Secuoya Studios Launches Distribution Arm, Headed by Sergio Pizzolante (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Emiliano De Pablos Secuoya Studios, the ambitious Los Ángeles and Madrid-based film-TV production outfit, is joining forces with Sergio Pizzolante, a former HBO and Sony Pictures executive, to launch international sales operation Secuoya Studios Commercial & Distribution.Pizzolante will serve as the president and a minority shareholder of the new company, fruit of a partnership by Secuoya Studios with Pizzolante’s Miami-based indie content and talent agency Ctmobs.The initiative will act as a commercial arm for all the audiovisual projects at Secuoya, “aimed to achieve the integration of the studios’ contents at all of stages, from creation, production and post-production, to national and international distribution, taking in production services and tax incentives’ structuring and management, to compete at the highest level with a true value offer in a market in constant evolution,” Secuoya announced in a statement Monday.

With headquarters in Miami and offices in México, Madrid and Los Ángeles, Secuoya Studios Commercial & Distribution looks like proving a key player in the studio’s strategic pillars.It will aim to prime strong pre-sales when license international distribution windows, creating pre-financing for productions with their own IPs.

Also it will make the most of all Secuoya Studios IPs through subsequent international sales. It will also aim to consolidate Secuoya Studios’ attraction of new global IPs.Pizzolante’s arrival at Secuoya Studios’ will create added value in the capturing and developing of new content, the company noted.His extensive background in the North American and Latin American markets will further key synergies and secure important operations with potential international clients, it.