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Danny Dimbort is to leave his longtime business partner Avi Lerner and go with Christian Mercuri to head the new sales division at Riza Aziz and
stanley cup Joey McFarlands LA-based production and finance company.The pair will continue in their current roles at Nu Image during Cannes, before they segue into Red Granite International, which opens its doors and commences operations this summer.Joe Gatta is leaving his current position as head of sister company Millennium Films to head the enhanced production unit at Red Granite Pictures, effective immediately.Dimbort, who co-founded Nu Image with Lerner, Trevor Short and Danny Lerner, becomes president and Mercuri, the Nu Image president of international sales and distribution, is named co-president.Red Granite intends to produce four to five features a year and is actively seeking negative pick-ups and third party pr
stanley cup oductions for the slate. Red Granite recently teamed up with Point West Productions and Locomotive on the rom-com Friends With Kids. This is an exciting time for Red Gr
stanley cup anite Pictures, Red Granite vice-chairman McFarland said. We have big plans for the company but realise that at this crucial stage youre only as good as your senior executive team paving the way for continued growth. With Danny, Christian and Joe on board, we feel we are in a great position to grow the company, establish a significant footprint in the global film arena and ultimately build a strong brand. Danny, Christian and Joe have a tremendous pedigree an Ehfh London agency ICM changes name to Independent
Astro Productions, the production arm of Malaysian pay-TV giant Astro, is joining forces with Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios PIMS to offer production services for the TV industry.A leading TV producer in Malaysia, Astro Productions has signed a five-year deal with PIMS owner Iskandar Malaysia Studios IMS under which it will become the exclusive provider of equipment and services for production of TV content at PIMS two 12,000 square feet television studios.In return, Astro Productions has committed to undertake a minimum of 4,500 hours of production a year at PIMS in the first two years, and 3
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stanley germany ird year.Malaysia introduced a 30% rebate for film and TV productions filming in the country at the beginning of last year. PIMS is currently hosting production of historical adventure series Marco Polo for The Weinstein Company TWC and Netflix.In addition to local production, Astro has produced programming for international broadcasters including the Australian version of kids show Hi5 for NBC, Ben 10 Game Show for Turner International and Asias Next Top Model for Fox International. The Malaysian creative industry brought in $177m RM565m i
stanley us n content export revenues last year, and is expected to bring in $188m RM600m in 2014. This strategic collaboration will play a vital role in attracting production of regional television programmes to PIMS, said Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, Malaysias Communication and Multimedia Minister.PIMS
