Lionsgate restructures theatrical publicity team

Lionsgate restructures theatrical publicity team

MUMBAI: Executive vp of theatrical publicity at Lionsgate Julie Fontaine has restructured her department, creating two project teams to oversee theatrical releases.

While Jennifer Peterson will oversee one team, Jamie Blois, who has been promoted to vp, national publicity, will head the other.

Peterson has been with Lionsgate since 2003 and joined its PR department in 2004 while Bois joins Lionsgate from Disney where she served as executive director of global publicity.
 
As senior vp, national publicity, Todd Nickels will continue to head all of the studio‘s New York-based theatrical publicity and will work with both project teams.

Corporate public relations for the film division will be overseen by Fontaine and managed by Kate Hubin Piliero who now is the Studio’s film division’s vp, corporate communications.

Matthew Clasby, who has been named vp, theatrical promotions, will oversee all publicity-driven promotions as well as oversee special events, tradeshows and conventions.