Spencer Klein has been promoted to senior vice president andgeneral sales manager of domestic distribution at The Weinstein Company (TWC).

Klein will continue reporting to TWC's chairman of domestic distributionSteve Bunnell and immediately gets to work on a slate that includes QuentinTarantino and Robert Rodriguez' double feature Grindhouse, set for release on Apr 6, 2007.

In addition to broadening his responsibilities in settlement and exhibitorservices and continuing to work on the company's research screenings, Klein'sexpanded responsibilities will encompass working with Bunnell to select releasedates and create distribution plans.

Klein joined TWC as vice president of sales, eastern division whenthe company launched in October 2005. Prior to TWC he served as a film buyer atLoews Cineplex Entertainment for six years, and worked in distribution at NewLine and New Yorker Films.