The Mise en Scène Company, LTD (MSC) is an independent global film, multimedia and production company. MSC distributes and represents films in the United States, United Kingdom and internationally.
Founding MSC was founded by Paul Stuart Lewis Yates and Netto Fernandes, during a furlough from their jobs at The Ritz London hotel amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This downtime has been attributed as catalyzing their efforts to launch the company. Although named after the cinematic term "mise en scène," the founders are quoted as being inspired by "mise en place" whilst they worked at the Ritz.
The Mise En Scène Company was launched in 2020 and debuted its first slate at the EFM.
Yates is a member of the aristocratic Lewis family. He spent just under a year living in Genova working for the global film sales company Devil Works, where he also had photography published in Il Giornale and writing published in the online magazine The Travel Club.
Projects and acquisitions MSC has managed global sales for several films. In 2021, it handled global sales for The True Don Quixote, starring Danny Huston, Jack Kilmer, Jacob Batalon and Tim Blake Nelson, the film was released by Signature Entertainment in the U.K. That same year, MSC also managed the global sales for American Reject, featuring Kathleen Monteleone and Tim O'Leary, at the Cannes Film Market. In 2022, it secured global sales for The Magnificent Meyersons, which stars Emmy-nominated actor Elizabeth Perkins and Jeff Perry . The company has also provided private consultation to producers. In 2024, MSC took on global sales for Driven, starring Rebecca Henderson and Liza Colón-Zayas.
In 2025 the company signed David Krumholtz starring in the film Forelock and announced a market screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, followed by the European Film Market in 2026. The company also signed Billy Knight starring Al Pacino. The company put a "no AI was used" self-certification notice on the posters of both films, and has called for an industry standard on such declarations.
Distribution
In 2024 MSC coordinated a limited theatrical run in the US for The Magnificent Meyersons, brokered a tv/streaming deal with Starz, and coordinated airline sales and Latin American distribution.
In 2025 in partnership with Lunchmeat VHS and Discordia Anchorage was released on a limited VHS run.
Film awards
Festival Grand Prize - Best Film - Stony Brook Film Festival - Anchorage - 2021 Best Film - Audience Award - Oldenburg Film Festival - Anchorage - 2021 Seymour Cassel Award - Oldenburg Film Festival - Anchorage - 2021 Audience Award - Laceno d'Oro International Film Festival - Anchorage - 2021 Audience Award - Mammoth Film Festival - Anchorage - 2022 Best Screenplay - New York Film Week - Anchorage - 2022 Best Feature Film - Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival - Anchorage - 2022 Best Ensemble Cast - Culver City Film Festival - Anchorage - 2022 Rising Star Award - New Orleans Film Festival - American Reject - 2020 Best Actress - Las Vegas International Film & Screenplay Festival - American Reject - 2020 Discovery Award - Super November - British Independent Film Awards - 2018 Best Of The Fest - Auteur Theory - Breckenridge Festival of Film - 2000
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