Top U.K. STX International executives Llewellyn Radley, Laura Austin Little, Jill Silfen and Mike Shanks have reunited with John Friedberg at new company Black Bear International, as it announces a U.K. distribution plan.
The announcement comes just days after news broke that STX was closing the London office it opened in 2017, in a development that was expected to impact at least a dozen members of staff.
Friedberg exited as STX’s President of International after seven years in the job last May. He then went on to announced the creation of Black Bear International with Teddy Schwarzman during Cannes.
The arrival of his former STX colleagues has enabled Friedberg to set his international leadership team.
Radley joins as EVP, International and UK MD and will lead the launch of Black Bear’s direct distribution business in the UK, reporting to Friedberg.
The company will release 12-15 films per year,...
The announcement comes just days after news broke that STX was closing the London office it opened in 2017, in a development that was expected to impact at least a dozen members of staff.
Friedberg exited as STX’s President of International after seven years in the job last May. He then went on to announced the creation of Black Bear International with Teddy Schwarzman during Cannes.
The arrival of his former STX colleagues has enabled Friedberg to set his international leadership team.
Radley joins as EVP, International and UK MD and will lead the launch of Black Bear’s direct distribution business in the UK, reporting to Friedberg.
The company will release 12-15 films per year,...
- 8/4/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Llewellyn Radley, Laura Austin Little, Jill Silfen and Mike Shanks join John Friedberg.
Black Bear is moving into direct UK distribution and has unveiled the Black Bear International senior leadership team months after John Friedberg left STX to set up the company with Teddy Schwarzman.
Llewellyn Radley, Laura Austin Little, Jill Silfen and Mike Shanks all join Friedberg at the new venture and worked together at STX International. Last week Screen was first to report that STX was understood to be winding down its UK office in London, which houses the international sales and the distribution teams.
Radley joins as EVP,...
Black Bear is moving into direct UK distribution and has unveiled the Black Bear International senior leadership team months after John Friedberg left STX to set up the company with Teddy Schwarzman.
Llewellyn Radley, Laura Austin Little, Jill Silfen and Mike Shanks all join Friedberg at the new venture and worked together at STX International. Last week Screen was first to report that STX was understood to be winding down its UK office in London, which houses the international sales and the distribution teams.
Radley joins as EVP,...
- 8/4/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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