MarVista bolsters sales and distribution

LA-based studio MarVista Entertainment has boosted its sales and business operations teams by hiring a head of global distribution and promoting a sales executive.

Jody Cipriano

Jody Cipriano has been appointed head of global distribution and will be responsible for spearheading worldwide cross-platform content sales and acquisitions, while Rod Rodrigo has been promoted to VP of international sales, based in the UK and reporting to Cipriano.

Cipriano will report directly to MarVista CEO Fernando Szew. Prior to joining MarVista, 20-year industry veteran Cipriano was senior VP of worldwide distribution at Cinetel Films, where she oversaw sales and distribution.

She joined Cinetel in 2003 from Kirch Media’s LA office to handle acquisitions and has previously held posts including VP of international sales for Promark Entertainment Group and Filmstar.

Rodrigo joined MarVista in 2014 as director of international sales from Istanbul’s Global Agency, where he was sales director for documentary, factual and format content.

For the 14 previous years, he was with London’s IMC Vision, responsible for selling its library of lifestyle, fitness and health content.