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Exhibition veteran and former Universal theatrical distribution exec Steve Bunnell is headed to the newly launched event cinema company Iconic Events as CEO. The company was formed by former Village Roadshow Pictures Group co-owner and co-chairman Michael Lambert, former Cinemark CEO Tim Warner, Mark Rupp and Steven…

EXCLUSIVE: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has named industry veteran Steve Bunnell as Vice President of Film/Content Buying and Licensing, heading a new department for the growing exhibitor. Bunnell will continue to be based in Los Angeles and work closely with the Alamo Drafthouse home office in Austin, Texas. "Alamo…

When it comes to the science of dating a wide release, there are a couple of avenues a distribution head could go. One former major studio distribution boss was known for walking the halls with a calendar in his back pocket, and when another senior executive would ask him when the studio should date a film, he’d whip…

EXCLUSIVE: We’re hearing from several sources in distribution and exhibition this morning that Regal Entertainment Group CEO Amy Miles, President and COO Greg Dunn, and SVP, chief content and programming officer Steve Bunnell are leaving the exhibitor as Cineworld closes its $3.6 billion deal next week to acquire the…

Industry veteran Steve Bunnell is leaving Universal Theatrical Distribution after 14 months to join Regal Entertainment Group as SVP, chief content and programming Officer. He will join the company on June 14, based in the Woodland Hills office and maintaining an office at Regal corporate HQ in Knoxville, TN. "With…

In an internal memo to Universal staffers today, distribution chief Nick Carpou announced that the department’s EVP and general sales manager Mark Gaines is retiring after 39 years at the studio. Gaines will depart Monday. Taking over his EVP and head of sales post is Steve Bunnell, Uni’s current distribution SVP and…

Distribution and exhibition vet Steve Bunnell, who most recently served as Cinemark Theatres’ EVP of Global Content Programming, has been named Senior Vice President, Assistant General Sales Manager at Universal’s domestic theatrical distribution division. He will report to Nicholas Carpou, Universal’s President of…

‘Dirt! The Movie’ In China Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow’s Dirt! The Movie — the story of Earth’s most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility — is one of only a pair American documentary films chosen for the Beijing International Film Festival. Benenson is attending with his wife and executive producer…