With some 18 years experience, Michael Kananack has been in the film industry for most of his adult life. After studying filmmaking at NYU Film School he went on to work in production on over 25 features including Scent of a Woman and Godfather III. In 1992, he joined the international film sales company AKA Movies and began his career in selling films to the world marketplace at all the major markets. While at AKA Movies Michael helped negotiate the theatrical sale of numerous feature films. Included was the sale to Lions Gate of the 2000 Sundance opening night title What's Cooking, directed by Gurinda Chadha. In addition, he negotiated the sale of the horror film Slash to Universal Pictures for worldwide video. He was involved with international sales of the initial Air Bud franchise film with Keystone International and later worked for Fries Film Group. From 2003-2008, Michael was in charge of Membership for the Independent Film and Television Alliance, recruiting over 80 companies to join the trade association. Through this position, he developed relationships with producers and reps from around the world, including such companies as Europacorp, Votage, Peace Arch, Greenestreet, Odd Lot, QED, CJ and Wild Bunch. In addition to recruitment, he regularly kept IFTA's clients well informed of the industry's business trends, market conditions and new technologies, and moderated the pre-market Buyer Evaluation Forums. Michael's experience and skill set are invaluable to the Company on both the acquisitions and sales side. |
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| Michael Kananack Co-President, Distribution/ Sales |
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