PRESS RELEASE – Toronto (June 28, 2024) – COSMEDIA Distribution today announced a deal with internationally-acclaimed producer Robert Lantos for the distribution of a newly curated Collection of iconic Canadian films from his award-winning motion picture and TV production company Serendipity Point Films. Totaling 25 films and lensed by some of the World’s foremost Directors, it’s the first time this award-winning curated Collection has been made available to license throughout Canada in both English and French.
The deal was brokered between Lantos and Mike Cosentino, President of COSMEDIA.Inc who commented that: “This is a quintessential collection of Canadian Film showcasing a cross section of incredible, award-winning stories, produced with passion, lensed by legendary Directors and seen by millions during their Festival and theatrical runs. This timely deal means that for the first time, this one-stop Collection can be licensed and exhibited for audiences across all platforms at a time when our Industry is focussed on the production, exhibition and discoverability of great Canadian film.”
The star-studded Collection features some of the World’s foremost Directors, including Don McKellar’s Through Black Spruce (2018) about the disappearance of a young Cree woman, Richard J Lewis’s Golden Globe Winner Barney’s Version (2010) based on the Giller Prize winning novel by Mordechai Richler and featuring an all-star cast: Paul Giamatti, Minnie Driver, Bruce Greenwood, Dustin Hoffman, Scott Speedman, Rachelle Lefevre and Rosamund Pike, Jeremy Podeswa’s stirring tale Fugitive Pieces (2007) about a Jewish immigrant whose life is haunted by the murder of his family, Atom Egoyan’s 1950s set Where The Truth Lies, (2005) starring Colin Firth and Kevin Bacon as two beloved entertainers who encounter a really big problem, Istavan Szabo’s Being Julia (2004) starring Jeremy Irons, Bruce Greenwood and Annette Bening whose performance won her the 2004 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, Oscar winner Norman Jewison’s The Statement (2003) starring Oscar-winner Michael Caine and Tilda Swinton as an ambitious Judge and exacting Colonel who re-open the 60-year old case of an escaped Nazi collaborator accused of murder, the David Cronenberg classic and Cannes Special Jury Prize winner Crash (1996) starring James Spader, Holly Hunter and Rosanna Arquette about an underground subculture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims, and fellow classic Joshua Then and Now (Ted Kotcheff, 1985) starring Alan Arkin, James Woods and based on the best-selling novel of Mordechai Richler.
The collection also includes the bold, uninhibited drama Below Her Mouth (2016) directed by April Mullen and starring Natalie Krill and Erika Linder and Clara (2019) starring Troian Bellisario and Patrick J. Adams as an astronomer obsessed with searching the cosmos for evidence of life directed by Akash Sherman.
The Serendipity Point Films collection is the latest Film portfolio to be represented by COSMEDIA Distribution, the distribution vertical operating as part of COSMEDIA.Inc.
About COSMEDIA Distribution
COSMEDIA Distribution is the Distribution vertical within COSMEDIA.Inc and led by Mike Cosentino, its President & Executive Producer. The former President of Content & Programming for BCE’s (TSX: BCE) media division left in January 2021 to launch the Canadian based media company specializing in Distribution, Production and Consulting services serving the media industry in Canada, the U.S., Latin American and abroad. Under his leadership, the company has since partnered with some of the World’s foremost entertainment brands including Fremantle, Viaplay, Shout! Factory Studios, Incendo, Talpa Entertainment, Quiver Entertainment & Distribution, Reel World Management, Aftershock Media, Mogul Productions, Blue Ant Media, A+E Networks and more. More information can be found online at www.cosentinomedia.com.
About Serendipity Point Films
Serendipity Point Films was formed by acclaimed producer Robert Lantos, following the sale of his controlling interest in Alliance Communications, the publicly traded company he co-founded and of which he was Chair and CEO. Serendipity Point Films is a boutique production company focused on theatrical feature films and prestige television. Four Robert Lantos productions – The Sweet Hereafter, Being Julia, Eastern Promises, and Barney’s Version – have received Academy Award nominations, while Sunshine and Eastern Promises were nominated for Best Picture Golden Globes and Being Julia and Barney’s Version took home the Golden Globe statues for Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively. Nine films have been in the Official Cannes Selection, with The Sweet Hereafter, Adoration, and Crash receiving prizes. His most recent credit is Cannes Competition entry Crimes of the Future. More information can be found online at https://www.serendipitypoint.com/.
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PRESS RELEASE – Toronto (May 3, 2023) – Toronto based media company CosMedia.Inc today announced an exclusive distribution partnership with Colombia based RCN and its distribution division, RCN Distribution. The deal provides RCN exclusive localization and distribution rights to the CosMedia.Inc catalogue of movie and series IP for the LatAm market.
The deal follows on the recent January 2023 announcement that CosMedia.Inc had launched a Latin American Distribution Arm powered by a pipeline of movie content from award-winning Canadian producer Incendo. The expansive catalogue features more than 50 titles ranging across popular genres including RomCom, Action, Thriller and Drama. The collection includes new first run romance titles Destination Love (2021), Love and Penguins (2022), first run thrillers Terror Train (2022), Marry F*** Kill (2023) and The Amityville Curse (2023), together with a range of star-driven titles featuring audience favourites Mena Suvari (No Surrender), Rachael Leigh Cook (Stealing Paradise), Morena Bacccarin (Look Again), Amanda Righetti (Wandering Eye) and more.
“The RCN deal is the perfect partnership to finalize our LatAm distribution strategy,” said Mike Cosentino, President CosMedia.Inc. “They are experts in localization and have best-in-class relationships with broadcasters and streamers big and small. With their expertise, the catalogue is in great hands.”
“The CosMedia catalogue of movies is a welcome addition to our portfolio of content,” said Maria Lucia Hernandez Frieri, Director of Distribution, RCN Television S.A. “We welcome this partnership and look forward to working with our broadcast and streaming partners to deliver these movies to audiences across Latin America.”
CosMedia.Inc is a specialized Canadian media company backed by veteran media executive Mike Cosentino, a former content, programming & production leader for top ranked CTV and leading domestic SVOD streamer Crave.
About COSMEDIA.INC
COSMEDIA>INC is a Canadian-led media company operating across three verticals – Content, Production and Distribution and with partnerships with some of the World’s foremost brands including Fremantle, Viaplay, Shout! Factory Studios, Quiver Entertainment, Reel World Management, Mogul Productions, Blue Ant Media, A+E Networks and more. In January 2023, the company expanded its Distribution focus, launching a LatAm Distribution Arm. COSMEDIA.INC is led by veteran media executive Mike Cosentino, former President of Content & Programming for Bell Media, BCE’s (TSX: BCE) media division.
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PRESS RELEASE – Miami (January 25, 2023) – Toronto based CosMedia.Inc today announced it has launched a LatAm Distribution Arm focused on localizing best-in-class Canadian movie and series IP and delivering them to the Latin American market.
The announcement follows a landmark distribution deal with leading content producer Incendo to represent its highly acclaimed and expansive movie catalogue to Latin American buyers. The announcement was made today from Content Americas, the Miami-based content market reconnecting the LatAm content business to the US, Canada, and international markets.
The Incendo deal delivers a pipeline of movie content with titles ranging from a variety of populist genres. From fun, lighthearted romantic comedies to action-packed, high-stakes thrillers, and smart, thought-provoking dramas, the catalogue of female-led movies embraces unique stories and relatable characters, appealing to a wide range of global audiences.
CosMedia.Inc is a specialized Canadian media company backed by veteran media executive Mike Cosentino, a former content, programming & production leader for top ranked CTV and leading domestic SVOD streamer Crave.
“Canadian producers like Incendo are behind some of the most watched movies commissioned for TV audiences in the US and abroad, and our goal is to create partnerships and a pipeline to deliver best in class titles with expert localization to audiences across Latin America,” said Cosentino, President CosMedia.Inc.
“Having collaborated with Mike in various areas of our business for many years, Incendo is delighted to partner with CosMedia.Inc, and have our content brands expanded into the lucrative Latin American market,” added Brook Peters, Managing Director and Senior Vice-President, Sales & Production Operations, Incendo.
About CosMedia.Inc
Launched in Spring 2021, CosMedia.Inc is a Canadian-led, hyper-focussed media company operating across three verticals – Content, Production and Distribution. The company is led by veteran media executive Mike Cosentino, former President of Content & Programming for BCE’s (TSX: BCE) media division, Bell Media and provides expertise in FAST, SVOD, AVOD, Network & Cable and has considerable expertise in content acquisition, licensing and production. Since inception, CosMedia.Inc has partnered with some of the World’s foremost entertainment brands including Fremantle, Viaplay, Shout! Factory Studios, Quiver Entertainment, Reel World Management, Mogul Productions, Blue Ant Media, A+E Networks and more. For more information, visit www.cosentinomedia.com.
About Incendo
Incendo is a Canadian company that specializes in the production and international distribution of high-quality television programming for the worldwide marketplace. Since its inception in 2001, the company has produced compelling movies, television series as well as documentaries that have been sold throughout the world. Incendo is the leading television distribution company in Canada and also handles theatrical distribution in Québec for Paramount Pictures. For more information, visit www.incendo.ca.
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