Michael Katchman
- Producer
- Executive
With a lengthy and successful career in home video sales, marketing,
and acquisitions dating back to the early 1980s, Mike's resume begins
with sales management positions at Congress Video Group and then
VidAmerica before he was recruited by Orion.
After a brief period in sales Mike was quickly moved into management where he flourished during the golden era that saw Orion setting the pace with such releases as Dances With Wolves and Silence of the Lambs among others. It was at this point that Mike was already trying on other hats within the organization, leading to involvement with film acquisitions as well as marketing. Rising to the position of Senior Vice President of Sales, Mike was eventually responsible for all entertainment sales in the US and Canada before Orion was sold to MGM, where he filled a similar role until being drafted by Lionsgate. In three very productive years with Lionsgate Mike contributed to revenues that rose from $32 million to $110 million before being lured away to First Look Studios where he was central to an even more dramatic 500% increase in sales from 2004-07.
All good things come to an end, however, and for Mike that ending is also a new beginning. Ever the loyal soldier, Mike has decided to break away from the establishment and rise to the challenge of creating a brand new entity. He's just assembled a top national sales team with access to the largest national accounts, and with Mike at the helm there should be no doubt that this group has the experience and the energy necessary to build Rivercoast Film Distribution into the next great independent success story.
After a brief period in sales Mike was quickly moved into management where he flourished during the golden era that saw Orion setting the pace with such releases as Dances With Wolves and Silence of the Lambs among others. It was at this point that Mike was already trying on other hats within the organization, leading to involvement with film acquisitions as well as marketing. Rising to the position of Senior Vice President of Sales, Mike was eventually responsible for all entertainment sales in the US and Canada before Orion was sold to MGM, where he filled a similar role until being drafted by Lionsgate. In three very productive years with Lionsgate Mike contributed to revenues that rose from $32 million to $110 million before being lured away to First Look Studios where he was central to an even more dramatic 500% increase in sales from 2004-07.
All good things come to an end, however, and for Mike that ending is also a new beginning. Ever the loyal soldier, Mike has decided to break away from the establishment and rise to the challenge of creating a brand new entity. He's just assembled a top national sales team with access to the largest national accounts, and with Mike at the helm there should be no doubt that this group has the experience and the energy necessary to build Rivercoast Film Distribution into the next great independent success story.