Andrew Cripps to Manage Theatrical Distribution of Fox Films

Andrew Cripps to Manage Theatrical Distribution of Fox Films
Andrew Cripps to Manage Theatrical Distribution of Fox Films

Twentieth Century Fox Film Chairman and CEO, Stacey Snider, announced Wednesday the appointment of Andrew Cripps as President, International Theatrical Distribution.

Cripps, who will join Fox from IMAX Corporation in January 2017, will oversee all strategic and managerial international theatrical distribution activities for the studio.

He also will be involved with developing business opportunities in the foreign marketplace, including established territories as well as newer, burgeoning areas.

Cripps will report to Snider and work closely with Fox’s President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution, Chris Aronson, and with Fox International Productions President, Tomas Jegeus, on local language production and distribution opportunities. Cripps will relocate with his family from London to Los Angeles.

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Cripps currently works as the President of IMAX International. He joined IMAX in 2012 as President of IMAX for Europe, Middle East and Africa, overseeing the company’s expansion of its theater network in those regions.

He also worked closely with the company’s filmed entertainment division to identify international local language distribution opportunities. Cripps also served as Executive Vice President of IMAX Corp.

Cripps is a British citizen who was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He holds a BSc in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, and an MBA in International Business from Georgia State University, Atlanta.

One of the world’s leading producers and distributors of motion pictures, 20th Century Fox Film produces, acquires and distributes motion pictures throughout the world.

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