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Searchlight Pictures Strikes First-Look Deal With Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films

The pact grants Searchlight first refusal on Dirty Films’ slate.

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.