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Adam Devine, J.K. Simmons, Sam Richardson and Elsie Fisher will lend their voices to “Hypergalactic,” the CG animated family feature co-created by Naoto Oshima, best known for designing the original “Sonic the Hedgehog” for Sega, and Joseph Chou.
The English-language film, directed by David N. Weiss and now in post-production, marks the most ambitious CG feature to date from Toei Animation. The Japanese studio was behind recent anime smash hits “The First Slam Dunk,” which grossed $279 million, and “One Piece Film: Red,” which has so far earned $247 million.
Charades is set to launch worldwide sales on “Hypergalatic” at Berlin’s European Film Market, alongside Iwashina Corporation founder Kevin Iwashina, who is also an advisor to Toei.
“Hypergalactic” follows an adventurous teenage girl (Fisher) and her baby brother in the not-so-distant future, after they liberate the forgotten protector of Earth, Okon (Devine), in the hopes that he can help reunite them with their missing parents.
The English-language film, directed by David N. Weiss and now in post-production, marks the most ambitious CG feature to date from Toei Animation. The Japanese studio was behind recent anime smash hits “The First Slam Dunk,” which grossed $279 million, and “One Piece Film: Red,” which has so far earned $247 million.
Charades is set to launch worldwide sales on “Hypergalatic” at Berlin’s European Film Market, alongside Iwashina Corporation founder Kevin Iwashina, who is also an advisor to Toei.
“Hypergalactic” follows an adventurous teenage girl (Fisher) and her baby brother in the not-so-distant future, after they liberate the forgotten protector of Earth, Okon (Devine), in the hopes that he can help reunite them with their missing parents.
- 2/6/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
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Leading Japanese studio Toei has unveiled Hypergalactic, an animated family feature from the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, which sales agent Charades will launch at the upcoming EFM.
Directed by David N. Weiss, the voice cast of the English-language film includes Adam Devine, J.K. Simmons, Sam Richardson and Eighth Grade star Elsie Fisher.
Paris-based Charades has taken world sales on the title, which is in post-production, and will introduce the project to buyers in Berlin next week alongside Iwashina Corporation founder Kevin Iwashina, who is also an advisor to Toei Animation.
The story follows an adventurous teenage girl, voiced by Fisher,...
Directed by David N. Weiss, the voice cast of the English-language film includes Adam Devine, J.K. Simmons, Sam Richardson and Eighth Grade star Elsie Fisher.
Paris-based Charades has taken world sales on the title, which is in post-production, and will introduce the project to buyers in Berlin next week alongside Iwashina Corporation founder Kevin Iwashina, who is also an advisor to Toei Animation.
The story follows an adventurous teenage girl, voiced by Fisher,...
- 2/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
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Leading Japanese animation studio Toei Animation has announced family feature Hypergalactic, describing the production as its biggest and most ambitious CGI film to date.
The story and characters are co-created by top Japanese artist Naoto Oshima, who designed the hit global franchise Sonic the Hedgehog for Sega, and Joseph Chou, whose credits include Blade Runner 2022: Black Out, Ghost in the Shell and Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.
The English-language animated family feature is directed by David N. Weiss, whose credits include Shrek 2, The Smurfs and Smurfs 2.
The movie will feature the voice talents of Adam Devine, Elsie Fisher, J.K. Simmons and Sam Richardson.
The family film follows an adventurous teenage girl (Fisher) and her baby brother in the not-so-distant future, after they liberate the forgotten protector of Earth,...
The story and characters are co-created by top Japanese artist Naoto Oshima, who designed the hit global franchise Sonic the Hedgehog for Sega, and Joseph Chou, whose credits include Blade Runner 2022: Black Out, Ghost in the Shell and Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.
The English-language animated family feature is directed by David N. Weiss, whose credits include Shrek 2, The Smurfs and Smurfs 2.
The movie will feature the voice talents of Adam Devine, Elsie Fisher, J.K. Simmons and Sam Richardson.
The family film follows an adventurous teenage girl (Fisher) and her baby brother in the not-so-distant future, after they liberate the forgotten protector of Earth,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
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Japanese anime giant Toei Animation (One Piece Film: Red, The First Slam Dunk) is teaming with Sonic the Hedgehog game designer Naoto Oshima, Shrek 2 and The Smurfs writer David N. Weiss and acclaimed animation producer Joseph Chou (Ghost in the Shell, Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim) on the English-language animated feature Hypergalactic.
Weiss will direct Hypergalatic with the story and characters co-created by Oshima and Chou. Toei is calling the film its biggest CGI project to date. The Japanese studio is flying high on the success of animated sports drama The First Slam Dunk, which has earned more than $279 million worldwide, and One Piece Film: Red, which has grossed more than $246 million globally.
Adam Devine, Elsie Fisher, J.K. Simmons and Sam Richardson have joined the voice cast of the English-language production. Charades is representing worldwide rights and will launch sales at the European Film Market (EFM...
Weiss will direct Hypergalatic with the story and characters co-created by Oshima and Chou. Toei is calling the film its biggest CGI project to date. The Japanese studio is flying high on the success of animated sports drama The First Slam Dunk, which has earned more than $279 million worldwide, and One Piece Film: Red, which has grossed more than $246 million globally.
Adam Devine, Elsie Fisher, J.K. Simmons and Sam Richardson have joined the voice cast of the English-language production. Charades is representing worldwide rights and will launch sales at the European Film Market (EFM...
- 2/6/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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There’s a scene in the 2010 film Eat Pray Love where Julia Roberts’s character Liz basks in the experience of eating a guilt-free pizza. It was an important character moment for her–and for many audience members. And whatever your specific dietary preferences or requirements may be, we hope that you’ll enjoy whatever your guilt-free “pizza moment” is this Thanksgiving, surrounded by friends and family (chosen or otherwise.)
Food, of course, has played as major a role in cinema as any other basic human biological function, from the sprawling bowls of pasta in the works of Martin Scorsese, to the last decade’s trend of thoughtfully investigative health-leaning food docs such as Food Inc. and Forks Over Knives. Today, though, we’re leaving the scare-mongering at the kids’ table and indulging in some seriously calorie-dense, celebratory depictions of food on film.
So cinch up that lobster bib and...
Food, of course, has played as major a role in cinema as any other basic human biological function, from the sprawling bowls of pasta in the works of Martin Scorsese, to the last decade’s trend of thoughtfully investigative health-leaning food docs such as Food Inc. and Forks Over Knives. Today, though, we’re leaving the scare-mongering at the kids’ table and indulging in some seriously calorie-dense, celebratory depictions of food on film.
So cinch up that lobster bib and...
- 11/21/2023
- by Film Independent
- Film Independent News & More
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Industry veteran joined what was known as Endeavor Content in 2017.
Kevin Iwashina has resigned from Fifth Season as head of documentary, Screen has confirmed.
The former agent’s departure comes as he issued an internal statement on Wednesday obtained by Screen in which he acknowledged that he had on occasion spoken to colleagues using language which ”can range from creating discomfort to being received as aggressive”.
The statement continued, ”I have worked diligently on this issue during my years at this company, with professional help, but have not yet been able to attain a satisfactory result for anyone involved, including,...
Kevin Iwashina has resigned from Fifth Season as head of documentary, Screen has confirmed.
The former agent’s departure comes as he issued an internal statement on Wednesday obtained by Screen in which he acknowledged that he had on occasion spoken to colleagues using language which ”can range from creating discomfort to being received as aggressive”.
The statement continued, ”I have worked diligently on this issue during my years at this company, with professional help, but have not yet been able to attain a satisfactory result for anyone involved, including,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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Exclusive: Kevin Iwashina has resigned his post as head of documentaries at Fifth Season, the producer/financier that was formerly known as Endeavor Content but renamed after Endeavor divested from the company with Cj taking over. It is run by Graham Taylor and Chris Rice.
Iwashina is a veteran in the documentary marketplace, formerly as an agent at CAA and WME. Deadline hears his exit was because of his bracing treatment of underlings and other colleagues at the company. Iwashina just released an internal statement Deadline got hold of, which underscores that.
Iwashina has brokered deals on many docus. The former agent co-founded Preferred Content in 2010 and then landed at Endeavor Content when it launched in 2017. He ran the documentary department with Liesl Copland and took over when she left for Participant in 2021.
Here is the just released statement:
I have always been committed to my work and this company...
Iwashina is a veteran in the documentary marketplace, formerly as an agent at CAA and WME. Deadline hears his exit was because of his bracing treatment of underlings and other colleagues at the company. Iwashina just released an internal statement Deadline got hold of, which underscores that.
Iwashina has brokered deals on many docus. The former agent co-founded Preferred Content in 2010 and then landed at Endeavor Content when it launched in 2017. He ran the documentary department with Liesl Copland and took over when she left for Participant in 2021.
Here is the just released statement:
I have always been committed to my work and this company...
- 4/19/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
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Grindstone/Lionsgate to release Hemlock Circle Productions comedy in the US.
Myriad Pictures has boarded international rights to the completed comedy The Re-Education Of Molly Singer starring Britt Robertson, Ty Simpkins and Jaime Pressly and has begun talks at EFM.
Andy Palmer directed the story about a young lawyer who gets the chance to win back her job and must pose as a university freshman in order to help her boss’s awkward teenage son navigate his first semester.
Grindstone/Lionsgate will release the Hemlock Circle Productions comedy in the US. The cast includes Nico Santos, Wendie Malick, and Cierra Ramirez.
Myriad Pictures has boarded international rights to the completed comedy The Re-Education Of Molly Singer starring Britt Robertson, Ty Simpkins and Jaime Pressly and has begun talks at EFM.
Andy Palmer directed the story about a young lawyer who gets the chance to win back her job and must pose as a university freshman in order to help her boss’s awkward teenage son navigate his first semester.
Grindstone/Lionsgate will release the Hemlock Circle Productions comedy in the US. The cast includes Nico Santos, Wendie Malick, and Cierra Ramirez.
- 2/18/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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The European Film Market kicking off this week in Berlin could mark a return to a familiar, old-fashioned balance of power between buyers and sellers. And as the impact of the pandemic retreats, there is cautious optimism that activity levels may now be more sustainable and fairer.
Certainly, leading film sales companies and local distributors have over the past week once again been engaging in a long-established pre-market routine. The former sent out a volley of scripts for new film projects, while the latter fielded the incoming pitches, attempted to read them quickly at home or on airplanes, and positioned themselves to take on-site meetings.
“All the usual suspects have two or three projects. FilmNation’s got a couple, Rocket Science, AGC, WME, Cornerstone, my company. So, there’s a very healthy number and range of projects. Quite a variety,” says David Garrett, CEO of Mister Smith Entertainment. And prospects for dealmaking look good.
Certainly, leading film sales companies and local distributors have over the past week once again been engaging in a long-established pre-market routine. The former sent out a volley of scripts for new film projects, while the latter fielded the incoming pitches, attempted to read them quickly at home or on airplanes, and positioned themselves to take on-site meetings.
“All the usual suspects have two or three projects. FilmNation’s got a couple, Rocket Science, AGC, WME, Cornerstone, my company. So, there’s a very healthy number and range of projects. Quite a variety,” says David Garrett, CEO of Mister Smith Entertainment. And prospects for dealmaking look good.
- 2/15/2023
- by Patrick Frater and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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Between 20 million for “Fair Play,” eight figures for “Flora and Son,” and a hefty theatrical deal for “Theater Camp,” any handwringing over the Sundance market seems a little silly.
Both major streamers and traditional theatrical buyers got in on the Utah action, and while there may have been fewer fevered late-night deals, films like “A Little Prayer” to Sony Pictures Classics or “Flora and Son” to Apple closed within roughly 24 hours of their premieres. “Fair Play” had as many as seven potential buyers before Netflix reunited with its “Bridgerton” star Phoebe Dynevor. A24 had half a dozen movies already in the festival, but came away with the Midnight entry “Talk to Me,” beating out a few other bidders in the process.
Independent films, in trouble? Dealmaking for many films at Sundance seemed as swift and aggressive as ever —even pre-pandemic aggressive. A source who spoke with IndieWire on the condition...
Both major streamers and traditional theatrical buyers got in on the Utah action, and while there may have been fewer fevered late-night deals, films like “A Little Prayer” to Sony Pictures Classics or “Flora and Son” to Apple closed within roughly 24 hours of their premieres. “Fair Play” had as many as seven potential buyers before Netflix reunited with its “Bridgerton” star Phoebe Dynevor. A24 had half a dozen movies already in the festival, but came away with the Midnight entry “Talk to Me,” beating out a few other bidders in the process.
Independent films, in trouble? Dealmaking for many films at Sundance seemed as swift and aggressive as ever —even pre-pandemic aggressive. A source who spoke with IndieWire on the condition...
- 1/28/2023
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
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Come January, festival attendees are forced to grapple with an anxiety-inducing question: How do I stay healthy at Sundance?
To many, the answer is a mix of precautionary measures like generous sleep, vitamin supplements, packets of Emergen-c tucked in every coat pocket, no booze and extra water. To others, it’s a trick question. “You don’t,” says TriStar president Nicole Brown with a smile. The veteran exec, who has made the trek to Park City many times, offers that it’s best to hit Main Street knowing that you’re most likely to board a return flight with extra baggage. “You’re going to come back with the sniffles.”
Kleenex aside, a still-burning pandemic mixed with flu season and threats like respiratory syncytial virus, or Rsv, seemingly has industry insiders more focused than ever on avoiding the dreaded “festival flu” (and of course, it’s not just festivals that are vulnerable,...
To many, the answer is a mix of precautionary measures like generous sleep, vitamin supplements, packets of Emergen-c tucked in every coat pocket, no booze and extra water. To others, it’s a trick question. “You don’t,” says TriStar president Nicole Brown with a smile. The veteran exec, who has made the trek to Park City many times, offers that it’s best to hit Main Street knowing that you’re most likely to board a return flight with extra baggage. “You’re going to come back with the sniffles.”
Kleenex aside, a still-burning pandemic mixed with flu season and threats like respiratory syncytial virus, or Rsv, seemingly has industry insiders more focused than ever on avoiding the dreaded “festival flu” (and of course, it’s not just festivals that are vulnerable,...
- 1/19/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Film and TV studio Fifth Season, formerly known as Endeavor Content, has tapped Mary Lisio as Executive Vice President, Non-Scripted Development and Production, TheWrap has learned.
Lisio will be responsible for producing a lineup of original unscripted content for the studio for linear broadcast, streaming and theatrical distribution. Lisio will also work alongside Fifth Season’s Kevin Iwashina, who oversees the studio’s documentary investment and sales strategies.
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Co-CEOs Graham Taylor and Chris Rice described Lisio as an “exceptional producer.”
“Her deep experience and great taste make her the perfect person to build our non-scripted and documentary development & production business,” said Taylor and Rice.
Some of Fifth Season’s slate of documentary and non-scripted content includes, “Omnivore,” a documentary set to debut on Apple TV+; a feature documentary titled “2nd Chance”; a Lena Waithe...
Lisio will be responsible for producing a lineup of original unscripted content for the studio for linear broadcast, streaming and theatrical distribution. Lisio will also work alongside Fifth Season’s Kevin Iwashina, who oversees the studio’s documentary investment and sales strategies.
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Wattpad Webtoon Studios Taps Jason Goldberg, Danni Xin for Film and TV Expansion (Exclusive)
Co-CEOs Graham Taylor and Chris Rice described Lisio as an “exceptional producer.”
“Her deep experience and great taste make her the perfect person to build our non-scripted and documentary development & production business,” said Taylor and Rice.
Some of Fifth Season’s slate of documentary and non-scripted content includes, “Omnivore,” a documentary set to debut on Apple TV+; a feature documentary titled “2nd Chance”; a Lena Waithe...
- 11/17/2022
- by Raquel "Rocky" Harris
- The Wrap
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Fifth Season, the company formerly known as Endeavor Content, is bulking up its non-scripted and documentary business.
It has hired former Blumhouse exec Mary Lisio in the newly created role of EVP, Non-Scripted, Development & Production. She will build out the company’s non-scripted slate across streaming, linear and theatrical distribution and will work closely with Kevin Iwashina, who heads up the company’s documentary investment and sales business.
Lisio, who left Blumhouse last year, oversaw series such as Netflix’s Worst Roommate Ever and doc Pray Away, CNN series The People v. The Klan, HBO Max’s What Happened, Brittany Murphy? and HBO’s The Anarchists. She also oversaw the development and sales of podcasts such as Revelations and The Oval Office Tapes.
Prior to joining Blumhouse, Lisio was at Ridley Scott’s Scott Free and Rsa Films, where she worked on Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives for Apple Music,...
It has hired former Blumhouse exec Mary Lisio in the newly created role of EVP, Non-Scripted, Development & Production. She will build out the company’s non-scripted slate across streaming, linear and theatrical distribution and will work closely with Kevin Iwashina, who heads up the company’s documentary investment and sales business.
Lisio, who left Blumhouse last year, oversaw series such as Netflix’s Worst Roommate Ever and doc Pray Away, CNN series The People v. The Klan, HBO Max’s What Happened, Brittany Murphy? and HBO’s The Anarchists. She also oversaw the development and sales of podcasts such as Revelations and The Oval Office Tapes.
Prior to joining Blumhouse, Lisio was at Ridley Scott’s Scott Free and Rsa Films, where she worked on Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives for Apple Music,...
- 11/17/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) has hired Mary Lisio for the newly created position of executive vice president of non-scripted development and production.
In her new role, Lisio will work to expand Fifth Season’s slate of non-scripted content across all platforms. She will collaborate with Kevin Iwashina, Fifth Season’s head of documentary.
“Mary is an exceptional producer and a wonderful human,” said Graham Taylor and Chris Rice, co-CEOs of Fifth Season. “Her deep experience and great taste make her the perfect person to build our non-scripted and documentary development & production business.”
Lisio joins Fifth Season from Blumhouse Television, where she oversaw the company’s unscripted slate. Her work there included projects like “Worst Roommate Ever,” “The People v. The Klan,” “Pray Away,” “The Anarchists,” and “What Happened, Brittany Murphy?”
“I’m thrilled to join this extraordinary and visionary group of people at Fifth Season,” Lisio said. “We share...
In her new role, Lisio will work to expand Fifth Season’s slate of non-scripted content across all platforms. She will collaborate with Kevin Iwashina, Fifth Season’s head of documentary.
“Mary is an exceptional producer and a wonderful human,” said Graham Taylor and Chris Rice, co-CEOs of Fifth Season. “Her deep experience and great taste make her the perfect person to build our non-scripted and documentary development & production business.”
Lisio joins Fifth Season from Blumhouse Television, where she oversaw the company’s unscripted slate. Her work there included projects like “Worst Roommate Ever,” “The People v. The Klan,” “Pray Away,” “The Anarchists,” and “What Happened, Brittany Murphy?”
“I’m thrilled to join this extraordinary and visionary group of people at Fifth Season,” Lisio said. “We share...
- 11/17/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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Busan Award
Korean film producer Baek Jaeho has been named as the inaugural recipient of the Choon-yun Award, a prize set up in honor of Lee Choon-yun, the late chairman of the Korean Association of Film Art & Industry. The award, worth KRW10 million, will be presented on the sidelines of the Busan International Film Festival on Oct. 6 in conjunction with Iok Company. Baek participated in the production of 2021 title “Snowball” and was previously involved in indie films “Jane” in 2016 and last year’s “Role.” He also acts and directs. Veteran director Kang Je-kyu praised Baek as ”a filmmaker who maintains his values and outspreads his potential in the insufficient independent film environment.”
Watery Workplace
Australian factual production company SeaLight Pictures (co-producer of “Life in Colour” with David Attenborough) has hired Alasdair Dolan for the newly created position of head of business development & strategic partnerships. He joins from Flame Media Group...
Korean film producer Baek Jaeho has been named as the inaugural recipient of the Choon-yun Award, a prize set up in honor of Lee Choon-yun, the late chairman of the Korean Association of Film Art & Industry. The award, worth KRW10 million, will be presented on the sidelines of the Busan International Film Festival on Oct. 6 in conjunction with Iok Company. Baek participated in the production of 2021 title “Snowball” and was previously involved in indie films “Jane” in 2016 and last year’s “Role.” He also acts and directs. Veteran director Kang Je-kyu praised Baek as ”a filmmaker who maintains his values and outspreads his potential in the insufficient independent film environment.”
Watery Workplace
Australian factual production company SeaLight Pictures (co-producer of “Life in Colour” with David Attenborough) has hired Alasdair Dolan for the newly created position of head of business development & strategic partnerships. He joins from Flame Media Group...
- 9/22/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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Endeavor Content is ushering in the season of change.
The mega-production company, which was founded in 2017 using sales, production, and distribution assets within Endeavor, WME, and Img, has officially rebranded as Fifth Season following a new partnership with Korean studio Cj Enm.
Cj Enm, the media conglomerate behind Oscar winner “Parasite,” paid 785 million to acquire an 80 percent stake in Endeavor Content before the rebrand. The new name is inspired by Eastern medicine, which recognizes a “fifth season” as a celebratory time of harvest in the late summer. Thus, the timing of the announcement post-Labor Day couldn’t be more perfect. And what a crop of originals does Fifth Season have to harvest: the company is expected to produce more than 1 billion in TV and film projects over the course of the next year, with new seasons of “Severance,” “See,” “Tokyo Vice,” and upcoming AppleTV+ show “Lady in the Lake.”
Fifth...
The mega-production company, which was founded in 2017 using sales, production, and distribution assets within Endeavor, WME, and Img, has officially rebranded as Fifth Season following a new partnership with Korean studio Cj Enm.
Cj Enm, the media conglomerate behind Oscar winner “Parasite,” paid 785 million to acquire an 80 percent stake in Endeavor Content before the rebrand. The new name is inspired by Eastern medicine, which recognizes a “fifth season” as a celebratory time of harvest in the late summer. Thus, the timing of the announcement post-Labor Day couldn’t be more perfect. And what a crop of originals does Fifth Season have to harvest: the company is expected to produce more than 1 billion in TV and film projects over the course of the next year, with new seasons of “Severance,” “See,” “Tokyo Vice,” and upcoming AppleTV+ show “Lady in the Lake.”
Fifth...
- 9/7/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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Endeavor Content has got a new name.
The company has rebranded to Fifth Season following Korean studio Cj Enm’s 785M deal to acquire an 80 stake.
It comes after the Korean media giant, which was behind films such as Oscar-winner Parasite, closed the deal to acquire the stake from Endeavor in January.
Endeavor Content was formed in 2017 from the production, sales, and distribution assets within Endeavor, WME, and Img.
The move was expected as it doesn’t make sense to have a brand named after a 20 minority owner and the hope is that the rebrand will eliminate any remaining confusion over the company now known as Fifth Season’s ties to the parent company of talent agency WME.
The rebrand is effective today, September 7.
Fifth Season, which is expected to produce more than 1B in television and film projects over the calendar year, is behind series such as Severance, See,...
The company has rebranded to Fifth Season following Korean studio Cj Enm’s 785M deal to acquire an 80 stake.
It comes after the Korean media giant, which was behind films such as Oscar-winner Parasite, closed the deal to acquire the stake from Endeavor in January.
Endeavor Content was formed in 2017 from the production, sales, and distribution assets within Endeavor, WME, and Img.
The move was expected as it doesn’t make sense to have a brand named after a 20 minority owner and the hope is that the rebrand will eliminate any remaining confusion over the company now known as Fifth Season’s ties to the parent company of talent agency WME.
The rebrand is effective today, September 7.
Fifth Season, which is expected to produce more than 1B in television and film projects over the calendar year, is behind series such as Severance, See,...
- 9/7/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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Endeavor Content, the film and TV production company and distributor behind shows like “Severance” and the Sundance darling “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” is rebranding, changing its name to Fifth Season, effective Wednesday.
Launched as Endeavor Content in 2017, Fifth Season earlier this year spun out from Endeavor and also finalized a transaction with Korea’s Cj Enm that valued the company at around 1 billion and gave Cj an 80 majority stake while Endeavor retained the remaining 20.
The company’s new name Fifth Season comes from Eastern medicine, which recognizes a fifth season, a celebratory time of harvest in late summer. The company’s new logo is a mosaic of glyphs, with each glyph embodying a unique quality or facet of the company’s ecosystem and its beliefs and ideals. In a release, the company says that the combination of these glyphs reflects how Fifth Season believes its value is made by the...
Launched as Endeavor Content in 2017, Fifth Season earlier this year spun out from Endeavor and also finalized a transaction with Korea’s Cj Enm that valued the company at around 1 billion and gave Cj an 80 majority stake while Endeavor retained the remaining 20.
The company’s new name Fifth Season comes from Eastern medicine, which recognizes a fifth season, a celebratory time of harvest in late summer. The company’s new logo is a mosaic of glyphs, with each glyph embodying a unique quality or facet of the company’s ecosystem and its beliefs and ideals. In a release, the company says that the combination of these glyphs reflects how Fifth Season believes its value is made by the...
- 9/7/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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Name inspired by Eastern culture at company 80-owned by Cj Enm.
Film and TV producer-distributor Endeavor Content has rebranded as Fifth Season, effective immediately.
The company launched in 2017 and housed several production, sales and distribution assets within Hollywood agency Endeavor, WME and Img.
It was spun off earlier this year in compliance with rules governing agency ownership of production entities. South Korea’s Cj Enm moved in to acquire an 80 stake that valued the business at around 1bn, while Endeavor holds 20.
The name Fifth Season is inspired by Eastern culture, which recognises a fifth season, a celebratory time of harvest in late summer.
Film and TV producer-distributor Endeavor Content has rebranded as Fifth Season, effective immediately.
The company launched in 2017 and housed several production, sales and distribution assets within Hollywood agency Endeavor, WME and Img.
It was spun off earlier this year in compliance with rules governing agency ownership of production entities. South Korea’s Cj Enm moved in to acquire an 80 stake that valued the business at around 1bn, while Endeavor holds 20.
The name Fifth Season is inspired by Eastern culture, which recognises a fifth season, a celebratory time of harvest in late summer.
- 9/7/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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The Sundance Institute has unveiled the producers and the projects selected for this summer’s Producers Lab and Producers Summit. Taking place July 25-28 and July 29-31, respectively, the events are being held in person at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort. The Producers Lab will feature six fiction films’ and five nonfiction films’ producers and their projects while the summit will host 40 industry insiders and 26 indie filmmakers.
Advisors for the feature film program include David Hinojosa (Zola, Bodies Bodies Bodies), Amy Lo (Nancy, Sugar), Riva Marker (The Guilty, Relic), Josh Penn (Beasts of the Southern Wild) and Jason Michael Berman (Nine Days, Uncorked) while the documentary film program features Daffodil Altan (PBS’ Frontline), Violet Feng (Hidden Letters, Tigre Gente), Andrea Meditch (Ernie & Joe, Fathom), Bob Moore (Midwives, Softie) and Amanda Spain (MSNBC Films).
Industry participants in this year’s summit include Maria Altamirano...
The Sundance Institute has unveiled the producers and the projects selected for this summer’s Producers Lab and Producers Summit. Taking place July 25-28 and July 29-31, respectively, the events are being held in person at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort. The Producers Lab will feature six fiction films’ and five nonfiction films’ producers and their projects while the summit will host 40 industry insiders and 26 indie filmmakers.
Advisors for the feature film program include David Hinojosa (Zola, Bodies Bodies Bodies), Amy Lo (Nancy, Sugar), Riva Marker (The Guilty, Relic), Josh Penn (Beasts of the Southern Wild) and Jason Michael Berman (Nine Days, Uncorked) while the documentary film program features Daffodil Altan (PBS’ Frontline), Violet Feng (Hidden Letters, Tigre Gente), Andrea Meditch (Ernie & Joe, Fathom), Bob Moore (Midwives, Softie) and Amanda Spain (MSNBC Films).
Industry participants in this year’s summit include Maria Altamirano...
- 7/25/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Sundance Institute, the nonprofit organization that puts on the yearly film festival in Park City, has announced the entrants for its Producers Lab and Producers Summit.
Both events, the former taking place from July 25 to 28 and the latter from July 29 to 31, will be held in person at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort. The Institute picked six fiction film and five non-fiction film producers and their projects. Producers Lab and Producers Summit, which counts more than 40 industry leaders and 26 independent filmmakers among its participants, supports up-and-coming producers through year-round mentorship, granting, educational resources, strategic introductions, and networking opportunities with the industry.
“It has been three years since we have been able to gather in person, and over this time, the landscape for independent storytelling has shifted dramatically. It’s never been more critical to work to create a sustainable future for independent producers, a key priority for the Lab and Summit,...
Both events, the former taking place from July 25 to 28 and the latter from July 29 to 31, will be held in person at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort. The Institute picked six fiction film and five non-fiction film producers and their projects. Producers Lab and Producers Summit, which counts more than 40 industry leaders and 26 independent filmmakers among its participants, supports up-and-coming producers through year-round mentorship, granting, educational resources, strategic introductions, and networking opportunities with the industry.
“It has been three years since we have been able to gather in person, and over this time, the landscape for independent storytelling has shifted dramatically. It’s never been more critical to work to create a sustainable future for independent producers, a key priority for the Lab and Summit,...
- 7/25/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
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Events to run this month in Utah,
Sundance Institute has unveiled participants for its Producers Lab taking place July 25–28 and Producers Summit running July 29–31. Both events take place in person at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort.
The six fiction film producers and their projects under the auspices of the Producers Lab are: The Rotting Of Casey Culpepper; The President’s Cake; Starfuckers; Sales Per Hour; and Huella.
The five documentary film producers and projects are: Untitled Dwarfism Project; Untitled Sura Mallouh Project; Untitled Baltimore Project; Bartolo; and Queendom.
Producers and projects participating in the Producers Summit include: Jade Jackson with...
Sundance Institute has unveiled participants for its Producers Lab taking place July 25–28 and Producers Summit running July 29–31. Both events take place in person at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort.
The six fiction film producers and their projects under the auspices of the Producers Lab are: The Rotting Of Casey Culpepper; The President’s Cake; Starfuckers; Sales Per Hour; and Huella.
The five documentary film producers and projects are: Untitled Dwarfism Project; Untitled Sura Mallouh Project; Untitled Baltimore Project; Bartolo; and Queendom.
Producers and projects participating in the Producers Summit include: Jade Jackson with...
- 7/25/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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The Sundance Institute has named the participants for its 2022 Producers Lab and Summit, both of which are set to take place in person this year at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort.
The Fellows and projects selected for the Lab’s Feature Film Program are Apoorva Guru Charan (The Rotting Of Casey Culpepper), Leah Chen Baker (The President’s Cake), Eli Raskin (Starfuckers), Chloe Sabin (Sales Per Hour), and the duo of Helena Sardinha and Doménica Castro (Huella). Those set for the Lab’s Documentary Film Program are Lindsey Dryden (Untitled Dwarfism Project), Yoni Golijov (Untitled Sura Mallouh Project), Dawne Langford (Untitled Baltimore Project), Neyda Martinez (Bartolo) and Igor Myakotin (Queendom).
Jade Jackson (Losa), Lauren Lopez de Victoria (Forward), Fox Maxy (Water Tight), Albert Tholen and Aiko Masubuchi (Earthquake), and Séverine Tibi (Birthday) will participate in the Producers Summit on the Fiction Features side, with Nonfiction Feature participants to include Jude Chehab...
The Fellows and projects selected for the Lab’s Feature Film Program are Apoorva Guru Charan (The Rotting Of Casey Culpepper), Leah Chen Baker (The President’s Cake), Eli Raskin (Starfuckers), Chloe Sabin (Sales Per Hour), and the duo of Helena Sardinha and Doménica Castro (Huella). Those set for the Lab’s Documentary Film Program are Lindsey Dryden (Untitled Dwarfism Project), Yoni Golijov (Untitled Sura Mallouh Project), Dawne Langford (Untitled Baltimore Project), Neyda Martinez (Bartolo) and Igor Myakotin (Queendom).
Jade Jackson (Losa), Lauren Lopez de Victoria (Forward), Fox Maxy (Water Tight), Albert Tholen and Aiko Masubuchi (Earthquake), and Séverine Tibi (Birthday) will participate in the Producers Summit on the Fiction Features side, with Nonfiction Feature participants to include Jude Chehab...
- 7/25/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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As Hollywood events return to full force in New York and Los Angeles amid the coronavirus pandemic, here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings, including red carpets for Stranger Things, Conversations With Friends, Pistol and Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers.
Stranger Things season four world premiere
After a three-year hiatus since the last season, Stranger Things returned in a big way on Saturday, with a star-studded premiere event in Brooklyn featuring Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour, Winona Ryder, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Gaten Matarazzo, Joe Keery, Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton.
Downton Abbey: A New Era NY premiere
The Metropolitan Opera House hosted the New York premiere of Downton Abbey: A New Era on Sunday, welcoming back its stars Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Raquel Cassidy, Hugh Dancy, Michelle Dockery, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leech, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern and creator Julian Fellowes.
Stranger Things season four world premiere
After a three-year hiatus since the last season, Stranger Things returned in a big way on Saturday, with a star-studded premiere event in Brooklyn featuring Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour, Winona Ryder, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Gaten Matarazzo, Joe Keery, Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton.
Downton Abbey: A New Era NY premiere
The Metropolitan Opera House hosted the New York premiere of Downton Abbey: A New Era on Sunday, welcoming back its stars Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Raquel Cassidy, Hugh Dancy, Michelle Dockery, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leech, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern and creator Julian Fellowes.
- 5/20/2022
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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This year’s SXSW Film Festival marked the first in-person edition of the Austin gathering in two years, and it was filled with buzz for new movies and crowds eager to embrace them. From opening night entry “Everything Everywhere All at Once” to the meta Nicolas Cage comedy “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” SXSW was a satisfying platform for several upcoming releases.
But that’s only a small fraction of the lineup, which also includes a lot of smaller highlights that have yet to secure U.S. distribution. As usual, we’ve combed through the program and urge buyers to consider these gems as they look for new work to round out their slates.
Carlos Aguilar, Robert Daniels, David Ehrlich, and Kate Erbland contributed to this story.
“Chee$e”
Fresh from directing a few episodes of HBO’s “Winning Time,” Trinidadian filmmaker Damian Marcano’s first feature is a...
But that’s only a small fraction of the lineup, which also includes a lot of smaller highlights that have yet to secure U.S. distribution. As usual, we’ve combed through the program and urge buyers to consider these gems as they look for new work to round out their slates.
Carlos Aguilar, Robert Daniels, David Ehrlich, and Kate Erbland contributed to this story.
“Chee$e”
Fresh from directing a few episodes of HBO’s “Winning Time,” Trinidadian filmmaker Damian Marcano’s first feature is a...
- 3/20/2022
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
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IndieWire turns 25 this year. To mark the occasion, we’re running a series of essays about the future of everything we cover.
Remember when documentaries were deeply honorable but commercially unviable? “Knock Down the House” shattered Sundance records in 2019 when Netflix bought it for $10 million; Apple and A24 broke that record the next year with the $12 million acquisition of “Boys State.” Apple paid a reported $25 million for “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry,” while studios like Concordia, Participant, Radical, and Xtr pump millions into the non-fiction genre.
Today, everyone loves documentaries. Streamers are hailed as giving the genre a new lease on life. However, the streaming business is not dedicated to speaking truth to power, as documentaries often do; streamers amass subscribers and create shareholder value.
So, what does that mean for the future of documentaries? If the risk-averse, franchise-dominated movie business is any example, we should expect more documentaries about famous people,...
Remember when documentaries were deeply honorable but commercially unviable? “Knock Down the House” shattered Sundance records in 2019 when Netflix bought it for $10 million; Apple and A24 broke that record the next year with the $12 million acquisition of “Boys State.” Apple paid a reported $25 million for “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry,” while studios like Concordia, Participant, Radical, and Xtr pump millions into the non-fiction genre.
Today, everyone loves documentaries. Streamers are hailed as giving the genre a new lease on life. However, the streaming business is not dedicated to speaking truth to power, as documentaries often do; streamers amass subscribers and create shareholder value.
So, what does that mean for the future of documentaries? If the risk-averse, franchise-dominated movie business is any example, we should expect more documentaries about famous people,...
- 12/11/2021
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
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Documentary features and docuseries have become some of the most popular and profitable content around — especially for streamers — but what makes a project rise above the sheer volume of nonfiction fare now flooding the marketplace? That’s the question on the minds of top doc producers, directors, dealmakers and distributors who, on the eve of the American Film Market, are all searching for the secret ingredients that will distinguish the next breakout nonfiction projects.
In the early 2000s, “March of the Penguins” and “Fahrenheit 9/11” proved that low-budget docs could approach or surpass $100 million at the box office, and pop stars like Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson and One Direction brought their audiences to movie theaters in big numbers. Then, just as doc revenue came back to Earth, streamers changed the game, paying big bucks for nonfiction content to gain subscribers. The price tags of “Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry...
In the early 2000s, “March of the Penguins” and “Fahrenheit 9/11” proved that low-budget docs could approach or surpass $100 million at the box office, and pop stars like Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson and One Direction brought their audiences to movie theaters in big numbers. Then, just as doc revenue came back to Earth, streamers changed the game, paying big bucks for nonfiction content to gain subscribers. The price tags of “Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry...
- 10/30/2021
- by Gregg Goldstein
- Variety Film + TV
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Exclusive: The stories of a sex worker, a poacher hunter, a commando and a modern monk are among those being told in a new docuseries exec produced by Kathryn Bigelow.
The Hurt Locker director has teamed up with a slew of filmmakers from around the world and Endeavor Content to produce three-part docuseries Year Zero.
The series will look back at the moment of collective uncertainty that arose in early 2020 and weave together stories of adaptability and perseverance in a dramatic and swiftly changing world.
It will also feature the experiences of a speakeasy owner, a mafioso’s friend, a revolutionary, a futurist, a filmmaker, a migrant family, and a tribal elder – revealing the unexpected, humanizing connections between everyone.
It was created by four filmmakers and showrunners Zein Zubi, Pol Rodriguez, Billy Silva and Guille Isa.
The series has been filmed in Peru, Chile, Russia, Italy, Spain, Iran, Zambia, China,...
The Hurt Locker director has teamed up with a slew of filmmakers from around the world and Endeavor Content to produce three-part docuseries Year Zero.
The series will look back at the moment of collective uncertainty that arose in early 2020 and weave together stories of adaptability and perseverance in a dramatic and swiftly changing world.
It will also feature the experiences of a speakeasy owner, a mafioso’s friend, a revolutionary, a futurist, a filmmaker, a migrant family, and a tribal elder – revealing the unexpected, humanizing connections between everyone.
It was created by four filmmakers and showrunners Zein Zubi, Pol Rodriguez, Billy Silva and Guille Isa.
The series has been filmed in Peru, Chile, Russia, Italy, Spain, Iran, Zambia, China,...
- 10/5/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Sundance Institute Sets 10 Producers For 2021 Lab & Summit, Unveils Advisors & Industry Participants
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On Wednesday, Sundance Institute named the fellows selected for its 2021 Producers Lab and Summit.
Producers and projects selected on the feature film side include Katie White (Caity), Deidre Backs (Fancy Dance), Duran Jones (The Incredible Heist of Hallelujah Jones), Shao Min Chew Chia (The Plutonians), and Austin Sepulveda (Sundown Town).
Those chosen for the Documentary Producers Lab are Jole Estrella Horwitz (All that is Solid (Todo Lo Sólido)), Darcy McKinnon (Commuted), Keith Wilson (I Didn’t See You There), Razi Jafri (Loyalty) and Ann Bennett (Razing Liberty Square).
Fiction producers serving as advisors at this year’s program include Mollye Asher (Nomadland), Amy Lo (Nancy), Paul Mezey (After Yang) and Laura Rister (The Tale). Nonfiction advisors will include Violeta Bava (Azor), Jannat Gargi (Vice Studios), Andrea Meditch (Fathom), and Tracy Rector (Nia Tero).
This year’s Producers Lab is set for July 25-29. The Producers Summit will take place between...
Producers and projects selected on the feature film side include Katie White (Caity), Deidre Backs (Fancy Dance), Duran Jones (The Incredible Heist of Hallelujah Jones), Shao Min Chew Chia (The Plutonians), and Austin Sepulveda (Sundown Town).
Those chosen for the Documentary Producers Lab are Jole Estrella Horwitz (All that is Solid (Todo Lo Sólido)), Darcy McKinnon (Commuted), Keith Wilson (I Didn’t See You There), Razi Jafri (Loyalty) and Ann Bennett (Razing Liberty Square).
Fiction producers serving as advisors at this year’s program include Mollye Asher (Nomadland), Amy Lo (Nancy), Paul Mezey (After Yang) and Laura Rister (The Tale). Nonfiction advisors will include Violeta Bava (Azor), Jannat Gargi (Vice Studios), Andrea Meditch (Fathom), and Tracy Rector (Nia Tero).
This year’s Producers Lab is set for July 25-29. The Producers Summit will take place between...
- 7/22/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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In 2020, the Sundance Film Festival kicked off with a splashy premiere for Netflix’s new Taylor Swift documentary. When the 2021 edition gets underway on Thursday, there will be none of that. As a virtual affair, this year’s Sundance is a back-to-basics event, one where a plethora of smaller-scale films without distribution will vie both for awards and acquisition.
But don’t let the relative lack of A-list names suggest that sales activity will be sluggish. Amid a dearth of production, streaming arms race, and the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel coming into view, buyers are hungry for new product.
The result is an environment where theatrical distributors are bracing for competition from streamers for titles that are usually their bread and butter, while buyers of all breeds are expecting to consider films that in other years they might have passed on.
“Because Covid has been more impactful than originally anticipated,...
But don’t let the relative lack of A-list names suggest that sales activity will be sluggish. Amid a dearth of production, streaming arms race, and the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel coming into view, buyers are hungry for new product.
The result is an environment where theatrical distributors are bracing for competition from streamers for titles that are usually their bread and butter, while buyers of all breeds are expecting to consider films that in other years they might have passed on.
“Because Covid has been more impactful than originally anticipated,...
- 1/25/2021
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
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Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (Cape) has revealed its newly elected Board of Directors as well as Sanjay Sharma, Founder & CEO of Marginal Mediaworks, as the new Board Chair. The film and TV organization has also announced their open call for the Cape Leaders Fellowship, an accelerator for Asian American and Pacific Islander media executives.
CAPEs new Board of Directors are:
Albert Cheng, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Head of Television at Amazon Studios Bill Imada | Founder, Chairman and Chief Connectivity Officer of Iw Group Bing Chen | Chairman and Co-Founder of Gold House Frank Jung | Co-Founder and Co-Head of the CAA Digital Media Department and TV Packaging Agent at CAA Gordon Ho | Principal Xpertainment, former Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Sales for Princess Cruises Nina Yang Bongiovi |Co-Founder and Producer at Significant Productions Peter J. McHugh |Manager and Producer at The Gotham Group
Sharma takes over the Board Chair...
CAPEs new Board of Directors are:
Albert Cheng, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Head of Television at Amazon Studios Bill Imada | Founder, Chairman and Chief Connectivity Officer of Iw Group Bing Chen | Chairman and Co-Founder of Gold House Frank Jung | Co-Founder and Co-Head of the CAA Digital Media Department and TV Packaging Agent at CAA Gordon Ho | Principal Xpertainment, former Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Sales for Princess Cruises Nina Yang Bongiovi |Co-Founder and Producer at Significant Productions Peter J. McHugh |Manager and Producer at The Gotham Group
Sharma takes over the Board Chair...
- 7/20/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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The International Documentary Association has named Brenda Robinson as its new President of its Board of Directors. She makes history as the organization’s first Black president.
An entertainment attorney, Robinson joined Ida’s Board of Directors in 2018. She succeeds Kevin Iwashina, whose board term ends in December. Her new role as President begins immediately.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way to the continued growth of this organization and to lead us forward in fulfilling our mission of championing storytellers while creating a culture of inclusion,” said Robinson.
“I could not be more proud of what we accomplished as a Board during both my term and my presidency,” said Iwashina. “I am confident that Brenda’s leadership will be transformational for the Ida. Although my formal relationship with the organization is coming to an end, my enthusiasm for its long-term success does not,...
An entertainment attorney, Robinson joined Ida’s Board of Directors in 2018. She succeeds Kevin Iwashina, whose board term ends in December. Her new role as President begins immediately.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way to the continued growth of this organization and to lead us forward in fulfilling our mission of championing storytellers while creating a culture of inclusion,” said Robinson.
“I could not be more proud of what we accomplished as a Board during both my term and my presidency,” said Iwashina. “I am confident that Brenda’s leadership will be transformational for the Ida. Although my formal relationship with the organization is coming to an end, my enthusiasm for its long-term success does not,...
- 7/16/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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The International Documentary Association has named industry veteran Brenda Robinson as president of its board of directors, the first African American to hold the post.
Robinson, who joined Ida’s board in 2018, succeeds Kevin Iwashina, whose board term ends in December. Robinson officially begins her role as president immediately.
The Ida noted that Robinson has strong family ties to the U.S. civil rights movement and is the niece of Rev. Jesse Jackson.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way to the continued growth of this organization and to lead us forward in fulfilling our mission of championing storytellers while creating a culture of inclusion,” said Robinson.
Robinson is an entertainment attorney who has acted as production counsel and executive producer for numerous documentary and feature film projects as well as scripted and unscripted television programming. She is a partner in Gamechanger Films, an...
Robinson, who joined Ida’s board in 2018, succeeds Kevin Iwashina, whose board term ends in December. Robinson officially begins her role as president immediately.
The Ida noted that Robinson has strong family ties to the U.S. civil rights movement and is the niece of Rev. Jesse Jackson.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way to the continued growth of this organization and to lead us forward in fulfilling our mission of championing storytellers while creating a culture of inclusion,” said Robinson.
Robinson is an entertainment attorney who has acted as production counsel and executive producer for numerous documentary and feature film projects as well as scripted and unscripted television programming. She is a partner in Gamechanger Films, an...
- 7/16/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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The International Documentary Association has named entertainment attorney Brenda Robinson as president of its board of directors.
Robinson, who joined Ida’s boardroom in 2018, succeeds Kevin Iwashina, whose term ends in December. "I am honored to have the opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way to the continued growth of this organization and to lead us forward in fulfilling our mission of championing storytellers while creating a culture of inclusion," said Robinson in a statement on Thursday.
As an entertainment attorney, she has acted as production counsel and executive producer for a number of documentaries, including in ...
Robinson, who joined Ida’s boardroom in 2018, succeeds Kevin Iwashina, whose term ends in December. "I am honored to have the opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way to the continued growth of this organization and to lead us forward in fulfilling our mission of championing storytellers while creating a culture of inclusion," said Robinson in a statement on Thursday.
As an entertainment attorney, she has acted as production counsel and executive producer for a number of documentaries, including in ...
- 7/16/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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The International Documentary Association has named entertainment attorney Brenda Robinson as president of its board of directors.
Robinson, who joined Ida’s boardroom in 2018, succeeds Kevin Iwashina, whose term ends in December. "I am honored to have the opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way to the continued growth of this organization and to lead us forward in fulfilling our mission of championing storytellers while creating a culture of inclusion," said Robinson in a statement on Thursday.
As an entertainment attorney, she has acted as production counsel and executive producer for a number of documentaries, including in ...
Robinson, who joined Ida’s boardroom in 2018, succeeds Kevin Iwashina, whose term ends in December. "I am honored to have the opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way to the continued growth of this organization and to lead us forward in fulfilling our mission of championing storytellers while creating a culture of inclusion," said Robinson in a statement on Thursday.
As an entertainment attorney, she has acted as production counsel and executive producer for a number of documentaries, including in ...
- 7/16/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Cape (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) has launched it its third annual Cape Leaders Fellowship, a signature program to propel junior executives to the senior ranks and has unveiled its industry executive partners.
The program continues Cape’s push for inclusion and focuses on the gatekeepers and executives who have the power to greenlight projects. The fellowship is cut from the same cloth as the Cape New Writers Fellowship as it equips the next generation of creative executives with the skills and professional network to break into the VP ranks and beyond. Throughout August, Fellows will participate in evening sessions, intimate breakfasts, networking mixers, and one-on-one mentoring sessions with high-level industry executives.
”If we want to change the stories we see on screen, we must focus on the decision-makers,” said Cape Executive Director Michelle K. Sugihara. “By investing in these talented junior executives today, we are strengthening the...
The program continues Cape’s push for inclusion and focuses on the gatekeepers and executives who have the power to greenlight projects. The fellowship is cut from the same cloth as the Cape New Writers Fellowship as it equips the next generation of creative executives with the skills and professional network to break into the VP ranks and beyond. Throughout August, Fellows will participate in evening sessions, intimate breakfasts, networking mixers, and one-on-one mentoring sessions with high-level industry executives.
”If we want to change the stories we see on screen, we must focus on the decision-makers,” said Cape Executive Director Michelle K. Sugihara. “By investing in these talented junior executives today, we are strengthening the...
- 7/31/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
In the swelling marketplace for documentary content, there’s a widening gap between the rich and the poor. At this year’s springtime film festivals showcasing new nonfiction premieres and projects in development—Tribeca in New York, and Hot Docs in Toronto—the disparities in the industry were glaringly evident.
On the marketable end of the spectrum, HBO kicked off Tribeca with Roger Ross Williams’s engaging tribute to “The Apollo,” while Netflix announced a worldwide deal for Rachel Mason’s “Circus of Books,” about her parents’ West Hollywood gay porn bookstore, which already had the backing of TV hit-maker and Netflix producer Ryan Murphy, and was the only finished acquisition announced during the Festival. Other corporate-affiliated nonfiction included the devastating “After Parkland,” the first feature-length production of Disney subsidiary ABC Documentaries, and other HBO docs, including Antoine Fuqua’s Muhammad Ali portrait and Erin Lee Carr’s USA Gymnastics...
On the marketable end of the spectrum, HBO kicked off Tribeca with Roger Ross Williams’s engaging tribute to “The Apollo,” while Netflix announced a worldwide deal for Rachel Mason’s “Circus of Books,” about her parents’ West Hollywood gay porn bookstore, which already had the backing of TV hit-maker and Netflix producer Ryan Murphy, and was the only finished acquisition announced during the Festival. Other corporate-affiliated nonfiction included the devastating “After Parkland,” the first feature-length production of Disney subsidiary ABC Documentaries, and other HBO docs, including Antoine Fuqua’s Muhammad Ali portrait and Erin Lee Carr’s USA Gymnastics...
- 5/8/2019
- by Anthony Kaufman
- Indiewire
Exclusive: A new teaser (watch it below) for A Taste of Sky, a feature documentary about an unusual food venture by Noma restauranteur Claus Meyer, is whetting appetites ahead of its U.S. premiere at this month’s Tribeca Film Festival.
The film chronicles the goings-on at Gustu, a restaurant and cooking school for the underprivileged youth of La Paz, the capital of Bolivia. Located 13,000 feet above sea level, the South American venue is set against spectacular scenery. The scene inside Gustu is a striking upstairs/downstairs blend of wealthy patrons drawn to the high-end fare turned out by the kitchen as the young staff learns the ropes and grapples with tradition.
Meyer, who has presided over four “Restaurant of the Year” wins at the world-famous Noma in Denmark, faces questions about colonialism and the nature of his intentions in Bolivia. His young charges include Maria Claudo, a native of the Andean altiplano,...
The film chronicles the goings-on at Gustu, a restaurant and cooking school for the underprivileged youth of La Paz, the capital of Bolivia. Located 13,000 feet above sea level, the South American venue is set against spectacular scenery. The scene inside Gustu is a striking upstairs/downstairs blend of wealthy patrons drawn to the high-end fare turned out by the kitchen as the young staff learns the ropes and grapples with tradition.
Meyer, who has presided over four “Restaurant of the Year” wins at the world-famous Noma in Denmark, faces questions about colonialism and the nature of his intentions in Bolivia. His young charges include Maria Claudo, a native of the Andean altiplano,...
- 4/15/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: As people of color and marginalized continue to work to move the needle when it comes to equity and inclusion in Hollywood, the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (Cape) is doing its part for the culture with the eighth annual Cape New Writers Fellowship. Today Cape announced the emerging writers for the professional development program and unveiled some of the top industry players who will serve as mentors and speakers for the fellowship co-founded and co-chaired by Steve Tao and Leo Chu.
As the landscape of authentic representation in film and TV continues to move forward, the industry is realizing that audiences crave diversity and inclusion — and it starts on the page. Graduates of the Fellowship have been staffed on every major broadcast network, premium cable channel, and streaming platform. This year, Cape plans to continue to diversify...
As the landscape of authentic representation in film and TV continues to move forward, the industry is realizing that audiences crave diversity and inclusion — and it starts on the page. Graduates of the Fellowship have been staffed on every major broadcast network, premium cable channel, and streaming platform. This year, Cape plans to continue to diversify...
- 3/19/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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In today’s film news roundup, Peter Jackson’s “They Shall Not Grow Old” has boosted its box office, Jillian Clare’s “Pretty Broken” is getting a release, Foley artist MaryJo Lang is honored and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is trying to expand opportunities in the entertainment industry.
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Fathom Events and Warner Bros. are reporting that the Martin Luther King Jr. Day screening of Peter Jackson’s World War I documentary, “They Shall Not Grow Old,” brought in $2.6 million at 1,335 North American sites.
The cumulative domestic box office for “They Shall Not Grow Old” has reached $8.3 million in three days, which included Dec. 17 and Dec. 27. That’s well above the prior event-cinema record of $4.6 million for 2015’s “Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F.” On Jan. 21, “They Shall Not Grow Old” was the No. 4 film at the domestic box office, with the highest per-screen average of any film in release.
War Documentary
Fathom Events and Warner Bros. are reporting that the Martin Luther King Jr. Day screening of Peter Jackson’s World War I documentary, “They Shall Not Grow Old,” brought in $2.6 million at 1,335 North American sites.
The cumulative domestic box office for “They Shall Not Grow Old” has reached $8.3 million in three days, which included Dec. 17 and Dec. 27. That’s well above the prior event-cinema record of $4.6 million for 2015’s “Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F.” On Jan. 21, “They Shall Not Grow Old” was the No. 4 film at the domestic box office, with the highest per-screen average of any film in release.
- 1/25/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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In a move to increase diversity in the entertainment industry, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has named Wme partners Theresa Kang-Lowe and Amir Shahkhalili, and Endeavor Content senior associate Kevin Iwashina to serve on the city’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence program, an initiative that “enlists some of L.A.’s most accomplished business minds to build stronger industries across the city.”
They officially begin their appointments today at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
A statement released by the mayor’s office said the Endeavor team “will leverage its institutional knowledge and relationships with leading artists and content creators” to expand the mayor’s Evolve Entertainment Fund – a public-private partnership that creates new career opportunities “for communities that have been historically excluded from the entertainment industry.”
“Endeavor is at the center of a global network that will help strengthen my office’s work to build a more inclusive entertainment ecosystem,” Garcetti said. “Theresa, Kevin,...
They officially begin their appointments today at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
A statement released by the mayor’s office said the Endeavor team “will leverage its institutional knowledge and relationships with leading artists and content creators” to expand the mayor’s Evolve Entertainment Fund – a public-private partnership that creates new career opportunities “for communities that have been historically excluded from the entertainment industry.”
“Endeavor is at the center of a global network that will help strengthen my office’s work to build a more inclusive entertainment ecosystem,” Garcetti said. “Theresa, Kevin,...
- 1/25/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
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Producers and agents behind the success of films like the Best-Picture winning “Crash,” 2005’s “Thank You For Smoking” and actors like Liam Neeson, Daniel Craig and Emily Blunt came together at the TheWrap’s Power Women Summit to get serious about men joining the fight against misogyny in Hollywood.
“You need new storytellers, you need new energy,” co-head of motion picture literacy at talent agency ICM Partners Harley Copen told the crowd at the “ReFrame: Male Allies Leaning In on Gender Equity” panel on Friday at the Intercontinental hotel in downtown Los Angeles. “We have to start from our perspective as agents as the first line of helping learn how people think about projects. We have to start the change. We have to be the first people.”
Cathy Schulman — “Edge of Seventeen” producer, president of Welle Entertainment and co-founder of ReFrame — moderated the panel between Copen, agent/producer Kevin Iwashina,...
“You need new storytellers, you need new energy,” co-head of motion picture literacy at talent agency ICM Partners Harley Copen told the crowd at the “ReFrame: Male Allies Leaning In on Gender Equity” panel on Friday at the Intercontinental hotel in downtown Los Angeles. “We have to start from our perspective as agents as the first line of helping learn how people think about projects. We have to start the change. We have to be the first people.”
Cathy Schulman — “Edge of Seventeen” producer, president of Welle Entertainment and co-founder of ReFrame — moderated the panel between Copen, agent/producer Kevin Iwashina,...
- 11/2/2018
- by Omar Sanchez
- The Wrap
At the Beverly Hills headquarters of Wme/Endeavor Content Tuesday, GLAAD president Sarah Kate Ellis disclosed a “bleak” assessment of how major Hollywood films told Lgbtq narratives in 2017. According to her organization’s sixth annual Studio Responsibility Index (Sri), 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros. released a combined 109 features last year, just 14 of which were Lgbtq-inclusive (12.8 percent). That’s an 18.4 percent decrease from 2016, when there were 23 such movies out of 125 possibilities.
Providing parts for recognizable lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer characters is the bare minimum GLAAD wishes to see from studios — each film would ideally also pass “The Vito Russo Test,” meaning those roles are vital to the plot, and the individuals are defined by more than their sexual orientation or gender identity. In both 2016 and 2017, only nine titles met “The Vito Russo Test” rubric.
Universal received the best marks among the seven largest studios,...
Providing parts for recognizable lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer characters is the bare minimum GLAAD wishes to see from studios — each film would ideally also pass “The Vito Russo Test,” meaning those roles are vital to the plot, and the individuals are defined by more than their sexual orientation or gender identity. In both 2016 and 2017, only nine titles met “The Vito Russo Test” rubric.
Universal received the best marks among the seven largest studios,...
- 5/22/2018
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
Issue-oriented panel discussions almost always close with a rather typical wrap-up statement: “While significant progress has been made, there’s much more work that needs to be done.”
That is not how a Tuesday morning panel ended inside Wme’s headquarters in Beverly Hills. At GLAAD, Wme and Endeavor Content’s first-ever forum on Lgbtq inclusion in film — held in conjunction with the release of the Lgbtq media watchdog organization’s sixth annual Studio Responsibility Index — a surprise announcement was made by Endeavor Content senior agent Kevin Iwashina.
“We’d like to commit to GLAAD’s ...
That is not how a Tuesday morning panel ended inside Wme’s headquarters in Beverly Hills. At GLAAD, Wme and Endeavor Content’s first-ever forum on Lgbtq inclusion in film — held in conjunction with the release of the Lgbtq media watchdog organization’s sixth annual Studio Responsibility Index — a surprise announcement was made by Endeavor Content senior agent Kevin Iwashina.
“We’d like to commit to GLAAD’s ...
- 5/22/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Issue-oriented panel discussions almost always close with a rather typical wrap-up statement: “While significant progress has been made, there’s much more work that needs to be done.”
That is not how a Tuesday morning panel ended inside Wme’s headquarters in Beverly Hills. At GLAAD, Wme and Endeavor Content’s first-ever forum on Lgbtq inclusion in film — held in conjunction with the release of the Lgbtq media watchdog organization’s sixth annual Studio Responsibility Index — a surprise announcement was made by Endeavor Content senior agent Kevin Iwashina.
“We’d like to commit to GLAAD’s ...
That is not how a Tuesday morning panel ended inside Wme’s headquarters in Beverly Hills. At GLAAD, Wme and Endeavor Content’s first-ever forum on Lgbtq inclusion in film — held in conjunction with the release of the Lgbtq media watchdog organization’s sixth annual Studio Responsibility Index — a surprise announcement was made by Endeavor Content senior agent Kevin Iwashina.
“We’d like to commit to GLAAD’s ...
- 5/22/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Documentaries are hotter than ever, but their production and distribution is in constant flux. In 2017, major companies were shelling out huge dollars to acquire documentaries, dramatically shifting the scales for the budgets and value of nonfiction. Then everything changed at Sundance 2018, when contrary to expectations, Netflix and Amazon deescalated the marketplace they had super-sized a year before.
At the Park City festival, Netflix acquired a single doc, “Shirkers”; Amazon hasn’t acquired a completed documentary since Matthew Heineman’s “City of Ghosts” from 2017. “It’s like night and day,” said one documentary producer. While Amazon’s strategy remains unclear, Netflix has refocused its resources on producing documentaries in-house.
Both companies declined to comment for this article. But it’s clear that their recent absence from the market has had impact — deals have taken longer to close and the price-tags have been reduced.
“We’re having to educate producers and financiers...
At the Park City festival, Netflix acquired a single doc, “Shirkers”; Amazon hasn’t acquired a completed documentary since Matthew Heineman’s “City of Ghosts” from 2017. “It’s like night and day,” said one documentary producer. While Amazon’s strategy remains unclear, Netflix has refocused its resources on producing documentaries in-house.
Both companies declined to comment for this article. But it’s clear that their recent absence from the market has had impact — deals have taken longer to close and the price-tags have been reduced.
“We’re having to educate producers and financiers...
- 4/17/2018
- by Anthony Kaufman
- Indiewire
Gravitas Ventures plans limited Us release later this year.
La-based Premiere Entertainment Group is in Berlin preparing to launch sales on the crime thriller Juvenile starring Blake Jenner and Melissa Benoist.
Jenner plays an angry young man whose best friend dies in a robbery. When he tries to put his old life behind him and start afresh with his girlfriend, the youngster’s past catches up with him.
Gravitas Ventures plans to release Juvenile in the Us in limited release later this year. Jenner wrote and produces with director Bradley Buecker, whose credits include Glee and American Horror Story, as well as Mike Jenner and Robert J. Ulrich of Stay Relevant Productions, and Cooper Ulrich.
“We are excited to be teaming up with Premiere Entertainment and are confident in their ability to secure the best international distribution deals for our film,” Ulrich said.
“This has been Blake’s passion project for years and we are just as passionate...
La-based Premiere Entertainment Group is in Berlin preparing to launch sales on the crime thriller Juvenile starring Blake Jenner and Melissa Benoist.
Jenner plays an angry young man whose best friend dies in a robbery. When he tries to put his old life behind him and start afresh with his girlfriend, the youngster’s past catches up with him.
Gravitas Ventures plans to release Juvenile in the Us in limited release later this year. Jenner wrote and produces with director Bradley Buecker, whose credits include Glee and American Horror Story, as well as Mike Jenner and Robert J. Ulrich of Stay Relevant Productions, and Cooper Ulrich.
“We are excited to be teaming up with Premiere Entertainment and are confident in their ability to secure the best international distribution deals for our film,” Ulrich said.
“This has been Blake’s passion project for years and we are just as passionate...
- 2/14/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Gravitas Ventures plans limited Us release later this year.
La-based Premiere Entertainment Group is in Berlin preparing to launch sales on the crime thriller Juvenile starring Blake Jenner and Melissa Benoist.
Jenner plays an angry young man whose best friend dies in a robbery. When he tries to put his old life behind him and start afresh with his girlfriend, the youngster’s past catches up with him.
Gravitas Ventures plans to release Juvenile in the Us in limited release later this year. Jenner wrote and produces with director Bradley Buecker, whose credits include Glee and American Horror Story, as well as Mike Jenner and Robert J. Ulrich of Stay Relevant Productions, and Cooper Ulrich.
“We are excited to be teaming up with Premiere Entertainment and are confident in their ability to secure the best international distribution deals for our film,” Ulrich said.
“This has been Blake’s passion project for years and we are just as passionate...
La-based Premiere Entertainment Group is in Berlin preparing to launch sales on the crime thriller Juvenile starring Blake Jenner and Melissa Benoist.
Jenner plays an angry young man whose best friend dies in a robbery. When he tries to put his old life behind him and start afresh with his girlfriend, the youngster’s past catches up with him.
Gravitas Ventures plans to release Juvenile in the Us in limited release later this year. Jenner wrote and produces with director Bradley Buecker, whose credits include Glee and American Horror Story, as well as Mike Jenner and Robert J. Ulrich of Stay Relevant Productions, and Cooper Ulrich.
“We are excited to be teaming up with Premiere Entertainment and are confident in their ability to secure the best international distribution deals for our film,” Ulrich said.
“This has been Blake’s passion project for years and we are just as passionate...
- 2/14/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Preferred Content founder and CEO Kevin Iwashina has joined Endeavor Content, the division formerly known as Wme Global led by co-presidents Graham Taylor and Chris Rice. Iwashina will wind down his company and join Endeavor Content as an agent focusing on non-fiction content. He will work alongside the team there and bolster a department whose recent non-fiction film efforts have included the Oscar-winning docu Undefeated, Chef's Table, The Ivory Game, Amanda K…...
- 11/2/2017
- Deadline
Summer is rarely the kindest season for indie film, but this year one title stood out: “47 Meters Down,” released by Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios. The Mandy Moore shark movie, which the distributor rescued from Dimension Films moments before it went direct to DVD, has earned over $42 million in its domestic release. It’s impressive — but Allen scoffed at the idea of becoming the new king of independents.
“I’m not chasing independence, I’m chasing Walt Disney,” he said. “I’m looking for a large piece of that box-office pie, not a tiny piece of that box-office pie.”
Allen, who began as a stand-up comedian, has the ambition to be a modern-day Walt Disney — or, he could be a 21st-century Don Quixote. As founder, chairman, and CEO of Entertainment Studios, Allen makes over $100 million annually syndicating and selling ad time on low-budget shows like “Comics Unleashed” and “We the People With Gloria Allred,...
“I’m not chasing independence, I’m chasing Walt Disney,” he said. “I’m looking for a large piece of that box-office pie, not a tiny piece of that box-office pie.”
Allen, who began as a stand-up comedian, has the ambition to be a modern-day Walt Disney — or, he could be a 21st-century Don Quixote. As founder, chairman, and CEO of Entertainment Studios, Allen makes over $100 million annually syndicating and selling ad time on low-budget shows like “Comics Unleashed” and “We the People With Gloria Allred,...
- 7/27/2017
- by Michael Nordine and Dana Harris
- Indiewire
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