Foundas, who previously wrote for the Village Voice, will be taking on the role
of film acquisitions and development executive.
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film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that's been picked up around the globe.
Netflix's relationship with the Duplasses goes back to their first feature film, «The Puffy Chair,» which Netflix's Red Envelope Entertainment co-distributed in 2005 as its first
feature film acquisition.
As the independent -
film acquisition market has gotten crowded with new players like Netflix, Amazon, and A24, Gilula and Utley have shifted Searchlight's model.
Apart from some of Netflix's more
prestigious film acquisitions, like the Oscar - nominated Mudbound or the Idris Elba - led Beasts of No Nation, the streaming provider falls short when it comes to consistently offering quality movies for its customers.
A24 is hot on the trail of its
third film acquisition of the Sundance Film Festival as Deadline reports that the...
The leading reviewer on the trade magazine has given up his high - profile role for a career
in film acquisitions and development at the new studio
Laura Deacon has been appointed to lead Amazon Publishing UK's editorial team, succeeding current editor - in - chief, Emilie Marneur, who is moving to Amazon Video to become its head
of film acquisition....
Codeblack Films» General Manager Quincy Newell negotiated
the film acquisition with David B. Strapko of 37 Star Media Fund Corp. and Stephanie Denton of New Cadence Entertainment.
As Netflix intensifies its efforts to become more of a player in
film acquisition and distribution, it's entering more bidding wars for projects.