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Summit Entertainment has set up its own Latin Americandistribution operation in alliance with LA-based Pedro Rodriguez who formerlyran the Latin distribution consor <a href=https://www.stanleycups.at>stanley cup</a> t <a href=https://www.cup-stanley.de>stanley cup</a> ium Nu Vision Network.The outfit, International Distribution Company IDC , hasset up a fixed structure of distribution partners in each Latin territory whichwill handle 5 or 6 Summit titles a year.IDCV has also established anacquisitions fund financed by a New York hedge fund that plans to buy eight significanttitles a year. First films acquired are Valiant from Odyssey, which grossed $5.2m in Latin Americafor IDC, and Tsotsi from LittleFilm Company.Unlike Nu Vision, IDC isnot a consortium of buyers teaming up to make acquisition decisions. We retaking the risk, explained Summit COO Bob Hayward. Obviously we consult withthe distributors but we are buying for all Latin America as one entity and thendistributing through fixed theatrical and video distributors in each market. Summit is handling its ownDVD duplication through Videolar in Brazil and Technicolor in Mexico.In Mexico, IDC works withVideocine for theatrical and Paramount Home Entertainment for video. In Brazil,Europa is handling both theatrical and video; in Argentina, Alfa <a href=https://www.cup-stanley.us>stanley usa</a> Film ishandling theatrical and Plus Video video.Other partners are BlancoY Travieso in Venezuela, Cine Colombia in Colombia, Bazuka in Chile, VenusFilms in Peru and Ecuador, Bella Vista in Bolivia and California Investments inCentral America.In Uruguay, Movie Centeris handling theat Mhqb Miramax, TF1 play up European film push
Skys push into original films, announced today, will see the company partner with Altitude Films on the UK theatrical releases of its first titles.Source: SkyMonster FamilyDubbed Sky Cinema Original Films, the broadcaste <a href=https://www.cup-stanley.fr>stanley cup</a> r will make a slate of titles available for its Sky Cinema TV customers day-and-date with a planned theatrical release, which will be managed by Altitude, the company behind recent UK releases including The Florida Project and Loving Vincent. The company scored its biggest success to date with Moonlight last year.The <a href=https://www.cups-stanley.fr>stanley cup</a> first four titles released by Sky, which will control all UK rights, <a href=https://www.stanleycups.us>stanley cup</a> will beTimeless Films family animation Monster Family, set to launch in March 2018, Rob Cohen directed action movie The Hurricane Heist, slated for an April release, the Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried-starring sci-fi crime thriller Anon from director Andrew Niccol, which Netflix has for the US and some international territories, and British production Final Score, starring Dave Bautista and Pierce Brosnan, which will both be released later in the year.Altitude will handle the theatrical side of those four releases and, speaking toScreen, Sky Cinemas group director Ian Lewis said that he hopes the partnership will continue .Lewis acknowledged that the planned day-and-date strategy, notoriously unpopular with cinemas, would be a significant hurdle to overcome. We understand its a difficult space ?its very possible some cinemas will not choose to participate, he commented. Howeve |
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