Indie film distributor Screen Media has hired Michael Messina as Evp Distribution and Lisa Burgueno as VP Digital Distribution. The moves from the company, acquired in 2017 by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, comes at it plans to increase its release slate to 20 films or more per year.
Both execs are on the ground in Park City with the Sundance Film Festival kicking off today.
Messina, most recently VP Global Distribution & Acquisitions in Starz’s digital distribution division, has been consulting with Screen Media and now takes on oversight of domestic distribution, sales and marketing. Burgueno, previously at Lionsgate/Starz Digital and before that in distribution positions at Cinedigm and Microsoft Movies & TV, will manage Screen Media’s transactional partnerships and media planning across digital and on-demand services.
They will join Screen Media Svp Worldwide Acquisitions Seth Needle and Director of Marketing Abbey Warner at Sundance.
“Screen Media has been...
Both execs are on the ground in Park City with the Sundance Film Festival kicking off today.
Messina, most recently VP Global Distribution & Acquisitions in Starz’s digital distribution division, has been consulting with Screen Media and now takes on oversight of domestic distribution, sales and marketing. Burgueno, previously at Lionsgate/Starz Digital and before that in distribution positions at Cinedigm and Microsoft Movies & TV, will manage Screen Media’s transactional partnerships and media planning across digital and on-demand services.
They will join Screen Media Svp Worldwide Acquisitions Seth Needle and Director of Marketing Abbey Warner at Sundance.
“Screen Media has been...
- 1/24/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
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