Black Bear Management represents the latters writer-director Greg Kwedar and writer Clint Bentley.

Weve always tried to look at things patiently and analytically, Schwarzman says of the companys growth trajectory.

But, at the same time, we are not a company that grows for the sake of growing.

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He began to interview for internships in the production sector in New York.

The companys current partner and Head of Operations, Michael Heimler, joined in 2013.

Elevation Pictures was born in 2013 andThe Imitation Gamebecame the first release for the Canadian distributor.

Last year, films on its release slate garnered 20 Oscar nominations.

To be honest, I didnt imagine wed do both, says Schwarzman.

This means your P&A is much riskier there than it would be in any other territory.

Says Schwarzman of the script: It was entertaining, irreverent, but incredibly human.

For Schwarzman, its nice to come full-circle with his former Cinetic colleague.

Its also producingThe Man Will Burn, a docuseries about the Burning Man festival.

At Black Bear, culturally, we all click very well and we are passionate about what we do.

And I would say we all live and breathe what we do.