Sean Rothsey
- Producer
- Executive
Australian born and Noosa based Chairman of Pinefilm Entertainment. Through its subsidiary Pinefilm Entertainment (now incorporated within The Merkin Group), The Merkin Group was a major Australian film distributor in its own right and also assisted start-up film acquisition and distribution companies including The Globe Film Co, Horizon One Entertainment, Revolution Entertainment and others.
Pinefilm Entertainment remains as a all rights film distributor in Australia and New Zealand, established in 1999, working across finance, acquisitions, sales, distribution and marketing. It has a substantial library of art house, independent and foreign language films, documentaries, special interest, sports, mainstream theatrical and direct-to-video/DVD/TV films. Pinefilm Entertainment has been incorporated within The Merkin Group and is no longer a separate entity.Sean has produced, co- produced, financed, co- financed, acquired and distributed over 400 films across all rights, globally, as a physical and as a virtual producer. He has experience and relationships including agencies, bankers, insurers, completion bond providers, governments, producers, line producers, studios, mini studios, independent distributors, collection houses and sales agents.