Lava Bear Films
Lava Bear Films is a production and film financing company producing 3-5 projects annually that are specifically designed for the global marketplace. The company was founded in 2011 by David Linde who served as CEO [1] until October, 2015 when Participant Media announced that Linde joined the company as its CEO. [2] Lava Bear’s development slate of over 15 titles and upcoming productions will continue to be overseen by Tory Metzger, President and Partner of Lava Bear, with Linde’s support during his transition.[3]
Lava Bear Films' creative partners include David S. Goyer, David Michôd, Guillermo del Toro, Shawn Levy, Denis Villeneuve, Zhang Yimou, and Alfonso and Jonás Cuarón, among many others.[4]
With Reliance Entertainment as its primary equity investor, Lava Bear also maintains a network of direct output partnerships in several key territories around the globe with the following companies serving to complete its worldwide distribution and financing platform:[5]
- Entertainment One (eOne) for Canada, the UK and Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg)
- Italia Films for the Middle East, Greece and Turkey
- Nordisk Film for the Nordic Countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland)
- Revolutionary Releasing for Eastern Europe (excluding Russia)
- Sun Distribution for Latin America
Films in Development & Production
In November 2013, Jason Zada was signed by Lava Bear and David S. Goyer to helm the Goyer-produced upcoming film The Forest[6] starring Natalie Dormer and Michael Huisman.[7] Focus Features picked up the North American distribution rights to the film,[8][9] which will act as Zada's feature film directorial debut and is scheduled for wide release on January 8, 2016.[6] Lava Bear is also currently in post-production on Shut In with EuropaCorp distributing worldwide and starring Naomi Watts;[10] and on director Sammo Hung’s The Bodyguard starring Sammo Hung and Chinese superstar Andy Lau.[11] Lava Bear is in production, with 21 Laps and FilmNation, on Denis Villeneuve's The Story of Your Life, starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker and distributed domestically by Paramount Pictures.[12] The company, with Esperanto Kino and Itaca Films,[13] will premiere Jonás Cuarón’s Desierto as a Special Presentation at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[14]
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