Tanweer Films strikes deal to distribute Relativity Media films

NEW DELHI: Indian distributor Tanweer Films has struck an output deal to distribute the slate of films supplied by US financier and producer Relativity Media LLC.

The deal struck in Cannes, will continue through to the end of 2016 means that Tanweer will distribute Relativity and Reel FX's upcoming animated comedy Free Birds, from director Jimmy Hayward, as well as The Untitled Armored Car Project starring Jim Carrey.

Tanweer previously distributed Relativity's film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' best-selling novel Safe Haven, the ensemble comedy Movie 43, action thriller Act of Valor and Limitless (2011), Steven Soderbergh's action thriller Haywire (2011) and the comedy Mirror Mirror.

Simultaneously, Relativity announced a similar deal with Feelgood in Greece.

Relativity already has similar deals in place with Asian distributors including SkyLand Film (Beijing) Co Ltd (China), Roadshow Films(Australia), Golden Village Pictures Pte Ltd (Singapore) and Sahamongkolfilm International Co Ltd (Thailand).