FilmDistrict

FilmDistrict, TriStar Partner on 'Pompeii,' Period Drama to Arrive Feb. 2014

Movies
 April 9, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 6 weeks ago

"Resident Evil" director Paul W.S. Anderson is directing

  

Will Twitter’s Vine Make a Gerard Butler Action Thriller More Popular?

Movies
 March 18, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 9 weeks ago

FilmDistrict will post videos of audience reaction to its new movie on Vine, the Twitter-owned video service

  

FilmDistrict Acquires U.S. Rights to Antoine Fuqua's 'Olympus Has Fallen'

Movies
 October 26, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 29 weeks ago

Film District plans to release "Olympus Has Fallen," which stars Gerard Butler, April 5, 2013

  

Cinedigm Licenses Tracking Platform to FilmDistrict

Deal Central | Movies
 October 15, 2012 By Liza Foreman 31 weeks ago

Cinedigm has licensed its Theatrical Distribution System (TDS) to fellow distributor, FilmDistrict

  

FilmDistrict Hires Elissa Greer to Run Publicity

Movies
 June 25, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 47 weeks ago

The former New Line executive will report to Christine Birch

  

FilmDistrict Acquires Horror Film 'Oculus'

Movies
 May 16, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

FilmDistrict's latest acquisition, based on a Mike Flanagan short film, looks at a family torn apart by a haunted mirror

  

Indie Box Office: 'Lockout' Leads 'Bully' Expansion

Movies | Box Office
 April 15, 2012 By Diane Garrett 1 year ago

FilmDistrict's "Lockout" led indie newcomers in a week marked by the expansion of Weinstein Co. issue doc, "Bully"

  

FilmDistrict Names Former MGM, Paramount Exec Jim Orr New Distribution Chief

Movies
 April 12, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

FilmDistrict, the indie film company, has settled on a successor to Bob Berney in the distribution department

  

FilmDistrict Picks Up 'Safety Not Guaranteed' at Sundance

Movies
 January 30, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The Sundance favorite "Safety Not Guaranteed" is about man who places a classified ad looking for a travel companion -- for time travel

  

Sony to Distribute 'Evil Dead' Remake

Deal Central | Movies
 November 30, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Sony made the deal with FilmDistrict and Ghost House Pictures

  

Bob Berney Out at FilmDistrict on Heels of Depp's 'Rum Diary' Flop

Movies
 November 4, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Jeanne Berney will also depart as exec VP of Marketing under the consolidation, which comes a week after the disappointing debut of "Rum Diary"

  

'Rum Diary' One of Johnny Depp's Biggest Career Flops

Movies
 October 30, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The $45M movie, based on Hunter S. Thompson's novel, debuts to only $5M

  

Cannes: FilmDistrict to Release Angelina Jolie's Bosnian Drama

Movies
 May 15, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Jolie wrote and directed film set during Bosnian War; December 23 set for U.S. release

  

Cannes Deals: FilmDistrict Buys Bruce Willis, Sci-Fi 'Looper'

Movies
 May 15, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

The new indie distributor has bought the U.S. rights to the futuristic thriller by writer-director Rian Johnson film

  

Netflix Adds FilmDistrict to Its Streaming Service

Movies
 December 1, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Crime drama 'Drive' and sci-fi/adventure "Lockout" will be the first films delivered under the deal, starting next year

  

Grilled: Peter Schlessel and Bob Berney on Taking the Indie Plunge

Movies
 November 14, 2010 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

"If there was ever a time to do something potentially profitable and also fun, it felt like this was a good time."

  

FilmDistrict Locks in 'Lockout'

Deal Central
 November 7, 2010 By Josh Dickey 2 years ago

Guy Pearce will star in the sci-fi thriller about a rescue at an outer-space prison

  

AFM: FilmDistrict's 'Drive' Pick-Up Leads Busy First Day of Acquisitions

Movies
 November 3, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Film adaptation of James Sallis' thriller stars Carey Mulligan and Ryan Gossling and will be released next year by Peter Schlessel and Bob Berney's distribution company

  

Graham King's FilmDistrict Gets Its Launch Team

Media
 October 12, 2010 By Katherine Spiers 2 years ago

Bob Berney announces initial management team in distribution and marketing for the new studio

  

Graham King Launches New Indie Studio, FilmDistrict

Movies
 September 27, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

"The Departed" producer taps distribution and marketing executives Peter Schlessel and Bob Berney to help run his new venture

  
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