Overview
- Under the agreement, Searchlight will develop and produce features with Dirty Films, with series to be produced under Searchlight Television.
- The partnership follows the companies’ recent collaboration on Sweetsick, Alice Birch’s directorial debut starring Blanchett.
- Searchlight President Matthew Greenfield and Dirty Films’ principals issued statements highlighting a shared focus on filmmaker-driven storytelling.
- The deal is described as a full-circle moment given Searchlight’s distribution of Blanchett’s international feature debut, Paradise Road.
- Paul Hoffman negotiated the pact for Searchlight Pictures, with CAA representing Dirty Films, as the partners keep financial and term details undisclosed.