By Ray Pride Pride@moviecitynews.com

Cinetic Media Sets Int’l Sales Division

JASON ISHIKAWA JOINS THE TEAM AT CINETIC MEDIA, HEADING UP NEW INTERNATIONAL SALES DIVISION

Monday, May 9, 2016– In advance of the Cannes Film Festival, New York-based film and media company Cinetic, run by John Sloss, announces today that it is launching an international sales division and has hired Jason Ishikawa to run it. The firm, which specializes in film finance, sales, distribution, talent management and corporate consulting, has previously focused on domestic sales. With Ishikawa on board, Cinetic will now be working with existing sales, management and finance teams to devise strategies on film finance and worldwide sales as well as acquiring international sales rights.

While the domestic and international sales teams will doubtless work together frequently, the international sales dvision is an independent entity. Cinetic will work with filmmakers to craft the best strategy for each film.

Ishikawa joins Cinetic from The Film Sales Company, where he was the Senior Director of Acquisitions. During his tenure, the Company sold over 100 titles across domestic and international territories.

“I’m very excited to be joining Cinetic to launch the international sales division,” said Ishikawa. “I look forward to working alongside our robust domestic sales, financing and management divisions to execute global sales and distribution strategies for our clients.”

“Jason is the perfect fit for our team” said Sloss. “With his enthusiastic love and understanding of film and his knowledge of worldwide rights and markets, we feel he’ll be a major asset to us as we continue to expand our services.”

ABOUT CINETIC
Cinetic Media is a New York-based film and media company that, since its founding in 2001, has provided an exclusive group of entertainment clients with advisory services in every aspect of development and operations related to motion pictures. The firm specializes in film finance, sales, distribution, talent management, and corporate consulting, occupying a unique position in the film industry as representatives of marquee talent at the intersection of financing and distribution.

 

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