Producers of Crash & Alpha Dog Agree to Be Brought on as Managing Partners of Palm Pictures

Producers of Crash & Alpha Dog Agree to Be Brought on as Managing Partners of Palm Pictures

JAN KORBELIN & MARINA GRASIC Will Take Lead In The Company

NEW YORK, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Palm Pictures, a leading independent multimedia company and distributor in theatrical, home video and converging digital markets, unfolds an exciting fresh chapter by joining forces with highly successful industry veterans and award-winning producers Jan Korbelin and Marina Grasic. This is the first step aimed at expanding Palm's profile in feature film, DVD and cross-platform media. Jan Korbelin and Marina Grasic (executive producers Crash, Alpha Dog) have agreed to come on as managing partners and entertainment industry legend/Palm Pictures' Founder, Chris Blackwell will assume a more involved role in the future growth of the company as Chairman.

"We're extremely excited to have Jan and Marina as partners in the Palm family," notes Blackwell, "each bring a unique blend of creative, managerial and financial expertise and present the optimal profile to help achieve my vision of making Palm a dominant player in existing and emerging media. Their previous work demonstrates a consistent alignment with the Palm vision."

Korbelin and Grasic offer a wide area of expertise in production, finance, management & marketing in film and television. Most recently they have Executive Produced the Oscar(R) Award winning Crash, written/directed by Paul Haggis; "Alpha Dog," written/directed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Justin Timberlake, Bruce Willis, and Sharon Stone; and, the upcoming motion pictures "Flashbacks of a Fool," starring Daniel Craig; "Smart People," starring Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church; and the highly touted "The Lucky Ones," directed by Neil Burger and starring Tim Robbins and Rachel McAdams.

The duo's background each boasts a long list of achievements. Korbelin was an Executive Producer on the Emmy Award winning film "Reefer Madness" for Showtime, and was nominated for an Emmy in association with Executive Producing Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101." He is the former President of Entertainment and News & Information of ProSieben Television, one of the most successful and highly regarded television networks in Europe. In addition to her accomplishments in feature film production, Grasic's experience includes her work as a finance attorney and as founding COO of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, where she was responsible for the development and management of the company's entire bi-coastal operation.

For more info: http://www.palmpictures.com/ or contact Daniela Markoska Sapkar at 646.644.4418.

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CONTACT: Daniela Markoska Sapkar, +1-646-644-4418, for Palm Pictures

Web site: http://www.palmpictures.com/

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Profile: International Entertainment