Protagonist Taps Focus Executive Luane Gauer as Head of Acquisitions
Naman Ramachandran Former Focus Features executive Luane Gauer has joined sales, production and finance company Protagonist Pictures as head of acquisitions.As vice-president, production and acquisitions at Focus in Los Angeles, Gauer worked on films for worldwide distribution, including Emerald Fennell’s Sundance title “Promising Young Woman”; international acquisitions like Joanna Hogg’s “The Souvenir,” Asghar Fahradi’s “Everybody Knows”; and Pedro Almodovar’s “Pain and Glory”; as well as in-house productions including Luke Greenfield’s upcoming “Half Brothers.”Gauer was previously at Universal Pictures in London, where she worked in international production and acquisitions.“I have long been an admirer of Protagonist Pictures and am