Anchor Bay Entertainment to Distribute Fred Durst's Directorial Film Debut With The Education Of Charlie Banks

Anchor Bay Entertainment to Distribute Fred Durst's Directorial Film Debut With The Education Of Charlie Banks

BURBANK, Calif., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Anchor Bay Entertainment and Strongheart Pictures today announced that they have entered into an agreement for the theatrical and home entertainment distribution of Fred Durst's directorial debut film, The Education of Charlie Banks. The film premiered to much acclaim at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, winning the prestigious "Made In New York Award."

"Anchor Bay is thrilled to add The Education of Charlie Banks to our ever-growing slate of independent theatrical releases," commented Bill Clark, President of Anchor Bay Entertainment. "The film was met with tremendous critical and popular acclaim during its premiere. We're looking forward to being partners with Strongheart Pictures and allowing audiences nationwide to experience it."

"We are excited to partner with Anchor Bay Entertainment for the distribution of Charlie Banks, as they share with us a sincere passion for its success," said Ken Guarino, CEO of Strongheart Pictures.

The deal was negotiated by Anchor Bay Entertainment's Mark Ward and Bill Clark as well as Jon Sheinberg of Machine Management for Strongheart Pictures. "Jon's experience and knowledge of the film industry was instrumental in making this deal work for both parties" stated Guarino.

The Education of Charlie Banks, written by Peter Elkoff, is a riveting tale about college students learning to deal with life, love, and ultimately facing their fears. Starring Jesse Eisenberg (The Squid and the Whale, The Hunting Party), Jason Ritter ("Joan of Arcadia," The Deal), and Eva Amurri (In Bloom, The Banger Sisters), the movie marks the directorial debut of Limp Bizkit's front man, Fred Durst.

About Strongheart Pictures, LLC

Strongheart Pictures, LLC is a start up Management Company based in Cranston, Rhode Island. Its mission is to produce independent films -- bringing fringe and emerging directors and artists to a wider audience. Strongheart Pictures is designed to facilitate the development, funding, production and distribution of these films.

About Anchor Bay Entertainment

Anchor Bay Entertainment is a division of Starz Media. Starz Media is a programming production and distribution company operating worldwide. It includes Film Roman and Anchor Bay Entertainment as well as the Starz Home Entertainment and Manga Entertainment brands. Its units create animated and live-action programming -- including theatrical films -- and programming created under contract for other media companies. It distributes that programming, and programming acquired from outside producers, through home video retailers, theaters, broadcasters, ad supported and premium television channels, and Internet and wireless video distributors in the US and internationally. Starz Media is a programming, production and distribution company operating worldwide and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Starz, LLC which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corp. and which is attributed to Liberty Capital Group, http://www.starz.com/.

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