CINEMA EPOCH is a Los Angeles-based international sales, production and distribution company formed by distribution veteran Gregory Hatanaka.
Over the last 14 years, Hatanaka has overseen and/or been affiliated with the distribution of over 200 films including: John Woo's iconic film The Killer starring Chow Yun-Fat; The Coen Brothers' Blood Simple; The Stranger, directed by the legendary Academy Award recipient Satyajit Ray; South of Heaven, West of Hell directed/starring Dwight Yoakam, Vince Vaughn, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, My Favorite Season starring the legendary Catherine Deneuve and directed by Andre Techine; "Blue Juice" starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Ewan McGregor; the films of France's Claude Chabrol; the original Fever Pitch starring Colin Firth; Too Tired To Die starring Oscar winner Mira Sorvino; Kiss & Tell with Heather Graham, Rose McGowan and David Arquette; Portraits Chinois starring Helena Bonham-Carter; Bad Manners starring Oscar nominee David Strathairn; A Little Bit of Soul starring Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush, The Bridge directed by Gerard Depardieu, La Separation starring Isabelle Huppert, Santosh Sivan's The Terrorist, Abel Ferrara's R'Xmas, and Leni Riefenstahl's classic Olympia. Hatanaka also restored and distributed the martial arts milestone film Master of the Flying Guillotine.
With a distribution slate that includes internationally acclaimed arthouse films, contemporary American films and edgy cult & midnight works, Cinema Epoch has been inspired by the great 1970s film distributors World Northal and New World Pictures, who distributed such classic arthouse works as Nicholas Roeg's Bad Timing, Fitzcarraldo, Cries and Whispers, Quadrophenia, and The Tin Drum alongside such great grindhouse flicks such as Shogun Assassin, Death Race 2000, and the kung fu films of the legendary Shaw Brothers Film Studio.
The company's annual slate includes 12 films for theatrical distribution and 50 films for ancillary markets (DVD, television, VOD). Cinema Epoch has an exclusive distribution agreement with E1 Entertainment for its DVD releases.
SUBMISSION POLICY
CINEMA EPOCH does not accept unsolicited submissions. If you have a film you would like to submit to us, please send an email to acquisitions@cinemaepoch.com with a brief synopsis of your film and other pertinent information such as cast, crew and festivals/awards.
Mailing Address:
CINEMA EPOCH
10940 Wilshire Blvd., 16th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 443-4244
GENERAL INQUIRIES: info@cinemaepoch.com
DISTRIBUTION/SALES: sales@cinemaepoch.com
ACQUISITIONS: acquisitions@cinemaepoch.com
President: Gregory Hatanaka
Executive Vice-President: Eunseon Ha
VP, Production & Distribution: Dylan Reynolds
Marketing & Operations: Warren Hong
Artistic Director: T.L. Young
Marketing Director: Edwin A. Santos
Art Director: Maximillian Mark Medina
Production Executive: Shane Ryan
Sales Consultant: Marvin Cheng |
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