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DEMAREST FILMS
DDA CORPORATE
Lambert Media Group’s Michael Lambert and Sam Englebardt launched Demarest Films, a specialty financing
and production company, after formally partnering with private investor William D. Johnson (son of Franklin
Templeton Investments’ founder). Demarest is funded with private capital, and provides senior and gap loans
and preferred equity to film and television productions.
Additional films in their slate include: Robert Luketic’s PARANOIA which stars Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford
and Gary Oldman; David Rosenthal’s A SINGLE SHOT, starring Sam Rockwell, Melissa Leo, and Jeffrey Wright;
and PENTHOUSE NORTH, a psychological thriller directed by Joseph Ruben, which stars Michelle Monaghan
and Michael Keaton and will be released by The Weinstein Company.
Demarest Film’s A SINGLE SHOT, directed by David M. Rosenthal, will world premiere at Berlinale in the Forum
section.
Demarest’s Sam Englebardt and William D. Johnson will be available for select media meetings. Please contact
Dana Archer (dana.archer@ddapr.com) or Alice Zou (alice.zou@ddapr.com).
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) is the leading film festival in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Since
its inception in 2004, the festival has served as an influential platform for Arab filmmakers and talent at an
international level, by spearheading the cinema movement in the region.
DIFF has established itself as a major international festival, while continuing to serve as a premier showcase
event for Arab cinema, and contributing to the development and growth of the regional industry. DIFF has also
extended its platform to present and honor excellence in cinema from countries in Asia and Africa.
Independent and established talents from Asian and African countries with a burgeoning cinema culture are
given prominent standing in the festival’s program and competition.
DIFF Programming Director Shivani Pandya will be available for select media meetings. Please contact Dana
Archer (dana.archer@ddapr.com).
FOCUS FEATURES INTERNATIONAL
Focus Features International (www.focusfeatures.com) is one of the world’s leading international sales agents
and financiers, with expertise encompassing international distribution, marketing and publicity. Its North
American arm, Focus Features, is a full-fledged studio which generates original and bold films that challenge
mainstream audiences to embrace content from around the world and deliver commercial success.
FFI actively cultivates a diverse range of movies from a wealth of sources, whilst having the unique ability to
tailor international distribution to suit each film, whether licensing distribution rights to independent
companies or distribution through Universal Pictures International. FFI distributes up to 10 titles annually,
approximately half of which are produced and financed by Focus Features and half of which come from third
party partners around the globe.
The FFI slate also includes Roger Michell’s historical tale Hyde Park on Hudson starring Academy Award ®
nominees Bill Murray and Laura Linney; the epic fantasy Cloud Atlas starring Academy Award ® winners Tom
Hanks and Halle Berry from acclaimed filmmakers Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, and Andy Wachowski; Oscar
nominated Moonrise Kingdom, written and directed by Wes Anderson and starring Bruce Willis, Edward
Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton; Closed Circuit, the suspense thriller directed by
John Crowley and starring Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall; Paul Weitz’s comedy/drama Admission, starring Tina
Fey and Paul Rudd; psychological thriller Oculus, directed by Mike Flanagan; Arthur Newman, starring Academy
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