Yari, Entertainment One pact
Distrib expects 10 theatrical releases a year
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Some 10 or so releases a year will be handled by E1 subsid Seville Pictures, headed by David Reckziegel.
The first pic to go out through the deal will be "Assassination of a High School President," starring Mischa Barton and Bruce Willis. It's set for release in August.
Yari Film Group's slate includes Joe Carnahan's "Killing Pablo," starring Christian Bale; Peter Hewitt's "The Lonely Maiden," starring Morgan Freeman, William H. Macy and Marcia Gay Harden; and Rod Lurie's "Nothing But the Truth," starring Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Angela Bassett and Alan Alda.
Patrice Theroux, E1's president of filmed entertainment, said, "This consolidates our position in Canada as one of the emerging forces in the Canadian film distribution sector."
E1 is publicly listed on London's Alternative Investment Market. It is pursuing a strategy of aggressive growth in international theatrical, DVD and TV distribution via recently acquired subsidiaries in Canada, the U.K. and the Benelux.
