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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- It was announced today jointly by Exclusive Media Group's (EMG) CEO Nigel Sinclair and Newmarket's Co-Founder Chris Ball, that EMG will acquire Newmarket Films, the highly regarded Los Angeles based film production and distribution company founded by William Tyrer and Chris Ball in 1994, creating an ideal pairing of two leading independent film companies.
EMG will now comprise Newmarket Films, Spitfire Pictures, Hammer and Exclusive Film Distribution with offices in both Los Angeles and London.
The acquisition of Newmarket will add a first-class library of over 250 titles to EMG's already existing 300+ title library, which includes the legendary Hammer Films and Spitfire Pictures catalogue. Newmarket's production credits include "Memento," "The Mexican," "Cruel Intentions," and "The Prestige", while its distribution arm has such critical and box office successes on its roster as, "Donnie Darko," "Monster", "Whale Rider" and "The Passion of the Christ."
EMG will substantially expand and recapitalise Newmarket's US theatrical distribution operation with plans to acquire and release 4-6 films a year; typically acquisitions will be director driven films, in keeping with the Newmarket tradition. Newmarket and EMG recently combined at the Toronto...
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