By Leo Barraclough Senior International Correspondent Jed Benedict has joined Danny Perkins’ newly launched British movie distributor Elysian Film Group Distribution as head of acquisitions and development.
The company launched at the Berlinale as part of Elysian Film Group, Perkins and Kate Solomon’s film and television production company.
It is backed by a minority investment from CAA, marking the first time the agency has worked with a U.K. partner to launch a distribution label.
Benedict was most recently VP, internationals acquisitions and production at Studiocanal, where he worked on a production slate which included Paul King’s “Paddington,” Jaume-Collet Serra’s “Non Stop,” Ron Howard’s “Beatles: Eight Days a Week,” the Coen
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