SANTA MONICA, Calif. and COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Aug. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Global content
leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) has entered a new multiyear
output deal with longstanding partner Nordisk Film in Scandinavia,
the two companies announced today.
The longterm agreement encompasses a deep pipeline of upcoming
titles from Lionsgate and its Summit Entertainment label including
the recently released action comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me,
the stylish thriller A Simple Favor, the Charlize
Theron/Seth Rogen comedy
Flarsky, and the star-driven event films The Kingkiller
Chronicle: The Name of the Wind, John Wick: Chapter Three and Chaos
Walking.
"We're delighted to extend our longstanding relationship with
our world-class distribution partner Nordisk Film as we continue to
expand Lionsgate's global footprint," said Lionsgate Motion Picture
Group President of International Helen
Lee-Kim. "Scandinavia is a key market and we look forward to
bringing our diverse portfolio of commercially exciting and
star-driven event films to moviegoers in the territory."
"We are extremely happy to continue our longstanding
collaboration with Lionsgate and to offer their impressive slate of
upcoming films to the Scandinavian market. We have no doubt that
their movies will continue to resonate with our audiences in the
coming years," said Kenneth Wiberg,
Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Nordisk Film
Distribution. "Together with our continuously growing local product
portfolio, the deal with Lionsgate will constitute the backbone of
Nordisk Film's leading market position in Scandinavia."
Lionsgate's feature film slate has generated nearly $10 billion at the global box office over the
past five years led by the critically-acclaimed breakout sensation
Wonder, the global box office phenomenon La La Land,
winner of six Academy Awards®, double Oscar®
winner Hacksaw Ridge, and the Hunger Games,
John Wick, and Now You See
Me blockbuster franchises.
The agreement was negotiated for Lionsgate by EVP of
International Sales and China/Asia
Productions & Strategy Wendy Reeds out of the Company's
London office. Peter Philipsen, General Manager International
Acquisitions & Distribution, and Christopher Seidelin, Head of
International Acquisitions, negotiated the agreement on behalf of
Nordisk Film.
Lionsgate also currently has output deals with StudioCanal in
Australia, Leone Film Group in
Italy, Metropolitan Filmexport and
SND in France, Belga Films in
Benelux, Eagle Films and Jaquar Films in the Middle East, Encore Films and Golden Village
in Singapore, Monolith in
Poland, and eOne in Spain. Other deals include Central Partnership
in the CIS and Vertical in Eastern
Europe as well as a joint venture partnership with IDC in
Latin America, a digital
partnership with iQIYI in China,
and Lionsgate's UK distribution company Lionsgate UK.
ABOUT LIONSGATE
The first major new studio in decades,
Lionsgate is a global content platform whose films, television
series, digital products and linear and over-the-top platforms
reach next generation audiences around the world. In addition
to its filmed entertainment leadership, Lionsgate content drives a
growing presence in interactive and location-based entertainment,
gaming, virtual reality and other new entertainment
technologies. Lionsgate's content initiatives are backed by a
16,000-title film and television library and delivered through a
global licensing infrastructure. The Lionsgate brand is
synonymous with original, daring and ground-breaking content
created with special emphasis on the evolving patterns and diverse
composition of the Company's worldwide consumer base.
ABOUT NORDISK FILM
Founded in 1906, Nordisk Film is
the leading producer and distributor of films in the Nordic
countries and operates the largest cinema chains in Denmark and Norway. Nordisk Film has digital businesses
within gift cards, ticketing services, computer games development
and eSports and is the distributor of PlayStation in the Nordic and
Baltic countries. Nordisk Film is part of Egmont – a leading media
group in the Nordics with 6,600 employees and activities in 30
countries. These include Egmont Publishing, which publishes more
than 700 magazines, TV 2 in Norway
and several book publishers. Egmont is a commercial foundation that
generates revenue amounting to EUR 1.6
billion and donate more than EUR 13
million a year to help improve the lives of children and
young people.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Cristina Castañeda
CCastaneda@lionsgate.com
(310) 255-5114
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