Independent television company, MarVista Entertainment, will distribute two Hallmark Channel original movies, “ When Sparks Fly” and “The Nine Lives of Christmas” this year. 

“When Sparks Fly” was produced for the Hallmark Channel by Bauman Productions and executive produced by MarVista Entertainment’s CEO Fernando Szew. “The Nine Lives of Christmas” is a Nine Lives Films, Inc. Production. Jim Head, Ted Bauman and MarVista’s CEO Fernando Szew are the executive producers.  

“International buyers and their audiences have demonstrated a great affinity for original films produced for the Hallmark Channel, and we have no doubt these two new movies will create a groundswell of demand in the international market,” says Szew, chief executive officer, MarVista “Bauman Entertainment has produced top quality movies with all of the elements—holiday, romance, drama, a dash of comedy and strong casting—that are sure to score big with broadcasters and their audiences.”