Rialto International Launches On-Demand in Japan on Prime Video

Bruce Tuchmann-backed Rialto Worldwide has launched a branded on-demand streaming service in Japan, centered on unbiased movie, and housed on Amazon’s Prime Video Channels platform.

Rialto Channel launched in 1999 in New Zealand, the place it was initially branded as The Sundance Channel. It established itself as an award-winning and industry-leading indie movie vacation spot for over twenty years.

In Japan, the Rialto-branded venue will function present and iconic unbiased movies. Confirmed content material at launch consists of Chloe Zhao’s “The Rider”; an homage to the just lately departed director Peter Bogdanovich with “The Final Image Present”; Brad Pitt and Jason Statham in Man Richie’s “Snatch”; Michael Caine in “Harry Brown”; Sean Connery in Gus Van Sant’s “Discovering Forrester”; Ewan McGregor and actor/director Don Cheadle’s “Miles Forward”; Jean-Jacques Beineix’s “Diva”; Michelle Williams in Wim Wenders’ “Land of A lot”; Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Regulation in “Gattaca”; and “8MM,” with Nicolas Cage.

Japanese unbiased movie classics on the slate embrace Kurosawa Akira’s “Throne of Blood” and Ozu Yasujiro’s “Tokyo Story,” alongside up to date Japanese documentary “Harada, Sculpting for Peace.”

Tuchman, a media entrepreneur and former president of Sundance Channel World, AMC World, MGM Worldwide Networks and GM of Nickelodeon World Community Ventures, final yr launched Rialto Worldwide as a 50-50 three way partnership with the Rialto Channel in New Zealand. Tuchman and Roger Wyllie, who’s CEO of the Rialto Channel in New Zealand, are co-chairmen of Rialto Worldwide.

Asserting a world rollout, Rialto Worldwide final yr launched in Australia on Samsung TV Plus. Rialto Worldwide’s objective now could be to develop into a premier cross-border curator and packager of branded tv companies centered on unbiased movie. Multiplatform distribution will embrace streaming media and conventional linear viewing.

“Unbiased movie has by no means been so widespread, but the variety of branded companies bringing unbiased movie choices internationally on a multiplatform foundation is few and much between. Each linear TV channels and streaming companies are looking for marquee choices to draw and preserve viewership,” stated Tuchman. “Our design since rolling out our new enterprise is to set a excessive bar and safe partnerships with blue chip manufacturers in each streaming and conventional media. Prime Video underscores this completely and properly enhances the relationships we have already got with Samsung and Sky, with extra offers to come back.”

“Over the previous 20 years, Rialto has delivered and continues to convey a plethora of unbiased movies which emphasizes the last word in artistic freedom,” stated Wyllie. “Unbiased movies have gained the entire finest image Oscar awards prior to now 5 years.”