PR Contact

PR Contact is a public relations company which specializes in working in the international entertainment industry. The companys director Phil Symes has operated independently since August 1982 working with leading names in the global film, music and television industries. Symes first project as an independent saw the launch of Palace Pictures, with... his company continuing to handle the various film making and distribution activities throughout Palaces life span, being responsible for the publicity on distributed films and productions such as Company of Wolves, Absolute Beginners, Mona Lisa, and the companys final production, The Crying Game. Working with other distributors and producers, Symes company has represented such prize winning films as Howards End, Reservoir Dogs, Ken Loachs Ladybird, Ladybird and Land and Freedom, Thomas Vinterbergs Festen, Peter Mullans The Magdalene Sisters, Hayao Miyazakis Spirited Away and Howls Moving Castle, Guillermo del Toros Pans Labyrinth and Darren Aronofskys Oscar winning The Wrestler. And, an indication of the companys diversity, it has also turned its hand to promoting such international box office hits as Waynes World, Clueless, and The Rugrats Movie. The firm also excels in working with directors making their first features which it has done with notable success with such now well established directors as Neil Jordan (Angel, and Company of Wolves), Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs), Joel and Ethan Coen (Blood Simple), and Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund Symes and his company have become particularly identified for its work in the independent sector, with among its regular clients over the years FilmFour, Scala Productions, Working Title, Initial, blueLight, Parallax Pictures and Wild Bunch.Read More