Overture Films and Paramount Vantage Team to Co-Finance and Distribute Michael Moore's Next Film
14 5월 2008 - 2:40AM
PR Newswire (US)
LOS ANGELES, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Vantage and Overture
Films will co-finance and distribute Oscar(R) winner Michael
Moore's next film, a searing and provocative follow up to his
groundbreaking 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. The announcement
was made today by Moore, Nick Meyer, President of Paramount
Vantage, John Lesher, President of Paramount Film Group, and CEO
Chris McGurk and COO Danny Rosett of Overture Films. Paramount
Vantage will handle international distribution in all media and
Overture will handle domestic distribution in all media. Paramount
Vantage will be launching the film into the international
marketplace this week in Cannes. The film is scheduled for release
in 2009. Moore has made three of the top five highest-grossing
documentaries of all time including Fahrenheit 9/11, 2008 Academy
Award(R) nominee Sicko, and Bowling for Columbine, the Academy
Award(R) winner for Best Documentary in 2003. He has also written
and starred in the TV shows TV Nation and The Awful Truth, both of
which established his trademark style of presenting serious
documentaries in humorous and engaging ways. As with all of Moore's
projects, the subject matter of the new film is being kept under
wraps by all the principals. "It's great to be working again with
Chris McGurk and John Lesher," said Moore. "Both of them have been
exceptional to work with in the past and I look forward to their
assistance in this new project." "We are thrilled to be working
with Michael again," said McGurk and Rosett jointly. Adding, "His
fearless filmmaking has become an important catalyst for
challenging mainstream thoughts and values regarding the important
critical issues facing this country and the world. Everyone on the
Overture team is delighted to be involved with Michael's exciting
new film." "Michael is one of the most inspiring, innovative and
thought-provoking filmmakers of our generation," said Meyer. "With
his unquestionable mark on our culture and politics, Moore is
renowned and iconic within the international marketplace and we
could not be more enthusiastic about this partnership." Most of the
principals involved have previously worked with Moore -- John
Lesher represented Moore as one of his agents at Endeavor and was
involved in Fahrenheit 9/11, and McGurk and Rosett, while at
MGM/United Artists, oversaw the release of Bowling for Columbine.
This announcement marks the second major deal between Paramount
Vantage and Overture Films. The two studios entered into an
exclusive international distribution deal last year that allows
Overture access to Vantage's international sales division as well
as the distribution arm of Paramount Pictures International. Moore
is represented by Ari Emanuel of Endeavor, who brokered the deal on
his behalf. Justin Alvarado-Brown oversaw the deal for Overture
Films and Jeff Freedman negotiated on behalf of Paramount Vantage.
About Overture Films Overture Films (http://www.overturefilms.net/)
develops, produces, acquires, and distributes feature length,
theatrical motion pictures worldwide. The studio is an operating
unit of Starz, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty
Media Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Capital Group
(NASDAQ:LCAPANASDAQ:LCAPB), a tracking stock group of Liberty Media
Corporation. Its affiliated companies, Anchor Bay Entertainment and
Starz Entertainment, make the films available domestically to
viewers via home video, premium television, Internet and other
outlets. About Paramount Pictures Corporation Paramount Pictures
Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed
entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NYSE:VIANYSE:VIA.B), a leading
content company with prominent and respected film, television and
digital entertainment brands. The company's labels include
Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, MTV
Films, Nickelodeon Movies and DreamWorks Studios. PPC operations
also include Paramount Digital Entertainment, Paramount Home
Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount
Licensing, Inc., Paramount Studio Group, and Worldwide Television
Distribution. DATASOURCE: Overture Films; Paramount Vantage
CONTACT: Adam Keen of Overture Films, +1-424-204-4144, ; or Alison
Lehrer of Paramount Vantage, +1-323-956-8790, Web site:
http://www.overturefilms.net/
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