Gary Garfinkel, co-head of content acquisitions at Showtime Networks, has died at the age of 55.
The executive passed away of an illness at his home surrounded by family, the company said in a statement on Friday.
“Gary was one of the most warm and welcoming people I’ve known, and was beloved by everyone who worked with him at Showtime over the past 25 years,” Showtime president and CEO David Nevins said in a statement.
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Along with Kent Sevener, Garfinkel was responsible for the acquisition of feature films, documentaries, stand-up comedy, specials and music programs for all of Showtime Networks’ services. During his time with Showtime, Garfinkel was responsible for a dramatic increase in stand-up comedy on the network, expanding the portfolio to 39 comedy specials in 2012, under the “Laugh Out Loud” on-air banner.
The executive passed away of an illness at his home surrounded by family, the company said in a statement on Friday.
“Gary was one of the most warm and welcoming people I’ve known, and was beloved by everyone who worked with him at Showtime over the past 25 years,” Showtime president and CEO David Nevins said in a statement.
Also Read: Showtime Orders Ben Affleck's 'City on a Hill' Starring Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge to Series
Along with Kent Sevener, Garfinkel was responsible for the acquisition of feature films, documentaries, stand-up comedy, specials and music programs for all of Showtime Networks’ services. During his time with Showtime, Garfinkel was responsible for a dramatic increase in stand-up comedy on the network, expanding the portfolio to 39 comedy specials in 2012, under the “Laugh Out Loud” on-air banner.
- 5/25/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Gary Garfinkel, co-head of content acquisitions for Showtime Networks Inc., died early Friday morning, the company announced. He was 55 years old.
“Gary was one of the most warm and welcoming people I’ve known, and was beloved by everyone who worked with him at Showtime over the past 25 years,” said David Nevins, President and CEO of Showtime Networks Inc. “He was a great warrior and advocate for our company and worked hard to bring the best content to our service. In particular, many stand-up comedians credit Gary for giving them the early exposure that made their careers. He played a key role in cementing Showtime as a major premium network, and all of us who worked with him valued his taste, his counsel and his integrity. We will miss him terribly.”
Along with Kent Sevener, Garfinkel was responsible for the evaluation, negotiation and acquisition of feature films, documentaries, stand-up comedy,...
“Gary was one of the most warm and welcoming people I’ve known, and was beloved by everyone who worked with him at Showtime over the past 25 years,” said David Nevins, President and CEO of Showtime Networks Inc. “He was a great warrior and advocate for our company and worked hard to bring the best content to our service. In particular, many stand-up comedians credit Gary for giving them the early exposure that made their careers. He played a key role in cementing Showtime as a major premium network, and all of us who worked with him valued his taste, his counsel and his integrity. We will miss him terribly.”
Along with Kent Sevener, Garfinkel was responsible for the evaluation, negotiation and acquisition of feature films, documentaries, stand-up comedy,...
- 5/25/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Gary Garfinkel, Co-Head, Content Acquisitions at Showtime Networks, has died. Garfinkel passed away from an illness early Friday morning at his home surrounded by his family, Showtime said in a statement. He was 55.
“Gary was one of the most warm and welcoming people I’ve known, and was beloved by everyone who worked with him at Showtime over the past 25 years,” said David Nevins, President and CEO, Showtime Networks Inc. “He was a great warrior and advocate for our company and worked hard to bring the best content to our service. In particular, many stand-up comedians credit Gary for giving them the early exposure that made their careers. He played a key role in cementing Showtime as a major premium network, and all of us who worked with him valued his taste, his counsel and his integrity. We will miss him terribly.”
Along with Kent Sevener, Garfinkel was responsible for the evaluation,...
“Gary was one of the most warm and welcoming people I’ve known, and was beloved by everyone who worked with him at Showtime over the past 25 years,” said David Nevins, President and CEO, Showtime Networks Inc. “He was a great warrior and advocate for our company and worked hard to bring the best content to our service. In particular, many stand-up comedians credit Gary for giving them the early exposure that made their careers. He played a key role in cementing Showtime as a major premium network, and all of us who worked with him valued his taste, his counsel and his integrity. We will miss him terribly.”
Along with Kent Sevener, Garfinkel was responsible for the evaluation,...
- 5/25/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Longtime Showtime executive Gary Garfinkel died Friday. He was 55.
Garfinkel is said to have died at home, surrounded by family, after a battle with an undisclosed illness.
Having spent almost the entirety of his career at Showtime Networks, Garfinkel was known for his sense of humor and support of up-and-coming comedians — many of whom got their first TV break on the network during his 25-year tenure working in acquisitions.
“Gary was one of the most warm and welcoming people I’ve known and was beloved by everyone who worked with him at Showtime over the past ...
Garfinkel is said to have died at home, surrounded by family, after a battle with an undisclosed illness.
Having spent almost the entirety of his career at Showtime Networks, Garfinkel was known for his sense of humor and support of up-and-coming comedians — many of whom got their first TV break on the network during his 25-year tenure working in acquisitions.
“Gary was one of the most warm and welcoming people I’ve known and was beloved by everyone who worked with him at Showtime over the past ...
- 5/25/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Robert Simonds’ nascent studio has closed an exclusive, four-year premium television deal with Showtime starting this year as it moves ahead with its first four features.
Gary Ross will direct Matthew McConaughey (pictured) in Civil War drama The Free State Of Jones, which Route One / Union Investment Partners and Vendian Entertainment are co-financing and Im Global sells internationally.
Billy Ray will commence production this month on The Secret In Their Eyes based on his adapted screenplay from the Argentinian Oscar-winning thriller. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts star and Mark Johnson produces.
Stx is producing in association with Im Global, while co-financiers are Route One / Union Investment Partners.
Shooting is also scheduled to begin this month on Joel Edgerton’s untitled feature directorial and writing debut. The thriller from producers Rebecca Yeldham and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse explores whether bygones can ever truly be bygones.
Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall and Edgerton star. Blumhouse International, which...
Gary Ross will direct Matthew McConaughey (pictured) in Civil War drama The Free State Of Jones, which Route One / Union Investment Partners and Vendian Entertainment are co-financing and Im Global sells internationally.
Billy Ray will commence production this month on The Secret In Their Eyes based on his adapted screenplay from the Argentinian Oscar-winning thriller. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts star and Mark Johnson produces.
Stx is producing in association with Im Global, while co-financiers are Route One / Union Investment Partners.
Shooting is also scheduled to begin this month on Joel Edgerton’s untitled feature directorial and writing debut. The thriller from producers Rebecca Yeldham and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse explores whether bygones can ever truly be bygones.
Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall and Edgerton star. Blumhouse International, which...
- 1/20/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Matthew McConaughey, Julia Roberts, Jason Bateman Headline Projects for Showtime, Stx Multiyear Deal
The premium TV window film pact also includes film starring Nicole Kidman, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Will Ferrell
Showtime Networks and the newly launched Stx Entertainment have closed a multiyear deal to bring movies distributed theatrically by the latter to the former’s pay-tv channels during the so-called premium television window.
The agreement begins this year and covers releases through 2019.
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Also as part of the joint announcement, Stx revealed that it has begun production on its initial slate of films, including “The Free State of Jones,” which is based on the...
Showtime Networks and the newly launched Stx Entertainment have closed a multiyear deal to bring movies distributed theatrically by the latter to the former’s pay-tv channels during the so-called premium television window.
The agreement begins this year and covers releases through 2019.
Also Read: 19 Exclusive Portraits From TheWrap’s Awards Contender Series (Photos)
Also as part of the joint announcement, Stx revealed that it has begun production on its initial slate of films, including “The Free State of Jones,” which is based on the...
- 1/20/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Showtime Networks has extended its pay TV output agreement with DreamWorks Studios movies released through the Walt Disney Company. Showtime senior vp content acquisitions Gary Garfinkel and senior vp content acquisitions and business & legal affairs Kent Sevener and Disney-abc Domestic Television president Janice Marinelli made the announcement Thursday, noting it would include films released theatrically through 2018. This replaces the current agreement made in 2009 (when Showtime replaced Starz), which had DreamWorks movies on Showtime through 2015. DreamWorks’ critically acclaimed Oscar nominee Lincoln will make its debut on Showtime later this year. Showtime is a part of CBS
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- 3/14/2013
- by Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The re-up between Showtime and DreamWorks came after that studio went through a courtship with Netflix, we’re told. This is a strategically important deal for Showtime, particularly as Netflix continues to add an inventory of original series and has a movie inventory that makes it an alternative to the pay channel. The question is whether DreamWorks generates enough to satisfy Showtime’s appetite for films. The studio doesn’t crank them out like they once did; there are two films so far scheduled for 2013 and two more for 2014. Showtime might have to add another supplier to fill that shortfall. It also has a deal with The Weinstein Company that is up in 2015 and that becomes more important because of TWC’s higher output. Los Angeles, CA – March 14, 2013 – Showtime Networks Inc. and The Walt Disney Studios have extended their exclusive output agreement under which DreamWorks Studios’ films theatrically released by...
- 3/14/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Showtime Networks has upped Gary Garfinkel and Kent Sevener to co-head the company’s acquisitions department. The promotion comes on the heels of Showtime announcing on Monday that Showtime veteran Matthew Duda, Evp Program Acquisitions, Planning and Distribution, will be retiring. Replacing Duda, Garfinkel and Sevener will be responsible for the acquisition of feature films, documentaries, stand-up comedy, specials and music programs for all of Showtime Networks’ services. They will also oversee the company’s output deals with studios that include Dreamworks, Summit Entertainment, The Weinstein Co., IFC Films and CBS Films. Garfinkel, Svp, Content Acquisitions, will be based in the network’s Los Angeles office, and will report to Showtime entertainment president David Nevins. Sevener, Svp, Content Acquisitions and Business & Legal Affairs, will remain based in the network’s New York office, and will have a dual report to Nevins, and in connection with his continuing legal functions, Gwen Marcus,...
- 3/27/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
When Showtime acquisitions head Gary Garfinkel made the move to pick up the strikingly intimate new Kings of Leon documentary “Talihina Sky” after his staff found it as a work in progress at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year, there was no way of knowing how hot a topic the band would become. Garfinkel says that an unusually robust campaign was already fully underway for the doc, which begins multiple airdates on Showtime this Sunday at 10 p.m., before lead singer Caleb Followill’s boozy on-stage meltdown in Dallas two weeks...
- 8/21/2011
- by Fred Schruers
- The Wrap
Showtime has promoted three executives to senior vice presidents in his programming division. Danielle Gelber rises from VP of original programming, drama series programming, to senior VP, original programming. She will be responsible for the development and oversight of new Showtime series including Huff, the Hank Azaria drama scheduled to bow later this year. Gelber also oversaw The L Word and Out of Order. She reports to Gary Levine, executive VP, original programming. Gary Garfinkel will move to senior VP from VP of film acquisitions, a position he has held since 1998. He will be responsible for the negotiation and acquisition of films for Showtime, The Movie Channel, Sundance Channel, Flix and Showtime's digital channels, as well as working on studio output deals. He reports to Matthew Duda, executive VP, acquistions, planning and distribution. Sara Fischer has been boosted from VP to senior VP, production, where she will oversee all aspects of production for the network, including scouting film locations, crew management and post-production. She currently oversees production on Word and Queer as Folk. Fischer will report to Michael Rauch, executive VP, production. All three executives will be based in Los Angeles.
- 3/17/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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