Tag Mendillo teams up with TradeFlow21
July 31st, 2009 Posted in GeneralTradeFlow21 is pleased to announce that Tag Mendillo, an accomplished movie producer and screenwriter, has joined our team as a Senior Media Advisor. The partners of TradeFlow21 look forward to working with Tag in developing media-based marketing solutions for companies seeking market entry or expansion in the Middle East and North Africa. Tag’s longstanding commitment to creating a more sustainable, green-friendly planet is also the reason he now serves as an independent energy consultant assisting Connecticut companies in reducing costs in a deregulated energy market. For more information on the newest member of the TradeFlow21 team, continue reading below and also see our August edition (forthcoming) of Trade and Transactions. For a free subscription, see our contact information on the About Us page.
Tag Mendillo
Entertainment Biography/Credits
Tag began work in entertainment as a production assistant at Paramount Television. He worked in a variety of capacities in television at Paramount, MGM and Universal. Tag and producer Andrew Form (currently a partner at Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes) started their company Mendillo/Form Productions in 1994.
As a producer Tag made three independent movies. TRADING FAVORS stars Rosanna Arquette and was released by Trimark Releasing with Sondra Locke directing. Tag also produced KISSING A FOOL which was sold to Universal Pictures, which stars David Schwimmer, Jason Lee and Bonnie Hunt. And lastly, THE SHRINK IS IN stars Courtney Cox and David Arquette. It was directed by Richard Benjamin.
Tag was hired at Norsemen Productions as the Chief Operating Officer in 2002 and there worked closely with CEO Mike Sears at Norsemen productions on interstitial shows such as the TBS hit “Dinner and a Movie” and “The Man Made Movie”.
Over time, Tag has also worked as a screenwriter. Among his studio projects are: MONEY PLANE with Jerry Bruckheimer producing. THE LAST APOSTLE and END OF THE ROAD were both set up with Mark Gordon producing. HAMMER DOWN was sold as a spec to DreamWorks in 2002. The moto-cross script HOLE SHOT for Disney. DRAGON FIRE for Revolution. And most recently, THE LAST RESORT, for Kevin James to star in at Sony.
Tag also co-wrote three television pilots for the networks, including: YCU CRIME UNIT for Touchtone/ABC, a BARRETTA for Universal/USA. And HOUSE ARREST for Warner Brothers Television and FOX.