international productions and acquisitions
STUDIOCANAL’s International Productions and Acquisitions team has been involved in the development or financing of films including THE LAST EXORCISM, THE TOURIST, UNKNOWN and CHLOE. Current productions include Stephan Ruzowitzky’s BLACKBIRD and the Working Title production TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER SPY directed by Tomas Alfredson and starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and Tom Hardy. The producers and motion picture studios initiate and develop international projects, which include titles such as ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK and THE LAST EXORCISM (#1 in North America and UK and over 80m$ box office worldwide).
The company possesses one of the largest film libraries in the world, and holds the rights to many English, French and Italian films. The International Productions team oversees the remake rights of over 500 titles. These assets are handled by the department in order to produce and finance remakes and adaptations, such as AND SOON THE DARKNESS, CHLOE, and THE TOURIST. Finally the department oversees acquisitions for the company.
Department under the direction of Ron Halpern
The company possesses one of the largest film libraries in the world, and holds the rights to many English, French and Italian films. The International Productions team oversees the remake rights of over 500 titles. These assets are handled by the department in order to produce and finance remakes and adaptations, such as AND SOON THE DARKNESS, CHLOE, and THE TOURIST. Finally the department oversees acquisitions for the company.
Department under the direction of Ron Halpern
international sales
The International Sales department handles All Rights sales for new feature productions. Under the direction of Harold van Lier, the International Sales team is comprised of 3 Sales Executives who amongst them share key accounts covering the World. The department brings to the international marketplace approximately 15 films per year for which STUDIOCANAL holds international rights and in most cases acts as direct distributor in France, UK and Germany.
Recent successes for the department have been THE LAST EXORCISM produced by Eli Roth and Strike (#1 in North America and UK and over 80m$ box office worldwide) which STUDIOCANAL fully financed and SAMMY'S ADVENTURES produced by nWave (over 80m$ box office for World outside of North America so far). The International Sales department will deliver this year among other event movies TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, produced by Working Title and starring Colin Firth, Gary Oldman and Thomas Hardy.
The sales team is present at all major professional Film Markets and events: EFM, AFM, MIP TV, Cannes, MIP COM, Toronto and all other major international Film Festivals.
Department under the direction of Harold van Lier
Recent successes for the department have been THE LAST EXORCISM produced by Eli Roth and Strike (#1 in North America and UK and over 80m$ box office worldwide) which STUDIOCANAL fully financed and SAMMY'S ADVENTURES produced by nWave (over 80m$ box office for World outside of North America so far). The International Sales department will deliver this year among other event movies TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, produced by Working Title and starring Colin Firth, Gary Oldman and Thomas Hardy.
The sales team is present at all major professional Film Markets and events: EFM, AFM, MIP TV, Cannes, MIP COM, Toronto and all other major international Film Festivals.
Department under the direction of Harold van Lier
international marketing
The International Marketing Department oversees all marketing, publicity and distribution for the theatrical slate of STUDIOCANAL films.
The slate includes films that will be distributed in STUDIOCANAL's 3 territories UK, France and Germany as well as international sales titles.
For all international titles, the department defines the marketing strategy, executes creative materials, oversees the worldwide launches at film festivals including Toronto and Venice and acts as the key talent liaison for publicity strategy, talent tours and junkets providing international distributors with the platform to participate in a worldwide release.
From production to release this team shepherds the film through its theatrical life cycle and provides expertise and support to distributors in nearly 100 countries.
The team is composed of two product managers, one festival coordinator and one creative manager.
Department under the direction of Shyama Friedenson
The slate includes films that will be distributed in STUDIOCANAL's 3 territories UK, France and Germany as well as international sales titles.
For all international titles, the department defines the marketing strategy, executes creative materials, oversees the worldwide launches at film festivals including Toronto and Venice and acts as the key talent liaison for publicity strategy, talent tours and junkets providing international distributors with the platform to participate in a worldwide release.
From production to release this team shepherds the film through its theatrical life cycle and provides expertise and support to distributors in nearly 100 countries.
The team is composed of two product managers, one festival coordinator and one creative manager.
Department under the direction of Shyama Friedenson
