Bill Thompson
Senior Vice President of Theatrical Sales
During the past two decades, Mr. Thompson has held executive sales positions with such leading distributors as Miramax Films, Gramercy Pictures, Lot 47 Films and four companies headed by Bob Berney – Newmarket Films, Picturehouse, Apparition and Film District. He previously held senior film buying positions with several New York-based exhibition companies, including Cinema 5, Walter Reade, Cineplex Odeon and City Cinemas. Mr. Thompson most recently was a distribution consultant with Indomina Releasing, overseeing the national release of Leos Carax’s acclaimed
Holy Motors. He previously consulted with Music Box Films.
For many years, Mr. Thompson taught a popular course on the film business at New York University. He has also been active with the Motion Picture Club, Variety the Children’s Charity and the Motion Picture Pioneers.