Mr. Michael Barker

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  Of those still in play today, Sony's Michael Barker and Tom Bernard, veterans of a few different classics divisions, actually deserve much of the credit for carrying the flag for interesting film for decades.

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  "The idea of a remake of 'Blood Simple' as seen through the eyes of Zhang Yimou's masterful visual elegance and clever narrative twists is genius," said SPC's co-presidents and co-founders Michael Barker and Tom Bernard in a joint statement.

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  Telluride, CO, September 8, 2009-After celebrating at an intimate private dinner on Saturday night, Sony Pictures Classics co-president Michael Barker, filmmaker Jacques Audiard and others joined a nearby IFC Films dinner for its own filmmakers and friends here at the Telluride Film Festival.
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  "Coco Before Chanel" director Anne Fontaine with Sony Pictures Classics co-president Michael Barker at the SPC dinner in Telluride.
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  While platform theatrical distribution and then a DVD release down the line is the Sony Classics model, the company's Michael Barker, Tom Bernard and Dylan Leiner talk a lot about building a library that will deliver revenue for years to come, especially when a film does well in its theatrical run.
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  A passionate cinephile, Barker for example has been a fixture at retrospective screenings here in Telluride this weekend. He was gushing at the rare chance to see Jean Renoir's "Toni" on a big screen early Saturday morning. Filmmakers notice such things. His company nabbed Phil Morrison's "Junebug" a few years ago because Kelly Reichardt ("Old Joy") apparently told Morrison that Barker was a fixture at classic Film Society of Lincoln Center screenings.

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  "We met with the filmmakers two years ago and have pursued it ever since, but the only stumbling block was that the budget led to a bigger financial upfront than we were willing to do," Sony Classics co-head Michael Barker said.
  
  While the major studios, specialty divisions and indie distributors mostly left Cannes empty-handed, Sony Classics and IFC Films benefited from the market downtown.Both acquired the largest number of official selection and market titles in their history, partly because the lack of frenzied competition led to dropping prices.
  
  Sony Classics rejects IFC's day-and-date model, but both look to create a valuable library of titles to attract viewers over the long term.
  
  "Having a meaningful theatrical run to give a good profile to a film, whether people see it in theaters, on DVD or TV, is our mantra," Barker said.He insists it's "tough but not impossible" for indie films to break through the crowded marketplace.

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  "My feeling is that this is going to be a very good year as far as dealmaking is concerned because there are so many unknown films that look intriguing" said Michael Barker, co-president of Sony Pictures Classics.
  
  "Every year, several of those films have always been bought. I don't think that's going to change this year."
  
  Barker, however, said he expects the value for deals to distribute top films will likely fall from past years.

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  You'll find companies being careful," said Michael Barker, co-president of Sony Pictures Classics.

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  We're all in survival mode," said Michael Barker, co-president of Sony Pictures Classics.
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  We're all in survival mode," said Michael Barker, co-president of Sony Pictures Classics.

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  We're all in survival mode," said Michael Barker, co-president of Sony Pictures Classics.

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  "Like every business now, we really have to be very careful," said Michael Barker, co-president of Sony Pictures Classics. "Everyone has concerns," he added, before noting that deals would still be made.

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  French director Alain Resnais and Sony Pictures Classics co-president Michael Barker walk the red carpet Friday night for the opening of the New York Film Festival.

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