Rome – European pay-tv platform Sky and five prominent Italian production companies have officially launched their Italian theatrical distribution operation, now named Vision Distribution. It is headed by former Warner Bros. Italy managing director Nicola Maccanico.
As previously reported, the partnership sees Sky Italia, Italy’s top pay-tv provider, in an alliance with producers Cattleya, Wildside, Lucisano Group, Palomar, and Indiana Production, which together account for roughly 40% of the domestic share of the Italian box office. Cattleya’s comedy “Mister Felicità” recently beat several Hollywood blockbusters to top the 2017 New Year’s weekend box office spot. The movie was released by 01 Distribution, a unit of Rai Cinema, the movie arm of Italian pubcaster Rai.
Massimiliano Orfei, Rai Cinema’s head of legal affairs,will join Vision Distribution as its chief financial and legal affairs officer, becoming the company’s de facto No. 2. Davide Novelli, a web-marketing expert previously at Warner Bros. and several tech startups,...
As previously reported, the partnership sees Sky Italia, Italy’s top pay-tv provider, in an alliance with producers Cattleya, Wildside, Lucisano Group, Palomar, and Indiana Production, which together account for roughly 40% of the domestic share of the Italian box office. Cattleya’s comedy “Mister Felicità” recently beat several Hollywood blockbusters to top the 2017 New Year’s weekend box office spot. The movie was released by 01 Distribution, a unit of Rai Cinema, the movie arm of Italian pubcaster Rai.
Massimiliano Orfei, Rai Cinema’s head of legal affairs,will join Vision Distribution as its chief financial and legal affairs officer, becoming the company’s de facto No. 2. Davide Novelli, a web-marketing expert previously at Warner Bros. and several tech startups,...
- 1/30/2017
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety - Film News
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