Sony, Tarak Ben Ammar’s Eagle Photos Ink Distribution, Co-Manufacturing Pact

Italy’s main unbiased distribution firm Eagle Photos has signed a milestone pact with Sony to distribute the studio’s films in Italy, in addition to co-produce European and worldwide movies.

The deal expands on Eagle’s earlier settlement with Sony which involved the distribution of Sony titles on dwelling leisure platforms. Beginning subsequent March, the banner shall be dealing with the distribution of all of Sony’s films in Italy.

Eagle, which is presided over by Franco-Tunisian entrepreneur Tarak Ben Ammar and headed by Andrea Goretti, additionally boasts distribution offers with Paramount Photos Worldwide, MGM, Warner Bros. and Lionsgate.

Eagle and Sony have already partnered up on the financing of two main productions, “Lyle, Lyle Crocodile,” the New York-set household movie with Javier Bardem which has already grossed over $30 million within the U.S. and greater than $50 worldwide; and Antoine Fuqua’s “The Equalizer 3” with Denzel Washington which is presently on its fourth week of capturing in Malta, close to the Amalfi coast in Italy.

Sony was capable of faucet into the profitable Italian tax credit score to shoot the movie on location with a neighborhood crew and employed Maite Bulgari’s Garbo Produzioni to deal with the native manufacturing.

The pact may even enable choose Eagle films to be distributed worldwide by Sony, as an example “Dampyr,” Riccardo Chemello’s Italian horror-fantasy movie which is co-produced with Bonelli Editore.

Whereas the Italian field workplace has taken successful because of the pandemic, Eagle has managed to take care of its management as Italy’s main unbiased distribution banner through the second quarter of 2022. The corporate notably launched “Home of Gucci” and “High Gun: Maverick” in Italy.

Eagle additionally just lately finalized its acquisition of the Studios of Paris, the huge studio facility situated on the outskirts of Paris which has hosted the shoots of Netflix’s “Emily in Paris” and “Homicide Thriller ” with Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler, in addition to “The New Look,” Apple’s collection on Christian Dior starring Juliette Binoche as Coco Chanel. The power has 9 sound levels spreading throughout 120,000 sq. ft.

On high of its European alliances and partnerships with U.S. majors, Eagle can be a shareholder in Spyglass, alongside Andy Mitchell’s Lantern Asset Administration. Eagle Photos additionally boasts a library of two,800 titles.