Distribution deal covers docs and select classics from Kino Lorber’s catalogue.
French documentary producer-distributor Zed has closed an agreement with Us independent theatrical distributor and DVD publisher, Kino Lorber.
Under the terms of the deal, Zed will handle distribution in Europe of select documentaries and classic films in the Kino Lorber catalogue.
The agreement was negotiated between Larris Dubois-Flavien, Zed’s Head of International Acquisitions, and Elizabeth Sheldon, Svp of Kino Lorber.
The distribution agreement includes recent documentaries such as Seeds of Time (2014) directed by Sandy McLeod, and the 1970 Oscar-nominated doc King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis, along with restored classics including The Birth of a Nation (1915) directed by D. W. Griffith, and Scarlet Street (1931) directed by Fritz Lang.
The collaboration marks the move by Zed to grow its distribution activities, driven over the past five years by the company’s founder and president Manuel Catteau.
French documentary producer-distributor Zed has closed an agreement with Us independent theatrical distributor and DVD publisher, Kino Lorber.
Under the terms of the deal, Zed will handle distribution in Europe of select documentaries and classic films in the Kino Lorber catalogue.
The agreement was negotiated between Larris Dubois-Flavien, Zed’s Head of International Acquisitions, and Elizabeth Sheldon, Svp of Kino Lorber.
The distribution agreement includes recent documentaries such as Seeds of Time (2014) directed by Sandy McLeod, and the 1970 Oscar-nominated doc King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis, along with restored classics including The Birth of a Nation (1915) directed by D. W. Griffith, and Scarlet Street (1931) directed by Fritz Lang.
The collaboration marks the move by Zed to grow its distribution activities, driven over the past five years by the company’s founder and president Manuel Catteau.
- 10/23/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
When it comes to various topics that raise a great deal of existential angst, seeds aren’t usually on that list. Very few people think of seeds when they think of ways our world may forever be altered. However, with climate change forever altering our planet, harvesting crops and having the ability to grow food if something negative were to hit this planet on a grand scale could very well save the human race.
This is the subject for director/producer Sandy McLeod’s latest film, entitled Seeds Of Time.
A hit at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, the film tells the story of conservationist Cary Fowler, who for 30 years has stood for not only the conservation of crops and seeds, but also the conservation of a diverse selection of seeds. Touching on things ranging from the dissolution of gene banks around the globe to the ever increasing failures...
This is the subject for director/producer Sandy McLeod’s latest film, entitled Seeds Of Time.
A hit at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, the film tells the story of conservationist Cary Fowler, who for 30 years has stood for not only the conservation of crops and seeds, but also the conservation of a diverse selection of seeds. Touching on things ranging from the dissolution of gene banks around the globe to the ever increasing failures...
- 5/22/2015
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
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