Kylie Jenner embraced the “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” theme at the 2024 Met Gala with an elegant custom gown by Oscar de la Renta.
Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia, co-designers at Oscar de la Renta, crafted the unique silhouette specifically for Kylie. The beauty mogul shared behind-the-scenes glimpses of her look on Instagram, further showcasing her dedication to high fashion.
Kylie’s Met Gala debut in 2016 marked just the beginning of her reign as a red carpet fashion icon.
She captioned, “@oscardelarenta for the Met”. Fans commented on her post saying, “She’s always wearing wedding dresses” Another fan commented saying, “Very simple, very basic, very boring”
Is she at the #MetGala or any other red carpet?? #KylieJenner #MetGala2024 pic.twitter.com/yeuSAND586
— PopCultureObsessed (@bravoist) May 7, 2024...
Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia, co-designers at Oscar de la Renta, crafted the unique silhouette specifically for Kylie. The beauty mogul shared behind-the-scenes glimpses of her look on Instagram, further showcasing her dedication to high fashion.
Kylie’s Met Gala debut in 2016 marked just the beginning of her reign as a red carpet fashion icon.
She captioned, “@oscardelarenta for the Met”. Fans commented on her post saying, “She’s always wearing wedding dresses” Another fan commented saying, “Very simple, very basic, very boring”
Is she at the #MetGala or any other red carpet?? #KylieJenner #MetGala2024 pic.twitter.com/yeuSAND586
— PopCultureObsessed (@bravoist) May 7, 2024...
- 5/7/2024
- by Shweta Ghadashi
- GlamSham
Lauren Sánchez has garnered a lot of nasty social media commentary for her attire, especially for a revealing dress worn to a recent White House state dinner. Just last night, her signature style was on display at a night-before Met Gala party, in honor of Monse designers Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia, where Sánchez donned a strapless see-through black lace Monse mega mini — not a usual look for the designers who are also behind the Oscar de la Renta label. Needless to say, the lingerie-like look got more of the same response.
For the actual Met Ball red carpet — a first Met stairs walk for Sánchez — she was accompanied by her future husband, Jeff Bezos (that is, one of the richest men in the world).
And, stop the presses, Sánchez’s look was not the most naked, over the top, or eye-popping dress on at the Met Museum — because at this year’s Met Ball,...
For the actual Met Ball red carpet — a first Met stairs walk for Sánchez — she was accompanied by her future husband, Jeff Bezos (that is, one of the richest men in the world).
And, stop the presses, Sánchez’s look was not the most naked, over the top, or eye-popping dress on at the Met Museum — because at this year’s Met Ball,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Merle Ginsberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With apologies to the Kentucky Derby, the 2024 awards season should be dubbed “The Run for the Roses.” From Jennifer Lopez at the Golden Globes to Margot Robbie and Emily Blunt at Critics Choice to Meghann Fahy at the 2023 Emmy Awards, have floral details ever dominated a succession of red carpets so strongly?
Perhaps it’s the result of three awards shows within an eight-day period, but red carpet trends have quickly become fashion’s hottest talking points. Not only floral details, but also the omnipresence of red, white and black as color preferences, the determination among several men to abandon any thought of a tie, and the addition of a brooch to a tuxedo lapel across men of every style and demographic.
Also seen on the star-studded red carpet at the Emmys: a proliferation of va-va-voom mermaid gowns, with Sheryl Lee Ralph in Christian Siriano, Hannah Waddingham in custom Marchesa,...
Perhaps it’s the result of three awards shows within an eight-day period, but red carpet trends have quickly become fashion’s hottest talking points. Not only floral details, but also the omnipresence of red, white and black as color preferences, the determination among several men to abandon any thought of a tie, and the addition of a brooch to a tuxedo lapel across men of every style and demographic.
Also seen on the star-studded red carpet at the Emmys: a proliferation of va-va-voom mermaid gowns, with Sheryl Lee Ralph in Christian Siriano, Hannah Waddingham in custom Marchesa,...
- 1/16/2024
- by Laurie Brookins
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Seven filmmakers will benefit from one of the most generous grants in the documentary field, as the North Points Institute today announced the recipients of the inaugural Diane Weyermann Fellowships.
The fellowship, named for the late Participant executive and producer who championed the careers of many leading documentary filmmakers and their work, will provide $100,000 and 18 months of mentorship to each of three nonfiction projects and their filmmaking teams.
“The three supported projects were chosen out of 401 submissions from 70 countries, through a 6-month selection process that included the Points North curatorial team and a jury of veteran filmmakers and programmers,” according to a release. “The projects include: The Last Nomads, directed and produced by Biljana Tutorov, co-directed by Petar Glomazić, and co-produced by Quentin Laurent, Rok Bicek and Eva Kuperman. The film is a co-production of Serbia, Montenegro, France, Slovenia, Belgium, and Croatia; The Production of the World, a co-production of Canada and USA,...
The fellowship, named for the late Participant executive and producer who championed the careers of many leading documentary filmmakers and their work, will provide $100,000 and 18 months of mentorship to each of three nonfiction projects and their filmmaking teams.
“The three supported projects were chosen out of 401 submissions from 70 countries, through a 6-month selection process that included the Points North curatorial team and a jury of veteran filmmakers and programmers,” according to a release. “The projects include: The Last Nomads, directed and produced by Biljana Tutorov, co-directed by Petar Glomazić, and co-produced by Quentin Laurent, Rok Bicek and Eva Kuperman. The film is a co-production of Serbia, Montenegro, France, Slovenia, Belgium, and Croatia; The Production of the World, a co-production of Canada and USA,...
- 9/16/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Launching with the opening night world premiere of Marc Turtletaub’s “Jules,” a crowdpleaser sales title starring Ben Kingsley, the 26th annual Sonoma International Film Festival (March 22-26) drew its highest audience attendance to date. The wine country film festival combined a robust film slate programmed by newly appointed artistic director Carl Spence (working with Executive Director Ginny Krieger), from upcoming specialty fare like Paul Schrader’s “The Master Gardener,” starring Joel Edgerton and Sigourney Weaver, and Searchlight’s period biopic “Chevalier,” starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., with a smattering of yummy wine and food events with top chefs, from Martin Yan’s Shaking Beef with Three Onions to Joanne Weir’s herb-covered goat cheese tarte.
The five-day festival curated by Spence along with senior programmers Amanda Salazar and Ken Jacobson, showcased 110 films, including seven films making their US premieres as well as films acclaimed on the festival circuit. Thirty-two countries...
The five-day festival curated by Spence along with senior programmers Amanda Salazar and Ken Jacobson, showcased 110 films, including seven films making their US premieres as well as films acclaimed on the festival circuit. Thirty-two countries...
- 3/26/2023
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Your Place or Mine, Knock at the Cabin, 80 for Brady and the kickoff of Grammy weekend events.
Knock at the Cabin premiere
M. Night Shyamalan debuted his latest project in New York on Monday, alongside stars Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Kristen Cui, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Abby Quinn.
Ashwin Rajan, Nikki Amuka-Bird, M. Night Shyamalan, Ben Aldridge, Kristen Cui, Dave Bautista, Abby Quinn and Jonathan Groff Kristen Cui, Ben Aldridge and Jonathan Groff
Pamela, a love story special screening
Pamela Anderson, sons Brandon Thomas Lee and Dylan Jagger Lee, director Ryan White and producers Jessica Hargrave and Julia Nottingham were in attendance at the special screening of the documentary in Los Angeles on Monday.
Julia Nottingham, Josh Braun, Brandon Thomas Lee, Pamela Anderson, Ryan White, Jessica...
Knock at the Cabin premiere
M. Night Shyamalan debuted his latest project in New York on Monday, alongside stars Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Kristen Cui, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Abby Quinn.
Ashwin Rajan, Nikki Amuka-Bird, M. Night Shyamalan, Ben Aldridge, Kristen Cui, Dave Bautista, Abby Quinn and Jonathan Groff Kristen Cui, Ben Aldridge and Jonathan Groff
Pamela, a love story special screening
Pamela Anderson, sons Brandon Thomas Lee and Dylan Jagger Lee, director Ryan White and producers Jessica Hargrave and Julia Nottingham were in attendance at the special screening of the documentary in Los Angeles on Monday.
Julia Nottingham, Josh Braun, Brandon Thomas Lee, Pamela Anderson, Ryan White, Jessica...
- 2/3/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Diane Weyermann’s impact continues to be felt throughout the documentary field, with her presence evident on some of the fall’s most talked about nonfiction films, including Laura Poitras’s All the Beauty and the Bloodshed and Steve James’s A Compassionate Spy.
Today, the Points North Institute honored the legacy of the late chief content officer of Participant by establishing the Diane Weyermann Fellowship, an artists’ program “aimed at supporting global filmmaking teams in production on feature length documentary films that highlight stories of moral and ethical urgency.”
The announcement took place at the Camden International Film Festival in Maine, itself a program of Points North.
“We are incredibly honored and grateful for the opportunity to recognize Diane’s tremendous impact on the world of documentary filmmaking through this new Fellowship,” said Ben Fowlie, Points North Executive and Artistic Director and Founder of Ciff. “Diane has been a...
Today, the Points North Institute honored the legacy of the late chief content officer of Participant by establishing the Diane Weyermann Fellowship, an artists’ program “aimed at supporting global filmmaking teams in production on feature length documentary films that highlight stories of moral and ethical urgency.”
The announcement took place at the Camden International Film Festival in Maine, itself a program of Points North.
“We are incredibly honored and grateful for the opportunity to recognize Diane’s tremendous impact on the world of documentary filmmaking through this new Fellowship,” said Ben Fowlie, Points North Executive and Artistic Director and Founder of Ciff. “Diane has been a...
- 9/16/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
On Friday, during the 18th edition of the Camden Intl. Film Festival, organizers unveiled a Diane Weyermann Fellowship at Points North Institute.
Weyermann, the former chief content officer at Participant and former director of the Sundance Institute’s documentary film program, died last October of cancer. She was 66. In addition to an apartment in New York City, Weyermann owned a home in coastal Maine.
Ciff, run by Points North and concluding Sept. 18, is presenting several films Weyermann recently executive produced, including Laura Poitras’ Golden Lion-winning “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” Margaret Brown’s Sundance-winning “Descendant,” Steve James’ “My Compassionate Spy,” which recently premiered at Venice and TIFF, and Geeta Gandbhir and Sam Pollard’s “Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power.”
“It’s so meaningful to be in Camden screening the film we made with Diane,” Brown told Variety during a special reception held in Camden in honor of the new fellowship.
Weyermann, the former chief content officer at Participant and former director of the Sundance Institute’s documentary film program, died last October of cancer. She was 66. In addition to an apartment in New York City, Weyermann owned a home in coastal Maine.
Ciff, run by Points North and concluding Sept. 18, is presenting several films Weyermann recently executive produced, including Laura Poitras’ Golden Lion-winning “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” Margaret Brown’s Sundance-winning “Descendant,” Steve James’ “My Compassionate Spy,” which recently premiered at Venice and TIFF, and Geeta Gandbhir and Sam Pollard’s “Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power.”
“It’s so meaningful to be in Camden screening the film we made with Diane,” Brown told Variety during a special reception held in Camden in honor of the new fellowship.
- 9/16/2022
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
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High style arrived at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, for MTV’s Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, with a heavy dose of haute couture worn by Lizzo, Anitta, Jennie Kim of Blackpink and others.
One of the earliest arrivals on MTV’s black carpet was Lizzo, enveloped in a voluminous strapless gown of pleated silk by Glenn Martens for the Jean Paul Gaultier Spring/Summer 2022 haute-couture collection. The artist of the year nominee tweeted, “My stylist: How much fabric do you wanna wear? Me: Yes.”
Indeed, if there’s one element to MTV award evenings that is always appreciated (especially when compared to the relative safety of other current trophy ceremonies) it’s the fearlessness with which the stars and performers approach their fashion choices. Here’s a look at the night’s most stunning looks.
Lizzo in Jean Paul Gaultier...
High style arrived at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, for MTV’s Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, with a heavy dose of haute couture worn by Lizzo, Anitta, Jennie Kim of Blackpink and others.
One of the earliest arrivals on MTV’s black carpet was Lizzo, enveloped in a voluminous strapless gown of pleated silk by Glenn Martens for the Jean Paul Gaultier Spring/Summer 2022 haute-couture collection. The artist of the year nominee tweeted, “My stylist: How much fabric do you wanna wear? Me: Yes.”
Indeed, if there’s one element to MTV award evenings that is always appreciated (especially when compared to the relative safety of other current trophy ceremonies) it’s the fearlessness with which the stars and performers approach their fashion choices. Here’s a look at the night’s most stunning looks.
Lizzo in Jean Paul Gaultier...
- 8/29/2022
- by Laurie Brookins
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Participant has elevated four executives in the campaigns and engagement department, which is meant to extend the reach and impact of Participant’s films through marketing, digital resources and social.
Michaela Bethune has been named senior vp digital and creative marketing, having previously served as vp audience development. She recently worked on campaigns for Judas and the Black Messiah, John Lewis: Good Trouble and Flee.
Amanda Chen is now the senior vp impact after leading impact campaigns across the company’s narrative and documentary slate.
Lynn Hirshfield is now the head of strategic alliances and publishing, having joined the company in 2005. She has led the development of partnerships meant to support the company’s productions and campaigns, and has also served as the publisher of the company’s book imprint with PublicAffairs/Hachette.
Whitney Kleinhenz has been named senior vp campaign operation. For over a decade,...
Participant has elevated four executives in the campaigns and engagement department, which is meant to extend the reach and impact of Participant’s films through marketing, digital resources and social.
Michaela Bethune has been named senior vp digital and creative marketing, having previously served as vp audience development. She recently worked on campaigns for Judas and the Black Messiah, John Lewis: Good Trouble and Flee.
Amanda Chen is now the senior vp impact after leading impact campaigns across the company’s narrative and documentary slate.
Lynn Hirshfield is now the head of strategic alliances and publishing, having joined the company in 2005. She has led the development of partnerships meant to support the company’s productions and campaigns, and has also served as the publisher of the company’s book imprint with PublicAffairs/Hachette.
Whitney Kleinhenz has been named senior vp campaign operation. For over a decade,...
- 7/20/2022
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film Independent today announced the names of the 30 filmmakers, from 11 nations, selected to participate in its 2022 Global Media Makers LA Residency, taking place in person this month.
The filmmakers and projects chosen are Sumon Delwar (My Cousin), Ali El Arabi and Ahmed El Zoghby (The Legend of Zeinab and Noah), Prantik Basu (Dengue), Archana Borhade and Mangesh Joshi (Purjey (Parts)), Sriram Raja and Deyali Mukherjee (New Sweetness), Kushal Batunge (They Call Her Mafia), Gaby Zarazir and Michael Zarazir, Lamia Chraibi and Hicham Lasri (Meskoun), Anup Poudel and Abinash Bikram Shah (Elephants in the Fog), Rajan Kathet and Sunir Pandey (No Winter Holidays), Fizza Ali Meerza and Nabeel Qureshi (There Was a Boy), Suzannah Mirghani (Cotton Queen), Amjad Abu Alala and Mohamed Kordofani (Goodbye Julia), Lotfi Achour and Anissa Daoud (Red Path), Rashid Abdelhamid and Ismahane Lahmar (A Respectable Family), Sezen Kayhan and Beste Yamalıoğlu (Women with...
The filmmakers and projects chosen are Sumon Delwar (My Cousin), Ali El Arabi and Ahmed El Zoghby (The Legend of Zeinab and Noah), Prantik Basu (Dengue), Archana Borhade and Mangesh Joshi (Purjey (Parts)), Sriram Raja and Deyali Mukherjee (New Sweetness), Kushal Batunge (They Call Her Mafia), Gaby Zarazir and Michael Zarazir, Lamia Chraibi and Hicham Lasri (Meskoun), Anup Poudel and Abinash Bikram Shah (Elephants in the Fog), Rajan Kathet and Sunir Pandey (No Winter Holidays), Fizza Ali Meerza and Nabeel Qureshi (There Was a Boy), Suzannah Mirghani (Cotton Queen), Amjad Abu Alala and Mohamed Kordofani (Goodbye Julia), Lotfi Achour and Anissa Daoud (Red Path), Rashid Abdelhamid and Ismahane Lahmar (A Respectable Family), Sezen Kayhan and Beste Yamalıoğlu (Women with...
- 4/13/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
As Hollywood events slowly return to New York and Los Angeles amid the recent surge of Covid-19 cases, here’s a look at the week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings, including red carpets for Jackass Forever, Moonfall and Reacher.
Moonfall world premiere
Roland Emmerich’s end-of-the-world flick premiered at Tcl Chinese Theatre on Monday, marking the first official premiere event of 2022 after six weeks of red carpet cancellations amid the omicron variant. The director was joined by stars Halle Berry and Patrick Wilson, along with composer Harald Kloser and special guests Joey King and Heidi Klum. Following the Hollywood screening, Emmerich hosted an afterparty for premiere guests at his Los Angeles home.
Jackass Forever premiere
The Jackass Forever team, including Johnny Knoxville, “Danger Ehren” McGhehey, Eric Andre, Chris Pontius, Jason “Wee Man” Acuna and Machine Gun Kelly walked the red carpet for the film’s premiere at the Tcl Chinese on Tuesday.
Moonfall world premiere
Roland Emmerich’s end-of-the-world flick premiered at Tcl Chinese Theatre on Monday, marking the first official premiere event of 2022 after six weeks of red carpet cancellations amid the omicron variant. The director was joined by stars Halle Berry and Patrick Wilson, along with composer Harald Kloser and special guests Joey King and Heidi Klum. Following the Hollywood screening, Emmerich hosted an afterparty for premiere guests at his Los Angeles home.
Jackass Forever premiere
The Jackass Forever team, including Johnny Knoxville, “Danger Ehren” McGhehey, Eric Andre, Chris Pontius, Jason “Wee Man” Acuna and Machine Gun Kelly walked the red carpet for the film’s premiere at the Tcl Chinese on Tuesday.
- 2/4/2022
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film Independent President Josh Welsh announced today that entertainment attorney and producer Brenda Robinson has been elected the new chair of the nonprofit’s board of directors.
Robinson succeeds longtime Film Independent chair Mary Sweeney, who has served in the position for the past nine years and on the board for more than two decades. Previously vice chair, Robinson will continue to work closely with the executive committee of Film Independent, the arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards and serves to champion creative independence in visual storytelling.
Film Independent also announced three new members to join the board: Matthew Greenfield, president of Searchlight Pictures; Rhys Ernst, producer and director; and Edward Rada, non-profit financial executive, who will serve as the executive committee treasurer.
“We are thrilled to have Brenda Robinson as the new chair of Film Independent’s Board of Directors,” Welsh said in a statement announcing Robinson’s election.
Robinson succeeds longtime Film Independent chair Mary Sweeney, who has served in the position for the past nine years and on the board for more than two decades. Previously vice chair, Robinson will continue to work closely with the executive committee of Film Independent, the arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards and serves to champion creative independence in visual storytelling.
Film Independent also announced three new members to join the board: Matthew Greenfield, president of Searchlight Pictures; Rhys Ernst, producer and director; and Edward Rada, non-profit financial executive, who will serve as the executive committee treasurer.
“We are thrilled to have Brenda Robinson as the new chair of Film Independent’s Board of Directors,” Welsh said in a statement announcing Robinson’s election.
- 1/26/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Brenda Robinson, an entertainment attorney, producer and partner at film financing and development company Gamechanger Films, has been elected the new chair of the board of directors at Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization behind the Spirit Awards.
She takes over for Mary Sweeney, who served as chairman for the past nine years as part of a two-decade-plus run on the board. The nonprofit also said Wednesday that it has appointed three new board members: Searchlight Pictures president Matthew Greenfield; Transparent producer-director Rhys Ernst; and Edward Rada, a nonprofit financial executive who joins the executive committee as treasurer.
“We are thrilled to have Brenda Robinson as the new Chair of Film Independent’s Board of Directors,” Film Independent president Josh Welsh said. “With her unparalleled passion and advocacy for the arts and artists, Brenda is uniquely qualified to help lead Film Independent. And I’d also like to extend a...
She takes over for Mary Sweeney, who served as chairman for the past nine years as part of a two-decade-plus run on the board. The nonprofit also said Wednesday that it has appointed three new board members: Searchlight Pictures president Matthew Greenfield; Transparent producer-director Rhys Ernst; and Edward Rada, a nonprofit financial executive who joins the executive committee as treasurer.
“We are thrilled to have Brenda Robinson as the new Chair of Film Independent’s Board of Directors,” Film Independent president Josh Welsh said. “With her unparalleled passion and advocacy for the arts and artists, Brenda is uniquely qualified to help lead Film Independent. And I’d also like to extend a...
- 1/26/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Billie Eilish looked stunning in the Oscar de la Renta nude tulle dress she chose for Monday’s Met Gala. The star made her Met Gala and co-hosting debut in the designer’s glamorous gown on the condition that the company stop selling products utilizing fur, The New York Times reports.
The vegan and animal rights activist agreed to wear the gown after the company agreed to cease all fur sales. The label’s creative directors Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim have not created pieces utilizing fur for a few years,...
The vegan and animal rights activist agreed to wear the gown after the company agreed to cease all fur sales. The label’s creative directors Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim have not created pieces utilizing fur for a few years,...
- 9/14/2021
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
From The Simple Life to married life, Paris Hilton is ready for her next chapter. Over the weekend, the 40-year-old businesswoman and heiress celebrated her engagement to Carter Reum with a party at New York's Zero Bond. Paris wore a sparkly sea-foam green gown for the occasion, while Carter suited up in a black blazer and matching pants. Gigi Gorgeous, Chantel Jeffries, Girl With No Job's Claudia Oshry and her husband Boy With No Job's Ben Soffer, and designer Laura Kim were among the guests in attendance. As shown in their social media posts, Paris, Carter and their pals danced to music played by DJ Beatbreaker and posed for pictures captioned with "Engaged Af" and...
- 9/13/2021
- E! Online
However a slimmed-down US and UK industry presence in general.
All the US buyers who typically look to acquire films in Official Selection are out in force at Cannes this year, despite a slimmed-down US presence overall due to a confluence of pandemic travel concerns, July Fourth holiday, and the recent virtual market.
IFC president Arianna Bocco, who has Benedetta, Bergman Island and Paris 13th District in Competition, is attending, as are Tom Quinn and a small entourage from Neon, who have Memoria and Titane in Competition and The Year Of The Everlasting Storm in Special Screenings.
Michael Barker from...
All the US buyers who typically look to acquire films in Official Selection are out in force at Cannes this year, despite a slimmed-down US presence overall due to a confluence of pandemic travel concerns, July Fourth holiday, and the recent virtual market.
IFC president Arianna Bocco, who has Benedetta, Bergman Island and Paris 13th District in Competition, is attending, as are Tom Quinn and a small entourage from Neon, who have Memoria and Titane in Competition and The Year Of The Everlasting Storm in Special Screenings.
Michael Barker from...
- 7/6/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Participant’s Laura Kim has been promoted to executive vice president of marketing.
The seven-year-veteran of the company had previously served as a senior vice president in film marketing. She will continue to report to the company’s worldwide marketing president Christina Kounelias.
“Laura has become a good friend and trusted colleague for the past five years that we have worked closely together. Her vast knowledge and deep expertise in independent, specialty and international films is second-to-none, contributing greatly to the success of our films,” said Kounelias. “Her strategic thinking, great devotion to mentorship and genuine passion for impact and the issues match Participant’s core values, and on behalf of everyone at the company, we are thrilled to recognize her numerous contributions with this promotion.”
In her new role, Kim assumes expanded duties in independent and international film and series projects at the studio, founded with a mission to...
The seven-year-veteran of the company had previously served as a senior vice president in film marketing. She will continue to report to the company’s worldwide marketing president Christina Kounelias.
“Laura has become a good friend and trusted colleague for the past five years that we have worked closely together. Her vast knowledge and deep expertise in independent, specialty and international films is second-to-none, contributing greatly to the success of our films,” said Kounelias. “Her strategic thinking, great devotion to mentorship and genuine passion for impact and the issues match Participant’s core values, and on behalf of everyone at the company, we are thrilled to recognize her numerous contributions with this promotion.”
In her new role, Kim assumes expanded duties in independent and international film and series projects at the studio, founded with a mission to...
- 4/7/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Participant has elevated Laura Kim to evp of marketing to focus on the company’s independent and international projects that span bother series and features.
The publicity veteran first joined Participant in 2014, and has since worked on campaigns for titles that include the Oscar-winning American Factory, Spotlight and Citizefour. Most recently, she’s spearheading marketing efforts, for the Oscar-nominated doc Collective, as well as Sundance Film Festival ttle My Name Is Pauli Murray, which was picked up by Amazon out of the 2021 fest.
Kim will report to Christina Kounelias, Participant’s president of worldwide marketing.
Prior to joining Participant, Kim was principal and founder of Inside Job, working ...
The publicity veteran first joined Participant in 2014, and has since worked on campaigns for titles that include the Oscar-winning American Factory, Spotlight and Citizefour. Most recently, she’s spearheading marketing efforts, for the Oscar-nominated doc Collective, as well as Sundance Film Festival ttle My Name Is Pauli Murray, which was picked up by Amazon out of the 2021 fest.
Kim will report to Christina Kounelias, Participant’s president of worldwide marketing.
Prior to joining Participant, Kim was principal and founder of Inside Job, working ...
Participant has elevated Laura Kim to evp of marketing to focus on the company’s independent and international projects that span bother series and features.
The publicity veteran first joined Participant in 2014, and has since worked on campaigns for titles that include the Oscar-winning American Factory, Spotlight and Citizefour. Most recently, she’s spearheading marketing efforts, for the Oscar-nominated doc Collective, as well as Sundance Film Festival ttle My Name Is Pauli Murray, which was picked up by Amazon out of the 2021 fest.
Kim will report to Christina Kounelias, Participant’s president of worldwide marketing.
Prior to joining Participant, Kim was principal and founder of Inside Job, working ...
The publicity veteran first joined Participant in 2014, and has since worked on campaigns for titles that include the Oscar-winning American Factory, Spotlight and Citizefour. Most recently, she’s spearheading marketing efforts, for the Oscar-nominated doc Collective, as well as Sundance Film Festival ttle My Name Is Pauli Murray, which was picked up by Amazon out of the 2021 fest.
Kim will report to Christina Kounelias, Participant’s president of worldwide marketing.
Prior to joining Participant, Kim was principal and founder of Inside Job, working ...
Participant has promoted veteran executive Laura Kim to executive vice president of marketing, the company announced on Tuesday.
Kim, who first joined Participant in 2014, will focus on independent and international films and series, reporting to Christina Kounelias, Participant’s president of worldwide marketing.
“Laura has become a good friend and trusted colleague for the past five years that we have worked closely together,” Kounelias said in a statement. “Her vast knowledge and deep expertise in independent, specialty and international films is second-to-none, contributing greatly to the success of our films. Her strategic thinking, great devotion to mentorship and genuine passion for impact and the issues match Participant’s core values, and on behalf of everyone at the company, we are thrilled to recognize her numerous contributions with this promotion.”
“I am excited to be working on films and series that move me and that challenge us to try harder and do better,...
Kim, who first joined Participant in 2014, will focus on independent and international films and series, reporting to Christina Kounelias, Participant’s president of worldwide marketing.
“Laura has become a good friend and trusted colleague for the past five years that we have worked closely together,” Kounelias said in a statement. “Her vast knowledge and deep expertise in independent, specialty and international films is second-to-none, contributing greatly to the success of our films. Her strategic thinking, great devotion to mentorship and genuine passion for impact and the issues match Participant’s core values, and on behalf of everyone at the company, we are thrilled to recognize her numerous contributions with this promotion.”
“I am excited to be working on films and series that move me and that challenge us to try harder and do better,...
- 4/6/2021
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Marketing and publicity veteran Laura Kim has been elevated to EVP of Marketing at Participant.
In her new position, Kim will assume broadened executive responsibilities, with a focus on independent and foreign films and series.
Kim first joined Participant as SVP of Film Marketing in 2014. During her tenure, she’s been key in working on the company’s specialty features, including such Oscar-winning films as American Factory, A Fantastic Woman, Spotlight, and Citizenfour, as well as Monos, Human Flow, and the Oscar-nominated films The Look of Silence and Rbg, the latter of which went on to become a documentary box office hit in 2018 with over $14M. Recent marketing efforts include two-time Oscar-nominated Collective, and the upcoming Final Account and My Name Is Pauli Murray, which had its world premiere this year at the Sundance Film Festival.
Prior to joining Participant, Kim was principal and founder of Inside Job, a motion picture marketing,...
In her new position, Kim will assume broadened executive responsibilities, with a focus on independent and foreign films and series.
Kim first joined Participant as SVP of Film Marketing in 2014. During her tenure, she’s been key in working on the company’s specialty features, including such Oscar-winning films as American Factory, A Fantastic Woman, Spotlight, and Citizenfour, as well as Monos, Human Flow, and the Oscar-nominated films The Look of Silence and Rbg, the latter of which went on to become a documentary box office hit in 2018 with over $14M. Recent marketing efforts include two-time Oscar-nominated Collective, and the upcoming Final Account and My Name Is Pauli Murray, which had its world premiere this year at the Sundance Film Festival.
Prior to joining Participant, Kim was principal and founder of Inside Job, a motion picture marketing,...
- 4/6/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Executive joined in 2014.
Participant has promoted marketing and publicity veteran Laura Kim to EVP of marketing, effective immediately.
Kim will assume broadened executive responsibilities with a focus on independent and international films and series combining with impact work. She continues to report to Participant’s president of worldwide marketing Christina Kounelias.
She joined Participant as SVP of film marketing in 2014 and has played an instrumental role on most of the company’s specialty features, including American Factory, A Fantastic Woman, Spotlight, Citizenfour, as well as Monos, Human Flow, The Look Of Silence, and Rbg.
Most recently she has led marketing...
Participant has promoted marketing and publicity veteran Laura Kim to EVP of marketing, effective immediately.
Kim will assume broadened executive responsibilities with a focus on independent and international films and series combining with impact work. She continues to report to Participant’s president of worldwide marketing Christina Kounelias.
She joined Participant as SVP of film marketing in 2014 and has played an instrumental role on most of the company’s specialty features, including American Factory, A Fantastic Woman, Spotlight, Citizenfour, as well as Monos, Human Flow, The Look Of Silence, and Rbg.
Most recently she has led marketing...
- 4/6/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Asian cultural collective Gold House has teamed with Andrew Yang’s Humanity Forward to launch The All Americans Movement, an initiative that helps unify support cross-cultural support for marginalized communities affected by Covid-19. The campaign has garnered support from numerous multicultural leaders and celebrities like Hasan Minhaj, Sen. Kamala Harris, Dave Chapelle, Olivia Munn, John Leguizamo, Joseph Gordon Levitt, George Takei, Daniel Dae Kim, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, Marc Cuban, Sophia Bush and many more.
The initiative is also driven by nearly 100 volunteer partnerships between independent businesses, nonprofit organizations including fashion houses 3.1PhillipLim, Prabal Gurung, Monse, Li, Inc., among others. Businesses are selling #AllAmericans-inspired products whose proceeds will go towards medical relief, combatting racism, and economic stimulus. Nonprofit organizations are working to provide resources and funds to support and empower marginalized communities. All the while, multicultural leaders are launching an #AllAmericans social media campaign. All are under the newly allamericans.
The initiative is also driven by nearly 100 volunteer partnerships between independent businesses, nonprofit organizations including fashion houses 3.1PhillipLim, Prabal Gurung, Monse, Li, Inc., among others. Businesses are selling #AllAmericans-inspired products whose proceeds will go towards medical relief, combatting racism, and economic stimulus. Nonprofit organizations are working to provide resources and funds to support and empower marginalized communities. All the while, multicultural leaders are launching an #AllAmericans social media campaign. All are under the newly allamericans.
- 4/27/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Film Independent has announced the seven producers who been chosen for its 19th annual Producing Lab. The fellows will participate in a program set up to help develop their skills and further their careers by pairing them with film professionals who can advise on both the craft and business of independent producing.
Among the 2019 participants are include Camila Zavala, who also won the $30,000 Sloan Producers Grant to further develop her film, Malpelo, and Lebanese filmmaker Myriam Sassine, who is the recipient of the Global Media Makers Fellowship, an exchange program sponsored through a partnership between Film Independent, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational, and Cultural Affairs.
This year’s industry advisors include Lauren Craniotes (Gersh), Greta Fuentes (MacRo), Lauren Mann (Swiss Army Man), Valerie Stadler (Big Swing Productions) and Solome Williams (Bron Studios). In addition, mentors and guest speakers in the program include Rebecca Green (It...
Among the 2019 participants are include Camila Zavala, who also won the $30,000 Sloan Producers Grant to further develop her film, Malpelo, and Lebanese filmmaker Myriam Sassine, who is the recipient of the Global Media Makers Fellowship, an exchange program sponsored through a partnership between Film Independent, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational, and Cultural Affairs.
This year’s industry advisors include Lauren Craniotes (Gersh), Greta Fuentes (MacRo), Lauren Mann (Swiss Army Man), Valerie Stadler (Big Swing Productions) and Solome Williams (Bron Studios). In addition, mentors and guest speakers in the program include Rebecca Green (It...
- 10/15/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding is currently taking place at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle! Meghan's mom, Doria Ragland, is seated close to the bride and groom at the front of the chapel and can be seen tearing up during the ceremony. Photos show Doria, wearing a Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim of Oscar de la Renta dress and coat, overcome with emotion as she watches her daughter tie the knot. On Friday evening, Meghan was photographed arriving to Cliveden House Hotel, where she stayed before the wedding, with her mom. When asked how she was feeling with hours to go before the ceremony, Meghan told reporters she's feeling "wonderful." The duo arrived to the hotel after...
- 5/19/2018
- E! Online
Since marketing chief Laura Kim left Warner Independent Pictures after the studio shut down the specialty label, she has been consulting via her company Inside Job, running Oscar campaigns for Roadside Attractions and others, and releasing indie projects like "Restrepo" and through her and Paul Federbush's distribution arm, Red Flag. Now Participant Media has brought in the veteran marketing exec as Senior VP Film Marketing. She is replacing the recently departed team of Buffy Shutt, Kathy Jones and Jeff Sakson: In her new role at Participant, Kim will oversee marketing strategy, partnerships, and campaign development for Participant’s films and acquisitions, and serve as the key marketing executive for all distributors, promotional partners, filmmakers, talent and studios. She will report to Diane Weyerman, Evp Documentary Films, and Jonathan King, Evp Narrative Films. It makes sense, it's a perfect fit. Kim loves documentaries and independent film--has a...
- 5/5/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Laura Kim has been named Senior Vice President of Film Marketing for Participant Media, the company said Monday. The veteran marketing exec will oversee strategy, partnerships and campaign developments for all films and acquisitions for the politically committed production company. She will also serve as the key marketing executive for all distributors, talent, filmmakers, promotional partners and studios. Also read: Ex-Sony PR Exec Ann Boyd Tapped as Participant Media Communications Exec VP “Laura is an incredible asset to Participant and I am thrilled to be working with her,” said Diane Weyermann, Executive Vice President of Documentary Films. Prior to joining Participant,...
- 5/5/2014
- by Matthew Bramlett
- The Wrap
Participant Media has just named Laura Kim Senior Vice President, Film Marketing. The announcement was made by Diane Weyerman, Executive Vice President, Documentary Films, and Jonathan King, Executive Vice President, Narrative Films, to whom she will jointly report.
In her new role at Participant, Kim will oversee marketing strategy, partnerships, and campaign development for Participant’s films and acquisitions, and serve as the key marketing executive for all distributors, promotional partners, filmmakers, talent and studios.
“Laura is respected throughout the film world for her expertise, intelligence and creativity managing campaigns for a wide range of films. We are thrilled to have her on board as Participant expands into new markets, and expands our slate of films,” said King.
“I have known Laura for many years and have always been immensely impressed by her skills and expertise in shepherding a variety of films through the festival, theatrical, and awards circuits, as well as her capacity to ultimately connect them to audiences. Laura is an incredible asset to Participant and I am thrilled to be working with her,” Weyerman added.
Prior to joining Participant, Kim was principal and founder at Inside Job, a motion picture marketing, public relations and distribution consulting firm, whose clients and campaigns included Academy Award®-nominated films Albert Nobbs, Margin Call, Restrepo, Winter’s Bone and the Academy Award®-winner for Best Documentary Undefeated, as well as The Sundance Institute. Previously, Kim served as Executive Vice President of Marketing for Warner Independent Pictures, where she was responsible for the marketing of films including Before Sunset, March of the Penguins, Paradise Now, and Participant’s Good Night, and Good Luck.
Kim is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and serves on the Board of Directors for Film Independent.
About Participant Media
Participant is a global entertainment company founded in 2004 by Jeff Skoll to focus on feature film, television, publishing and digital content that inspires social change. Participant's more than 45 films include Good Night, and Good Luck, Syriana, An Inconvenient Truth, Food, Inc., Waiting for 'Superman;, The Help, Contagion and Lincoln. Through its films, social action campaigns, digital network TakePart.com and Pivot, its new television network for Millennials, Participant seeks to entertain, encourage and empower every individual to take action.
In her new role at Participant, Kim will oversee marketing strategy, partnerships, and campaign development for Participant’s films and acquisitions, and serve as the key marketing executive for all distributors, promotional partners, filmmakers, talent and studios.
“Laura is respected throughout the film world for her expertise, intelligence and creativity managing campaigns for a wide range of films. We are thrilled to have her on board as Participant expands into new markets, and expands our slate of films,” said King.
“I have known Laura for many years and have always been immensely impressed by her skills and expertise in shepherding a variety of films through the festival, theatrical, and awards circuits, as well as her capacity to ultimately connect them to audiences. Laura is an incredible asset to Participant and I am thrilled to be working with her,” Weyerman added.
Prior to joining Participant, Kim was principal and founder at Inside Job, a motion picture marketing, public relations and distribution consulting firm, whose clients and campaigns included Academy Award®-nominated films Albert Nobbs, Margin Call, Restrepo, Winter’s Bone and the Academy Award®-winner for Best Documentary Undefeated, as well as The Sundance Institute. Previously, Kim served as Executive Vice President of Marketing for Warner Independent Pictures, where she was responsible for the marketing of films including Before Sunset, March of the Penguins, Paradise Now, and Participant’s Good Night, and Good Luck.
Kim is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and serves on the Board of Directors for Film Independent.
About Participant Media
Participant is a global entertainment company founded in 2004 by Jeff Skoll to focus on feature film, television, publishing and digital content that inspires social change. Participant's more than 45 films include Good Night, and Good Luck, Syriana, An Inconvenient Truth, Food, Inc., Waiting for 'Superman;, The Help, Contagion and Lincoln. Through its films, social action campaigns, digital network TakePart.com and Pivot, its new television network for Millennials, Participant seeks to entertain, encourage and empower every individual to take action.
- 5/5/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Participant Media has named veteran marketing exec Laura Kim as its senior VP of their film marketing department. Kim will report to documentary films exec VP Diane Weyerman, and narrative films exec VP Jonathan King. In her new role, Kim will oversee marketing strategy, partnerships, and campaign development for Participant’s films and acquisitions, and serve as the key marketing executive for all distributors, promotional partners, filmmakers, talent and studios. "Laura is respected throughout the film world for her expertise, intelligence and creativity managing campaigns for a wide range of films. We are thrilled to have her on board as Participant expands into new markets, and expands our slate of films," said King in a statement. Kim is the founder of Inside Job, a motion picture marketing, public relations and distribution consulting firm, whose clients and campaigns included "Margin Call" and "Winter's Bone," as well as The Sundance Institute....
- 5/5/2014
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
Participant Media has hired veteran marketing and publicity exec Laura Kim as senior vp film marketing, the company announced Monday. Kim, who founded film marketing, PR and distribution consulting firm Inside Job, will oversee marketing strategy, partnerships, and campaign development for Participant’s films and acquisitions. She'll also serve as the key marketing executive for all distributors, promotional partners, filmmakers, talent and studios. She'll report to Diane Weyermann, executive vp documentary films, and Jonathan King, executive vp narrative films. Exclusive: Participant Media Marketing Chiefs Kathy Jones, Buffy Shutt Exiting While serving as a principal at Inside Job, Kim's campaigns included Albert
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- 5/5/2014
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Palestinian director Hany Abu Assad is planning to reunite with some of the team behind his Oscar-nominated 2005 feature Paradise Now.
Abu-Assad said Palestine-set drama Lamya will likely be next film.
“It’s about a girl seeking her mother,” explained the director. “The story is that the mother ran away with her lover, but the girl can’t believe that a mother could leave her daughter for a man. It’s a road movie of sorts.”
Click here for the full interview
Abu-Assad said he intends to work on the film with his Paradise Now collaborators, including producers Roman Paul of Razor Film and Augustus Film from the Netherlands, as well as Us duo Laura Kim and Paul Federbush [the former Warner Independent Pictures execs who distributed Paradise Now in the Us] and Pretty Pictures’ James Velaise.
The Match Factory, which also handles Omar, is on board for international sales.
Abu Assad won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for new thriller Omar, which...
Abu-Assad said Palestine-set drama Lamya will likely be next film.
“It’s about a girl seeking her mother,” explained the director. “The story is that the mother ran away with her lover, but the girl can’t believe that a mother could leave her daughter for a man. It’s a road movie of sorts.”
Click here for the full interview
Abu-Assad said he intends to work on the film with his Paradise Now collaborators, including producers Roman Paul of Razor Film and Augustus Film from the Netherlands, as well as Us duo Laura Kim and Paul Federbush [the former Warner Independent Pictures execs who distributed Paradise Now in the Us] and Pretty Pictures’ James Velaise.
The Match Factory, which also handles Omar, is on board for international sales.
Abu Assad won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for new thriller Omar, which...
- 9/10/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Palestinian director Hany Abu Assad is planning to reunite with some of the team behind his Oscar-nominated 2005 feature Paradise Now.
Abu-Assad said Palestine-set drama Lamya will likely be next film.
“It’s about a girl seeking her mother,” explained the director. “The story is that the mother ran away with her lover, but the girl can’t believe that a mother could leave her daughter for a man. It’s a road movie of sorts.”
Click here for the full interview
Abu-Assad said he intends to work on the film with his Paradise Now collaborators, including producers Roman Paul of Razor Film and Augustus Film from the Netherlands, as well as Us duo Laura Kim and Paul Federbush [the former Warner Independent Pictures execs who distributed Paradise Now in the Us] and Pretty Pictures’ James Velaise.
The Match Factory, which also handles Omar, is on board for international sales.
Abu Assad won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for new thriller Omar, which...
Abu-Assad said Palestine-set drama Lamya will likely be next film.
“It’s about a girl seeking her mother,” explained the director. “The story is that the mother ran away with her lover, but the girl can’t believe that a mother could leave her daughter for a man. It’s a road movie of sorts.”
Click here for the full interview
Abu-Assad said he intends to work on the film with his Paradise Now collaborators, including producers Roman Paul of Razor Film and Augustus Film from the Netherlands, as well as Us duo Laura Kim and Paul Federbush [the former Warner Independent Pictures execs who distributed Paradise Now in the Us] and Pretty Pictures’ James Velaise.
The Match Factory, which also handles Omar, is on board for international sales.
Abu Assad won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for new thriller Omar, which...
- 9/10/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Early on this Cannes we had drinks with Paul Federbush and Laura Kim at the Grand; Ryan Werner joined us, fresh out of his long time stint at IFC Films. As you would expect, talk turned to distribution, an always exciting topic especially with them because they are at the forefront of what is happening in this constantly changing universe.
Aside from running their own distribution company, Red Flag Releasing, Laura continues to do publicity for indies and Paul is heading the international side of the Sundance Labs. He will now be speaking at Bam (Bogata Audiovisual Market) along with a new acquaintance whom I met at a wonderful dinner in Cannes, Donald Rabinovitch (any relation to our buddy Mark, I wonder?). Donald is the co-founder of QUADFlix a "game changing" new distribution model for high quality Indie features and full length documentaries based at the Quad Theater in New York, a theater that has been there in Greenwich Village for over 40 years now. Now, they have created a unique distribution/ exhibition business called QUADFlix Select, a "new and amazingly successful program". Donald's business partner, Elliott Kanbar has just written a new book on the subject of distribution as well, So you Finished your Film.....Now What.
So Donald writes me today from Dominican Republic to tell me he is off on the 7th to Bam to speak on the panel "The Reality of Film Distribution..... and Finding an Audience in North America” with Paul Federbush from Sundance. Bam is an initiative of Claudia Triana de Vargas, the Director of Proimagenes Colombia. Colombia is on the move as one of the hottest countries for filmmakers along with Chile, and soon-to-be-there-too, Panama. You can see Claudia discuss the current Colombian film initiatives during the Berlinale 2013 here: Claudia Triana de Vargas.
Donald sent me his talking points which coincidently includes mention of Adam Leipzig, formerly President of National Geographic Feature Films and now Publisher and Managing Editor at Cultural Weekly and Guiding Entrepreneurs & Creatives whom I will see July 26 and 27th --- while we indulge ourselves at the La Jolla Fashion Film Festival. We will have much to discuss and in the best place in the world to do it, so I just got over my envy.
Now back to the whole point of this name-dropping blog, here are Donald's talking points for the panel at the Bogota Audiovisual Market (Bam):
Subject: The Tough Job Of Marketing A Film
You're a talented filmmaker and you've just made an excellent film. That's for certain. But effectively and economically marketing the film is just as important and, Now, even more daunting than making the film. Adam Leipzig, a noted film producer, wrote the following in a recent column in The New York Times:
"The challenge isn't getting your movie made. All it takes is a personal time commitment to the process and access to a credit card, a digital video camera, and a computer loaded with editing software. The challenge is actually getting your movie seen." Leipzig also pointed out that of the 12,613 films submitted to this year's Sundance Film (2013) Festival, only 130 were selected and not more than 10 of these received significant distribution agreements for money. Following that, in April, we note that the Tribeca Film Festival, which has grown to be a 'hot market' in NYC received 3,150 submissions , granted 89 selections..... and had only 8 films finding distribution in 2013 for money.
Additionally, he then wrote something that we at the Quad have been saying over-and-over again, that "without the marketing push, awareness, and word-of-mouth generated by a theatrical release, it's not feasible for video chains [and digital platforms] to stock your picture."
But, alas, the question is, how best to market the film? This challenge can overwhelm even the savviest filmmaker. Often, what happens, is that a ton of money is spent, the wrong way, with very disappointing results.
One solution is to join the QUADflix Select Program. They will handle the entire job of marketing And releasing the film in North America. www.quadflixselect.com lists all the program features and the cost. The box office success is most determined by the reviews…especially the review from The New York Times. If the filmmakers do not think their film will receive good reviews, they should not book the QUADflix Select Program. QUADflix will make the same determination. They actually turn down 4 out of 5 films submitted. But some which have been accepted are Deadline, Bill W., One Day on Earth, Side by Side, Harvest of Empire, and Long Shot.
Here are the highlights of the program:
(1) A full one-week, Guaranteed run at the prestigious Quad Cinema in New York, from 1:00Pm to midnight-typically 5 screenings daily.
(2) 100% of the box office income, payable within 7 days after the completion of the run.
(3) The services of the Quad's professional film publicist to set up press screenings for the critics, write and mail press releases, and compile and distribute production notes. The goal is to get the film reviewed in most of the major New York media. To date, every QUADflix Select film has been reviewed by The New York Times.
(4) With the filmmaker's approval, they will encode, package, and submit the film to 11 major digital platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HuluPlus, YouTube, Vudu, Sony Entertainment, XBox, and Google Play.
(5) With the filmmaker's approval, they will submit the film to the major Cable VOD stations like Comcast, Time Warner, Cox, and Verizon.
(6) They will market DVDs of the film to the major retail chains such as Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, and Barnes & Noble, both in-store and online.
(7) They will market the film to the Institutional Market consisting of schools, colleges, universities, and libraries.
(8) They will include the film in the regular Quad ads in The New York Times and the Village Voice.
(9) They will qualify your documentary for consideration for an Oscar nomination.
(10) For a minimal cost, they will book the film nationally, in every major North American market.
The total cost for the entire package is $11,000.00. Remember this: since the filmmaker will be receiving 100% of the first week's box office income this cost will be reduced. Also, the cost of hiring a film publicist and encoding the film for the digital platforms would cost thousands of dollars on the open market. They accept credit cards and wire transfers.
Interested filmmakers can mail them a DVD screener (Ntsc only). Also, if the filmmaker includes an address, they will send an Information Kit, which includes comments from filmmakers, tips on self-distribution, past reviews, and much more.
Aside from running their own distribution company, Red Flag Releasing, Laura continues to do publicity for indies and Paul is heading the international side of the Sundance Labs. He will now be speaking at Bam (Bogata Audiovisual Market) along with a new acquaintance whom I met at a wonderful dinner in Cannes, Donald Rabinovitch (any relation to our buddy Mark, I wonder?). Donald is the co-founder of QUADFlix a "game changing" new distribution model for high quality Indie features and full length documentaries based at the Quad Theater in New York, a theater that has been there in Greenwich Village for over 40 years now. Now, they have created a unique distribution/ exhibition business called QUADFlix Select, a "new and amazingly successful program". Donald's business partner, Elliott Kanbar has just written a new book on the subject of distribution as well, So you Finished your Film.....Now What.
So Donald writes me today from Dominican Republic to tell me he is off on the 7th to Bam to speak on the panel "The Reality of Film Distribution..... and Finding an Audience in North America” with Paul Federbush from Sundance. Bam is an initiative of Claudia Triana de Vargas, the Director of Proimagenes Colombia. Colombia is on the move as one of the hottest countries for filmmakers along with Chile, and soon-to-be-there-too, Panama. You can see Claudia discuss the current Colombian film initiatives during the Berlinale 2013 here: Claudia Triana de Vargas.
Donald sent me his talking points which coincidently includes mention of Adam Leipzig, formerly President of National Geographic Feature Films and now Publisher and Managing Editor at Cultural Weekly and Guiding Entrepreneurs & Creatives whom I will see July 26 and 27th --- while we indulge ourselves at the La Jolla Fashion Film Festival. We will have much to discuss and in the best place in the world to do it, so I just got over my envy.
Now back to the whole point of this name-dropping blog, here are Donald's talking points for the panel at the Bogota Audiovisual Market (Bam):
Subject: The Tough Job Of Marketing A Film
You're a talented filmmaker and you've just made an excellent film. That's for certain. But effectively and economically marketing the film is just as important and, Now, even more daunting than making the film. Adam Leipzig, a noted film producer, wrote the following in a recent column in The New York Times:
"The challenge isn't getting your movie made. All it takes is a personal time commitment to the process and access to a credit card, a digital video camera, and a computer loaded with editing software. The challenge is actually getting your movie seen." Leipzig also pointed out that of the 12,613 films submitted to this year's Sundance Film (2013) Festival, only 130 were selected and not more than 10 of these received significant distribution agreements for money. Following that, in April, we note that the Tribeca Film Festival, which has grown to be a 'hot market' in NYC received 3,150 submissions , granted 89 selections..... and had only 8 films finding distribution in 2013 for money.
Additionally, he then wrote something that we at the Quad have been saying over-and-over again, that "without the marketing push, awareness, and word-of-mouth generated by a theatrical release, it's not feasible for video chains [and digital platforms] to stock your picture."
But, alas, the question is, how best to market the film? This challenge can overwhelm even the savviest filmmaker. Often, what happens, is that a ton of money is spent, the wrong way, with very disappointing results.
One solution is to join the QUADflix Select Program. They will handle the entire job of marketing And releasing the film in North America. www.quadflixselect.com lists all the program features and the cost. The box office success is most determined by the reviews…especially the review from The New York Times. If the filmmakers do not think their film will receive good reviews, they should not book the QUADflix Select Program. QUADflix will make the same determination. They actually turn down 4 out of 5 films submitted. But some which have been accepted are Deadline, Bill W., One Day on Earth, Side by Side, Harvest of Empire, and Long Shot.
Here are the highlights of the program:
(1) A full one-week, Guaranteed run at the prestigious Quad Cinema in New York, from 1:00Pm to midnight-typically 5 screenings daily.
(2) 100% of the box office income, payable within 7 days after the completion of the run.
(3) The services of the Quad's professional film publicist to set up press screenings for the critics, write and mail press releases, and compile and distribute production notes. The goal is to get the film reviewed in most of the major New York media. To date, every QUADflix Select film has been reviewed by The New York Times.
(4) With the filmmaker's approval, they will encode, package, and submit the film to 11 major digital platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HuluPlus, YouTube, Vudu, Sony Entertainment, XBox, and Google Play.
(5) With the filmmaker's approval, they will submit the film to the major Cable VOD stations like Comcast, Time Warner, Cox, and Verizon.
(6) They will market DVDs of the film to the major retail chains such as Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, and Barnes & Noble, both in-store and online.
(7) They will market the film to the Institutional Market consisting of schools, colleges, universities, and libraries.
(8) They will include the film in the regular Quad ads in The New York Times and the Village Voice.
(9) They will qualify your documentary for consideration for an Oscar nomination.
(10) For a minimal cost, they will book the film nationally, in every major North American market.
The total cost for the entire package is $11,000.00. Remember this: since the filmmaker will be receiving 100% of the first week's box office income this cost will be reduced. Also, the cost of hiring a film publicist and encoding the film for the digital platforms would cost thousands of dollars on the open market. They accept credit cards and wire transfers.
Interested filmmakers can mail them a DVD screener (Ntsc only). Also, if the filmmaker includes an address, they will send an Information Kit, which includes comments from filmmakers, tips on self-distribution, past reviews, and much more.
- 7/11/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Sundance Institute has hired Paul Federbush to become International Director, Feature Film Program (Ffp), a highly sought-after job which Alesia Weston left open when she left in May to become Executive Director of the Jerusalem Film Centre and Fesival. Federbush began September 24 and is reporting to Michelle Satter, Founding Director, Feature Film Program.
Paul is already reaching out into new geographic areas searching for those filmmakers who have the greatest potential for making a brand new mark on the worldwide film business. His responsibility is the planning and execution of the international work of Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program which includes year round support for International artists through Labs, granting, and ongoing mentorship providing creative and tactical support. Federbush will oversee international Labs in collaboration with local partners in the Middle East and India, outreach and discover new international filmmakers and projects, steward programs such as the Sundance Institute|Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award and Sundance| Nhk Award, and support the international artists participating in the annual Sundance Labs in Utah. In addition he will develop opportunities to further advance and broaden the scope of the Ffp’s International initiative.
We congratulate Paul and are proud to be able to say that we have known him since his early days at Fine Line. Federbush is a seasoned production, acquisition, and distribution executive with eighteen years of experience in the entertainment industry. Most recently Federbush, along with partner Laura Kim, started a distribution company, Red Flag Releasing. Prior to forming Red Flag, Federbush served as Senior Vice President of Production and Acquisitions at Warner Independent Pictures where he oversaw the acquisition, production, and development of projects including Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, and Hany Abu Assad’s Paradise Now.
For nearly three decades, Sundance Institute has promoted independent storytelling to inform and inspire audiences across political, social, religious and cultural differences. Through Labs, direct artist granting, special projects with key partners and the Sundance Film Festival, the Institute serves as the leading advocate for independent artists worldwide. Sundance Institute Feature Film Program Over its 30-year history, the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program has supported an extensive list of award-winning and groundbreaking independent films.
Ffp films currently in the marketplace include Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar’s Beasts of the Southern Wild (winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival), Craig Zobel’s Compliance, Mike Birbiglia and Seth Barrish’s Sleepwalk With Me, Todd Louiso and Sarah Koskoff’s Hello I Must Be Going, and Ira Sachs’ Keep the Lights On. Recent international Ffp films include Sally El Hosaini’s My Brother the Devil, Andrei Zyvagintsev’s Elena, Edwin’s Postcards from the Zoo, Alejandro Landes’ Porfirio, and the festival films Haifaa Al Mansour’s Wadjda and Ziad Douieri’s L’Attack.Additional notable films supported over the program’s history include Sean Durkin’s Martha Marcy May Marlene, Dee Rees’ Pariah, Maryam Keshavarz’s Circumstance, Cherien Dabis' Amreeka, Cary Fukunaga's Sin Nombre, Fernando Eimbcke's Lake Tahoe, Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden’s Half Nelson, Andrea Arnold's Red Road, Miranda July’s Me and You and Everyone We Know, Hany Abu-Assad’s Paradise Now, Debra Granik’s Down to the Bone, Josh Marston’s Maria Page 2 Full of Grace, Lisa Cholodenko’s Laurel Canyon, Peter Sollett’s Raising Victor Vargas, John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream, Kimberly Peirce’s Boys Don't Cry, Lucrecia Martel’s La Cienaga, Walter Salles’ Central Station, Chris Eyre and Sherman Alexie’s Smoke Signals, Nicole Holofcener’s Walking and Talking, Allison Anders' Mi Vida Loca, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Hard Eight, Tamara Jenkins’ Slums of Beverly Hills, and Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs.
Sundance Institute Sundance Institute is a global nonprofit organization founded by Robert Redford in 1981. Through its programs for directors, screenwriters, producers, composers and playwrights, the Institute seeks to discover and support independent film and theatre artists from the United States and around the world, and to introduce audiences to their new work. The Institute promotes independent storytelling to inform, inspire, and unite diverse populations around the globe. Internationally recognized for its annual Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Institute has nurtured such projects as Born into Brothels, Trouble the Water, Son of Babylon, Amreeka, An Inconvenient Truth, Spring Awakening, Light in the Piazza and Angels in America, and through its New Frontier initiative, has brought the cinematic works of media artists including Pipilotti Rist, Doug Aitken, Pierre Huyghe, Jennifer Steinkamp, and Matthew Barney . Join Sundance Institute on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. # # #...
Paul is already reaching out into new geographic areas searching for those filmmakers who have the greatest potential for making a brand new mark on the worldwide film business. His responsibility is the planning and execution of the international work of Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program which includes year round support for International artists through Labs, granting, and ongoing mentorship providing creative and tactical support. Federbush will oversee international Labs in collaboration with local partners in the Middle East and India, outreach and discover new international filmmakers and projects, steward programs such as the Sundance Institute|Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award and Sundance| Nhk Award, and support the international artists participating in the annual Sundance Labs in Utah. In addition he will develop opportunities to further advance and broaden the scope of the Ffp’s International initiative.
We congratulate Paul and are proud to be able to say that we have known him since his early days at Fine Line. Federbush is a seasoned production, acquisition, and distribution executive with eighteen years of experience in the entertainment industry. Most recently Federbush, along with partner Laura Kim, started a distribution company, Red Flag Releasing. Prior to forming Red Flag, Federbush served as Senior Vice President of Production and Acquisitions at Warner Independent Pictures where he oversaw the acquisition, production, and development of projects including Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, and Hany Abu Assad’s Paradise Now.
For nearly three decades, Sundance Institute has promoted independent storytelling to inform and inspire audiences across political, social, religious and cultural differences. Through Labs, direct artist granting, special projects with key partners and the Sundance Film Festival, the Institute serves as the leading advocate for independent artists worldwide. Sundance Institute Feature Film Program Over its 30-year history, the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program has supported an extensive list of award-winning and groundbreaking independent films.
Ffp films currently in the marketplace include Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar’s Beasts of the Southern Wild (winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival), Craig Zobel’s Compliance, Mike Birbiglia and Seth Barrish’s Sleepwalk With Me, Todd Louiso and Sarah Koskoff’s Hello I Must Be Going, and Ira Sachs’ Keep the Lights On. Recent international Ffp films include Sally El Hosaini’s My Brother the Devil, Andrei Zyvagintsev’s Elena, Edwin’s Postcards from the Zoo, Alejandro Landes’ Porfirio, and the festival films Haifaa Al Mansour’s Wadjda and Ziad Douieri’s L’Attack.Additional notable films supported over the program’s history include Sean Durkin’s Martha Marcy May Marlene, Dee Rees’ Pariah, Maryam Keshavarz’s Circumstance, Cherien Dabis' Amreeka, Cary Fukunaga's Sin Nombre, Fernando Eimbcke's Lake Tahoe, Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden’s Half Nelson, Andrea Arnold's Red Road, Miranda July’s Me and You and Everyone We Know, Hany Abu-Assad’s Paradise Now, Debra Granik’s Down to the Bone, Josh Marston’s Maria Page 2 Full of Grace, Lisa Cholodenko’s Laurel Canyon, Peter Sollett’s Raising Victor Vargas, John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream, Kimberly Peirce’s Boys Don't Cry, Lucrecia Martel’s La Cienaga, Walter Salles’ Central Station, Chris Eyre and Sherman Alexie’s Smoke Signals, Nicole Holofcener’s Walking and Talking, Allison Anders' Mi Vida Loca, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Hard Eight, Tamara Jenkins’ Slums of Beverly Hills, and Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs.
Sundance Institute Sundance Institute is a global nonprofit organization founded by Robert Redford in 1981. Through its programs for directors, screenwriters, producers, composers and playwrights, the Institute seeks to discover and support independent film and theatre artists from the United States and around the world, and to introduce audiences to their new work. The Institute promotes independent storytelling to inform, inspire, and unite diverse populations around the globe. Internationally recognized for its annual Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Institute has nurtured such projects as Born into Brothels, Trouble the Water, Son of Babylon, Amreeka, An Inconvenient Truth, Spring Awakening, Light in the Piazza and Angels in America, and through its New Frontier initiative, has brought the cinematic works of media artists including Pipilotti Rist, Doug Aitken, Pierre Huyghe, Jennifer Steinkamp, and Matthew Barney . Join Sundance Institute on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. # # #...
- 10/9/2012
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Sundance Institute announced the appointment of Paul Federbush to International Director, Feature Film Program (Ffp).
In his new role, Federbush is responsible for the planning and execution of the international work of Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program which includes Mumbai Mantra—Sundance Institute Screenwriters’ Lab and the Sundance Institute–Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award.
Federbush is a seasoned production, acquisition, and distribution executive with eighteen years of experience in the entertainment industry. Most recently Federbush, along with partner Laura Kim, started a distribution company, Red Flag Releasing. Prior to forming Red Flag, Federbush served as Senior Vice President of Production and Acquisitions at Warner Independent Pictures where he oversaw the acquisition, production, and development of projects including Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, and Hany Abu Assad’s Paradise Now.
In his new role, Federbush is responsible for the planning and execution of the international work of Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program which includes Mumbai Mantra—Sundance Institute Screenwriters’ Lab and the Sundance Institute–Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award.
Federbush is a seasoned production, acquisition, and distribution executive with eighteen years of experience in the entertainment industry. Most recently Federbush, along with partner Laura Kim, started a distribution company, Red Flag Releasing. Prior to forming Red Flag, Federbush served as Senior Vice President of Production and Acquisitions at Warner Independent Pictures where he oversaw the acquisition, production, and development of projects including Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, and Hany Abu Assad’s Paradise Now.
- 9/12/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The Sundance Institute has named indie vet Paul Federbush the International Director of the Feature Film Program, which discovers and supports filmmakers year-round. Beginning September 24, Federbush will work under the program's founding director, Michelle Satter, and will oversee all international activities of the program. Federbush has eighteen years of industry experience. Most recenty he launched Red Flag Releasing ("Restrepo," "The Do-Deca Pentathlon") with Laura Kim, his marketing colleague at Warner Independent Pictures, where he was Svp of Production and Acquisitions, overseeing such projects as "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Paradise Now." More on Federbush's new role at Sundance below: Federbush is responsible for the planning and execution of the international work of Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program which includes year round support for International artists through Labs, granting, and ongoing...
- 9/11/2012
- by Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
Former Warner Independent Pictures and Red Flag Releasing executive Paul Federbush has been hired by the Sundance Institute as international director of its feature film program. Reporting to feature film program founding director Michelle Satter, Federbush officially begins his new role September 24. The feature film program is a year-round effort to find and support filmmakers through development labs, grants, awards and other types of mentoring. The international side of the initiative involves Sundance-run programs in places such as India and the Middle East, which Federbush will oversee and expand. Read More: Annenberg Foundation Bestows $1 Million Three-Year Grant on Sundance Institute While at Red Flag, which he launched in 2009 with former Wip colleague Laura Kim, Federbush distributed films such as “8: The Mormon Proposition,” “ReGeneration,” "Norwegian Wood" and “We Were Here,” a continuation of the work he was...
- 9/11/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
Distribution veteran Paul Federbush has been named International Director, Feature Film Program, at the Sundance Institute.
Through his work at a number of companies over the years, Federbush is well known in the independent community. Most recently, Federbush formed the distribution company Red Flag Releasing with Laura Kim, and previously he was Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Production at Warner Independent, where he developed such projects as Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, and Hany Abu Assad’s Paradise Now.
From the press release:
In his new role, Federbush is responsible for the planning and execution of the international work of Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program which includes year round support for International artists through Labs, granting, and ongoing mentorship providing creative and tactical support. Federbush will oversee international Labs in collaboration with local partners in the Middle East and India, outreach and discover new international filmmakers and projects,...
Through his work at a number of companies over the years, Federbush is well known in the independent community. Most recently, Federbush formed the distribution company Red Flag Releasing with Laura Kim, and previously he was Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Production at Warner Independent, where he developed such projects as Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, and Hany Abu Assad’s Paradise Now.
From the press release:
In his new role, Federbush is responsible for the planning and execution of the international work of Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program which includes year round support for International artists through Labs, granting, and ongoing mentorship providing creative and tactical support. Federbush will oversee international Labs in collaboration with local partners in the Middle East and India, outreach and discover new international filmmakers and projects,...
- 9/11/2012
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Jay and Mark Duplass' "The Do-Deca-Pentathlon" has been acquired by Fox Searchlight Pictures and Red Flag Releasing, and will open theatrically in June. The movie's world premiere is scheduled for March 11 at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival. Red Flag, which will handle theatrical distribution, is a fledgling independent film distribution company founded by Paul Federbush and Laura Kim and New York-based producer Ron Stein. Also read: Rachel Weisz & Emily Blunt to Play Sisters Who Fight Over ... Mark Duplass? Fox Searchlight will handle ancillary markets. "The Do-Deca-Pentathlon" is about two grown brothers who revive...
- 3/8/2012
- by Joshua L. Weinstein
- The Wrap
Laura Kim and Paul Federbush of Red Flag Releasing have acquired stateside rights to distribute Sundance documentary collage The Green Wave. Written and directed by Ali Samadi Ahadi and produced by Jan Krueger and Oliver Stoltz, the doc about the 2009 Iran populist protests also screened at the Washington DC, Seattle and Human Rights Watch film festivals. Red Flag will theatrically release the film around the third anniversary of the Iranian elections in June of 2012. The film’s release will include theatrical, OnDemand, DVD, and digital download channels. The Green Wave documents the brutal attacks by government militia trying to squelch protests that followed the suspicious victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over progressive candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi in the Iranian presidential elections on June 12, 2009. The ...
- 8/3/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
Red Flag Releasing, a global distribution upstart helmed by Paul Federbush, Laura Kim, both former Warner Independent Picture executives, and Ron Stein, a financier and producer on The Kids Are All Right, have picked up We Were Here for their second theatrical release after last year’s 8: The Mormon Proposition. An official Sundance selection this year, We Were Here takes a somber, but hopeful look back at the AIDS epidemic that broke out within the homosexual community in San Francisco during the 1980s by following the remembrances of five people who lived through it. The film will grace Us theaters this September. Gist: In the early 1980s, AIDS was known as the “Gay Plague” when hundreds of homosexual people started dying of a then unknown immune deficiency disease. Thanks to San Francisco's unique progressive gay community, its heart found in the Castro Street neighborhood, helped the majority of the...
- 4/25/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Red Flag Releasing, a new independent distributors will open the documentary "8: The Mormon Proposition" in theaters as well as On Demand cable and digital download channels on June 18th. Reed Cowan’s documentary is narrated by Dustin Lance Black (Academy Award-winning screenwriter of "Milk") and recounts the Mormon Church's involvement in the campaign on behalf of California's Proposition 8 which banned same-sex marriage in the state. Theaters to receive the film are New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Salt Lake City, Atlanta, Palm Springs, Phoenix, San Diego, Dallas, Houston and Honolulu. Cowan produced with co-director Steven Greenstreet, Chris Volz and Emily Pearson for David V. Goliath Productions. Paul Federbush, Laura Kim and Ron Stein recently launched Red Flag.
- 4/19/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
New indie distributor Red Flag Releasing will open Reed Cowan’s documentary "8: The Mormon Proposition" simultaneously in theaters, as an On Demand cable and satellite offering and through digital download channels on June 18.
Narrated by Dustin Lance Black, the doc recounts the Mormon Church's involvement in the campaign on behalf of California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state.
The film will open in theaters in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Salt Lake City, Atlanta, Palm Springs, Phoenix, San Diego, Dallas, Houston and Honolulu.
It was produced by Cowan, Steven Greenstreet (who co-directed), Chris Volz and Emily Pearson for David V. Goliath Prods. Cowan and Bruce Bastian served as executive producers.
Red Flag was recently launched by indie vets Paul Federbush, Laura Kim and Ron Stein.
Narrated by Dustin Lance Black, the doc recounts the Mormon Church's involvement in the campaign on behalf of California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state.
The film will open in theaters in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Salt Lake City, Atlanta, Palm Springs, Phoenix, San Diego, Dallas, Houston and Honolulu.
It was produced by Cowan, Steven Greenstreet (who co-directed), Chris Volz and Emily Pearson for David V. Goliath Prods. Cowan and Bruce Bastian served as executive producers.
Red Flag was recently launched by indie vets Paul Federbush, Laura Kim and Ron Stein.
- 4/18/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New distributor-on-the-block Red Flag Releasing--led by two ex-Warner Independent execs, Paul Federbush and Laura Kim--is embracing both the digital future and the theatrical past with its first release, the controversial hot-button Sundance doc 8: The Mormon Proposition. The distrib is taking out the doc in thirteen markets day-and-date with simultaneous distribution On Demand and through digital download channels on June 18, two years after the first gay marriage rites in California. Written and directed by journalist and ex-Mormon missionary Reed Cowan, 8: The Mormon Proposition is narrated by Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (Milk). Set in California and Utah, the doc exposes the Mormon Church's role in fighting gay rights and marriage and promoting the passage of California's Proposition 8 (a challenge to the gay marriage ...
- 4/16/2010
- Thompson on Hollywood
Lots of acquisitions recently! Here they are, in alphabetical order:
As reported in indieWire, former Warner Independent Pictures colleagues Paul Federbush and Laura Kim, along with investor Ron Stein, announced a newly launched distribution company, Red Flag Releasing, along with their first acquisition, Reed Cowan's 8: The Mormon Proposition, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Red Flag will handle theatrical and VOD releases for the film, which is slated to premiere this spring.
Magnolia Pictures acquired the North American theatrical rights to Lucy Walker's Countdown to Zero, about nuclear proliferation ...
As reported in indieWire, former Warner Independent Pictures colleagues Paul Federbush and Laura Kim, along with investor Ron Stein, announced a newly launched distribution company, Red Flag Releasing, along with their first acquisition, Reed Cowan's 8: The Mormon Proposition, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Red Flag will handle theatrical and VOD releases for the film, which is slated to premiere this spring.
Magnolia Pictures acquired the North American theatrical rights to Lucy Walker's Countdown to Zero, about nuclear proliferation ...
- 2/15/2010
- by IDA Editorial Staff
- International Documentary Association
Paul Federbush and former Warner Independent Pictures's head Laura Kim are starting up a new distribution company going by the name of Red Flag Releasing and they'll get the business started with a Sundance doc that ruffled many feathers before anyone even laid eyes on the film. Much like how people invest in the stock market, perhaps the best time for new distribution companies to get into the action is when the industry is at low point, and they'll release a doc film with bite this Spring in Reed Cowan's 8: The Mormon Proposition. - Paul Federbush and former Warner Independent Pictures's head Laura Kim are starting up a new distribution company going by the name of Red Flag Releasing and they'll get the business started with a Sundance doc that ruffled many feathers before anyone even laid eyes on the film. Much like how people invest in the stock market,...
- 2/11/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Industry veterans Paul Federbush and Laura Kim are joining forces with investor Ron Stein to launch Red Flag Releasing with their first acquisition, Reed Cowan's "8: The Mormon Proposition" from this year's Sundance Film Festival. The new distribution company has acquired all North American rights to the film in the wake of its Park City debut last month and plans to pursue theatrical and VOD outlets for the release of the ...
- 2/10/2010
- Indiewire
Film Independent, the Los Angeles-based non-profit that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, has elected its new officers: Bill Condon, president; Rodrigo Garcia, vp; Alan Poul, secretary; and Stephanie Allain, treasurer.
All four also are joining the board of directors.
"Getting independent movies made and seen is always a struggle, and we've entered a particularly difficult period. I look forward to working with Rodrigo, Alan, Stephanie, and our extraordinary board to help Film Independent fulfill its mission of promoting the cause of independent filmmaking in this country," Condon said.
Other new board members are Joe Drake, DeVon Franklin, Sue Kroll, David Linde and Ted Mundorff.
Previous officers Vondie Curtis Hall (president), Michael Helfant (vp), Tom Ortenberg (treasurer), and Kasi Lemmons (secretary) remain on the board.
Other members of the board are: Film Independent's current board is comprised of the following industry leaders: Randy Barbato, Adriene Bowles,...
All four also are joining the board of directors.
"Getting independent movies made and seen is always a struggle, and we've entered a particularly difficult period. I look forward to working with Rodrigo, Alan, Stephanie, and our extraordinary board to help Film Independent fulfill its mission of promoting the cause of independent filmmaking in this country," Condon said.
Other new board members are Joe Drake, DeVon Franklin, Sue Kroll, David Linde and Ted Mundorff.
Previous officers Vondie Curtis Hall (president), Michael Helfant (vp), Tom Ortenberg (treasurer), and Kasi Lemmons (secretary) remain on the board.
Other members of the board are: Film Independent's current board is comprised of the following industry leaders: Randy Barbato, Adriene Bowles,...
- 12/4/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
At Lax this morning I chatted with indie press agent Laura Kim and ex-Disney exec Peter Schneider, who produced Don Hahn’s documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty. The doc tells the story of how Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg and the 80s generation of Disney animators woke up the sleeping Disney animation giant between 1984 and 1994. Schneider, who has been working on Broadway, showed the film to ex-Disney chairman Michael Eisner, who isn’t …...
- 9/4/2009
- Thompson on Hollywood
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