Newmark will father 'Bachelor'
Pic planned to unspool in over a dozen markets
Pic, toplined by David DeLuise (son of Dom DeLuise) and Missi Pyle, centers on a self-assured programming exec for a sports cable network who meets a mysterious woman after she moves in next door to him.
"BachelorMan," loosely based on characters from Rodney Lee Conover's standup act, was scripted by Conover, Jeff Hause and Dave Hines. John Putch directed and Conover, Karen Bailey and Helen Wood produced.
Pic took best picture at Chicago's IndieFest, the audience award at the Palm Beach Film Festival and the top screenplay award at the San Diego Film Festival.
Producers plan to stage "BachelorMan" contests in each major market to coincide with the film's release and stage a finale in Las Vegas later this year.
