EXCLUSIVE: It was only a year ago in Berlin that newly minted Global Road Entertainment CEO Rob Friedman told international buyers on the first day of the European Film Market that Global Road planned to spend $1 billion in film production over three years. The company would exploit an East-meets-West company that…

EXCLUSIVE: Dolphin Entertainment has acquired Kellie Madison’s horror film script The Wall. Madison will direct. Tom Ortenberg will co-produce through his Briarcliff Entertainment banner. The Wall tells the supernatural story of a young woman who is forced to unlock memories of a traumatic event after removing a…

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: Tom Ortenberg is leaving Open Road Films, the indie distribution company which steered Spotlight to a Best Picture Oscar win in 2016. The founding CEO of the indie distribution and marketing company formed in 2011 by theater chains AMC Theatres and Regal Entertainment Group, Ortenberg will remain on the…

BREAKING, updating with writethrough: Tang Media Partners has formalized its acquisition of Open Road Films, the indie movie distribution company that steered Spotlight to a Best Picture win in 2016. Deadline reported last week that the deal was imminent. The company’s founding CEO, Tom Ortenberg, continues in that…

Aug. 2, 7:07 PM: Chinese conglomerate Tang Media Partners is near a deal to acquire its second big Hollywood company. The Wall Street Journal is reporting tonight that it will acquire Open Road Films, the producer-distributor formed in 2011 by exhibition rivals Regal and AMC and which released the Oscar Best Picture…

Open Road Films has promoted Alexa Platt to Chief Financial Officer as Steven Andriuzzo leaves the company to pursue other opportunities. Platt is being promoted from SVP Strategic Planning and Business Development, and will report directly to CEO Tom Ortenberg. The company will replace Platt in Strategic Planning…

Open Road Films has a announced a a multi-picture development financing deal with Crystal City Entertainment/Boundary Stone Films today for all of Open Road's own productions during the coming years. Two to four films a year are expected to be developed through the deal, with each film getting a wide domestic release…

Open Road Films CEO Tom Ortenberg has been named Motion Picture Showman of the Year and will be honored at the 53rd annual International Cinematographers Guild Publicists Awards honoring set for February 26 at the Beverly Hilton. Ortenberg, who has been at Open Road since it launched almost five years ago as a venture…

Open Road Films and Riverstone Pictures set a multi-picture production financing pact for all of Open Road Films' own productions over the coming years. Open Road CEO Tom Ortenberg announced the deal with Riverstone Pictures co-founders Deepak Nayar and Nik Bower. Pact begins with the Jamie Foxx-Michelle Monaghan pic S…

Glen Basner’s FilmNation Entertainment has sealed a batch of multi-year output deals with international distributors to cover titles that Open Road produces or acquires for the world. This follows the November hook-up of the companies for FilmNation to sell and service all Open Road productions and international…

EXCLUSIVE: Open Road Films CEO Tom Ortenberg has promoted longtime marketing president Jason Cassidy to Chief Marketing Officer. At the same time, he has hired from Paramount Pictures Kaitlyn Vowels to be SVP Creative Advertising. Cassidy has overseen marketing on all Open Road films since the label was formed in 2011…