COMPANY TOWN ANNEX

Orion Makes Distribution Deal: Orion Pictures Corp. has signed a long-term deal with Paris-based CineFin Corp. CineFin will fund up to $200 million in motion picture development, production and marketing costs annually for three years, according to the company’s announcement. Orion, which has been struggling to recover from financial difficulties, will have North American distribution rights to the films. Len White, its president and chief executive, said the deal “reinforces Orion Pictures as an important distributor of major motion pictures.”