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EXCLUSIVE MEDIA TO REPRESENT ICON ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL’S LIBRARY

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London, UK (February 26, 2013) –Nigel Sinclair and Guy East, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media, and Aviv Giladi, CEO of Icon UK Group, announced today that they have struck a deal for Exclusive Media to represent Icon Entertainment International’s 200+ title international library, marking a significant expansion of Exclusive Media’s home entertainment portfolio.

This substantial addition from Icon’s international stable into Exclusive Media’s existing library, brings notable titles such as WHAT WOMEN WANT, AN IDEAL HUSBAND, MEAN STREETS and PROJECT NIM, and the recently released critically acclaimed Ralph Fiennes directorial debut CORIOLANUS to the company’s international sales portfolio. Several titles feature the legendary Hammer actor Sir Christopher Lee, including five films from the 1960’s ‘Fu Manchu’ series, such as THE FACE OF FU MANCHU (1965) which further complement and strengthen Exclusive Media’s Hammer library.

The deal, negotiated by Guy East, Marc Schipper and Peter Naish of Exclusive Media with Aviv Giladi and Estelle Overs of Icon UK Group, sees Exclusive Media take over all Icon Entertainment International’s titles as well as the Majestic Films library. Under the Majestic Films banner, originally founded by Exclusive Media’s Guy East, the library includes titles such as INTO THE WEST and HENRY V.

Guy East, Co-Chairman of Exclusive Media commented:

“We are thrilled to be collaborating with Icon. This new deal brings a selection of hugely popular and diverse titles to Exclusive Media and further complements our existing Exclusive Media, Hammer, Spitfire Pictures and Newmarket libraries.”

Aviv Giladi, CEO of Icon UK Group added:

“We are delighted that Exclusive Media will be handling the Icon and Majestic international library. The history of the library and the Exclusive international sales portfolio makes this a good fit as we continue at Icon UK Group to focus on film finance and production.”

Helmed by Co-Chairmen Nigel Sinclair and Guy East, Exclusive Media is a major force in the film production and international distribution arena.  The action thriller SNITCH starring Dwayne Johnson and Susan Sarandon is currently in theaters through Lionsgate Entertainment.

 

Exclusive Media is in post-production on Ron Howard’s epic feature film RUSH starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl produced with production partners Cross Creek Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Working Title, Brian Grazer, and Revolution Films with Universal Pictures set to release theatrically in the US on September 20th, 2013.

 

Current productions include the recently wrapped PARKLAND staring Zac Efron, Billy Bob Thornton,Jacki Weaver and Paul Giamatti produced with Playtone Pictures’ Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman and written and directed by Peter Landesman; CAN A SONG SAVE YOUR LIFE? starring Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld, Adam Levine, CeeLo Green, James Corden and Catherine Keener directed by John Carney (ONCE); and Hammer’s THE QUIET ONES directed by John Pogue and starring Jared Harris and Sam Claflin.

 

Recent releases include END OF WATCH produced by Exclusive Media with John Lesher and director David Ayer and starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña which opened at number one in the box office on September 21st through Open Road Films, and teen action comedy SO UNDERCOVER starring Miley Cyrus released on February 5th, 2013 through Millennium Entertainment.

 

Upcoming Exclusive Media productions include include the newly announced BLACK MASS starring Academy Award Nominee Johnny Depp and to be directed by Academy Award Winner Barry Levinson; DARK PLACES staring Charlize Theron  and to be directed by Gilles Pacquet Brenner; AGENT: CENTURY 21 starring Cameron Diaz, written by Greg Brooker, directed by Adam Hashemi and produced by Andrew Lazar of Mad Chance and David Greenblatt with Shane Black attached to executive produce; THE WOMAN IN BLACK: ANGEL OF DEATH, a follow up to the box office hit THE WOMAN IN BLACK starring Daniel Radcliffe; and A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES starring Liam Neeson produced with Cross Creek Pictures, Double Feature Films and Jersey Films from writer/director Scott Frank.

 

Icon UK Group, led by CEO Aviv Giladi, has re-structured in order to focus on in-house film finance and production. Its latest project, Lee Daniels’ THE BUTLER, has recently finished principal photography in New Orleans. The film stars Forest Whitaker as an African-American man who served as a butler at the White House under eight different presidents, across the course of three decades, and features Oprah Winfrey in her first live action role in over 25 years. Also in post-production is teen comedy PREMATURE directed by Dan Beers and starring John Karna and Craig Roberts.

 

ABOUT ICON UK GROUP

 

The Icon UK Group of companies are owned by Access Industries, the privately held, US based industrial group founded in 1986 by its Chairman, Len Blavatnik (www.accessindustries.com). Aviv Giladi is CEO of Icon UK Group.

 

ABOUT EXCLUSIVE MEDIA

 

Exclusive Media is a vertically integrated global filmed entertainment company, founded in May 2008 with the backing of the strategic investment group Cyrte Investments.  Exclusive Media develops, finances, produces, markets and distributes prestige and talent driven commercial and documentary feature films on a global basis.

 

Exclusive Media is run by a four member Executive Board with Nigel Sinclair as Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Guy East as Co-Chairman, Simon Oakes as Vice Chairman and President of Hammer and Marc Schipper as Chief Operating Officer.  Supporting the Executive Board in both the operational management and strategic expansion of the business is a strong team of highly skilled professionals who have a broad range of complementary experience.

 

Exclusive Media’s development and production activities operate through three specialist labels: UK based Hammer for genre titles, Spitfire Pictures for documentary features and the flagship label Exclusive Media for all other feature film production.  Exclusive Media also enjoys a co-development and co-production deal with Cross Creek Pictures.

 

Exclusive Media’s international sales & distribution division maintains a strong marketing presence and represents the group’s in-house productions plus its growing library of over 600 titles, as well as actively acquiring third party feature films to further strengthen its international distribution slate.  Additionally, under a unique and exclusive partnership with Scott Pictures, Exclusive Media handles the international sales and servicing for the production company’s theatrical feature films under a new and separate sales label called Scott Pictures International (SPI).

 

The company launched a US distribution company, Exclusive Releasing and holds a minority stake in Millennium Entertainment.

 

For further information about the company, our slate of films, library and our experienced management team please visit www.exclusivemedia.com

 

 

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