distributor founded in 1991 by Bing Ay and Jeff Lily as a means of distributing the 1990 film Sweet. A series of mergers and acquisitions began when Globe Pictures (then a division of the Jack Daniels Company) bought a majority stake in April Communications in 1997. Globe then sold its shares to Barry & Di in 1999, who merged it with Hollobe, forming American Pictures. Gaumont then acquired American Pictures, who in 2002 acquired Evil Little Robots and merged it with American Pictures, forming Blurred films.

(1991-2000)

Nickname: "The April Sign"

Logo: On black background, we see the following text:

A P R I L

COMMUNICATIONS

normally tinted in blue or in purple.

Variant: There is a rare logo variant with INTERNATIONAL added below, seen on foreign releases.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None, or the opening theme of the film.

Availability: Rare. Seen on some films from this company between 1991-2000, including Cro, Sweet, All the More, The Bath Room, Bad Behavior: Of Course!, Free, and The Mule Rule.

Scare Factor: Low. There's nothing to worry about with this.