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After being shown the door by Time Warner last year, independent film veteran Bob Berney has launched a new venture, albeit one in need of further investment.
Berney on Thursday unveiled his new company, Apparition, backed by the family of Bill Pohlad, son of the late billionaire Carl Pohlad, who owned the Minnesota Twins. The Pohlads also own River Road Entertainment, a film production and financing company, which will work closely with Apparition.
One of Apparition's first pictures, "The Tree of Life," directed by Terence Malick, comes from River Road. The other, Jane Campion's "Bright Star," was acquired at the Cannes Film Festival...