EXCLUSIVE: Former Seville International execs Anick Poirier and Lorne Price are launching international sales company WaZabi Films in the wake of eOne shuttering indie films stalwart Seville. The n…
The new Montreal-based agency will serve as a full service sales agent that licenses theatrical features to distributors worldwide. The duo will serve as co-presidents of the new venture, which is backed by Canadian production group DATSIT Sphere.
The focus will be on independent films with crossover potential, and art house films with awards pedigree from Québec, Canada and around the globe.
“It is important that Quebec films be distributed internationally by a local company,” explained Patrick Roy, President of Les Films Séville, about the deal with WaZabi. “It is natural for us to entrust our films to Anick and Lorne. It also provides continuity to our partner filmmakers and producers.”
Poirier was until recently head of sales at eOne-owned Seville International, a company she joined 17 years ago. Price was director of sales at Seville after a long stint at the National Film Board Of Canada. eOne won’t replace Poirier and Price at the shuttering Seville International label as the company looks to prioritize other areas of its entertainment business. The well-regarded boutique sales outfit repped titles including
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