PRESS RELEASES
SUNDANCE CHANNEL HOME ENTERTAINMENT
SIGNS DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH HART SHARP VIDEO
New York , NY December 9, 2004 .. Mike Haney, Vice President, Sundance Channel Home Entertainment (SCHE), and Joe Amodei, President, Hart Sharp Video announced today that the two companies have entered into a distribution partnership. Hart Sharp Video will be the exclusive distributor of Sundance Channel Home Entertainment's premiere independent film line on home video for releases beginning April 2005. Titles will be announced shortly.
Haney said "Hart Sharp's affinity for the independent film category makes this partnership a perfect fit for Sundance Channel Home Entertainment. Joe Amodei and his group are one of the most experienced home entertainment sales teams in the business; I am confident that they will introduce the Sundance Channel brand to a growing consumer base of independent film lovers".
Amodei commented,"Mike Haney and the folks at Sundance Channel Home Entertainment have built an impressive library of independent features and it will be a pleasure to join forces. This deal reaffirms Hart Sharp Video's commitment to the independent film world and I am honored to incorporate their line-up into Hart Sharp Video's release schedule."
SCHE will continue to build on the Company's library of quality branded independent films and will acquire or produce twelve to fifteen titles for distribution in 2005. Among the titles released by SCHE are the original Sundance Channel television series by Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau "Tanner on Tanner"; Peter Fonda's rediscovered western The Hired Hand; Thaddeus O'Sullivan's emotionally charged period drama The Heart of Me; and Mark Rucker's comedic melodrama Die Mommie Die! .
Sundance Channel Home Entertainment was founded in September of 2001. All current and scheduled SCHE titles will continue to be distributed by Showtime Entertainment through March 2005. Upcoming releases include Lone Scherfig's comedy/drama Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (DVD and VHS on December 28, 2004 ); and Jamie Rafn's moody British crime thriller Soho Square (on DVD and VHS on February 8, 2005 ).
SUNDANCE CHANNEL HOME ENTERTAINMENT: Under the creative direction of Robert Redford, Sundance Channel brings television viewers daring and engaging feature films, shorts, documentaries, world cinema and animation, shown uncut and with no commercials. Through its original films and home video programming, Sundance Channel connects viewers with filmmakers, the creative process, and the world of independent film. Launched in 1996, Sundance Channel is a venture between NBC Universal, Robert Redford, and Showtime Networks Inc. Sundance Channel operates independently of the non-profit Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival, but shares the overall Sundance mission of supporting independent artists and providing them with wider opportunities to present their work to audiences. Sundance Channel's website address is www.sundancechannel.com .
HART SHARP VIDEO: Hart Sharp Video was founded in 2003 by Joe Amodei and Hart Sharp Entertainment partners John Hart and Jeff Sharp to develop, acquire, market and distribute home video and DVD product in the feature film, special interest and sports categories. Some of Hart Sharp Video's releases slated for 2004 include; Super Size Me featuring filmmaker Morgan Spurlock as he unravels the American obesity epidemic; Faith Rewarded: The Historic Season of the 2004 Boston Red Sox ® highlighting the record-breaking season through exciting game highlights and player interviews; The Last Horror Movie capturing a realistic and chillingly suspenseful plot that leaves you screaming for more; Bus 174 examining the life of kidnapper, Sandro do Nascimento, while he hijacked a bus in Rio de Janeiro and the extraordinary sports documentary The Number 2 Car featuring one of NASCAR's most charismatic individuals, Rusty Wallace. For more information please visit www.hartsharpvideo.com .
Contact:
Katie Lanegran Kristen Foster
Director, Public Relations President
Sundance Channel KFPR
212-654-3398 646-792-2232
katie.lanegran@sundancechannel.com Kfoster@kfpr.net
Lynne Hillman
Publicist
Hart Sharp Video
(917) 847-2918
Lynne Hillman [lynne.hillman@hartsharpvideo.com]
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