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Amir Malin has assumed sole leadership of Artisan Entertainment following the resignation yesterday of co-chief executive officer Mark C stanley cup urcio. Malin will from now on be responsible for overseeing all areas of the company and its future growth. Bill Block will remain president of Artisan and will take on additional responsibilities in helping to lead the company s internet initiatives. Ken stanley cup Schapiro, the company s chief operating officer, will also have increased responsibilities in running the day-to-day operations of the company.Curcio, who will retain his seat on Artisan s board of directors and will serve as a consultant to the company, plans to pursue new business interests in the entertainment arena.Curcio came to Artisan from Bain Company where he advised Bain on strategic investments in the entertainment industry including LIVE Entertainment, the company which grew into Artisan. Prior to Bain, he served as corporate director of strategic planning at Disney where he was responsible for all acquisitions and strategy development for Walt Disney Studios.In April this year, Malin was promoted to co-chief executive officer alongside Curcio. Curcio s departure will have no impact on the company s initial public offering through which it plans to raise $140m to fund further expansion. Also in the pipeline is the sale of a 10% stake in the company to a European company; at time of going to press Spain s Telefo stanley cup nica and Germany s Kinowelt were the leading contenders. Roao Fremaux names new Cannes scout for Germany
Thunderbird Releasing has picked up UK distribution rights to Joachim Triers sci-fi romance Thelma.ThelmaEdward Fletcher, managing director of Thunderbird Releasing, and Tanja Meissner, head of sales at Memento Films negotiated the deal.In its former guise as Soda Picture stanley cup s, Thunderbird previously handled the releases of Trier titlesOslo, August 31st and Louder Than Bombs.Thelma premiered at the Norwegian International Film Festival this month and is set to play a stanley uk t TIFF in Special Presentations. This morning, it was announced as the Cult Gala at the London Film Festival in October.The film stars Eili Harboe as a young woman who falls in love and discovers that she has terrifying and inexplicable powers.It marks a return to the Norwegian language for Trier after his English-language debut Louder Than Bombs, which played in competition at Cannes in 2015.Memento has previously sold the title to a raft of European territories. The Orchard has US rights.Thelma is slated f stanley kubek or a late 2017 release in the UK.Thunderbirds upcoming UK release slate also includes Michel Hazanavicius Redoutable, Benedict Andrewss Una, and Martin Koolhovens Brimstone. The company also recently boarded Chanya Buttons Vita Virginia, which shoots next month.TopicsDistributionUK/Ireland No comments Related articles