Teddy Schwarzman’s black bear launches international division with John Friedberg at the helm – Cannes

ExclusiveFormer FX president John Friedberg joins Teddy Schwartzman’s Black Bear international sales and distribution business.

Friedberg, who we announced yesterday will be leaving STX after seven years of service, will be the president of Black Bear International, which we are told has had considerable support from Schwarzmann.

Friedberg will head Slate, which seeks to protect specific international and territorial rights on critical and commercially conditioned content, as well as seeking to create and package projects to strengthen the line.

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“John Friedberg is one of the best executives in international sales and distribution,” said Schwartzman. “In the face of rapid change, Johnny has been incredibly efficient at extracting and presenting great content and providing a strong network of distributors with access to the best materials on the market. I know he will continue to do so at the helm of Black Bear International and our partnership will perfectly complement Black Bear’s continued growth by increasing our sales and distribution capabilities in film and television.

“I couldn’t have been more excited to start this journey with the black bear,” added Friedberg. “Teddy has phenomenal experience as a producer and financier and we are fully committed to growing our business together, using an unprecedented global appetite for content and building a strong hub for international business.”

For STX, of which he will remain a consultant, Friedberg is currently the producer of Michael Mann. ferrari With Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz and Guy Ritchie Translator With Jake Gyllenhaal. He also helped create Guy Ritchie Operation Fortuna To study with Jason Statham. Other credits include Greenland With Gerard Butler Arabic With Jodie Foster and Benedict Cumberbatch e bad mothers Franchising. Prior to STX, he worked at QED International as Executive Vice President of International Sales and worked on films such as David Ayer. Anger With Brad Pitt and District 9 Directed by Neil Blomkamp.

Friedberg and Black Bear have worked together on a variety of Black Bear titles, including I’m very curious Which earned Rosamund Pike the Golden Globe for Best Actress, while Neil Burger Daughter of the king of the swamps With Daisy Ridley.

The Black Bear International division follows the creation of Double Agent, a joint venture with New Regency led by Dana O’Keefe, which focuses exclusively on the production and financing of premium unencrypted content.