Searchlight Pictures
Ben Wilkinson is an accomplished legal and business affairs professional with extensive experience in the film industry. Currently serving as Vice President of Business Affairs at Searchlight Pictures since June 2014, Ben has held multiple senior roles, including Senior Vice President and Vice President of Legal Affairs within the same company. Prior experience includes a position as Business Affairs Manager at the British Film Institute from April 2012 to June 2014 and an associate role at Olswang from September 2006 to April 2012. Earlier career highlights include a secondment as Legal and Business Affairs Executive at BBC and account management at Soul Advertising and M&C Saatchi. Educational qualifications include a Law LPC from the College of Law, a Law GDL from BPP Law School, and a BSc (Hons) in Politics from the University of Bristol.
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Searchlight Pictures
Searchlight Pictures is a global specialty film and television company that develops, produces, finances and acquires motion pictures and series for both worldwide theatrical and streaming releases. It has its own marketing and distribution operations, and is part of The Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company. Founded in 1994 as Fox Searchlight Pictures, the company’s titles have grossed over $5 billion worldwide, amassing 51 Academy Awards including five Best Picture winners since 2009: Slumdog Millionaire, 12 Years a Slave, Birdman, The Shape of Water, and Nomadland; 62 BAFTA Awards, 34 Golden Globe Awards, and 10 Grammy Awards. Searchlight recently released Tina Mabry's The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat; Yorgos Lanthimos' Kinds of Kindness; Lanthimos' 4-time Academy Award winner Poor Things; Ned Benson's The Greatest Hits; Laura Chinn's Suncoast; and Andrew Haigh's All of Us Strangers. Upcoming releases include Karrie Crouse and Will Joines' Hold Your Breath; Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain; Marielle Heller's Nightbitch; and James Mangold's A Complete Unknown. The company also includes Searchlight Television, the division which develops and produces series for streaming, network, and cable partners, and earned a Primetime Emmy Award for its first production "The Dropout," in partnership with Hulu and 20th Studios. Searchlight Television is currently producing the Spanish-Language limited series "La Máquina" for Hulu and Disney+. For career opportunities with Searchlight Pictures, visit jobs.disneycareers.com