Creative Artists Agency has reintroduced managing directors, naming nine today, and announced a big expansion of its agency board as its leadership structure evolves.
Managing directors, a group reintroduced after years, include leaders across select areas, who will work alongside CAA Co-Chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd, Co-Chairmen Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett, and President Jim Burtson on a wide range of strategic business and operational matters.
Named Managing Directors are: Rob Light (music), Howard Nuchow (sports), Joe Cohen (TV), Michael Levine (sports) , Joel Lubin (motion picture), Maha Dakhil (motion picture), Chris Silbermann (TV), Tiffany Ward (TV), and Paul Danforth (sports). Of the nine, all but Silbermann come from the CAA side of the company.
CFO Carol Sawdye and Chief Legal Officer Hilary Krane continue to serve in their leadership roles.
CAA’s expanded Agency Board will now hone in on specific goals. It will work with the CAA Co-Chairmen and...
Managing directors, a group reintroduced after years, include leaders across select areas, who will work alongside CAA Co-Chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd, Co-Chairmen Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett, and President Jim Burtson on a wide range of strategic business and operational matters.
Named Managing Directors are: Rob Light (music), Howard Nuchow (sports), Joe Cohen (TV), Michael Levine (sports) , Joel Lubin (motion picture), Maha Dakhil (motion picture), Chris Silbermann (TV), Tiffany Ward (TV), and Paul Danforth (sports). Of the nine, all but Silbermann come from the CAA side of the company.
CFO Carol Sawdye and Chief Legal Officer Hilary Krane continue to serve in their leadership roles.
CAA’s expanded Agency Board will now hone in on specific goals. It will work with the CAA Co-Chairmen and...
- 4/11/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Creative Artists Agency has appointed nine managing directors and changed up its agency board membership.
The new managing directors include Rob Light, Howard Nuchow, Joe Cohen, Michael Levine, Joel Lubin, Maha Dakhil, Chris Silbermann, Tiffany Ward and Paul Danforth. CFO Carol Sawdye and chief legal officer Hilary Krane will continue in their roles.
The managing directors will work alongside CAA co-chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd, co-chairmen Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett and president Jim Burtson on varying strategic business and operational matters.
The agency board will work with the CAA co-chairmen and president “on ensuring the continued strength of the company’s highly regarded culture of service, collaboration, and opportunity, built for personal client service,” including dealmaking, training and development and innovation. The move marks the latest rework for the agency since its sale to Artémis, the investment firm controlled by François-Henri Pinault, last September.
Members of the agency board include Katie Anderson,...
The new managing directors include Rob Light, Howard Nuchow, Joe Cohen, Michael Levine, Joel Lubin, Maha Dakhil, Chris Silbermann, Tiffany Ward and Paul Danforth. CFO Carol Sawdye and chief legal officer Hilary Krane will continue in their roles.
The managing directors will work alongside CAA co-chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd, co-chairmen Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett and president Jim Burtson on varying strategic business and operational matters.
The agency board will work with the CAA co-chairmen and president “on ensuring the continued strength of the company’s highly regarded culture of service, collaboration, and opportunity, built for personal client service,” including dealmaking, training and development and innovation. The move marks the latest rework for the agency since its sale to Artémis, the investment firm controlled by François-Henri Pinault, last September.
Members of the agency board include Katie Anderson,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In its second major acquisition of EFM, Sony has picked up international rights to Materialist, Celine Song’s follow-up to her Oscar-nominated Past Lives.
A24 will handle the US release of the film, which is understood to be a romantic comedy centred on a matchmaker set in New York.
Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal are believed to be in talks to star.
Song will write, direct and produce alongside 2Am and Killer Films.
Sony Pictures’ Joe Matukewicz, president, worldwide acquisitions, and his team Virginia Longmuir, EVP, business affairs, Katie Anderson, VP, worldwide acquisitions, Elan Kovo, VP business development,...
A24 will handle the US release of the film, which is understood to be a romantic comedy centred on a matchmaker set in New York.
Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal are believed to be in talks to star.
Song will write, direct and produce alongside 2Am and Killer Films.
Sony Pictures’ Joe Matukewicz, president, worldwide acquisitions, and his team Virginia Longmuir, EVP, business affairs, Katie Anderson, VP, worldwide acquisitions, Elan Kovo, VP business development,...
- 2/19/2024
- ScreenDaily
Sony Pictures has bought international rights to “Materialists,” Celine Song’s follow up to “Past Lives” which is nominated for best picture and original screenplay at the Oscars. The worldwide deal for “Materlialists” excludes certain territories.
A24 will handle the U.S. release of “Materialists” which Song will write, direct and produce alongside 2Am and Killer Films. Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal are in talks to star.
Project details are being kept under wraps but it’s been described as a romantic comedy set in New York.
The deal for the package was negotiated by Sony Pictures’ Joe Matukewicz, president of worldwide acquisitions and his team Virginia Longmuir, EVP of business affairs, Katie Anderson, VP of worldwide or acquisitions, Elan Kovo, VP of business development brought the package to the studio. Deadline was first to report news of the sale.
Sony Pictures has also bought “Big Bold Beautiful...
A24 will handle the U.S. release of “Materialists” which Song will write, direct and produce alongside 2Am and Killer Films. Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal are in talks to star.
Project details are being kept under wraps but it’s been described as a romantic comedy set in New York.
The deal for the package was negotiated by Sony Pictures’ Joe Matukewicz, president of worldwide acquisitions and his team Virginia Longmuir, EVP of business affairs, Katie Anderson, VP of worldwide or acquisitions, Elan Kovo, VP of business development brought the package to the studio. Deadline was first to report news of the sale.
Sony Pictures has also bought “Big Bold Beautiful...
- 2/18/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: After we broke news of the studio acquiring Margot Robbie starrer Big Bold Beautiful Journey, we can reveal that Sony Pictures has boarded another of the European Film Market’s most in-demand projects: Past Lives director Celine Song’s next movie, Materialists, which A24 is selling.
In what we understand to be an eight-figure deal, Sony has taken all of international excluding Russia, China and Japan. A24 will handle the U.S. release.
Coming off the Oscar Best Picture nominee Past Lives, Song’s next movie is a rom-com which is attracting A-list talent. Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal are in talks to star.
Past Lives producers Christine Vachon and Pam Koffler of Killer Films and 2Am’s David Hinojosa are behind the movie, which Song also scripts and produces. The team is aiming to start as early as this spring.
Plot details have been kept under wraps,...
In what we understand to be an eight-figure deal, Sony has taken all of international excluding Russia, China and Japan. A24 will handle the U.S. release.
Coming off the Oscar Best Picture nominee Past Lives, Song’s next movie is a rom-com which is attracting A-list talent. Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal are in talks to star.
Past Lives producers Christine Vachon and Pam Koffler of Killer Films and 2Am’s David Hinojosa are behind the movie, which Song also scripts and produces. The team is aiming to start as early as this spring.
Plot details have been kept under wraps,...
- 2/18/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
In the first major on-site deal at EFM, Sony has swooped on worldwide rights to the Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell fantasy romance A Big Bold Beautiful Journey.
Kogonada, who worked with Farrell on After Yang, will direct from a screenplay by Seth Reiss in California this spring. The deal reportedly closed in the $50m range.
Plot details remain under wraps beyond the logline issued by financier 30West and parent company and producer Imperative Entertainment referencing an “imaginative tale of two strangers and the extraordinary emotional journey that connects them”.
The hope is the transaction will trigger more sales on...
Kogonada, who worked with Farrell on After Yang, will direct from a screenplay by Seth Reiss in California this spring. The deal reportedly closed in the $50m range.
Plot details remain under wraps beyond the logline issued by financier 30West and parent company and producer Imperative Entertainment referencing an “imaginative tale of two strangers and the extraordinary emotional journey that connects them”.
The hope is the transaction will trigger more sales on...
- 2/18/2024
- ScreenDaily
Sony Pictures has acquired the worldwide rights to “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” a fantasy romance starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, in the first major deal of the European Film Market in Berlin.
The film will be directed by Kogonada, who also helmed the TV series “Pachinko” and the sci-fi drama “After Yang.” “The Menu” scribe Seth Reiss penned the script.
“A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” marks Robbie’s follow-up role to “Barbie,” the $1 billion blockbuster that she also produced. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the film is teased as “an imaginative tale of two strangers and the extraordinary emotional journey that connects them.” Production starts this spring in California.
Imperative Entertainment’s Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas and Ryan Friedkin will produce “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” alongside Reiss and Youree Henley. Executive producers include Kogonada, Ilene Feldman and Original Films’ Ori Eisen. The film is financed by 30West.
The film will be directed by Kogonada, who also helmed the TV series “Pachinko” and the sci-fi drama “After Yang.” “The Menu” scribe Seth Reiss penned the script.
“A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” marks Robbie’s follow-up role to “Barbie,” the $1 billion blockbuster that she also produced. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the film is teased as “an imaginative tale of two strangers and the extraordinary emotional journey that connects them.” Production starts this spring in California.
Imperative Entertainment’s Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas and Ryan Friedkin will produce “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” alongside Reiss and Youree Henley. Executive producers include Kogonada, Ilene Feldman and Original Films’ Ori Eisen. The film is financed by 30West.
- 2/17/2024
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The EFM market has lift off! In the first major worldwide pact done on the ground here in Berlin, Sony Pictures has tied up a deal in the $50M range for Margot Robbie (Barbie) and Colin Farrell (The Batman) package A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, which is one of the market’s hottest scripts.
Plot details are under wraps, but the romantic fantasy from director Kogonada (After Yang) is being described as “an imaginative tale of two strangers and the emotional journey that connects them”. The film is due to shoot this spring in California.
Oscar nominee Robbie is red-hot coming off box office smash Barbie, which she starred in and also produced through her LuckyChap banner. The film is up for eight Oscars including Best Picture. She had her pick of scripts to choose from following the movie’s massive success and in recent weeks landed on Big...
Plot details are under wraps, but the romantic fantasy from director Kogonada (After Yang) is being described as “an imaginative tale of two strangers and the emotional journey that connects them”. The film is due to shoot this spring in California.
Oscar nominee Robbie is red-hot coming off box office smash Barbie, which she starred in and also produced through her LuckyChap banner. The film is up for eight Oscars including Best Picture. She had her pick of scripts to choose from following the movie’s massive success and in recent weeks landed on Big...
- 2/17/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The children are not okay in Netflix’s upcoming psychological horror movie Run Rabbit Run, starring Sarah Snook (“Succession”).
The streaming service debuted a new trailer for the Australian horror thriller, giving a peek at the psychological unraveling of a mom and her daughter. Check it out below.
In Run Rabbit Run, “Snook plays a fertility doctor who believes firmly in life and death, but after noticing the strange behaviour of her young daughter, must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.”
Daina Reid (“Shining Girls,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Outsider”)directed the film, written by Hannah Kent (The Good People, Devotion). Run Rabbit Run also stars Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman (House of Wax, The Nightingale, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), and Greta Scacchi (Darby & Joan, Shepherd).
Before her breakout performance in HBO’s smash hit “Succession,” set to make its final bow later this month,...
The streaming service debuted a new trailer for the Australian horror thriller, giving a peek at the psychological unraveling of a mom and her daughter. Check it out below.
In Run Rabbit Run, “Snook plays a fertility doctor who believes firmly in life and death, but after noticing the strange behaviour of her young daughter, must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.”
Daina Reid (“Shining Girls,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Outsider”)directed the film, written by Hannah Kent (The Good People, Devotion). Run Rabbit Run also stars Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman (House of Wax, The Nightingale, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), and Greta Scacchi (Darby & Joan, Shepherd).
Before her breakout performance in HBO’s smash hit “Succession,” set to make its final bow later this month,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Following a premiere at Sundance 2023, where Netflix picked up the psychological horror film for an undisclosed sum, the streaming service has set a June 28 release date and unveiled the first trailer for "Run Rabbit Run." With Sarah Snook ("Succession") in the lead, Australian director Daina Reid's second feature film is about a single mother and fertility doctor named Sarah (Snook) who is shaken by her 7-year-old daughter Mia's (Lily Latorre) strange behavior and "inexplicable memories of a past identity."
The connection, as the "Run Rabbit Run" trailer reveals, is Sarah's late sister Alice who had an interest in wild rabbits and went missing when she was just seven years old. Mia turns out to have both things in common with Alice when she takes a liking to a rabbit that appears on their doorstep. You know where this is going, right? Mia believes she's Alice and seemingly begins turning on her mother,...
The connection, as the "Run Rabbit Run" trailer reveals, is Sarah's late sister Alice who had an interest in wild rabbits and went missing when she was just seven years old. Mia turns out to have both things in common with Alice when she takes a liking to a rabbit that appears on their doorstep. You know where this is going, right? Mia believes she's Alice and seemingly begins turning on her mother,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Akhil Arora
- Slash Film
The first trailer for Netflix’s horror thriller Run Rabbit Run, starring Succession star Sarah Snook, has dropped.
The clip shows the fraught relationship between a mother (Snook) and her daughter (Lily Latorre) as the latter begins to act strangely. The film also stars Damon Herriman, Greta Scacchi and Trevor Jamieson.
Filmed in Melbourne, Run Rabbit Run is directed by Aussie filmmaker Daina Reid, known for helming episodes of the television series The Shining Girls and The Handmaid’s Tale, with a script by Hannah Kent.
The Hollywood Reporter‘s review described Run Rabbit Run as “moody and atmospheric” and that it “easily builds tension and dread.”
The feature premiered at Sundance this year as part of the festival’s horror-centric Midnight selections. Netflix acquired the global rights, aside from some territories where deals are already in place.
Indie studio XYZ Films financed Run Rabbit Run with Screen Australia. Snook also executive produced,...
The clip shows the fraught relationship between a mother (Snook) and her daughter (Lily Latorre) as the latter begins to act strangely. The film also stars Damon Herriman, Greta Scacchi and Trevor Jamieson.
Filmed in Melbourne, Run Rabbit Run is directed by Aussie filmmaker Daina Reid, known for helming episodes of the television series The Shining Girls and The Handmaid’s Tale, with a script by Hannah Kent.
The Hollywood Reporter‘s review described Run Rabbit Run as “moody and atmospheric” and that it “easily builds tension and dread.”
The feature premiered at Sundance this year as part of the festival’s horror-centric Midnight selections. Netflix acquired the global rights, aside from some territories where deals are already in place.
Indie studio XYZ Films financed Run Rabbit Run with Screen Australia. Snook also executive produced,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix previously acquired worldwide deal excluding select territories.
XYZ Films has sold out the world on its Sundance horror hit Run Rabbit Run starring Succession’s Sarah Snook and announced in Berlin a raft of international territory sales following an earlier deal with Netflix.
Rights have gone in Benelux, Eastern Europe, and Israel (Spi International), Latin America (California Filmes), Scandinavia (NonStop), Middle East (Falcon Films), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Cis (Mint Films), Baltics (Acme Film), Hong Kong and Macau (Intercontinental Film Distributors), Philippines (Pioneer), and India (Pictureworks).
The transactions complement the previously announced worldwide deal excluding select territories with Netflix,...
XYZ Films has sold out the world on its Sundance horror hit Run Rabbit Run starring Succession’s Sarah Snook and announced in Berlin a raft of international territory sales following an earlier deal with Netflix.
Rights have gone in Benelux, Eastern Europe, and Israel (Spi International), Latin America (California Filmes), Scandinavia (NonStop), Middle East (Falcon Films), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Cis (Mint Films), Baltics (Acme Film), Hong Kong and Macau (Intercontinental Film Distributors), Philippines (Pioneer), and India (Pictureworks).
The transactions complement the previously announced worldwide deal excluding select territories with Netflix,...
- 2/17/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The streamer has world rights excluding select territories.
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights excluding select territories on Sundance Midnight selection Run Rabbit Run, ahead of the film’s world premiere this evening (January 19) in Park City.
The film is the second feature from Australian filmmaker Daina Reid, who previously made 2010 comedy I Love You Too.
Run Rabbit Run stars Succession actress Sarah Snook as a fertility doctor whose firm beliefs in life and death are challenged by the strange behaviour of her young daughter, and a ghost from her past.
Netflix will release the title in 2023; territories in which it...
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights excluding select territories on Sundance Midnight selection Run Rabbit Run, ahead of the film’s world premiere this evening (January 19) in Park City.
The film is the second feature from Australian filmmaker Daina Reid, who previously made 2010 comedy I Love You Too.
Run Rabbit Run stars Succession actress Sarah Snook as a fertility doctor whose firm beliefs in life and death are challenged by the strange behaviour of her young daughter, and a ghost from her past.
Netflix will release the title in 2023; territories in which it...
- 1/19/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Netflix has picked up rights in the U.S. and numerous international territories to “Run Rabbit Run,” the Sarah Snook-starring psychological horror/thriller that premieres Thursday night at Sundance. The streamer plans a 2023 release for the film, which shot in Australia.
Snook plays a fertility doctor who firmly believes in life and death, but when she notices her young daughter behaving strangely, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.
“Succession” star Snook stars alongside Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi in the movie directed by Daina Reed, who has helmed TV episodes including “The Shining Girls” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Hannah Kent wrote the screenplay, with Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish producing.
Executive producers are Nate Bolotin, Maxime Cottray, Nick Spicer and Aram Tertzakian of XYZ Films, Deanne Weir, Olivia Humphrey, Jack Christian, D.J. McPherson, Daina Reid, Sarah Snook, Jake Carter and Katie Anderson.
Snook plays a fertility doctor who firmly believes in life and death, but when she notices her young daughter behaving strangely, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.
“Succession” star Snook stars alongside Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi in the movie directed by Daina Reed, who has helmed TV episodes including “The Shining Girls” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Hannah Kent wrote the screenplay, with Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish producing.
Executive producers are Nate Bolotin, Maxime Cottray, Nick Spicer and Aram Tertzakian of XYZ Films, Deanne Weir, Olivia Humphrey, Jack Christian, D.J. McPherson, Daina Reid, Sarah Snook, Jake Carter and Katie Anderson.
- 1/19/2023
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has nabbed the rights to the Sundance feature Run Rabbit Run, a horror thriller starring Succession‘s Sarah Snook. The film will premiere Thursday night as part of Sundance’s horror-centric Midnight selections.
The film is directed by Daina Reid, known for working with Elizabeth Moss on The Shining Girls and The Handmaid’s Tale, with a script by Hannah Kent. It centers on a fertility doctor who while trying to make sense of the strange behavior of her young daughter, must challenge her own beliefs and confront a ghost from her past.
Run Rabbit Run was filmed in Melbourne, Australia and produced by by Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish. The indie studio XYZ Films, which financed the film with Screen Australia and others, handled international sales. Netflix has the global rights, aside from some territories where deals are already in place.
Snook stars alongside Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi.
The film is directed by Daina Reid, known for working with Elizabeth Moss on The Shining Girls and The Handmaid’s Tale, with a script by Hannah Kent. It centers on a fertility doctor who while trying to make sense of the strange behavior of her young daughter, must challenge her own beliefs and confront a ghost from her past.
Run Rabbit Run was filmed in Melbourne, Australia and produced by by Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish. The indie studio XYZ Films, which financed the film with Screen Australia and others, handled international sales. Netflix has the global rights, aside from some territories where deals are already in place.
Snook stars alongside Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi.
- 1/19/2023
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ahead of the film’s premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Deadline reports today that Netflix has acquired Run Rabbit Run, a horror movie starring Sarah Snook (“Succession”).
From XYZ Films and Carver Films, expect Run Rabbit Run to premiere later this year.
The Australian horror movie “follows fertility doctor Sarah (Snook). She firmly believes in life and death. However, after noticing the strange behavior of her young daughter, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.”
Daina Reid directed the film, written by Hannah Kent.
Run Rabbit Run‘s cast also includes Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi.
Producers are Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish. EPs are Nate Bolotin, Maxime Cottray, Nick Spicer and Aram Tertzakian of XYZ Films, Deanne Weir, Olivia Humphrey, Jack Christian, D.J. McPherson, Daina Reid, Sarah Snook, Jake Carter and Katie Anderson.
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From XYZ Films and Carver Films, expect Run Rabbit Run to premiere later this year.
The Australian horror movie “follows fertility doctor Sarah (Snook). She firmly believes in life and death. However, after noticing the strange behavior of her young daughter, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.”
Daina Reid directed the film, written by Hannah Kent.
Run Rabbit Run‘s cast also includes Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi.
Producers are Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish. EPs are Nate Bolotin, Maxime Cottray, Nick Spicer and Aram Tertzakian of XYZ Films, Deanne Weir, Olivia Humphrey, Jack Christian, D.J. McPherson, Daina Reid, Sarah Snook, Jake Carter and Katie Anderson.
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- 1/19/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Some were expecting Netflix to curb their acquisitions here in Park City, but, as we told you earlier this morning, never count them out of the Sundance marketplace. Before its premiere in the midnight section tonight, the Reed Hastings-Ted Sarandos-run streamer has scooped up a majority of global rights on the Australian horror movie, Run Rabbit Run, starring 2x Emmy nominated Succession actress Sarah Snook. XYZ Films, which co-funded the film, brokered the deal with Netflix on behalf of the filmmakers.
A release for the Carver Films production is planned for this year.
Directed by Daina Reid off a script by Hannah Kent, Run Rabbit Run follows fertility doctor Sarah (Snook). She firmly believes in life and death. However, after noticing the strange behavior of her young daughter, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.
Run...
A release for the Carver Films production is planned for this year.
Directed by Daina Reid off a script by Hannah Kent, Run Rabbit Run follows fertility doctor Sarah (Snook). She firmly believes in life and death. However, after noticing the strange behavior of her young daughter, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.
Run...
- 1/19/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Protagonist Pictures has pre-sold most international territories for package Wild Four O’Clocks to Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films.
Peter Craig’s (The Batman) directorial debut, which is being produced by Marc Platt (La La Land) and Adam Siegel (Drive), will star Michelle Pfeiffer. CAA Media Finance is handling domestic sales for the film.
In the feature, after their father is sent to prison, two young brothers are placed in the care of their estranged grandmother, a vibrant and larger-than-life woman who will quickly have to learn how to care for the heartbroken yet strong-willed boys.
Protagonist sold the market title to international distribution partners including Vvs Films for Canada, Paradiso Films for Benelux and Eagle Pictures for Italy.
The Sony pact was described as a “far reaching, multi territory deal, for all other international markets.” Jon Freedberg, EVP Content Strategy and Operations and Katie Anderson, VP Acquisitions, made the deal for Sony.
Peter Craig’s (The Batman) directorial debut, which is being produced by Marc Platt (La La Land) and Adam Siegel (Drive), will star Michelle Pfeiffer. CAA Media Finance is handling domestic sales for the film.
In the feature, after their father is sent to prison, two young brothers are placed in the care of their estranged grandmother, a vibrant and larger-than-life woman who will quickly have to learn how to care for the heartbroken yet strong-willed boys.
Protagonist sold the market title to international distribution partners including Vvs Films for Canada, Paradiso Films for Benelux and Eagle Pictures for Italy.
The Sony pact was described as a “far reaching, multi territory deal, for all other international markets.” Jon Freedberg, EVP Content Strategy and Operations and Katie Anderson, VP Acquisitions, made the deal for Sony.
- 5/24/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Michelle Pfeiffer drama “Wild Four O’Clocks” has sold out internationally for Protagonist Pictures, which has closed a major deal with Sony Pictures-backed Stage 6 Films for a host of markets.
The film marks the directorial debut of Peter Craig, who wrote Robert Pattinson’s “The Batman.” The story centers on two young brothers who, after their father is imprisoned, are placed in the care of their estranged grandmother (Pfeiffer), a vibrant and larger-than-life woman who will quickly have to learn how to care for the heartbroken yet strong-willed boys.
Protagonist introduced the project to buyers at the ongoing Marché du Film, and has closed deals with Vvs Films for Canada, Paradiso Films for Benelux and Eagle Pictures for Italy.
Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films struck a multi-territory deal for the project, taking all other international markets. Jon Freedberg, executive VP of content strategy and operations, and Katie Anderson, VP of acquisitions,...
The film marks the directorial debut of Peter Craig, who wrote Robert Pattinson’s “The Batman.” The story centers on two young brothers who, after their father is imprisoned, are placed in the care of their estranged grandmother (Pfeiffer), a vibrant and larger-than-life woman who will quickly have to learn how to care for the heartbroken yet strong-willed boys.
Protagonist introduced the project to buyers at the ongoing Marché du Film, and has closed deals with Vvs Films for Canada, Paradiso Films for Benelux and Eagle Pictures for Italy.
Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films struck a multi-territory deal for the project, taking all other international markets. Jon Freedberg, executive VP of content strategy and operations, and Katie Anderson, VP of acquisitions,...
- 5/24/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
“A Love Song,” a drama that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival starring Dale Dickey and Wes Studi, has been acquired by both Bleecker Street and Sony’s Stage 6 Films.
The two distributors together took the film’s worldwide rights, with Bleecker handling the domestic theatrical rollout for a release later this summer.
“A Love Song” is the feature film debut of writer and director Max Walker-Silverman, and it will next screen at the Berlin Film Festival in the Panorama section.
“A Love Song” follows Faye (Dickey), who stations herself at an idyllic lakeside campsite in the Colorado Mountains – cooking simple meals, retrieving crawfish from a trap, and scanning her old box radio for a station. But Faye is also awaiting the arrival of Lito (Studi), a childhood sweetheart she hasn’t seen in decades. When Lito arrives, the two widowed companions spend an evening reminiscing about their lives,...
The two distributors together took the film’s worldwide rights, with Bleecker handling the domestic theatrical rollout for a release later this summer.
“A Love Song” is the feature film debut of writer and director Max Walker-Silverman, and it will next screen at the Berlin Film Festival in the Panorama section.
“A Love Song” follows Faye (Dickey), who stations herself at an idyllic lakeside campsite in the Colorado Mountains – cooking simple meals, retrieving crawfish from a trap, and scanning her old box radio for a station. But Faye is also awaiting the arrival of Lito (Studi), a childhood sweetheart she hasn’t seen in decades. When Lito arrives, the two widowed companions spend an evening reminiscing about their lives,...
- 2/2/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The small and powerful Sundance drama “A Love Song” has found worldwide distribution in Sony’s Stage 6 Films and Bleecker Street, Variety has learned exclusively.
The acclaimed two-hander about love, loss and loneliness is led by Dale Dickey and honorary Academy Award winner Wes Studi.
The film, sitting at 93% fresh on critic aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, marks the writer-director debut of Max Walker-Silverman. Bleecker Street will release the film to domestic theaters this summer, while Stage 6 is currently charting the international release strategy.
Dickey plays Faye, a wanderer who stations herself at an idyllic campsite in the Colorado Mountains – cooking simple meals, retrieving crawfish from a trap and scanning her old box radio for a station. She also awaits the arrival of Lito (Studi), a childhood sweetheart she hasn’t seen in decades. The two widowed companions spend a meaningful evening reminiscing.
“These two characters have both loved and lost, and...
The acclaimed two-hander about love, loss and loneliness is led by Dale Dickey and honorary Academy Award winner Wes Studi.
The film, sitting at 93% fresh on critic aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, marks the writer-director debut of Max Walker-Silverman. Bleecker Street will release the film to domestic theaters this summer, while Stage 6 is currently charting the international release strategy.
Dickey plays Faye, a wanderer who stations herself at an idyllic campsite in the Colorado Mountains – cooking simple meals, retrieving crawfish from a trap and scanning her old box radio for a station. She also awaits the arrival of Lito (Studi), a childhood sweetheart she hasn’t seen in decades. The two widowed companions spend a meaningful evening reminiscing.
“These two characters have both loved and lost, and...
- 2/2/2022
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: As the American Film Market kicks off this week, Deadline has learned about some executive changes at Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions and Stage 6 Films.
Jon Freedberg has been promoted to EVP Content Strategy & Operations of the division. He began with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions in 2008 and has been instrumental in shaping the strategic direction of the group’s slate of more than 25 titles per year. Using innovative deal structures, he has helped Stage 6 Films land rights to commercial successes such as Greyhound, starring Tom Hanks, and Arrival, starring Amy Adams. He has also handled prestige titles such as the Oscar-nominated Sound of Metal and the acclaimed Ammonite. Freedberg will oversee Marketing, Business Affairs and Finance for the label in his expanded role.
Additionally, Katie Anderson has joined the team as VP Worldwide Acquisitions and Daniel De Boulay as manager of the division.
Anderson previously served as VP Production at 30West,...
Jon Freedberg has been promoted to EVP Content Strategy & Operations of the division. He began with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions in 2008 and has been instrumental in shaping the strategic direction of the group’s slate of more than 25 titles per year. Using innovative deal structures, he has helped Stage 6 Films land rights to commercial successes such as Greyhound, starring Tom Hanks, and Arrival, starring Amy Adams. He has also handled prestige titles such as the Oscar-nominated Sound of Metal and the acclaimed Ammonite. Freedberg will oversee Marketing, Business Affairs and Finance for the label in his expanded role.
Additionally, Katie Anderson has joined the team as VP Worldwide Acquisitions and Daniel De Boulay as manager of the division.
Anderson previously served as VP Production at 30West,...
- 11/1/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War star Letitia Wright is set to lead cast in Agnieszka Smoczynska’s (Fugue) English-language debut The Silent Twins.
Wright will star alongside rising Brit actress Tamara Lawrance (The Long Song) in the movie which is being produced by Kindred Spirit’s Anita Gou (The Farewell), 42’s (Ironbark) Ben Pugh and Joshua Horsfield, and Madant’s Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska (High Life).
Andrea Seigel’s (Laggies) script is based on the well-received book The Silent Twins by investigative journalist Marjorie Wallace. The chilling true story follows twin sisters who were entirely silent, communicating only to each other in a private language. They became obsessed with writing fiction, boys, and crime in their teens but their intense bond ultimately turned into something more dangerous.
The drama, which is due to shoot in April, is being financed by Kindred Spirit and co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and Moderator Inwestycje.
Wright will star alongside rising Brit actress Tamara Lawrance (The Long Song) in the movie which is being produced by Kindred Spirit’s Anita Gou (The Farewell), 42’s (Ironbark) Ben Pugh and Joshua Horsfield, and Madant’s Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska (High Life).
Andrea Seigel’s (Laggies) script is based on the well-received book The Silent Twins by investigative journalist Marjorie Wallace. The chilling true story follows twin sisters who were entirely silent, communicating only to each other in a private language. They became obsessed with writing fiction, boys, and crime in their teens but their intense bond ultimately turned into something more dangerous.
The drama, which is due to shoot in April, is being financed by Kindred Spirit and co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and Moderator Inwestycje.
- 2/26/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Coming into its second Cannes Film Festival since Micah Green left his post as CAA Film Finance and Sales Group co-head to partner with Texas-based billionaire Dan Friedkin in 30West, the company has lived up to its promise as a disruptive force in the indie film space.
If it was initially hard to figure out 30West’s place in the ecosystem, the plan is now becoming clear: Simply put, the company is something of a gas station, fueling the tanks of progressive companies, film and TV projects. Their focus is split between three main disciplines: single picture financing, P&A funding with some direct investment, and some investment from third parties.
The third concentration is in the corporate investments area, and the company’s first deal came with the acquisition of a majority stake in Neon after teaming with Tom Quinn’s distribution company on the successful I, Tonya. Then the companies teamed up again,...
If it was initially hard to figure out 30West’s place in the ecosystem, the plan is now becoming clear: Simply put, the company is something of a gas station, fueling the tanks of progressive companies, film and TV projects. Their focus is split between three main disciplines: single picture financing, P&A funding with some direct investment, and some investment from third parties.
The third concentration is in the corporate investments area, and the company’s first deal came with the acquisition of a majority stake in Neon after teaming with Tom Quinn’s distribution company on the successful I, Tonya. Then the companies teamed up again,...
- 5/13/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Strategically opportunistic financing company 30West has been a whirling dervish of activity, from its Sundance acquisition of a controlling stake in distributor Neon to hiring away 24-year Sundance programming veteran Trevor Groth, who will join the company in February and hit the ground running in Berlin. Clearly, 30West partners Dan Friedkin, the Texas entrepreneur behind The Friedkin Group consortium, and ex-CAA agent and Cinetic Media executive Micah Green, are scooping up the talent they think will best take their company into the rapidly evolving future.
The company’s stated goal: to provide full-service support to help filmmakers package and produce their films, find financing and distribution, and reach the largest possible audience. 30West also arranged the financing for Sony’s “All the Money in the World,” directed by Ridley Scott and starring Oscar-nominated Christopher Plummer, which was produced by Friedkin’s Imperative Entertainment. Green is based in the La,...
The company’s stated goal: to provide full-service support to help filmmakers package and produce their films, find financing and distribution, and reach the largest possible audience. 30West also arranged the financing for Sony’s “All the Money in the World,” directed by Ridley Scott and starring Oscar-nominated Christopher Plummer, which was produced by Friedkin’s Imperative Entertainment. Green is based in the La,...
- 1/30/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Strategically opportunistic financing company 30West has been a whirling dervish of activity, from its Sundance acquisition of a controlling stake in distributor Neon to hiring away 24-year Sundance programming veteran Trevor Groth, who will join the company in February and hit the ground running in Berlin. Clearly, 30West partners Dan Friedkin, the Texas entrepreneur behind The Friedkin Group consortium, and ex-CAA agent and Cinetic Media executive Micah Green, are scooping up the talent they think will best take their company into the rapidly evolving future.
The company’s stated goal: to provide full-service support to help filmmakers package and produce their films, find financing and distribution, and reach the largest possible audience. 30West also arranged the financing for Sony’s “All the Money in the World,” directed by Ridley Scott and starring Oscar-nominated Christopher Plummer, which was produced by Friedkin’s Imperative Entertainment. Green is based in the La,...
The company’s stated goal: to provide full-service support to help filmmakers package and produce their films, find financing and distribution, and reach the largest possible audience. 30West also arranged the financing for Sony’s “All the Money in the World,” directed by Ridley Scott and starring Oscar-nominated Christopher Plummer, which was produced by Friedkin’s Imperative Entertainment. Green is based in the La,...
- 1/30/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Acquisition includes Sr Media’s interest in the distributor.
30West has acquired a majority stake in Neon, the distributor with whom it partnered on the North American release of awards contender I, Tonya (pictured).
As part of the deal 30West, the investment and advisory firm led by Imperative Entertainment’s Dan Friedkin and former CAA agent Micah Green, has bought out Sr Media’s interest in Neon. CAA negotiated on Sr Media’s behalf.
30West’s executive suite includes Black Bear co-president and COO Dan Steinman, who joined immediately as a partner when the company launched eight months ago, former CAA Agents Tristen Tuckfield and Adam Paulsen, Sloss Law attorney Sarah Hong, and creative executive Katie Anderson.
The company has started production on Karyn Kusama’s Destroyer starring Nicole Kidman in Los Angeles, and on Peter Hedges’ Ben Is Back with Julia Roberts. It acquired North American distribution rights in Toronto to Michael Pearce’s Beast, which is will...
30West has acquired a majority stake in Neon, the distributor with whom it partnered on the North American release of awards contender I, Tonya (pictured).
As part of the deal 30West, the investment and advisory firm led by Imperative Entertainment’s Dan Friedkin and former CAA agent Micah Green, has bought out Sr Media’s interest in Neon. CAA negotiated on Sr Media’s behalf.
30West’s executive suite includes Black Bear co-president and COO Dan Steinman, who joined immediately as a partner when the company launched eight months ago, former CAA Agents Tristen Tuckfield and Adam Paulsen, Sloss Law attorney Sarah Hong, and creative executive Katie Anderson.
The company has started production on Karyn Kusama’s Destroyer starring Nicole Kidman in Los Angeles, and on Peter Hedges’ Ben Is Back with Julia Roberts. It acquired North American distribution rights in Toronto to Michael Pearce’s Beast, which is will...
- 1/19/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Stars: Jesse Richardson, Ellen Williams, Michael Thomson, James Storer, Leigh Walker, Darrell Plumridge, Samuel Peacock, Katie Anderson | Written and Directed by Michael Miller
Obviously inspired by Independence Day and Pacific Rim, and no doubt released now to cash-in on the subsequent sequel which is coming very soon, Battalion is a low-budget sci-fi action flick from Australia that feels for all intents and purposes like a mockbuster from The Asylum…
Battalion sees Earth invaded and a devastating attack launched on Los Angeles by an army of machines from a parallel universe. This – of course – sparks a massive world war, which in turn leads to Californian surfer John Blake joining up with the Us Marines to head across the Pacific to join the fight against the machines in Australia… Why? Well the budget didn’t stretch to an overseas filming trip probably.
I jest of course, but that is the major issue with Battalion.
Obviously inspired by Independence Day and Pacific Rim, and no doubt released now to cash-in on the subsequent sequel which is coming very soon, Battalion is a low-budget sci-fi action flick from Australia that feels for all intents and purposes like a mockbuster from The Asylum…
Battalion sees Earth invaded and a devastating attack launched on Los Angeles by an army of machines from a parallel universe. This – of course – sparks a massive world war, which in turn leads to Californian surfer John Blake joining up with the Us Marines to head across the Pacific to join the fight against the machines in Australia… Why? Well the budget didn’t stretch to an overseas filming trip probably.
I jest of course, but that is the major issue with Battalion.
- 1/16/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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