Utopia Pictures & Television

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Utopia Pictures & Television is a production company and film distributor whose credits include the three movies based on the novel, Shiloh . On February 1, 2004, Variety announced that they had acquired the rights to produce three of Philip K. Dick's works: Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said , VALIS and Radio Free Albemuth . [1] Declan O'Brien is President of the company. [2]

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References

  1. Harris, Dana (2004-02-01). "Utopia picks Dick works". Variety.com. Retrieved 2006-08-14.
  2. "TVSpy.com - Programming & Film Contacts". TVSpy.com. Archived from the original on 2006-05-07. Retrieved 2006-08-14.