Universal Pictures – Universal’s head cheese in UK meets SAI film-makers

November 20, 2013 StephenMay
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Johnny Fewings
Johnny Fewings, seated at end, meets SAI film-makers (Nick Flugge, Ernest Riera, Tricia Wise, Kim Parker, Mary Anstey)
Johnny Fewings

 

Johnny Fewings, who has been Universal Pictures’s MD in the UK for a decade, shared wisdoms with The Screen Arts Institute today.

He gave great insight to the changing model of feature film production and distribution at the £1m – £3m range.  Looking, amongst other things, at “four-wall” buy-outs of independent screens when launching day-and-date distribution strategies.

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And a heads-up that writer-producer Ernest Riera (second from left in picture), an alumni of our programmes and now a regular production advisor, has just made two new studio deals to follow his six features to date.  More info to follow when deals formally announced!