CANNES -- May 15, 2009 -- Regent Worldwide Sales, the sales affiliate of Regent Entertainment, and CineTel Films announced today that they entered into a strategic alliance for international sales of television and DVD rights. Specifically, they will jointly attend international sales markets, thereby achieving strong market presence and economies of scale on a yearlong basis. They will also combine their back office administration and rights management systems and will operate out of CineTel's West Hollywood headquarters.
CineTel's Paul Hertzberg will manage the alliance. With almost 30 years of experience, he has been an innovative force in providing cost effective motion picture alternatives for a worldwide market. Regent's sales efforts will continue to be headed by Adam Wright and Liz Mackiewicz. CineTel's top sales executives will be Marcy Rubin and Eric Bernstein.
Regent Chairman, Stephen P. Jarchow, commented, "The Regent-CineTel alliance provides buyers with an extraordinary supplier of the finest in commercial television movies. As the two most established and respected distributors of action, sci-fi and thriller product, we become an essential stop for every network and DVD company worldwide."
Regent is a leading worldwide distributor of theatrical and television motion pictures. It has a library of over 3,500 programs, mostly comprised of feature length films and is one of the major providers of cable and satellite television movies to the world market.
"This is an extraordinary combination," commented Paul Hertzberg. "We have created the most prolific international sales company in the world with 15-20 new titles per year and a library of over 250 titles. This alliance enhances our competitiveness and ability to serve our worldwide customers."
Regent and CineTel titles at this year's Cannes Marche du Film include "Little Ashes," a historical drama about the college years of Salvador Dalí and Federico García Lorca, starring Robert Pattinson ("Twilight") and Javier Beltrán, Slamdance entry "Weathergirl" starring Tricia O'Kelly and Marc Harmon, "Icarus," starring and directed by Dolph Lundgren and "I Spit on Your Grave," the remake of the highly controversial 1978 cult classic.
For more information, please visit http://www.regententertainment.com and http://www.cinetelfilms.com.
About Regent Worldwide Sales
Regent Worldwide Sales, LLC is a worldwide distributor of theatrical and television motion pictures. It has a library of over 3,500 programs, mostly comprised of feature length films. The company has established output arrangements in a number of international territories and is one of the major providers of cable and satellite television movies to the world market.
For more information, please visit http://www.regententertainment.com.