Mission Pictures International

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Mission Pictures International (MPI) is a foreign sales, finance, and distribution company specializing in family and faith-based entertainment for mainstream audiences worldwide.

History

Mission Pictures International was founded in 2008 by entertainment industry veterans Cindy Bond and Chevonne O'Shaughnessy.[1]  The company specializes in distributing family friendly films such as Like Dandelion Dust based on the Karen Kingsbury novel starring Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino and Barry Pepper.[2]  In 2011 MPI picked up foreign rights for the Hallmark Channel original movie The Shunning starring Danielle Panabaker[3] as well as two new feature films The 5th Quarter starring Aidan Quinn and Andie MacDowell and Seven Days in Utopia starring Robert Duvall.[4]  The company maintains offices in Studio City and Van Nuys, California, USA.

Films Distributed by MPI

Title Release Date
The Confession 2012
The Heart of Christmas 2012
The Encounter: Paradise Lost 2012
Escape 2012
The Mark: Redemption 2012
The Mark[disambiguation needed] 2012
Hardflip 2012
I'm in Love with a Church Girl 2012
The Genesis Code 2012
Apostle Peter and the Last Supper 2012
Flatline 2012
Seven Days in Utopia 2011
The 5th Quarter 2011
The Shunning 2011
Title Release Date
Trinity Goodheart 2011
Countdown 2011
My Last Day Without You 2011
Christmas with a Capital C 2011
Marriage Retreat 2011
Marcelino Pan y Vino 2010
Letters to God 2010
What If... 2010
The Way Home 2010
To Save a Life 2009
The Mighty Macs 2009
Like Dandelion Dust 2009
One Night with the King 2006
Bella 2006
The Omega Code 1999

References

  1. ^ Jeremy Kay (11 November 2008). "O'Shaugnessy, Bond launch production & sales outfit Mission Pictures". Screen Daily. Emap Ltd. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  2. ^ John W. Kennedy (2 August 2011). "Cindy Bond and Chevonne O'Shaughnessy are on a faith-filled cinematic mission". beliefnet. Beliefnet, Inc. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Mission Pictures International Signs on to 'Beverly Lewis's The Shunning,' An Original Hallmark Movie with Sony Pictures' Affirm Films". Christian News Wire. Christian Communication Network. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  4. ^ Jeremy Kay (5 November 2011). "Mission Pictures International adds pair of new titles". Screen Daily. Emap Ltd. Retrieved 3 February 2012.

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