Sales Company Radiant Films Launches, Will Debut At EFM

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday January 26, 2012 @ 3:59pm PST

Former Hyde Park International president Mimi Steinbauer has formed a new international sales company, Radiant Films International, which will debut next month with a slate of titles at the European Film Market in Berlin. Former Hyde Park sales exec Aska Yamaguchi is joining Radiant as VP International Sales and Distribution. The company’s initial slate includes Andrew Levitas’ romantic drama Lullaby and Tom Shadyac’s documentary feature I Am. At Hyde Park, Steinbauer handled the licensing and distribution operations for the company’s in-house productions, third-party sales acquisitions and film library. Her projects included Ghost Rider 2: Spirit Of Vengeance, Blue Valentine and Machete. Before that, she was a consultant for Voltage Pictures, overseeing sales for Best Picture Oscar winner The Hurt Locker among other duties.

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Tom Shadyac’s ‘I Am’ Documentary To Debut Jan. 1 On Oprah Winfrey Network

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Saturday December 10, 2011 @ 5:37pm PST

Tom Shadyac’s documentary I Am will kick off OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network’s Super Soul Sunday programming block on January 1, 2012. Onetime hit feature director Shadyac’s life took quite a turn after he suffered a concussion in a cycling … Read More »

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Hot Trailer: Tom Shadyac’s ‘I Am’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday December 16, 2010 @ 7:23am PST
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Here’s a trailer for I Am, the documentary chronicling Tom Shadyac’s radical change of life. As a director, Shadyac was a hit machine until Evan Almighty. As Deadline previously reported, Shadyac’s life took a radical turn after  that when … Read More »

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Tom Shadyac Makes Paladin Deal For His Change-Of-Life Documentary ‘I Am’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday October 6, 2010 @ 10:51am PDT
Mike Fleming

Last we heard from Tom Shadyac, he’d captained the first giant flop of a mostly hit-filled resume, with the bloated Noah’s Ark pic Evan Almighty. That led to his exit from the Universal lot where he generated such blockbusters as Bruce Almighty,  Liar Liar, Patch Adams and The Nutty Professor. Turns out, Shadyac has been quite busy. Mark Urman’s Paladin has made a deal to release I Am, a first person documentary that Shadyac directed that chronicles his unusual journey of self-discovery. Read More »

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