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Miramax (Remember Them?) Elevates Beth Minehart, Joe Patrick To Exec Veep Posts

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday January 8, 2013 @ 7:25am PSTTags: Miramax Films, Richard Nanula
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Remember when Mike Lang came to Cannes with Rob Lowe to tout Miramax Films’ aspirations to freshen and expand the film library with new projects culled from the script arsenal they bought along with 700 titles in the $663 million Disney deal? The company, run by former Disney exec Richard Nanula for Colony Capital principal Tom Barrack, has lately been as quiet as you’d expect a library management company to be, especially since Lang got his walking papers (except for its unsuccessful run at Lionsgate). They’ve just announced two executive promotions, which was useful for me because I’d completely forgotten the company existed. Here’s the announcement:

SANTA MONICA, CA – January 8, 2013 – Miramax, the independent studio with a
renowned library of critically acclaimed films, today announced that Joe Patrick
has been named executive vice president, Worldwide Television, and Beth Minehart
has been named executive vice president, Global Digital, reporting to Miramax
interim CEO Steve Schoch. Minehart will remain responsible for all digital
initiatives and sales across the company, and Patrick will remain responsible
for all television sales and initiatives across the company.

“Miramax’s global sales organization has grown our distribution to more than 125
countries through both new and traditional platforms, and Joe and Beth have been
at the forefront of this expansion,” said Schoch. “They have also been a
driving force in further leveraging the strength of the Miramax sales group,
offering distribution in the worldwide marketplace to other highly regarded
content owners. We are very pleased to recognize Beth’s and Joe’s leadership,
and we look forward to their continued contributions as Miramax looks toward the
future.”

Richard Nanula, chairman of Miramax and a principal at Colony Capital, said, “We
knew the Miramax brand and library of high quality but underexploited films
represented a strong opportunity for the right team, and we are pleased that our
strategy to shine a spotlight on these films has proven so successful. We
believe the sales team – led by Beth and Joe – has positioned the Miramax
library for ongoing success by ensuring quality across media and accessibility
to hundreds of new markets and opportunities.”

Patrick joined Miramax in March 2011 as SVP, head of Domestic Television &
Digital Sales, and was named head of Worldwide Sales for Miramax in September
2011. Before joining Miramax, Patrick served as executive vice president at MGM
Worldwide Television Group, and prior to that, Patrick was vice president at MGM
Domestic Television. Earlier in his career, Patrick served as vice president at
MGM Television Europe, and he started his career at MGM in Distribution Services
in International TV. Patrick holds a Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State
University.

Minehart joined Miramax in August 2011 as SVP, Global Digital. Prior to that,
Minehart served for more than 14 years in several senior roles at NBC Universal,
most recently as executive vice president, International New Media, and prior to
that, as a senior vice president with roles in Corporate Business Development
and International Sales Strategy. Earlier in her career, Minehart served as
director, Worldwide Pay Television and Pay-Per-View at 20th Century Fox Film
Corporation. Minehart received an MBA from Harvard University and received a BA
from University of California, Los Angeles.

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Netflix To Stream Miramax Library In Latin America

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday September 6, 2011 @ 6:21am PDTTags: Latin America, Mike Lang, Miramax Films, Netflix
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Miramax Films, which made a deal with Netflix for its library titles in May, announced that its films will now be available in Latin America through the streaming service. We know that Netflix is also bracing for a UK launch, after Lionsgate UK made a streaming deal for its library titles to be shown there through Netflix. That deal was brokered last month.

SANTA MONICA, CA – September 6, 2011 – Miramax announced today that hundreds of its film titles will become available digitally in international markets for the first time under a multi-year agreement with Netflix. The announcement was made by Miramax CEO Mike Lang.

Beginning this month, Netflix members in Latin American territories including Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina will be able to instantly watch more than 140 Miramax movies, with dozens of titles being added on a rotating basis. The movies can be watched on multiple platforms, including TV, tablet, PC and mobile phones. Financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed.

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Mark Gill New President Of Millennium Films

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday June 28, 2011 @ 11:02am PDTTags: Avi Lerner, Boaz Davidson, Mark Gill, Millennium Films, Miramax Films, Nu Image/Millennium, Trevor Short

Exclusive: The Film Department Shutters

LOS ANGELES, CA — Former Miramax Films and Warner Independent president Mark Gill has been named President of Millennium Films. The company plans to produce and finance five to eight star-driven, wide-release films per year with budgets between $20 and $80 million.

Gill will work closely with Nu Image/Millennium Films toppers Avi Lerner and Trevor Short and development head Boaz Davidson, starting in July, with particular focus on development, packaging, production and marketing.

Gill has 25 years of film business experience and a production track record of more than $1 billion at the box office.

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Miramax Films Makes Netflix Deal

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday May 16, 2011 @ 3:09am PDTTags: Miramax Films, Netflix
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BEVERLY HILLS and SANTA MONICA, CA – May 16, 2011 – Netflix, Inc. [NASDAQ: NFLX] and Miramax today announced a multi-year agreement under whichNetflix members in the U.S. will be able to instantly watch some of the world’s most loved and acclaimed motion pictures from the Miramax film library. 

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CANNES: Miramax Plots Content Play Through Acquisitions And Inherited Scripts By The Likes Of Anthony Minghella And Stephen Colbert

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Saturday May 14, 2011 @ 4:02am PDTTags: Anthony Minghella, Bob Weinstein, Cannes, Harvey Weinstein, Mike Lang, Miramax Films, Rob Lowe, Stephen Colbert, Sydney Pollack, Tom Barrack
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Miramax Films chief Mike Lang came into Cannes determined to dispel the notion that his backers handed $660 million over to Disney simply to manage a film library. Lang met me at the Majestic Friday alongside Rob Lowe, the … Read More »

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GK Films Hires Ex-Miramax Exec Larry Angrisani To Spearhead Marketing

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday March 21, 2011 @ 4:01am PDTTags: GK Films, Graham King, Miramax Films
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Larry Angrisani has been appointed senior vice president of World Marketing and Publicity for Graham King’s GK Films. He’ll be responsible for campaigns for TV, film and new media, based out of GK’s Santa Monica offices. Angrisani spent 7 years … Read More »

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Echo Bridge Takes On Miramax DVD Titles

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday February 17, 2011 @ 12:35pm PSTTags: Miramax Films, Movie Deals, Movies

NEEDHAM, MA and SANTA MONICA, CA, February 17, 2011 — Echo Bridge Entertainment, a leading worldwide distribution company, and Miramax announced today that they have entered into a domestic distribution deal. Under the long-term deal, Echo Bridge will distribute 251 titles from the distinguished Miramax film library via DVD and Blu-ray to retailers around the country utilizing Echo Bridge’s unique merchandising and distribution techniques. Miramax titles under the new partnership include such films as the From Dusk Till Dawn trilogy, award-winning dramas such as Music of the Heart, Marvin’s Room, Tsotsi and Becoming Jane, and select titles from the Hellraiser, Halloween, Pokemon and Children of the Corn franchises.

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TOLDJA! Miramax Formalizes New CEO Hire

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday December 9, 2010 @ 10:33am PSTTags: Colony Capital, Mike Lang, Miramax Films, Miramax Mike Lang, Movies, Richard Nanula, Ron Tutor, Tom Barrack
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As expected, former News Corp exec Mike Lang was named CEO of the new Miramax Films now owned by construction magnate Ron Tutor and Tom Barrack’s Santa Monica-based Colony Capital (led by former Disney CFO Richard Nanula), and Qatar Holding. Colony Capital’s Nanula will be the key person picking a CEO … Read More »

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It’s Official: Disney Seals Sale of Miramax

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday December 3, 2010 @ 3:16pm PSTTags: Bob and Harvey Weinstein, FilmYard Miramax, Miramax, Miramax Colony Capital, Miramax Disney, Miramax Films, Miramax Sale, Richard Nanula, The Walt Disney Company, The Weinstein Co, Tom Barrack

The Walt Disney Co’s sale of Miramax Films to Filmyard Holdings for $663 million — subject to certain adjustments — has been completed, it was announced today by both companies. The actual owners are construction magnate Ron Tutor and Tom Barrack’s Santa … Read More »

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