Aviron Pictures

Aviron Pictures is an American film production and distribution company founded by William Sadleir and David Dinerstein, a founder of Paramount Classics and formerly of Lakeshore Entertainment and LD Entertainment, in 2017.

Aviron Pictures
TypePrivate
IndustryFilm industry
FoundedMay 11, 2017 (2017-05-11)
FounderWilliam Sadleir
Headquarters
Beverly Hills, California
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • David Dinerstein
  • William Sadleir
  • Greg Forston
  • Claire Heath
Number of employees
11-50 people[1]
Websiteavironpictures.com

History

In May 2017, it was announced David Dinerstein had launched a film production and distribution company that would release up to eight wide release films, per year, starting off to distribute Kidnap, Drunk Parents, and The Strangers: Prey at Night.[2] In February 2018, it was announced the company had acquired Serenity, and A Private War.[3]

In 2019, a lawsuit was filed by investor BlackRock against Aviron and its founder William Sadlier, citing fraud and financial impropriety in the company structure.[4] Sadlier subsequently exited from his role as the operating manager of Aviron Pictures, a subsidiary of Aviron Group, in January 2020 .[5]

On May 22, 2020, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey Berman, announced multiple fraud charges against William Sadleir. He was charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft to convince BlackRock to invest $75 million in his Aviron Group,[6] he then allegedly siphoned off more than $20 million from his production company and diverted more than $14 million of it into his mansion. Sadlier also allegedly redirected nearly $1 million of the Coronavirus Paycheck Protection Program loans he applied, meant to keep Aviron staff on payroll, for his personal debts.[7]

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Filmography
Release date Title Notes
August 4, 2017 Kidnap First film
March 9, 2018 The Strangers: Prey at Night
August 31, 2018 Destination Wedding Under their "Regatta" banner.
November 2, 2018 A Private War
January 25, 2019 Serenity
April 12, 2019 After
November 6, 2020 The Informer Last film

See also

References
  1. "Aviron Pictures". Linkedin.com. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 11, 2017). "David Dinerstein Launches Aviron Pictures With Halle Berry's 'Kidnap', Alec Baldwin-Salma Hayek Pic 'Drunk Parents' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  3. Lang, Brent (February 2, 2018). "Aviron Buys Serenity With Matthew McConaughey, A Private War With Rosamund Pike". Variety. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  4. Zweig, Jason (February 28, 2020). "WSJ News Exclusive | The Hollywood Drama That Cost a BlackRock Fund $75 Million". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  5. D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 23, 2020). "Aviron Pictures Imploding As Layoffs & Lawsuits Cloud Future On Eve Of Sundance". Deadline. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  6. "U.S. charges Hollywood film distributor with defrauding BlackRock fund". Reuters. May 22, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  7. Rector, Kevin (May 22, 2020). "Film producer charged with paying credit cards with coronavirus funds, defrauding investors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  8. Feuerherd, Ben (May 22, 2020). "Feds say Hollywood CEO stole millions to build manse, also swiped coronavirus $$". New York Post. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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