Yari Film Group

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Founded in 2002, and headed by established producer Bob Yari, the Yari Film Group (YFG) is an independent film company with hands in financing, production, acquisition, sales and distribution.

Company's early production credits included Academy Award Winner Crash with an all-star cast led by Matt Dillon and Sandra Bullock, The Matador with Pierce Brosnan, The Painted Veil starring Edward Norton, A Love Song for Bobby Long with John Travolta, Dave Chapelle's Block Party, Prime with Meryl Streep, and Thumbsucker with an all-star cast including Keanu Reeves and Vince Vaughn.

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Yari Film Group Releasing, the distribution arm of YFG, released their first batch of films in 2006. The dramedy Winter Passing starring Will Ferrell and Ed Harris was their first foray, with a limited US release in February of '06. Find Me Guilty starring Vin Diesel was the company's first national release, launching in more than 400 theatres across the country. YFG's first major financial success as a distributor was with The Illusionist, starring Ed Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel, which pulled in roughly $40 million at the US Box Office, gaining the upstart notierity for successfully launching the film through a platform release rollout. YFG Releasing adopted an early strategy of producing and acquiring independent films with major name talent attached, such as The Illusionist, Winter Passing, Haven (Orlando Bloom, Bill Paxton), Shortcut to Happiness (Alec Baldwin, Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Love Hewitt) and Even Money (Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta, Danny DeVito).