Eric Besner

Diane Holtzberg of Montreal-based Films Transit International negotiated the deal with Ken Eisen, president of Shadow Distribution and Eric Besner, vice-president of Home Vision Entertainment.

"I just moved to Chicago from Los Angeles, and I'm very well aware of the brand and the influence it has," said Eric Besner, Home Vision's VP of business and legal affairs.
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The late director is best known for Battle Royale, an intensely controversial film about high school students who are packed off to an island and forced to hunt and kill each other, that Besner said hasn't been licensed for U.S. distribution because the Japanese producers feel it won't "fly" here due to the political climate.

"A lot of people have tried to talk them out of their view," but to no avail, Besner said.
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"We have the rights, so it's a symbiotic relationship," Besner said.

Eric Besner named vp business and legal affairs at Home Vision Entertainment

film/videoEric Besner has been named vp business and legal affairs at Home Vision Entertainment.