The Weinstein Company Names Dylan Sellers President of Production and Acquisitions

The Weinstein Company Names Dylan Sellers President of Production and Acquisitions

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NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today the hiring of Dylan Sellers as President of Production and Acquisitions. Sellers' new role is effective immediately. The announcement was made by TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein and COO David Glasser.

The naming of Sellers to this newly created role and the combining of acquisitions and productions is an organic evolution, one which will bolster a healthy staff, as many TWC titles cross over between the two divisions. TWC will continue to produce three to five of its titles annually including this year's SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK and DJANGO UNCHAINED. TWC recently produced critically-acclaimed MY WEEK WITH MARILYN. As President of Production and Acquisitions, Sellers will oversee all efforts of the team as it develops a full slate in 2012. He will be based in Los Angeles and will report to Harvey Weinstein and David Glasser in New York.

Reporting to Sellers from the current TWC production and acquisitions teams are Daniel Guando, SVP of Acquisitions, Negeen Yazdi, VP of Acquisitions and Co-Productions, Julie Rapaport, Director of Production and Business Development, Collin Creighton, Director of Production and Development, Jennifer Malloy, Director of Acquisitions and Co-Productions, Sam Grey, Creative Executive, and Noah Sacco, Creative Executive. Former TWC President of Production Donna Gigliotti will move into a multi-picture producing deal for TWC, and former EVP of Acquisitions and Co-Productions Peter Lawson will move on from the company.

"The Weinstein Company produces and releases the movies I truly love, and I am incredibly excited to work with them and the filmmakers with whom they collaborate. I look forward to adding my own creativity and ideas as one exciting year comes to an end and another begins," said Sellers.

Prior to joining TWC, Sellers produced many films including FOOTLOOSE, the A CINDERELLA STORY franchise, the AGENT CODY BANKS franchise, VALENTINE, THE REPLACEMENTS, OUT TO SEA, BIG BULLY, THE AMAZING PANDA ADVENTURE, THE PAPER, THE MUSIC OF CHANCE, and PASSENGER 57. He previously served as a Senior Production Executive at Warner Brothers' Unique Features and was responsible for heading up the company's West Coast production and development operation.

"Dylan's list of successes speaks for itself. We as a company have a lot in motion and are progressing in a way that allows us to have only the most creative and forward-thinking execs on board, and he is certainly going to add even greater value to an already accomplished team," said Weinstein.

Added Glasser, "Our commitment as a brand to produce high-quality and unique films requires the leadership and talent that Dylan embodies. Few people possess the creative and business experience he has as well as his successes that have resulted from both."

Sellers began his career as an entertainment attorney at O'Melveny & Myers. Born in Los Angeles, he graduated with honors from both University of California at Berkeley and Hastings Law School.

ABOUT THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY

The Weinstein Company (TWC) is a multimedia production and distribution company launched in October 2005 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the brothers who founded Miramax Films in 1979. TWC also encompasses Dimension Films, the genre label founded in 1993 by Bob Weinstein, which has released such popular franchises as SCREAM, SPY KIDS and SCARY MOVIE. Together TWC and Dimension Films have released a broad range of mainstream, genre and specialty films that have been commercial and critical successes, including Tom Hooper's THE KING'S SPEECH, winner of four 2011 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture.

Since 2005, TWC and Dimension Films have released such films as GRINDHOUSE; I'M NOT THERE; THE GREAT DEBATERS; VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA; THE READER; THE ROAD; HALLOWEEN; THE PAT TILLMAN STORY; PIRANHA 3D; INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS; A SINGLE MAN; BLUE VALENTINE; THE COMPANY MEN; MIRAL; SCRE4M; SUBMARINE; DIRTY GIRL; APOLLO 18; OUR IDIOT BROTHER; I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT; SARAH'S KEY; and SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD IN 4D. Currently in release are MY WEEK WITH MARILYN; THE ARTIST; and THE IRON LADY. Upcoming releases include W.E. and CORIOLANUS.

TWC is also active in television production, with credits including the Emmy® nominated and Peabody Award winning reality series Project Runway, the VH1 reality series Mob Wives, and the critically acclaimed HBO comedy/crime series The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency which also received a Peabody Award. The company is currently producing After The Runway, Project Runway All Stars and Project Accessory. The company currently has 17 series in different stages of development, including Marco Polo, a scripted historical series about the great explorer; and The Nanny Diaries, being adapted for ABC by Amy Sherman Palladino (Gilmore Girls).

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