To raise money, Seagram head Edgar Bronfman Jr. sold Universal's television holdings, including cable network USA, to Barry Diller (these same properties would be bought back later at greatly inflated prices). In June 2000, Seagram was sold to French water utility and media company Vivendi, which owned StudioCanal; the conglomerate then became known as Vivendi Universal. Afterward, Universal Pictures acquired the United States distribution rights of several of StudioCanal's films, such as Mulholland Drive (which received an Oscar nomination) and Brotherhood of the Wolf (which became the second-highest-grossing French-language film in the United States since 1980). Universal Pictures and StudioCanal also co-produced several films, such as Love Actually (an $40 million-budgeted film that eventually grossed $246 million worldwide). In late 2000, the New York Film Academy was permitted to use the Universal Studios backlot for student film projects in an unofficial partnership. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who was the head of Seagram? ANS1 Edgar Bronfman Jr. QSN2 Who bought the USA cable network from Seagram? ANS2 Barry Diller QSN3 Who bought Seagram in June 2000? ANS3 Vivendi QSN4 What was the budget of the film Love Actually? ANS4 $40 million QSN5 What StudioCanal film received an Academy Award nomination? ANS5 Mulholland Drive