Mark Padilla has joined Myriad Pictures as VP sales and distribution, CEO Kirk D’Amico announced today.
Padilla has come aboard as the distributer prepares its team for the Cannes Market.
Padilla previously worked in a similar capacity for Essential Entertainment.
In addition to sales and distribution Padilla will be involved in the acquisition of new titles.
He reports to newly promoted SVP distribution Lisa Gutberlet.
Padilla started his career at S.
Hirsch Co.
and subsequently moved to Arclight and in 2007 joined Essential where he worked on Barney’s Version starring Paul Giamatti and Scott Speedman, Defiancestarring Daniel Craig and Liev Schrieber, and Red Dog starring Josh Lucas.Myriad will represent the following slate of flicks to buyers at Cannes:INESCAPABLE – Marisa Tomei, Josh Jackson and Alexander Siddig star in this thriller about a man whose daughter is kidnapped in Damascus.
His past puts her future – and her life – in jeopardy.
Directed by Ruba Nada (Cairo Time).A COMMON MAN – Academy Award®-winner Sir Ben Kingsley and Ben Cross star in this action thriller about a terrorist threatening to blow up key locations in an urban city, but with an unexpected twist.
The flick will premiere for buyers in the market in Cannes.BREAKING THE GIRLS – Jamie Babbit’s steamy thriller follows the relationship between two young women, one who unknowingly agrees to a double murder.
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