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Who We Are . . . What We Do . . .

American Sterling Productions, Ltd., is an entertainment company that produces and invests in independent feature films and made-for-television movies.

American Sterling Productions is a division of the American Sterling Group, a privately-held enterprise with operating divisions in banking, insurance, real estate, entertainment and technology.  The American Sterling Group supports American Sterling Productions by arranging financing, joint partnerships and revenue sharing agreements.

The company's strategy is to produce films that generate an above average return on its investments. Once a project has been selected, we arrange the required financing and lend our unique creative style to the production.

We review speculative screenplays and proposals and hire writers to draft original and adapted screenplays.  Consistent with our American Sterling values, we only produce films which contribute to the betterment of society and the environment.  Family-oriented fare is of particular interest.

  

Film Projects
American Sterling Productions has several projects in various stages of development.

Current Projects
Dark Matter Chinese/American student culture conflicts; Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn, Liu Ye.
The Defector Defection from the Stalin dictatorship;

Completed Projects
The Annihilation of Fish Three dysfunctional people coping with the world; Lynn Redgrave, James Earl Jones, Margot Kidder


Project Submissions and Investment Opportunities

We are not accepting any unsolicited scripts, treatments or proposals at this time.

Those seeking information regarding financial participation in or by American Sterling Productions are invited to contact Janet Yang, President and COO.  Her email address and telephone number may be found under the Contact Us link provided here and at the top of this web page.

Corporate Governance

Board of Directors
Michael D. Thompson Chairman
Lawrence K. Dodge Founding Chairman/Director
John W. Meara Director

Executive Management
Lawrence K. Dodge Chief Executive Officer
Janet Yang President and COO
Ron Dearden CFO, SVP, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
Kristina J. Dodge Vice President, Business Development
Janice K. Thrower Corporate Secretary

Backgrounds

Lawrence K. Dodge founded American Sterling in 1977. He is the Founding Chairman, CEO, Director and Majority Stockholder of American Sterling Corporation and its subsidiaries. At 27 years of age he acquired a national insurance group making him the youngest CEO of a national insurance group, a benchmark that still exists to this day.  In 1971, he acquired a controlling interest in a national bank and became the youngest national bank chairman, another benchmark that still survives today.

Michael D. Thompson  was involved with the formation of American Sterling and has worked in various positions throughout American Sterling Corporation. He is President and Chairman of American Sterling Corporation and many of it subsidiaries. Thompson earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Kansas State University.

Ron Dearden  was originally Vice President of Finance for American Sterling Corporation and became Chief Financial Officer in 1985.  He earned a Bachelors degree in Accounting from California State University, Long Beach.

John W. Meara  is an outside director on the board of American Sterling Corporation and each of the boards of its subsidiaries.  He is owner and CEO of Meara & Associates a public accounting firm located in Kansas City, Missouri.  The firm specializes in forensic accounting and business valuations.  Mr. Meara is a CPA with extensive public accounting background.

Kristina J. Dodge is responsible for business development for the company.

Janet Yang   has distinguished herself by working with some of the most formidable directors in the world, discovering unique and often unheard voices and stories, and bringing them into the mainstream. Prior to American Sterling, Ms. Yang produced films under her banner, The Manifest Film Company.  From 1989 to 1996, Yang served as president of Ixtlan, spearheading all aspects of the company’s development and production. She holds a B.A. from Brown University in Chinese studies as well as an M.B.A. from Columbia University.


Janice K. Thrower  is the Senior Executive Assistant for the CEO and President of American Sterling.  She was appointed Corporate Secretary in 1998.
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