Germany’s Beta Cinema has taken a minority stake in Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder's London- and Los-Angeles based international sales outfit, Cornerstone Films. The strategic alliance between the companies aims to provide both entities with a stronger foothold in the global marketplace. They will partner on…

Former Focus Features International boss Alison Thompson and Weinstein Co president of acquisitions Mark Gooder have partnered to form Cornerstone Films, a production-finance and sales company with offices in London and Los Angeles. It will make its sales debut at next month’s Cannes Film Festival focusing on pics…

Former Focus Features International President Alison Thompson painted a sobering portrait of the global sales market during the opening keynote of Film London's Production Finance Market today. She also gave some fresh details of her new company, Sunray Films. Held annually as part of the BFI London Film Festival, the…

Alison Thompson Launching Sunray Films In Cannes Former Focus Features International Co-President Alison Thompson will be in Cannes next month with her new banner Sunray Films. The sales shingle is repping Competition film Mr Turner by Mike Leigh and the Amy Winehouse documentary by Senna director Asif Kapadia, both…