London-based publicity exec promoted to senior vice president role.

Entertainment One (eOne) has announced the promotion of Theresa Roberts to senior vice president of publicity – production, international & UK film. 

The new role will see Roberts extend her publicity expertise into the company’s growing film production business, whilst still overseeing UK publicity activities.

Roberts’ appointment is with immediate effect and she will continue to be based in London, reporting into film production president Xavier Marchand and eOne Films UK MD Alex Hamilton. 

The new role will see Roberts drive and oversee strategic global publicity campaigns across the slate from production through to distribution, working closely with film publicity teams across all eOne territories.

Roberts has headed up film publicity for eOne in the UK since 2008 and during that time has overseen the publicity campaigns for films including The Twlight Saga and Oscar winners 12 Years a Slave and Dallas Buyers Club.

Prior to that she was head of publicity at Momentum Pictures.

Earlier this year, eOne announced a move to consolidate its international sales operation within its film production business to further support the company’s increased sales focus on internally produced films.

eOne’s Film Production business have upcoming titles including Gavin Hood’s Eye in the Sky, starring Helen Mirren, and Fabrice Du Welz’s Message From the King, starring Chadwick Boseman The company’s international sales slate includes Captain Fantastic, starring Viggo Mortensen, Trumbo, starring Bryan Cranston and Spotlight from Tom McCarthy.