What Clients are Saying“Sydney Levine" doc

What Clients are Saying
“Sydney Levine, Peter Belsito and Film Finders have a unique relationship to the Marché du Film
and provide a great service to the international film business and to the filmmakers.”
Jérôme Paillard, Directeur Délégué, Cannes Marché du Film
“Sydney Levine and Peter Belsito have been on the front lines of the American independent film
scene before the Sundance Film Festival and any of the current indie companies even existed, and
they continue to know what’s going on before anyone else does. The web they cast is wide, their
contacts are unparalleled, their stature enormous, their services indispensible.”
Todd McCarthy, Senior Film Critic of The Hollywood Reporter
“Sydney and Peter are true industry insiders, always on the scene and in the know. International
treasures of the film world.”
Rajendra Roy, Head of Museum of Modern Art NYC / MOMA Film Program
“Sydney Levine and Peter Belsito’s service FilmFinders helped me over the years again and again
to navigate successfully through the ever-changing jungle of producers and their films”
Wieland Speck, Senior Programer of Berlinale / Berlin International Film Festival, Panorama
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Toronto By Numbers 2011
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Table of Contents
Introduction

U.S. Distributors by the Number
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Introduction
Going into Toronto, out of 337 films showing, 56 have U.S. distributors attached. As buyers buy
throughout the Fall Festival and Market Season, this number will change, so stay tuned for more
reports. For a comprehensive report on current U.S. Distributors A – Z for the year 2011, use the
link provided. New U.S. distributors are still popping up like mushrooms!!
Since U.S. still represents up to 30% of the market (the largest market share of any country), it
plays an important part in worldwide marketing. Predictably, SPC and IFC have the most films in
the festival, each with 7 titles for now.
There is also the competition among the Producer Reps for titles to represent. Producer Reps used
to be knowledgeable individuals who could help producers make deals with U.S. distributors. Over
the past few years the talent agencies have entered this area on behalf of clients and only a few
individuals have continued in this sphere. Among the Producer Reps, CAA is leading the pack with
12 films, one of which already has U.S. distribution.
This fairly new development of agencies representing the producers causes some conflict for
international sales agents who must plan the worldwide strategy for film sales and now have to
consider how best to incorporate the U.S. sales into their strategy even, if the sale no longer is under
their control.
This report tracks these numbers in order to help professionals map out their own strategy for their
films when considering how to make the most of the Toronto Film Festival if their film is favored
enough to be selected for this major world event on the international film circuit.
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U.S. Distributors by the Number
7: Sony Pictures Classics: In Darkness (Beta), The Skin I Live In (FilmNation), Take Shelter
(FilmNation), Damsels in Distress (Sony Pictures Int’l Releasing), Restless (Sony Pictures Int’l
Releasing), Footnote (WestEnd), A Separation (Memento)
7: IFC Films: Kill List (Protagonist), Snowtown (Protagonist), Beloved (Celluloid Dreams),
Sleeping Beauty (Entertainment One), Habemus Papam (Fandango Portobello), Goodbye First

Love (Films Distribution), Into the Abyss (ZDF)
5: The Weinstein Co.: Undefeated (Exclusive), Coriolanus (Icon), W.E., (IM Global), The Artist
(Wild Bunch), Butter (De Luca Prods., No ISA)
4: Sony Pictures Releasing/ Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions: The Raid (Celluloid
Nightmares), Anonymous (Sony), Moneyball (Sony), Ides of March (Sony)
3: Sundance Selects/ IFC Films: The Forgiveness of Blood (Fandango Portobello), Pina (HanWay),
Kid with a Bike (Wild Bunch)
2: Fox Searchlight: Descendants (20th Century Fox), Martha Marcy May Marlene (UTA reps
worldwide)
2: Magnolia: Headhunters (Trust/ Nordisk), Melancholia (Trust/ Nordisk)
2: Paramount: Jeff, Who Lives at Home, Like Crazy (No ISA, UTA reps worldwide rights)
2:The Cinema Guild: The Turin Horse (Films Boutique), Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (No ISA)
1: Abramorama: Pearl Jam Twenty (Echo Bridge)
1: ATO: Woman in the Fifth (Memento)
1: Dimension: Livid (SND)
1: Eros: Mausam (Eros)
1: FilmDistrict: Drive (Sierra/ Affinity)
1: Focus: Pariah (Focus)
1: Indomina: Life Without Principle (Media Asia)
1: Janus: Le Havre (The Match Factory)
1: Menemsha: Restoration (Israeli Films)
1: Millenium: Trespass (Nu Image)
1: NBC Universal: Page Eight (UI)
1: Open Road: Killer Elite (Inferno)
1: Oscilloscope: We Need to Talk About Kevin (Independent)
1: Relativity: Machine Gun Preacher (LionsGate)
1: Roadside Attractions: Albert Nobbs (WestEnd)
1: Summit: 50/50 (Mandate/ LionsGate)
1: Strand: Tyrannosaur (Protagonist)
1: Zipporah: Crazy Horse (Celluloid Dreams)

1: Disney: Up from Poppy Hill (Wild Bunch)
1: 20th Century Fox: Miss Bala (20th Century Fox, Mexico)
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Producer Reps by the Number
12 CAA
ALBERT NOBBS - U.S Roadside Attractions (ISA: WestEnd Films) - Ireland-Gala-Rodrigo
Garcia-World Premiere
PEACE, LOVE, & MISUNDERSTANDING (Voltage Pictures) - U.S Gala-Bruce Beresford-
World Premiere
KILLER JOE (Voltage Pictures) - U.S Special Presentations-William Friedkin-North
American Premiere
GOON (Myriad Pictures) - Canada-Special Presentations-Mike Dowse-World Premiere
FROM THE SKY DOWN (Mercury Records/Universal Music Group) - U.S Gala
Presentations-Davis Guggenheim-World Premiere
YOU'RE NEXT(HanWay) - U.S Midnight Madness-Adam Wingard-World Premiere
THE-ORANGES (FilmNation) - U.S Special Presentations-Julian Farino-World Premiere
BURNING MAN (Filmbox) - Australia-Special Presentations-Jonathan Teplitzky-World
Premiere
WINNIE (Film Bridge) - South Africa/Canada-Gala Presentations-Darrell J. Roodt-World
Premiere
VIOLET & DAISY - U.S Special Presentations-Geoffrey Fletcher-World Premiere
COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN'S HOPE - U.S Real to Reel-Morgan Spurlock-World
Premiere
CAA / shared with WME
HICK (Content Media) - U.S Special Presentations- Derick Martini- World Premiere
6 WME
PEARL JAM TWENTY - U.S.: Abramorama (Echo Bridge for int’l TV)-U.S Special
Presentations-Cameron Crowe-World Premiere
PAUL WILLIAMS STILL ALIVE - U.S Real to Reel-Stephen Kessler-World Premiere
RAMPART (Sierra/ Affinity) - U.S Special Presentations-Oren Moverman-World Premiere

NEIL YOUNG LIFE - U.S Mavericks-Jonathan Demme-World Premiere
WME / shared with UTA
360 (Wild Bunch) - U.K./Austria/France/Brazil-Special Presentations-Fernando Mereilles-
World Premiere
5 UTA
INTRUDERS (Universal Pictures International) - Spain-Special Presentations-Juan Carlos
Fresnadillo-World Premiere
SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN (Lionsgate) - U.K Special Presentations-Lasse
Hallstrom-World Premiere
SLEEPING BEAUTY - U.S IFC (Entertainment One)-Australia-Special Presentations-Julia
Leigh-North American Premiere
UTA / SHARED with Submarine
YOUR SISTER'S SISTER - U.S Contemporary World Cinema-Lynn Shelton-World Premiere
4 Submarine
THINK OF ME - U.S Contemporary World Cinema-Bryan Wiemann-World Premiere
LAST CALL AT THE OASIS - U.S Real to Reel-Jessica Yu-World Premiere
2 ICM
THE BROOKLYN BROTHERS BEAT THE BEST-( Hollywood Studios International) - U.S
Discovery-Ryan O'Nan-World Premiere
SAMSARA - U.S Real to Reel-Ron Fricke-World Premiere
2 Cinetic Media
THE-MOTH DIARIES (Wild Bunch) - Canada/Ireland-Special Presentations-Mary Harron-
North American Premiere
FRIENDS WITH KIDS (Red Granite Int’l) - U.S Special Presentations-Jennifer Westfeldt-
World Premiere
1 Each
Untitled Entertainment: HYSTERIA (Elle Driver) - U.K.,U.S Gala Presentations-Tanya
Wexler-World Premiere
Traction Media: ROMEO ELEVEN - Canada-Canada First!-Ivan Grbovic-North American
Premiere

The Pitt Group: BARRYMORE - Canada/U.S Mavericks-Erik Canuel-World Premiere
Primer Plano: POMPEYA - Argentina-City to City-Tamae Garateguy-North American
Premiere
Preferred Content: THE-DAY (Content Media) - U.S Midnight Madness-Doug Aarniokoski-
World Premiere
Paradigm: TEN YEAR (Voltage) - U.S Special Presentations-Jamie Linden-World Premiere
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About Sydney Levine
Sydney’s 35 years of experience in the international film business give her a unique ability to
analyze industry and international film market developments and focus on what is relevant for
buyers, sales agents, filmmakers, film festivals and distribution.
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