IFC Films Hires Scott Shooman For Head Of Acquisitions Post

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EXCLUSIVE: Just in time for Sundance, IFC Films has hired Scott Shooman to be Senior Vice President of Acquisitions, reporting directly to IFC Films president Arianna Bocco.A seasoned hand in the acquisitions game who is leaving a senior exec post at Endeavor Content, Shooman has been an acquisitions exec at CBS Films, Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group.

Shooman will hit the ground running: he’s tasked with leading the acquisitions team to acquire approximately 30 films per year for both the IFC Films and IFC Midnight slate in all stages of production, from script stage to finished films.

He will be the primary liaison between sister companies RLJE films and Shudder as well as parent company AMC Networks and will attend festivals on behalf of the company starting with Sundance.

At that virtual fest, IFC Films presents the Venice Golden Lion Winning Audrey Diwan-directed drama Happening, as well as Hanna Bergholm’s directing debut Hatching.Acquisitions Manager Adam Koehler will report to Shooman.“For more than 20 years, IFC Films has been an industry leader in independent film distribution and as we forge ahead in an ever changing marketplace, I could not think of a more exciting executive than Scott Shooman to lead our film acquisitions team,” IFC prexy Bocco told Deadline. “Scott has great intuition, impeccable taste and an innate understanding of both commercial and arthouse films that will continue to position IFC Films as a leader in acquiring exciting new content and discovering new voices.