M8 Entertainment Inc. ("M8" or the "Corporation"), a leading Canadian film entertainment company engaged in the production, financing and worldwide licensing of theatrical feature films, reported today that Richard Kiratsoulis has left his position as President and Chief Operating Officer of Media 8 Entertainment effective immediately. Mr. Kiratsoulis will act as an independent consultant to Media 8 while being able to pursue other career goals and opportunities.
The Corporation and its subsidiaries are principally engaged in the acquisition, financing, production and worldwide licensing of theatrical feature films in a variety of genres.
M8's next release will be The Upside of Anger, a dramatic comedy written and directed by Mike Binder and starring Academy Award nominee Joan Allen and Academy Award winner Kevin Costner. The film had its gala premiere at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, and will be released theatrically in North America by New Line Cinema on March 11, 2005.
Previous theatrical releases include the critically acclaimed drama Monster, which stars Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci and for which Charlize Theron won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Following Monster's success, the Corporation is nearing completion on a number of feature films, including Running Scared, an action/drama by acclaimed director Wayne Kramer (The Cooler) and starring Paul Walker (The Fast and the Furious); and Lovewrecked, a charming teen comedy starring Amanda Bynes (What A Girl Wants) and directed by Randal Kleiser (Grease, Honey I Blew Up the Kid). |
