Broad Green: How Wall Street Wealth, A-List Talent, and Brash Decisions Made an Indie Player Implode
It takes guts to join the indie distribution fray, especially when the market is challenged by big buyers like Netflix and Amazon Studios (which, along with Annapurna, is optimistically taking over its own theatrical distribution) and television is chasing down the hottest indie talent. Even one-time high-flyer The Weinstein Co., which once knew better than anyone how to play the indie game, is evolving to survive during these changing times.
When Wall Street billionaires Gabriel Hammond, 38, and his brother, Daniel, 34, launched independent producer-distributor Broad Green Pictures three summers ago, Hollywood was skeptical. It was a strange time to reinvent a dying economic model.
Now, after trying to use arcane algorithms to determine what movies to make, Gabriel has decided to pull the plug on production. The breaking point was the July 14 release of John Leonetti’s “Wish Upon,” which grossed $13.2 million on a $12 million budget. (Theaters return about half of the take to the distributor,...
When Wall Street billionaires Gabriel Hammond, 38, and his brother, Daniel, 34, launched independent producer-distributor Broad Green Pictures three summers ago, Hollywood was skeptical. It was a strange time to reinvent a dying economic model.
Now, after trying to use arcane algorithms to determine what movies to make, Gabriel has decided to pull the plug on production. The breaking point was the July 14 release of John Leonetti’s “Wish Upon,” which grossed $13.2 million on a $12 million budget. (Theaters return about half of the take to the distributor,...
- 8/2/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Broad Green: How Wall Street Wealth, A-List Talent, and Brash Decisions Made an Indie Player Implode
It takes guts to join the indie distribution fray, especially when the market is challenged by big buyers like Netflix and Amazon Studios (which, along with Annapurna, is optimistically taking over its own theatrical distribution) and television is chasing down the hottest indie talent. Even one-time high-flyer The Weinstein Co., which once knew better than anyone how to play the indie game, is evolving to survive during these changing times.
When Wall Street billionaires Gabriel Hammond, 38, and his brother, Daniel, 34, launched independent producer-distributor Broad Green Pictures three summers ago, Hollywood was skeptical. It was a strange time to reinvent a dying economic model.
Now, after trying to use arcane algorithms to determine what movies to make, Gabriel has decided to pull the plug on production. The breaking point was the July 14 release of John Leonetti’s “Wish Upon,” which grossed $13.2 million on a $12 million budget. (Theaters return about half of the take to the distributor,...
When Wall Street billionaires Gabriel Hammond, 38, and his brother, Daniel, 34, launched independent producer-distributor Broad Green Pictures three summers ago, Hollywood was skeptical. It was a strange time to reinvent a dying economic model.
Now, after trying to use arcane algorithms to determine what movies to make, Gabriel has decided to pull the plug on production. The breaking point was the July 14 release of John Leonetti’s “Wish Upon,” which grossed $13.2 million on a $12 million budget. (Theaters return about half of the take to the distributor,...
- 8/2/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Broad Green Pictures and Pigasus Pictures are partnering for the romantic comedy The Good Catholic.
Danny Glover and John C. McGinley star in the feature about a priest that has a crisis of faith when he falls in love with a woman. Zachary Spicer and Wrenn Schmidt also star in the movie from writer-director Paul Shoulberg, who drew on the true story of his parents — a small-town priest and a practicing nun.
Spicer, John Robert Armstrong and Graham Sheldon produced the film, with David Anspaugh and Jordan Gershowitz executive producing.
Broad Green will distribute The Good Catholic in select...
Danny Glover and John C. McGinley star in the feature about a priest that has a crisis of faith when he falls in love with a woman. Zachary Spicer and Wrenn Schmidt also star in the movie from writer-director Paul Shoulberg, who drew on the true story of his parents — a small-town priest and a practicing nun.
Spicer, John Robert Armstrong and Graham Sheldon produced the film, with David Anspaugh and Jordan Gershowitz executive producing.
Broad Green will distribute The Good Catholic in select...
- 5/23/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Broad Green Pictures is releasing the first feature film from three year-old Indiana-based production company Pigasus Pictures with The Good Catholic. The romantic comedy will bow on September 8 in select theaters at the same time it his VOD. The Good Catholic, from writer/director Paul Shoulberg's follows a priest who suffers a crisis of faith when he falls for a young woman and is inspired on a true story — that of Shoulberg’s own family. His father, Donald (who has…...
- 5/23/2017
- Deadline
An unlikely romantic comedy concerning a young parish priest struggling to discover the true scope of his religious calling, The Good Catholic doesn't so much challenge conventions as reinforce them. Potentially engaging enough to appeal beyond faith-based communities, writer-director Paul Shoulberg's feature remains a distinctly specialized item that would likely require dedicated care to reach beyond a core audience, which could be sizeable nonetheless.
Father Daniel (Zachary Spicer) ended up in the priesthood as a tribute to his deceased father, leading to his position as the youngest of three clergymen ministering to a Bloomington, In parish. Under the guidance of...
Father Daniel (Zachary Spicer) ended up in the priesthood as a tribute to his deceased father, leading to his position as the youngest of three clergymen ministering to a Bloomington, In parish. Under the guidance of...
- 2/24/2017
- by Justin Lowe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The Good Catholic,” director Paul Shoulberg’s film about a priest experiencing a crisis of faith, has won the top jury award at the 2017 Santa Barbara Film Festival, Sbiff organizers announced on Saturday. “My Hero Brother,” Yonatan Nir’s film about a group of young men and women with Down syndrome traveling through the Himalayas, won the audience award, as well as the jury prize for best documentary. Other Santa Barbara awards went to the documentary “Angry Inuk” and the international film “The Constitution.” Also Read: 2017 Sundance Film Festival Awards: The Complete Winners List Awards for Latin American and Nordic cinema went to.
- 2/11/2017
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Under Executive director Roger Durling, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival has flourished by riding the awards season wave via starry onstage interviews with Oscar contenders.
Every year, screenwriters, directors and producers promote their causes on panels, and the likes of Jeff Bridges (a local), Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, Denzel Washington, and Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams submit to in-depth tributes from Leonard Maltin and Pete Hammond, among others. This year I had the pleasure of a wide-ranging conversation with Best Actress Oscar-nominee Isabelle Huppert. (See video excerpts below.)
And Saturday, the festival wound up its 32nd edition by handing out its annual jury prizes. All eleven are listed below.
The Audience Choice Award went to Yonatan Nir’s “My Hero Brother,” which also took home the Best Documentary Award. It tells the story of a group of young people with Down syndrome who embarking on an arduous trek through the Himalayas.
Every year, screenwriters, directors and producers promote their causes on panels, and the likes of Jeff Bridges (a local), Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, Denzel Washington, and Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams submit to in-depth tributes from Leonard Maltin and Pete Hammond, among others. This year I had the pleasure of a wide-ranging conversation with Best Actress Oscar-nominee Isabelle Huppert. (See video excerpts below.)
And Saturday, the festival wound up its 32nd edition by handing out its annual jury prizes. All eleven are listed below.
The Audience Choice Award went to Yonatan Nir’s “My Hero Brother,” which also took home the Best Documentary Award. It tells the story of a group of young people with Down syndrome who embarking on an arduous trek through the Himalayas.
- 2/11/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Under Executive director Roger Durling, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival has flourished by riding the awards season wave via starry onstage interviews with Oscar contenders.
Every year, screenwriters, directors and producers promote their causes on panels, and the likes of Jeff Bridges (a local), Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, Denzel Washington, and Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams submit to in-depth tributes from Leonard Maltin and Pete Hammond, among others. This year I had the pleasure of a wide-ranging conversation with Best Actress Oscar-nominee Isabelle Huppert. (See video excerpts below.)
And Saturday, the festival wound up its 32nd edition by handing out its annual jury prizes. All eleven are listed below.
The Audience Choice Award went to Yonatan Nir’s “My Hero Brother,” which also took home the Best Documentary Award. It tells the story of a group of young people with Down syndrome who embarking on an arduous trek through the Himalayas.
Every year, screenwriters, directors and producers promote their causes on panels, and the likes of Jeff Bridges (a local), Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, Denzel Washington, and Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams submit to in-depth tributes from Leonard Maltin and Pete Hammond, among others. This year I had the pleasure of a wide-ranging conversation with Best Actress Oscar-nominee Isabelle Huppert. (See video excerpts below.)
And Saturday, the festival wound up its 32nd edition by handing out its annual jury prizes. All eleven are listed below.
The Audience Choice Award went to Yonatan Nir’s “My Hero Brother,” which also took home the Best Documentary Award. It tells the story of a group of young people with Down syndrome who embarking on an arduous trek through the Himalayas.
- 2/11/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Plus: The Little Prince to open Santa Barbara fest; former Screendaily head critic on Sundance jury; and more…
Miami Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival has struck a partnership with Google on a seminar series addressing gender and racial gaps in the film industry. Festival top brass additionally announced 21 features in the line-up, all of which are directed by women. The 33rd edition of the festival runs from March 4-13. Click here for the full roster.
The Us premiere of The Little Prince and Marguerite bookend the Santa Barbara International Film Festival presented by Ugg, set to run from February 3-13. The festival will present 52 world premieres and 53 Us premieres and the programme includes the Us premiere of Terrance Malick’s Knight Of Cups. For the full line-up of films and honourees click here.Sundance Institute has announced the festival juries featuring Edinburgh International Film Festival artistic director and former Screen International head critic Mark Adams on the...
Miami Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival has struck a partnership with Google on a seminar series addressing gender and racial gaps in the film industry. Festival top brass additionally announced 21 features in the line-up, all of which are directed by women. The 33rd edition of the festival runs from March 4-13. Click here for the full roster.
The Us premiere of The Little Prince and Marguerite bookend the Santa Barbara International Film Festival presented by Ugg, set to run from February 3-13. The festival will present 52 world premieres and 53 Us premieres and the programme includes the Us premiere of Terrance Malick’s Knight Of Cups. For the full line-up of films and honourees click here.Sundance Institute has announced the festival juries featuring Edinburgh International Film Festival artistic director and former Screen International head critic Mark Adams on the...
- 1/12/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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