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The pioneer of independent film ted hopes to focus "just ousted chief James Schamus is called the state of independent films, he recently delivered to the European filmmakers as the theme of the speech" BIZARRO world "a long-term associated companies. Reference is a cube ComicBook planet, everything was reversed, therefore, for example, the biggest advantage of a super hero, to become his greatest weakness.
So too Schamus, an old-style film lovers, who found that, carrying the cross to credit the cinema now his greatest responsibility.
More than a decade later, co-founded by an industry's most respected professional distribs, Schamus the words from his boss in Comcast state-owned universal pictures, he was more commercial success, FilmDistrict's chief executive Peter Schlessel replace.
FilmDistrict, therefore, the general agent of 3 - year - old Los Angeles such films as "Olympus has fallen," which grossed nearly $100 million in domestic (more than any fox film), and hit "sinister" franchises, is been closed - from independent world a less export version.
Shock form a small group of art film industry development, has developed its own financing channels, destroyed many of the 1990 s and early 21st century financial collapse.
"I think, said:" I hope you in the film industry has entered a precise dream made tremendous, enterprising cinema, who Schamus co-founded the focus "of the company's predecessor good machine." Show changes in the global business strategy (the movie) today was just too much trouble. "
Donna langley, universal pictures, chairman of the board of directors of the company, who gave Schamus boot, declined to comment.
Restructuring focus caught many surprises, especially 44 New York DISTRIB's street headquarters staff, many of whom are at the end of this year, may lose their jobs. (some people may choose to move to Los Angeles, where is focused on the existing staff of 43, will now basis. FilmDistrict's staff will be deemed to be in the position of the company.)
According to Schamus, who founded the focus in 2002 and David linde, DISTRIB introduced many famous title, access to a large number of Academy Awards and nominations, including "brokeback mountain", "atonement", "milk", "ghost mother" and "the children are all right." Schamus advocates have a bold campaign, "brokeback mountain", a kind of emotional love story between two cowboys, became an unexpected breakthrough hit $83 million ticket sales in North America.
But the distribution of 88 movies released since 2002, less than a quarter of grossed more than $20 million at the domestic box office, though often got praise. In recent years, focus its share of ordnance, including gus van sant's "paradise", ang lee's "hu affair".
Professional DISTRIB restructuring in the form of gm said, will release more focus movies each year - between 8 and 10, four to six - but doing a small staff. Father studio or shutter for coke 'foreign sales business in London, has 17 employees are still trying to solve. Units have been pre-sold overseas copyright of the company's overall strategy, to help reduce the production cost of an important part of.
Focus moved to the west coast of Gotham's special movie scenes, such as the company is a long-term trapezoidal also represents a major blow. It is not surprising that many disturbing news in New York. Said: "this is what kind of change will be difficult to characterize," John, Cinetic media, the founder of the "but it is not good for the New York film."
While New York remains companies such as SONY classic and weinstein company headquarters, city is no longer it used to be art film sole hub. Specialty film distribs, such as fox searchlight and roadside attractions is headquartered in Los Angeles
Believed, unlike in the 21st century fox, fox searchlight, which is based on the century city fox, the focus will find a separate family close universal studios site once Schlessel settled in inches gm wants to focus on keep its autonomy, but more responsibility to do so.
Bob Bernie, he led in FilmDistrict, now run the new Renaissance of house in New York, insist on a studio, special film are profitable, even if they don't move the needle.
"I think the audience is greater than ever before, special cinema," ecclestone said, pointing to the auxiliary equipment, such as video on demand and digital network, provide the filmmakers more platform using their movies than ever before.
"Just a reset independent film is funding and distribution," ecclestone added. "
Special film changing tide has created a need to leaner, more flexible operating cost is smaller. SONY classic, the release of the 15 to 20 films a year (most of which is seldom exceed us $1 billion) at the box office, only 25 employees, employees in New York. By contrast, focus on the three position between the employment of 104 people, but published only a small part of the figure.
Co-president, Howard Cohen agreed to by the road, regardless of the quality of the film, the model needs to be cost-effective, although he doesn't know a strategic, away from the art film project transformation to improve the bottom line.
"Release more often not lose more money than it makes grafting to these professional studio's point of view," Cohen said. "There is a enterprise at the high end of the film, but you have to control costs."
Field has more the focus of the business license, may suddenly opened the side of the road or David Fenkel Manhattan based on novice DISTR
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