Ben Conter
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About
Ben Cotner is the SVP of Acquisitions for Open Road Films, where he currently oversees films in post-production such as Side Effects by Steven Soderbergh, The Host by Andrew Niccol, based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer, Machete Kills by Robert Rodriguez and Ten by David Ayer. Recent releases include End of Watch by David Ayer, Hit and Run by Dax Shepard, The Grey by Joe Carnahan, and Killer Elite by Gary McKendry. Previously, Cotner was the Executive Director of Acquisitions for Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, and Paramount Classics, where he acquired such documentaries as An Inconvenient Truth, American Teen, and Mad Hot Ballroom.
The Case Against 8
In 2010, opponents of gay marriage blocked the broadcast of a federal trial challenging Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage. That case is now before the U.S. Supreme Court, where it will rule for the first time on the rights of gay Americans to marry. **Previously titled Perry v. Schwarzenegger