MIPCOM Spotlight: MarVista Entertainment

CANNES: There are new TV movies being offered by MarVista Entertainment, spanning the action, drama, true story and romantic comedy genres.

“We will be debuting 1,000 to 1, starring David Henrie and Beau Bridges, which tells the inspirational true story of college basketball player Cory Weissman, whose indomitable spirit helped him beat the odds to stay alive after a devastating stroke destroyed his promising career,” says Vanessa Shapiro, the executive VP of sales at MarVista Entertainment.

“There’s also the nail-biting thriller Final Recourse, starring Teri Polo as a socialite who spirals into despair after her son dies in a car crash that she believes is her fault, and a passionate drama, Escape from Polygamy, starring Mary McCormack and William Mapother, which…takes viewers inside an extreme religious sect that advocates polygamy.”