Yari Film Group
Year so far: YFG's transition to full-fledged distributor is an ongoing ride. But founder Bob Yari is ramping up his operation and sees the current industry turmoil and difficulties finding P&A money as an opportunity. "We're working on something I call the 'hybrid release,'" he says. "It's a way to market the specialty release with heavy ad support but very few screens in 10-15 markets. That's worked very well for us."
In the pipeline: Six YFG productions are heading to theaters, including the Uma Thurman romcom "The Accidental Husband" (Sept. 5), followed by Rod Lurie's government tale "Nothing But the Truth," teen drama "Assassination of a High School President," the Amanda Peet-Mark Ruffalo-Ethan Hawke starrer "What Doesn't Kill You," and "Possession," with Sarah Michelle Gellar. On the production side, the Jennifer Lopez romcom "The Governess" and the Pablo Escobar biopic "Killing Pablo" both gear up in October.
Executive status: Yari continues to be joined by CFO Dennis Brown, COO William Immerman, chief creative officer David Glasser and executive vp creative affairs Brad Jenkel. Elizabeth Bell was recently promoted to senior vp and general counsel.
From The Hollywood Reporter!
Year so far: YFG's transition to full-fledged distributor is an ongoing ride. But founder Bob Yari is ramping up his operation and sees the current industry turmoil and difficulties finding P&A money as an opportunity. "We're working on something I call the 'hybrid release,'" he says. "It's a way to market the specialty release with heavy ad support but very few screens in 10-15 markets. That's worked very well for us."
In the pipeline: Six YFG productions are heading to theaters, including the Uma Thurman romcom "The Accidental Husband" (Sept. 5), followed by Rod Lurie's government tale "Nothing But the Truth," teen drama "Assassination of a High School President," the Amanda Peet-Mark Ruffalo-Ethan Hawke starrer "What Doesn't Kill You," and "Possession," with Sarah Michelle Gellar. On the production side, the Jennifer Lopez romcom "The Governess" and the Pablo Escobar biopic "Killing Pablo" both gear up in October.
Executive status: Yari continues to be joined by CFO Dennis Brown, COO William Immerman, chief creative officer David Glasser and executive vp creative affairs Brad Jenkel. Elizabeth Bell was recently promoted to senior vp and general counsel.
From The Hollywood Reporter!
Can't wait! I was just coming to post that. lol
Please can someone please confirm this for me so I'm not wary about
it.
