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New York Distribution Company 1-2 Special Hires Amanda Trokan, Nico Chapin for Key Executive Roles (EXCLUSIVE)
New York-based distribution company 1-2 Special has hired Amanda Trokan and Nico Chapin, Mubi veterans, for key executive roles.
The company was founded in February by former Sideshow executive Jason Hellerstein with the goal of acquiring and releasing films from top-tier domestic and international festivals. While overseeing platform curation and licensing, Trokan helped negotiate deals for new films from Hirokazu Kore-eda, Quentin Dupieux, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Alex Ross Perry, Rebecca Zlotowski, Albert Serra, Tyler Taormina, Martín Rejtman, Vera Drew, Alonso Ruizpalacios, Radu Jude and others. Previously, he held roles at Mubi and at Cinetic Media, where he contributed to the campaigns behind Thomas Vinterberg’s Academy Award-winning “Another Round,” Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow” and Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.”
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