{"id":495,"date":"2012-03-19T15:01:54","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T19:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/?p=495"},"modified":"2013-04-13T16:53:56","modified_gmt":"2013-04-13T20:53:56","slug":"cbs-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2012\/03\/19\/cbs-films\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS Films"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CBS FILMS<\/strong><\/p>\n

CBS Films is a relatively new production company. It was founded in 2007 and oversees the development, financial components, production, and promotion of theatrical motion pictures and films.<\/p>\n

The studio headquarters location is 1800 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025.\u00a0<\/a>Telephone: 310-575-7700<\/p>\n

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CBS FILMS EXECUTIVE LEADERS AND OFFICERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Co-President Wolfgang Hammer studied at University of Vienna Law School and received a master\u2019s degree from Stanford University. Before working at CBS Films he worked for Media Rights Capital and Lionsgate. Hammer manages the financial and legal aspects of CBS Films.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Co-President Terry Press manages the creative process of the films produced by CBS. She also supervises the distribution and marketing of the films. She also does consulting for many films that are not produced by CBS Films.<\/p>\n

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Steven Friedlander serves at the Executive Vice President of Theatrical Distribution. Friedlander began his career at 20th Century Fox and has also worked for Fine Line Features and Warner Independent Pictures.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The Chief Financial Officer of CBS Films is Reid Sullivan, a Certified Public Accountant with a degree in Business Administration. Sullivan has managed financial operations at Arthur Andersen & Co., Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures Entertainment, and First Look Studios.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Rik Toulon is CBS Films\u2019 Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Toulon handles business in connection with the company’s alliances and outside associations. He has a degree from the University of Southern California and a degree from University of California, Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Executive Vice President of Production, Maria Faillace, manages the production of the films that CBS Films produces. She recently served as the Senior Vice President of Production at CBS Films.<\/p>\n

CBS FILMS THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES<\/strong><\/p>\n

The studio\u2019s goal is to release four to six movies every year. They have been involved in the production and\/or distribution of seven movies thus far.<\/p>\n

CBS Films was involved in the production of Extraordinary Measures (2010), The Back-Up Plan (2010), Faster (2010), and Beastly (2011). CBS Films was a distributor for The Mechanic\u00a0(2011), Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), and The Woman in Black (2012).<\/p>\n

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CBS Films produced Extraordinary Measures<\/strong>. Extraordinary Measures, starring Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford was released on January 22, 2010. The estimated budget was $31,000,000 and the reported gross was $11,854,694 (USA).<\/p>\n