US EditionSean Baker’s ‘Anora’ Follow-Up ‘Ti Amo!’ Set at New Warner Bros. Movie Label Clockwork
The specialty label will focus on smartly budgeted global theatrical releases and plans two or three films a year, Warner Bros. said.
- At CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group Co-Chairs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy unveiled Clockwork, a new specialty label, acquiring global rights to Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sean Baker's next feature, Ti Amo!.
- Former Neon executive Christian Parkes leads the division, reporting to De Luca and Abdy. Parkes joins fellow Neon alumni Jason Wald and Spencer Collantes, with the label targeting two to three releases annually.
- Baker will write, direct, edit, and produce Ti Amo!, reteaming with Anora producers Alex Coco and Samantha Quan. Financed by FilmNation Entertainment, the project releases globally in 2027, excluding France.
- Clockwork aims to develop and acquire 'smartly budgeted' global theatrical releases, seeking to replicate the brand-building success typically associated with independent distributors like A24 and Neon.
- This acquisition marks a significant transition for Baker, who departs habitual indie distributors A24 and Neon. His previous work, Anora, won the Palme d'Or and Academy Awards for best director, original screenplay, and editing.
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The filmmaker of Anora (2024) has not been standing since his triumphal passage through the red carpet. Sean Baker co-received, produced and edited Shih-Ching Tsou's left-handed girl last 2025 and this year will premiere the short film Sandiwara with the Oscarized Michelle Yeoh. However, the CinemaCon of Las Vegas has served for Warner Bros. to announce the signing of the director, who will assume the narrative leadership of Ti Amo!, the first t…
Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ Follow-Up ‘Ti Amo!’ Set at New Warner Bros. Movie Label Clockwork
At CinemaCon, Warner Bros. finally showed its hand — unveiling a new specialty film label to be run by a trio of creative executives from the Oscar-winning indie studio Neon. Named Clockwork, WB film heads Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy presented the new shingle at the annual convention of movie theater owners in Las […]
‘Anora’ director Sean Baker to helm ‘Ti Amo!’ for new label Warner Bros. Clockwork
Anora filmmaker Sean Baker has set up his next film. Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that it will distribute Baker's Ti Amo! through its brand-new specialty film label, Warner Bros. Clockwork. The studio has global distribution rights for the movie, excluding in France, and will [...]
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