Phillip Goldfine to Be Named VP at Trimark

Former New Line Cinema production executive Phillip B. Goldfine is expected to be named vice president of Trimark Pictures, where he will help the independent distributor boost its film production.

Goldfine most recently was vice president of production at New Line, which is now part of Turner Broadcasting Systems. In addition to his production duties at Trimark, he is expected to serve as a liaison with Trimark Interactive and Trimark Television.

Santa Monica-based Trimark plans to produce from 10 to 12 films this year. Upcoming films include “Separate Lives” with James Belushi and Linda Hamilton, and “Curse of the Starving Class” with Kathy Bates, James Woods and Louis Gossett Jr.

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