Sundance 2013: Acquisitions Executive Lejo Pet Joins Exclusive Releasing

On the eve of the Sundance Film Festival, Lejo Pet has joined newly launched distribution company Exclusive Reaching as vp acquisitions.

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The hire was announced by Matt Brodlie, head of acquisitions at Exclusive Releasing, a division of Exclusive Media. The duo will be in Park City for the duration of Sundance, looking for available titles across all platforms.

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Pet, who will report to Brodlie, arrives from Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions, where he was a director. He was involved in buying titles including Robot & Frank. Before SPWA, he was at Screen Gems.

“I have been a huge fan of Lejo and have seen his career blossom over the years to become one of the top acquisition executives in the industry,” Brodlie said.
 
Exclusive Media co-chairmen Nigel Sinclair and Guy East launched Exclusive Releasing in 2012 with plans to theatrically distribute between three and four wide and platform releases a year, including select Exclusive Media-produced films as well as third-party titles.

At Paramount, Brodlie ran the worldwide acquisitions group, overseeing domestic and international acquisitions and local-language productions.