THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING 
BLACKKKLANSMAN 
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Focus Features has elevated Kiska Higgs to president of production and acquisitions.In her new role, she will oversee the studio's films and team across development, production and acquisition for domestic and international titles. Higgs will continue to work from the Focus Features headquarters in Los Angeles.Higgs, who previously served as executive VP of production and acquisitions at Focus, has worked at Universal for 15 years. She began as a production executive in Los Angeles at Universal Pictures and at the...
Focus Features
Peter
Kujawski
Chairman
Since Kujawski took the reins of Focus Features in 2016, it’s been the number one specialty studio in market share four years running, and he refused to let the pandemic slow its momentum in 2020. When “Emma” and Sundance winner “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” were forced to end their theatrical runs in March, he shifted them to PVOD then made a trio of acquisitions via Cannes’ virtual market: Paul Schrader’s “The Card Counter,” James Gray’s “Armageddon Time” and Justin Chon’s “Blue Bayou.” In September, Focus gave Miranda July’s “Kajillionaire” a limited theatrical run following PVOD releases for “The High Note” and Jon Stewart’s “Irresistible” over the summer. Pre-pandemic Focus releases during his tenure include Oscar winners “BlacKkKlansman,” “Darkest Hour” and “The Theory of Everything.”
