Every week, I get several press releases, screening invitations and other notifications from a handful of studio contacts. While I won’t be sharing any information regarding my screening invites, some of the press releases might be of interest to my readers, so I thought I’d start sharing them in toto with all of you. These could include new image galleries for various films or important updates to upcoming releases from various smaller studios and art house production companies.

• Press Release: Bruce Cohen Producing “The Fifth Beatle”
• Press Release: “Language of a Broken Heart” Digital Rights Acquired by Freestyle Digital Media
• Press Release: “Dumbbells” Acquired by GoDigital
• Press Release: Film Finance & Production Company Lege Artis Launches
• Press Release: Book by Guillermo del Toro
• Press Release: Screen Media Films Acquires “Back in the Day”

Press Release: Bruce Cohen Producing “The Fifth Beatle”

BRUCE COHEN TO PRODUCE THE FIFTH BEATLE FILM

Academy Award Winner to Produce Adaptation of Graphic Novel for the Big Screen

New York, NEW YORK (September 24, 2013) – Academy Award winning producer Bruce Cohen will join Vivek J. Tiwary in producing THE FIFTH BEATLE, a film adaptation of Tiwary’s graphic novel of the same name to be released by Dark Horse Comics on November 19, 2013. Cohen won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2000 for AMERICAN BEAUTY and has been nominated twice more for MILK (2008) and SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (2012). THE FIFTH BEATLE, screenplay written by Tiwary, will be the first feature film about The Beatles to obtain the rights to use their original songs and will begin production in 2014.

“I am thrilled to be joining Vivek to help bring the extraordinary true story of Brian Epstein to the screen. The combination of Vivek’s powerful script, Brian’s fascinating and complicated life and the unprecedented ability to use the Beatles’ original songs should make for a truly phenomenal film,” said Cohen.

The Fifth Beatle is an uplifting, tragic, and ultimately inspirational human story chronicling the life of Beatles manager Brian Epstein, of whom Sir Paul McCartney said, “If anyone was the Fifth Beatle, it was Brian.” The graphic novel is written by multiple Tony Award–winning producer Vivek J. Tiwary (Green Day’s American Idiot, The Addams Family, Mel Brooks’ The Producers) and painted by fanboy favorite Andrew C. Robinson (Dusty Star, King Conan, Starman, Superman) and multiple Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Kyle Baker (Why I Hate Saturn, Plastic Man, Nat Turner.)”

Tiwary said, “I’ve been researching and developing The Fifth Beatle for more than half my life– it’s a true labor of love! And I’m confident that the next stage in telling Brian Epstein’s story is in extremely capable hands with Bruce, whose sensibilities and talents are simply perfect for The Fifth Beatle. You could say I’m a Bruce Cohen fan– so I’m elated to see The Fifth Beatle coming to life as a film under his guidance!”

Cohen will join Tiwary, Robinson, bestselling author and founding editor of Creem Magazine Dave Marsh, and top record producer David Kahne (Paul McCartney, Fishbone, Sublime) in the New York Comic Con panel discussion “Spotlight on The Fifth Beatle: The Story of Brian Epstein” on October 11, 2013.

ABOUT BRUCE COHEN
Bruce Cohen is an Academy Award-winning producer of film, television, and theater. He began his film career as the Directors Guild of America trainee on Steven Spielberg’s THE COLOR PURPLE (1985), and went on to serve as associate producer and first assistant director on Mr. Spielberg’s HOOK (1991). Cohen won the Best Picture Oscar for producing AMERICAN BEAUTY (1999). He earned additional Best Picture nominations for MILK (2008) and SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (2012). AMERICAN BEAUTY, directed by Sam Mendes, won a total of five Oscars, as well as the Golden Globe, British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA), and Producers Guild of America (PGA) awards. MILK, directed by Gus Van Sant, was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won Oscars for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay, as well as the PGA’s Stanley Kramer Award. SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, written and directed by David O. Russell, was nominated for eight Oscars. It was the first film in 31 years to be nominated in all four acting categories, and Jennifer Lawrence won the Oscar in the Best Actress category.

Among the other films Bruce has produced is BIG FISH (2003), directed by Tim Burton, which was both a Golden Globe and BAFTA nominee for Best Picture. He is currently a lead producer of the stage musical version of BIG FISH, now on Broadway at the Neil Simon theater, with direction and choreography by five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman.

In television, Cohen was executive producer of the ABC series PUSHING DAISIES, which won a total of seven Emmys and was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Comedy. He was also executive producer of the CBS special MOVIES ROCK and was nominated for an Emmy in 2011 for producing the 83rd ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS.

Cohen is on the Board of Governors of the Producer’s Guild, having served two terms as vice president of motion pictures, and is on the Executive Committee of the Producer’s Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is president of the Board of Directors of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, the group behind the recently successful Supreme Court case to have California’s Proposition 8 declared unconstitutional. He is married to Gabe Catone and they have a two year old daughter.

ABOUT VIVEK J. TIWARY
Vivek J. Tiwary is an award-winning producer, writer, and financier for film, television, theater, music, and graphic novels. He is the producer and writer of “The Fifth Beatle,” a feature film and graphic novel based on the life of Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein. “The Fifth Beatle” has secured unprecedented access to Beatles’ music and is in development to shoot in 2014. He is also exclusive producer of Amelia Rules! — a children’s film franchise and television series based on the series of tween graphic novels by New York Times best-selling author Jimmy Gownley. In television, Vivek sold a sitcom pilot “Punk Rock Dad” to CBS, based on the bestselling memoir/parenting manual by Pennywise lead singer Jim Lindberg, and he is developing a number of additional series including “Ascension,” a historical fiction / thriller juxtaposing the history of astronomy with mankind’s future in the stars. On Broadway, Vivek’s productions have won a combined 25 Tony Awards from 44 Tony nominations—every single one of his shows have been decorated. They include “The Addams Family,” Green Day’s “American Idiot” (the groundbreaking adaptation of the superstar rock band’s multi-platinum album), Mel Brooks’ “The Producers” (the most Tony Awards ever) and “Young Frankenstein”, “A Raisin In The Sun” (starring Sean Combs), and “A Little Night Music” (starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury). Off-Broadway, Vivek produced a theatrical collaboration between electropop/performance artists Fischerspooner and avant-garde theatre collective The Wooster Group (founded by Willem Dafoe, Spalding Gray, and others) that launched the 2008 Sao Paulo Art Bienal. Vivek also serves on the Board of Directors for Valiant Entertainment (www.valiantentertainment.com), a multi-platform company that boasts the third largest and most-loved universe of comic book characters and has been hailed by the New York Times as “Marvel 2.0”. Prior to founding Tiwary Entertainment Group (www.tiwaryent.com) and online music education/empowerment company StarPolish, Vivek held a number of major label music-industry positions, including launching and heading the Alternative Marketing Department at Mercury/PolyGram Records, and managing Video Promotion for Mercury/PolyGram, where he worked closely with MTV and VH1. Vivek has worked with artists covering the entire musical spectrum including Bruce Springsteen, Shania Twain, Bon Jovi, Pearl Jam, Kiss, LL Cool J, John Mellencamp, Allen Ginsberg, Oasis, Hanson, 311 and The Mighty Mighty BossTones to name but a few. Among many charitable pursuits, Vivek is the Co-Founder of Musicians On Call (www.musiciansoncall.org), a nonprofit organization that uses music and entertainment to complement the healing process. He is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of both the Wharton School of Business and the University of Pennsylvania’s College of Arts and Sciences. Vivek also holds a filmmaking certificate from The New York Film Academy and is an acting student of Susan Batson/Black Nexxus Acting Studio.

Tiwary is represented by David Alpert and Lawrence Mattis at Circle of Confusion and Cohen is represented by CAA.

Press Release: “Language of a Broken Heart” Digital Rights Acquired by Freestyle Digital Media

Freestyle Digital Media Speaks Up For All Digital Rights to ‘Language of a Broken Heart’

Rocky Powell’s Romantic Tale Reaches VOD and DVD on October 1st

Los Angeles, CA (October 1, 2013) – Freestyle Digital Media (FDM) announces today that they have acquired all digital rights to director Rocky Powell’s charming romantic comedy LANGUAGE OF A BROKEN HEART, which was written by and stars Juddy Talt. The film also stars Julie White (TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN), Kate French (“One Tree Hill”), Ethan Cohen (ALICE IN WONDERLAND), Oscar Nunez (THE PROPOSAL) and Lara Pulver (“True Blood”) and was produced by Powell, Luke Coffee, Jennifer Beasley and executive produced by Kerry McCluggage. The film was released by Indie Distributor, House Lights Media, in 10 markets in the U.S. and Canada in March including New York and Los Angeles, reaching top 10 per screen averages for multiple weeks. LANGUAGE OF A BROKEN HEART is slated for a VOD and DVD release today – October 1st, 2013.

Nick Brown (Juddy Talt), a neurotic best-selling author on love, with the heightened emotional capacity of a woman, can write so eloquently on the subject, but can’t keep girls from leaving him. After he comes back to his apartment in New York City to find his fiancée with another man, he returns to his hometown and the only woman he had ever left, his mother, Mimi (Julie White). There, he renews his relationships with the people that matter the most, his family and friends. By a simple twist of fate, he meets the free-spirited antiquarian bookseller Emma (Kate French) who challenges him to let people appreciate him for who he is. LANGUAGE OF A BROKEN HEART is a fresh, sweet comedy about loves inherent possessiveness, and the realization that it’s not how you love, but who you love.

The deal was negotiated by Steve Roberts, President and Sandy Moore, Senior Vice President, Acquisitions, Operations and Marketing, of House Lights Media and Susan Jackson, CEO of Freestyle Digital Media.

“Language of A Broken Heart is a great addition to FDM’s repertoire of releases,” said Jackson, “we are always happy to find independent gems such as this one.”

Recent Freestyle Digital Media titles include the SXSW festival favorite FUNERAL KINGS from the McManus Brothers, the critically-acclaimed documentary SAMSARA from filmmakers Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson, and TIGER EYES, the first big screen adaptation of a Judy Blume novel, starring Willa Holland.

About Freestyle Digital Media
Freestyle Digital Media, LLC was founded in November 2011 by its CEO Susan Jackson who is Co-President and founder of independent theatrical distributor Freestyle Releasing, LLC and North American sales company Turtles Crossing, LLC. Freestyle Digital Media supplies quality commercial film and TV content directly to all US VOD/SVOD rental DVD/Kiosks, Television and theaters using the latest cloud-based technologies to automate digital workflow. Freestyle’s goal is to provide fresh, well-marketed product and stay on the cutting edge of the ever-compressing windows to ensure that their partners benefit from a platform that delivers an anytime-anywhere capability in the medium of their choice and a positive digital viewing experience on any device in any location.

About House Lights Media Partners
House Lights Media Partners, a leader in distribution for independent and innovative filmmaker’s, acquires a wide range of original content including narrative films as well as representing existing brands and films for their library. Founded by home video industry veterans, House Lights Media Partners mission is to acquire, develop and distribute inventive, individual talent through its home visual entertainment products, online-digital entertainment technologies and theatrical engagements for the North American market.

Press Release: “Dumbbells” Acquired by GoDigital

CARL REINER, THE MALOOF’S, TOM ARNOLD, JAY MOHR, JALEEL WHITE COMEDY DUMBBELLS ACQUIRED BY GODIGITAL FOR THEATRICAL RELEASE

Distributor to Release Day-and-Date on Multiple Platforms January 10th

Los Angeles, CA (September 30, 2013) —DUMBBELLS, the buddy comedy starring comedic legend Carl Reiner, eccentrics Tom Arnold, Jay Mohr, Jaleel White and Andy Milonakis, and celebrated male models Fabio and Hoyt Richards, has been acquired by GoDigital Inc. for a theatrical day-and-date release on January 10, 2014. DUMBBELLS also stars Taylor Cole (“CSI: Miami”, THE GREEN HORNET), Brian Drolet, Mircea Monroe (“Hart of Dixie”), and Da’Vone McDonald (FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL, GET HIM TO THE GREEK). Joe and Gavin Maloof make a cameo in the film. DUMBBELLS is directed by Christopher Livingston, produced by Full Blitz Entertainment (the upcoming Lovesick with Chevy Chase) and Check Your Head Films. Drolet and Richards co-wrote the script.

DUMBBELLS follows Chris Long (Drolet), an ex-NCAA star turned trainer who finds new purpose when his gym’s shallow new owner, Jack (Richards), unleashes a lucrative plan to turn the neglected business into a reality show. When Chris’ complacent peers resist this new direction, he and Jack form an unlikely alliance that allows them to face the demons of their pasts and ultimately, save their gym’s future.

“This film is carried by a unique pairing of comedic misfits that have all contributed an individual stamp on pop culture,” said GoDigital CEO Logan Mulvey. “We have no doubt that their fan bases – though traditionally, somewhat disjointed – will love seeing their favorites as a part of DUMBBELLS’ hilarious ensemble.”

“We are beyond excited and looking forward to consummating the marriage between DUMBBELLS and the nice folks over at GoDigital,” said the filmmakers in a joint statement. “We’ve heard making babies is a lot of fun and we have no doubt that this one will be damn good looking.”

About GoDigital, Inc.
Launched in 2008, GoDigital has built one of the industry’s premier digital distribution networks and has distributed over 700 films through their direct deals with iN DEMAND, Vubiquity, DirecTV, iTunes, Xbox, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Google Play, Playstation, Vudu, Fandor and more. In 2012, GoDigital acquired Might Entertainment, creating a full-service digital distribution company with dedicated acquisitions, sales, marketing and technical operations teams with a library of over 1,000 catalog films. Following a highly lucrative capital infusion from Preferred Ventures, GoDigital also recently partnered with 108 Media, a Toronto-based sales company, to handle all distribution for the Canadian company. GoDigital’s recent titles include two number one documentaries on iTunes, the modeling industry expose “Chasing Beauty,” and the Tribeca-premiered skateboarding hit, “The Motivation.”

Press Release: Film Finance & Production Company Lege Artis Launches

TONY MANCILLA AND AUBIN PAUL LAUNCH FILM FINANCE & PRODUCTION COMPANY LEGE ARTIS

New York, NY (October 2, 2013) – Producers Tony Mancilla and Aubin Paul announced the official launch of Lege Artis, a LA and NY based film finance and production company uniquely structured to support upcoming filmmakers through a fiscally responsible and contained slate model. Their focus is within a controlled one to three million dollar budget range per film in order to launch the careers of emerging writers and directors. The company plans to fully finance and produce two to three films annually in addition to co-financing one to three independent feature films yearly. Lege Artis’s structure is designed to use a range of related investments in order to ensure more reliable returns and provide protection against downside risk.

Lege Artis develops feature films and opens its doors to curating projects to the interest of established actors by matching them with appropriate scripts and upcoming filmmakers. A board of advisors made up of leaders in independent cinema helps approve projects and then consults on creative decisions in relation to their effect on the targeted market of each film. This approach is designed to empower actors and filmmakers to hone in their creativity and consciousness of the market as well as receive producer credits on a case by case basis. Mancilla and Paul are also focused on establishing socially responsible filmmaking as a tenet of their business. They will utilize their extensive experience in philanthropy to create partnerships with charities to help raise awareness of issues important to the filmmakers.

In addition to financing and producing films, Lege Artis will produce an online film journal, Le Nouveau Cahier, based on the original publications on film in France, Cahier du Cinema. The journal will be an online platform documenting the behind the scenes activities for each film, including interviews with the cast and crew, behind the scenes videos, and will showcase various aspects of the pre-production, production, and post-production stages. This medium will allow them to provide unparalleled and honest visibility and into the independent production process and internally initiate viral campaigns prior to the execution of the production.

“The industry is proving more and more that betting on the upside with unique and marketable low budget films is a smart and prestigious career strategy for both veterans and upcoming filmmakers and actors. We are encouraging actors to be there from the start with upcoming filmmakers who have the stories they want, and we reassure them of a level of quality and results by bringing in industry veterans to hone in the creativity to the market in which each film exists” said Tony Mancilla and Aubin Paul.

Rob Barnum, advisory board member and producer said, “Every year, the world is introduced to amazing new filmmakers that bring us compelling and powerful stories… and I always imagine, how many great voices are we completely overlooking. What Tony and Aubin are bringing to the community is integral to helping us find more of those voices. Lege Artis model of supporting first time filmmakers is equally bold and important and I’m thrilled to help them where I can.”

Lege Artist is currently developing three debut features in 2014, one horror/thriller with producer and advisor Lindsay Lanzillotta, one female comedy entitled Fairly Certain with advisor Fred Fuchs, and a coming of age and heart of America drama. Details regarding the films and their cast and crew will be announced in the lead up to AFM.

Tony and Aubin just wrapped a week at the Toronto International Film Festival meeting with actors, filmmakers, and financiers regarding upcoming projects.

About Lege Artis
Lege Artis is an independent film finance and production company fostering emerging talent and advancing our generation’s filmmakers in order to minimize inefficiencies and create a sophisticated, sustainable, and profitable independent film market for the future. Lege Artis are changing things up by creating cinema with a “no-ego” approach in order to produce content that is true to the vision of our filmmakers and our team, and with a deep understanding of the film market in order to create a company that will help great films succeed critically and commercially.

With a slate of 16 films over 5 years, Lege Artis will create a library value with disciplined growth and profits while maintaining a sensitive approach to our filmmakers and their markets.

Press Release: Book by Guillermo del Toro

GUILLERMO DEL TORO
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions

Guillermo del Toro
and
Marc Scott Zicree

October 4, 2013 (New York, NY) – For more than two decades, writer-director Guillermo del Toro has mapped out a territory in the popular imagination that is uniquely his own. From his first feature-length film, the modern classic Cronos, to his best-selling novels, to his latest movie Pacific Rim, del Toro has proven himself to be a one-of-a-kind creative visionary able to bring his singular sensibility equally to Hollywood blockbusters such as Hellboy and to more personal projects such as the Oscar–winning Pan’s Labyrinth. Now comes a gift and gorgeous keepsake for his legions of fans: GUILLERMO DEL TORO CABINET OF CURIOSTIES: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions (Harper Design; On Sale October 29, 2013: $60.00, 256 pages; ISBN: 978-0-06-208284-8), a lavishly illustrated book that is an intimate look into one of the most imaginative minds of this century. GUILLERMO DEL TORO CABINET OF CURIOSTIES—written with New York Times best-selling author and filmmaker Marc Scott Zicree—contains notes, drawings, and untold creatures from Guillermo del Toro’s private journals and filmmaking diaries, with never-before-seen characters, art, and ideas of things to come. The book is a captivating, intimate glimpse into the life and mind of one of the world’s most creative visionaries.

GUILLERMO DEL TORO CABINET OF CURIOSITIES begins with a foreword by James Cameron, who writes that del Toro’s art, “fearlessly confronts life in all its beauty and horror. He sees with the wonder and stark terror of a child. His notebooks are a map of the subconscious, and his films doorways into the dungeons of our dreams, allowing us to confront our own individual hearts of darkness, to do battle and emerge victorious.”

The next section of the book, entitled “Collections,” takes readers on a tour of Bleak House, del Toro’s “second home and working office, his artistic masterpiece, his cluttered attic, his pride and joy. It’s where he goes to draw and write, to recharge his batteries, to explore unfettered his creative whims.” From there, del Toro, in a series of one-on-one interviews with Zicree that are woven throughout the book, discusses his graphic inspirations, film analysis, storytelling, his “mainstays of horror,” his idea incubators, and so much more, all alongside vibrant full-color images of the things that have inspired his unique art.

The next half of the book contains faithful reproductions of del Toro’s most elaborate illustrated notebooks. Accompanying this rich mixture of imagery, narrative explorations, and notes are further one-on-one discussions with Zicree about each of del Toro’s films, translations of del Toro’s personal blend of Spanish and English, as well as additional annotations which further elucidate the ideas and contexts that gave rise to them.

Offering a privileged reproduction of Guillermo del Toro’s private reveries, GUILLERMO DEL TORO CABINET OF CURIOSITIES presents his vision in its proper context, offering a first-hand record of a truly arresting imagination.

In addition to the foreword by James Cameron, the book includes an afterword by Tom Cruise and contributions from other luminaries, including Neil Gaiman, John Landis, Alfonso Cuaron, and many others.

Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Guillermo del Toro began his career working as a special effects makeup artist. He has since gone on to become one of the most creative and visionary artists of his generation. His filmmaking credits include the following titles, many of which he also wrote and produced: Cronos, Mimic, The Devil’s Backbone, Blade II, Hellboy, Hellboy II, Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim. Currently, del Toro is in production on The Strain for FX and next will write, direct and produce the feature film Crimson Peak.

Marc Scott Zicree has created classic episodes of Star Trek-The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, “Babylon Five, Sliders and many more. He has appeared as a media expert on hundreds of radio and TV shows and is the author of the bestselling Twilight Zone Companion. He lives in West Hollywood with his wonderful wife, vile little dog, and affable big dog.

GUILLERMO DEL TORO CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions

By Guillermo del Toro
and
Marc Scott Zicree

Harper Design
On-Sale Date: October 29, 2013
$60.00, 256 pages
ISBN: 978-0-06-208284-8

Press Release: Screen Media Films Acquires “Back in the Day”

Michael Rosenbaum’s Comedy “Back in the Day” Acquired by Screen Media Films

New York, October 3, 2013 – Screen Media Films President Suzanne Blech announced the acquisition of worldwide rights to Michael Rosenbaum’s raunchy comedy BACK IN THE DAY and will release the film in theaters on February 7, 2014 with an ultra VOD window on January 7, 2014. This marks Rosenbaum’s feature film directorial debut that he also wrote and stars in along with Morena Baccarin, Nick Swardson, Harland Williams, Sarah Colonna, and Isaiah Mustafa.

“We have followed Michael Rosenbaum’s career with great interest over the years and we are thrilled to be working with him on his directorial debut,” said Blech about the acquisition. “This film is the perfect mix of funny, crazy, and endearing all rolled into one.”

“I couldn’t be more excited to have Screen Media releasing BACK IN THE DAY,” said Rosenbaum. “It’s truly awesome to see their passion in getting the movie out there and seen by a wider audience. The film is very dear to me as I shot it right in the heart of where I grew up in Newburgh and Evansville, Indiana. Somebody pinch me. Harder please.”

When Jim Owens makes a surprise visit to his high school reunion… all hell breaks loose. Hilarity ensues as he wrangles his now-married friends together for one last hurrah. Cruising the old strip, seeking vengeance on an old high school principal and nearly breaking up a wedding gets Jim into hot water with his friends and their wives. BACK IN THE DAY is written and directed by Michael Rosenbaum and stars Rosenbaum, Morena Baccarin, Nick Swardson, Harland Williams, Sarah Colonna, and Isaiah Mustafa. The film was produced by Kim Waltrip (Hit and Run, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and Her) of Kim and Jim Productions, and is also a Rose and Bomb Production. For more information about the film, please go to https://www.facebook.com/backinthedaymovie or https://twitter.com/BITDthemovie.

The deal was negotiated by Blech and Seth Needle, Director of Acquisitions and Marketing, on behalf of Screen Media with Will Lowery of APA on behalf of the filmmakers.

About Screen Media
Screen Media acquires the rights to high quality, independent feature films for the US and Canada. Screen Media’s theatrical releases include “Heleno,” starring Rodrigo Santoro; “La Mission,” starring Benjamin Bratt; “The City of Your Final Destination,” starring Anthony Hopkins and Laura Linney; “Lymelife,” starring Alec Baldwin, Emma Roberts and Cynthia Nixon and “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” starring Robin Wright and Keanu Reeves. Since 2001, Screen Media Films has released more than 250 titles including “Noel,” starring Penelope Cruz and Susan Sarandon; “Sherrybaby,” starring Maggie Gyllenhaal; Kevin Bacon’s directorial debut, “Loverboy;” and Emmy nominated “Dog Whisperer” with Cesar Millan. Recent theatrical releases include the recent Sundance favorites “The Lifeguard,” starring Kristen Bell and Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s “C.O.G.”, the first film adaptation of famed author David Sedaris, and the Slamdance hit Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde.

Screen Media Films is a division of Screen Media Ventures, LLC. With a library of over 1,500 motion pictures, Screen Media Ventures is one of the largest independent suppliers of high quality motion pictures to U.S. and international broadcast markets, cable networks, home video outlets and new media venues.