NBC - COMPANY TO REVIVE INDIE FILM PRODUCTION

COMPANY TO REVIVE INDIE FILM PRODUCTION

At a time when financing is drying up and cutbacks are affecting all of the major players in Hollywood, a group of entertainment professionals has set up shop in New York with plans to finance and distribute 12 low-budget moves a year, the New York Times reported today (Monday). Their company, DF Indie Studios plans to focus on films with budgets of up to $10 million. It is led by CEO Mary E. Dickinson and company President Charlene Fisher, who, the Times said, have signed up an advisory group including Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton; NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman; Ira Deutchman, a longtime distribution expert and producer; and John Hadity, a former production executive at Miramax.

15/06/2009