‘Back To Black’ Maker Studiocanal Opening New York Office
deadline.comStudiocanal is moving into the Big Apple. The Paris-based production-distribution house will launch an office New York City, with Anne Chérel promoted to Chief Commercial Officer to oversee the base.
Studiocanal, which is in throws of making Paddington in Peru, already has an office in LA and a stake in Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman’s U.S.-based The Picture Company.
The NYC office will focus on work with American distribution partners. According to the Canal+-owned company, the plans form part of a strategy to “systematically” combine distribution and global sales of all of its film projects, working with third-party distributors.
Besides the third Paddington movie, which is being released in partnership with Sony Pictures, Back to Black is being released with Focus Features, We Live in Time and Huntington with A24 and Wicked Little Letters with Sony Pictures Classics. “Advanced discussions” with an American partner around Paris Has Fallen are happening.
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