MarVista Announces New Hires

LOS ANGELES, November 4:
MarVista Entertainment has appointed Robyn Snyder as its VP of production and
Paul Hazen as its VP of acquisitions and operations, while also bolstering its
sales team with a key promotion.

Snyder will oversee all
aspects of development for MarVista and manage production on a variety of TV
movies and series. Her recent credits include serving as the executive producer
on the MarVista-distributed project The Watch, as well as I Me Wed for Lifetime. Synder previously worked as a
consultant for The N, ABC Family and the Disney Channel. She will be based out
of MarVista's new production offices in Santa Monica and will report to Marc
Lorber, the senior VP of production.

Hazen will be
responsible for acquiring new film and television projects for MarVista's
library. He will report to Michael Jacobs, the company's president. Hazen has
spent the past four years serving as a producer's rep at Pierce Law Group,
where he was involved in the acquisition, negotiation and placement of more
than 100 independent feature films with U.S. and foreign distributors, sales
agents and buyers.

For the sales team,
MarVista has promoted Michael Wilson to manager of international sales. Wilson
previously served as the manager of acquisitions, and was responsible for
taking on titles such as Taking 5,
Man Maid and Fast Girl. In his new position, Wilson will help manage sales in the Eastern
European and Latin American territories. Wilson will
report to Vanessa Goglio, the company’s senior VP of international
sales.

"As we celebrate
our fifth year we are excited to view lots of opportunities within our reach
and the overall future prospects for MarVista Entertainment," said the
company's CEO, Fernando Szew. "As such, we have added key executives who strengthen
our team and will also undoubtedly aid and abet our growth into new areas and
with new partners."

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski