Paul Higginson and Todd Huntley Named CineEurope Distributors Of The Year

8:01 AM PDT 3/20/2012 by Scott Roxborough

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The Fox executives handled Euro releases of "X-Men: First Class” and “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.”

COLOGNE, Germany – Paul Higginson and Todd Huntley of Twentieth Century Fox will be honored as Distributors of the Year at the 2012 CineEurope conference.

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Higginson, executive vp of theatrical in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and senior vp Huntley are coming off a great year, having handled the European bows of such Fox tentpoles as X-Men: First Class, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the recent re-release of Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

The two will be honored at the close of CineEurope, the continent’s premiere distributors trade show, which this year is moving from Amsterdam to a new home in Barcelona.

CineEurope 2012 runs from June 18-June 21.