Exclusive: Industry veterans Kevin Mitchell, Richie Fay and Scott Kennedy have joined forces to launch U.S. distributor ShowBiz Direct at a time when the domestic landscape is seemingly crying out for more companies capable of releasing sizeable multi-platform movies.
The LA and Dallas-based theatrical and digital distribution company tells us it is aiming to release mid-size to tent-pole releases that don’t always fit into the post-pandemic release strategies of major studios.
The team, which is backed by a number of individual investors, is currently in negotiations with multiple filmmakers and is tying up its first theatrical project which it aims to release in summer 2024.
The trio, known for their work at companies including Cinemark, AMC, Lionsgate and Miramax, told us: “We are looking for thought-provoking, commercially viable content, from smaller films through tent-pole releases, appealing to a wide audience. Studios have a narrow selection process on what they will distribute,...
The LA and Dallas-based theatrical and digital distribution company tells us it is aiming to release mid-size to tent-pole releases that don’t always fit into the post-pandemic release strategies of major studios.
The team, which is backed by a number of individual investors, is currently in negotiations with multiple filmmakers and is tying up its first theatrical project which it aims to release in summer 2024.
The trio, known for their work at companies including Cinemark, AMC, Lionsgate and Miramax, told us: “We are looking for thought-provoking, commercially viable content, from smaller films through tent-pole releases, appealing to a wide audience. Studios have a narrow selection process on what they will distribute,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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