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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jan 25, 2015 21:07:41 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/sundance-cantinas-entertainment-buys-mission-pictures-1201411469/Film financier Cantinas Entertainment has acquired Mission Pictures to form Cantinas Distribution as a wholly owned subsidiary. Mission Pictures co-founder Cindy Bond will assume oversight of Cantinas Distribution, which seeks to acquire positive, life-affirming films for North American theatrical release. Bond and her team plan to have a major presence in film markets including the Sundance Film Festival. Greg Campbell, Cantinas Entertainment co-founder and CEO, said, “This fulfills one of the core components for Cantinas Entertainment to become one of the next-gen content providers of quality entertainment.” Cantinas’ slate includes the live-action feature “Heaven Sent,” directed by Michael Landon Jr., currently in post-production; a movie based on Francine Rivers’ novel “Redeeming Love”; a co-production deal for “Bridge to Jabez” with Mike Medavoy, Doug McKay, Robert Kaplan and Christopher Trunkey; and a feature based on Brenda Spahn’s book “Miss Brenda and “The Loveladies: A Heartwarming True Story of Grace, God and Gumption.” Mission Pictures International is a foreign sales, finance, and distribution company that specializes in family and faith-based entertainment for mainstream audiences worldwide.
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