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Paladin Buys Santa Barbara Entry ‘Otter 501′

By BRIAN BROOKS | Wednesday February 1, 2012 @ 11:22pm PSTTags: Mark Urman, Paladin, Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Ahead of its world premiere tomorrow at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, New York-based indie distributor Paladin has picked picked up Otter 501. The film is the true story of an orphaned otter that is rescued on the Northern California coast, noted Paladin president Mark Urman. Paladin plans a spring release.

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Paladin Acquires New Zealand Pic ‘Boy’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday August 15, 2011 @ 10:25am PDTTags: Boy, Film Acquisition, Mark Urman, New Zealand, Paladin, Taika Waititi
Mike Fleming

Mark Urman’s Paladin made a U.S. distribution deal for Boy, the Taika Waititi-directed film that became a sleeper hit on its home turf in New Zealand. Set in 1984, the film focuses on an 11-year-old (James Rolleston) who … Read More »

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Paladin Takes Rights To Doc ‘The Whale’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday June 28, 2011 @ 11:32am PDTTags: Film Acquisition, Mark Urman, Paladin, Ryan Reynolds

The Whale, a documentary about a lonely young killer whale who caused upheaval in a small Western Canadian town when he tried to make friends with humans, will be released theatrically by Paladin, company president Mark Urman announced today. Canada-born Ryan Reynolds, fresh off his starring role in Green Lantern, … Read More »

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Paladin Acquires 2010 Hamptons Fest Favorite Documentary ‘Love Etc.’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday March 14, 2011 @ 2:36pm PDTTags: Love Etc., Mark Urman, Paladin
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Love Etc., the Jill Andresevic-directed documentary that is the first film production from Jonathan Tisch’s Walnut Hill Media, has been acquired for distribution by Paladin CEO Mark Urman. The documentary made its premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival … Read More »

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