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Bill Thompson, Veteran Exhibition and Distribution Exec, Dies at 73
Bill Thompson, a longtime exhibition and distribution executive, died Sunday in Manhattan after a battle with Merkel cell carcinoma, his wife of 43 years, Sherrie Thompson, announced. He was 73. Thompson worked mainly in distribution in the 1990s, with stints at Miramax, Gramercy, Lot 47 and then alongside indie film stalwart Bob Berney at four […]
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Harvey Keitel-Starring Religious Drama ‘Fatima’ Lands at Picturehouse
Picturehouse has nabbed the North American rights to Fatima, Marco Pontecorvo's religious drama about Our Lady of Fatima that stars Harvey Keitel, Stephanie Gil and Sonia Braga.
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Amazon Studios’ Head of Marketing and Distribution Bob Berney Exiting
Bob Berney is exiting Amazon Studios as the streamer's head of distribution and marketing.
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Amazon Studios Adds Indie-Film Vet Bob Berney, Ex-Disney ABC Digital Media Exec Albert Cheng
Berney will serve as head of movies distribution and marketing while Cheng joins as COO.
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Picturehouse Acquires U.S. Rights to Controversial Biopic ‘Gloria’
Oscar winner Barrie Osborne ("Lord of the Rings") is co-producing
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Berlin 2013: Bob Berney Inks U.S. Deal for ‘The Great Gilly Hopkins’
U.K. sales and finance banner WestEnd Films also boards the project, which has Kathy Bates and Danny Glover attached.
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Netflix Secures Streaming Deal with FilmDistrict
Upcoming titles including "Drive" and "Lockout" will be available on service before pay TV debuts.
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