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Exclusive: The Gifford Media Group has acquired film and TV rights to Harvard-trained physician-turned-novelist William Maz’s Cold War thriller The Bucharest Dossier from Oceanview Publishing.
The novel, published last year, follows CIA analyst and Romanian expat Bill Hefflin, who returns to his homeland after the gruesome murder of his former Harvard professor. He soon becomes embroiled in a high-stakes game of espionage with his mysterious Kgb asset.
Oceanview has already ordered a sequel to Maz’s debut novel.
The Gifford Media Group was founded by writer-producer Cody Gifford, son of TV stalwarts Frank and Kathie Lee Gifford — the former the late Hall of Fame NFL player-turned-broadcaster and the latter the Emmy-winning former co-host of Today.
Cody Gifford’s WWII courtroom drama American Patriot was featured and subsequently optioned by The Black List. He is currently executive producing The Glory Game — his father’s memoir about the genesis of...
The novel, published last year, follows CIA analyst and Romanian expat Bill Hefflin, who returns to his homeland after the gruesome murder of his former Harvard professor. He soon becomes embroiled in a high-stakes game of espionage with his mysterious Kgb asset.
Oceanview has already ordered a sequel to Maz’s debut novel.
The Gifford Media Group was founded by writer-producer Cody Gifford, son of TV stalwarts Frank and Kathie Lee Gifford — the former the late Hall of Fame NFL player-turned-broadcaster and the latter the Emmy-winning former co-host of Today.
Cody Gifford’s WWII courtroom drama American Patriot was featured and subsequently optioned by The Black List. He is currently executive producing The Glory Game — his father’s memoir about the genesis of...
- 3/3/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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“Frasier” star Kelsey Grammer and Phyllis Logan, best known for portraying the beloved Mrs. Hughes (and later Mrs. Carson) in “Downton Abbey,” are set to star in plane crash thriller “No Way Up,” with Altitude Film Entertainment both producing and handling worldwide sales.
The project, which will begin shooting in Malta in spring 2022, will be introduced to buyers at next week’s virtual American Film Market.
An official description for “No Way Up” calls the pic a “rollercoaster combination of disaster movie and survival thriller, as characters from very different backgrounds are thrown together when the plane they’re travelling on crashes into the Pacific Ocean.”
When the airliner comes to rest perilously close to the edge of a ravine with the surviving passengers and crew trapped in an air pocket, a nightmare fight for survival ensues with the air supply running out and dangers creeping in from all sides.
The project, which will begin shooting in Malta in spring 2022, will be introduced to buyers at next week’s virtual American Film Market.
An official description for “No Way Up” calls the pic a “rollercoaster combination of disaster movie and survival thriller, as characters from very different backgrounds are thrown together when the plane they’re travelling on crashes into the Pacific Ocean.”
When the airliner comes to rest perilously close to the edge of a ravine with the surviving passengers and crew trapped in an air pocket, a nightmare fight for survival ensues with the air supply running out and dangers creeping in from all sides.
- 10/27/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
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APA has made several key promotions while also upping multiple employees to agent.
The agency has promoted partner and TV lit agent Kyle Loftus to the newly created role of head of scripted content development. In addition, Loftus, partner and co-head of TV lit Lindsay Howard Parker, and partner and head of worldwide music Bruce Solar will all now join the agency’s executive committee.
Finally, Maude Reilly, Halle Mariner, Lucy Tashman and Erin Morris have been promoted to agent in scripted literary. Philip Fernandez has been promoted to agent in talent.
Named one of Variety‘s New Leaders in 2015, Loftus will oversee APA’s scripted development work across all divisions in his new role. He will work closely with Howard Parker and her fellow TV lit co-head Sheryl Petersen as well as Steve Fisher, APA’s head of intellectual property.
“It is with great pleasure that we announce the...
The agency has promoted partner and TV lit agent Kyle Loftus to the newly created role of head of scripted content development. In addition, Loftus, partner and co-head of TV lit Lindsay Howard Parker, and partner and head of worldwide music Bruce Solar will all now join the agency’s executive committee.
Finally, Maude Reilly, Halle Mariner, Lucy Tashman and Erin Morris have been promoted to agent in scripted literary. Philip Fernandez has been promoted to agent in talent.
Named one of Variety‘s New Leaders in 2015, Loftus will oversee APA’s scripted development work across all divisions in his new role. He will work closely with Howard Parker and her fellow TV lit co-head Sheryl Petersen as well as Steve Fisher, APA’s head of intellectual property.
“It is with great pleasure that we announce the...
- 11/24/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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Exclusive: Derek Kolstad, scribe and creator of the John Wick franchise and co-writer of the upcoming Marvel mini-series The Falcon And the Winter Soldier, is teaming up with Swiss producer-distributor Ascot Elite Entertainment, director Claudio Fah (Northmen – A Viking Saga) and producer Christopher Milburn (Unhinged) on action-thriller Acolyte.
The longtime Kolstad passion project, about a simple man who reveals himself to be anything but as he assembles his old crew to rescue his kidnapped wife, has attracted DoP Lorenzo Senatore (Hellboy) and will be produced by Ascot Elite’s Ralph S. Dietrich, Karin G. Dietrich and Stephan Giger with Milburn serving as executive producer.
The casting process is underway in London and Ascot Elite is aiming for the film to become the first in a series of related features.
Leading Swiss distributor Ascot Elite, which also acquires for Germany and Austria, has released films this year including Unhinged, Bill & Ted Face The Music,...
The longtime Kolstad passion project, about a simple man who reveals himself to be anything but as he assembles his old crew to rescue his kidnapped wife, has attracted DoP Lorenzo Senatore (Hellboy) and will be produced by Ascot Elite’s Ralph S. Dietrich, Karin G. Dietrich and Stephan Giger with Milburn serving as executive producer.
The casting process is underway in London and Ascot Elite is aiming for the film to become the first in a series of related features.
Leading Swiss distributor Ascot Elite, which also acquires for Germany and Austria, has released films this year including Unhinged, Bill & Ted Face The Music,...
- 10/23/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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Exclusive: Timothy Ballard’s book Slave Stealers: True Accounts Of Slave Rescues Then & Now is set for TV adaptation with 6 Underground actor and consultant and former Navy Seal Remi Adeleke penning the script with Cody Newton (formerly Cody Gifford).
Emmy-winning Nick Nanton is producing alongside Brian Norton and Ballard through their StoweAway Productions, with Adeleke’s 8th Wonder Entertainment. Ballard’s Operation Underground Railroad, the non-profit set up to combat human trafficking, is also involved.
The book follows two real life abolitionists who fought one of the most shockingly persistent evils of the world: human trafficking and sexual exploitation of slaves. The show’s first season will tell the story of Harriet Jacobs who serves as the book’s centerpiece. Born into slavery in the early 1800s, Jacobs fought her way to freedom and became an abolitionist and the first known female slave to document the sexual harassment and abuse she faced while enslaved.
Emmy-winning Nick Nanton is producing alongside Brian Norton and Ballard through their StoweAway Productions, with Adeleke’s 8th Wonder Entertainment. Ballard’s Operation Underground Railroad, the non-profit set up to combat human trafficking, is also involved.
The book follows two real life abolitionists who fought one of the most shockingly persistent evils of the world: human trafficking and sexual exploitation of slaves. The show’s first season will tell the story of Harriet Jacobs who serves as the book’s centerpiece. Born into slavery in the early 1800s, Jacobs fought her way to freedom and became an abolitionist and the first known female slave to document the sexual harassment and abuse she faced while enslaved.
- 8/19/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Apa has reached a deal with the Writers Guild of America, ending a nine-month standoff over allowing the agency to represent guild members.
The full-service agency made the announcement Tuesday, four days after the Gersh agency signed a similar deal with the WGA. It’s the sixth mid-size agency to accede to the WGA’s bans on agency packaging fees and affiliate production ownership, joining Abrams, Buchwald, Gersh, Kaplan Stahler, Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston and Verve.
WGA members were told in April to fire their agents if the agents had not agreed to ban packaging fees and affiliate production. Apa is joining more than 70 agencies allowed to represent WGA members. The agency also announced it will bring the Television and Motion Picture Literary businesses together under the banner of Apa Scripted Literary.
Apa literary partners Lee Dinstman, Lindsay Howard Parker, Sheryl Petersen, Kyle Loftus and David Saunders said: “Apa is...
The full-service agency made the announcement Tuesday, four days after the Gersh agency signed a similar deal with the WGA. It’s the sixth mid-size agency to accede to the WGA’s bans on agency packaging fees and affiliate production ownership, joining Abrams, Buchwald, Gersh, Kaplan Stahler, Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston and Verve.
WGA members were told in April to fire their agents if the agents had not agreed to ban packaging fees and affiliate production. Apa is joining more than 70 agencies allowed to represent WGA members. The agency also announced it will bring the Television and Motion Picture Literary businesses together under the banner of Apa Scripted Literary.
Apa literary partners Lee Dinstman, Lindsay Howard Parker, Sheryl Petersen, Kyle Loftus and David Saunders said: “Apa is...
- 1/22/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Updated with WGA and Ata statements and more details: Another full-service agency and Association of Talent Agents member, Apa, has reached a deal with the WGA. The agency, which immediately will resume its representation of writers, also said it will bring the Television and Motion Picture Literary businesses together under the banner of Apa Scripted Literary.
Apa is the latest member of the Association of Talent Agents to break ranks and sign the guild’s new franchise agreement. Its deal comes just days after fellow full-service agency Gersh also signed with the WGA. The other four association members to make WGA deals are Buchwald, also a full-service agency; literary boutiques the Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston agency and the Kaplan Stahler Agency; and Pantheon. Non-ata member Verve, also lit-focused, was the first mid-size agency to reach an agreement with the WGA last May.
Until last week, Apa CEO Jim Gosnell had been president of the Ata.
Apa is the latest member of the Association of Talent Agents to break ranks and sign the guild’s new franchise agreement. Its deal comes just days after fellow full-service agency Gersh also signed with the WGA. The other four association members to make WGA deals are Buchwald, also a full-service agency; literary boutiques the Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston agency and the Kaplan Stahler Agency; and Pantheon. Non-ata member Verve, also lit-focused, was the first mid-size agency to reach an agreement with the WGA last May.
Until last week, Apa CEO Jim Gosnell had been president of the Ata.
- 1/21/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: BAFTA Los Angeles has unveiled the participants for the latest edition of its Newcomers Program, which provides support to emerging international artists and industry professionals.
In 2018 the initiative was opened up to talents beyond the UK, and this year’s crop hail from countries including Australia, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Nigeria, Poland, South Africa and Turkey. Scroll down for the full list.
Since launching in 2007, the initiative has spotlighted the legacy of UK talents moving to the U.S. to expand their knowledge, develop their skills, and expand their network of peers. It includes professional networking opportunities, peer matching with others who have recently moved to the U.S., curated educational programming including BAFTA Briefing sessions, and access to BAFTA’s wider professional development event schedule including the BAFTA Insights series.
There are 25 new participants this year, taking the overall number on the four-year program to 71.
The...
In 2018 the initiative was opened up to talents beyond the UK, and this year’s crop hail from countries including Australia, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Nigeria, Poland, South Africa and Turkey. Scroll down for the full list.
Since launching in 2007, the initiative has spotlighted the legacy of UK talents moving to the U.S. to expand their knowledge, develop their skills, and expand their network of peers. It includes professional networking opportunities, peer matching with others who have recently moved to the U.S., curated educational programming including BAFTA Briefing sessions, and access to BAFTA’s wider professional development event schedule including the BAFTA Insights series.
There are 25 new participants this year, taking the overall number on the four-year program to 71.
The...
- 11/8/2019
- by Tom Grater and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
BAFTA La is expanding its longstanding Newcomers Program for Brit arrivals in the city to include talent and industry professionals from international territories.
In its first year of expansion the support program will welcome professionals from Poland, South Africa, Australia, Israel, Korea, France, Turkey and Hong Kong. A full list of participants can be found below.
Each participant receives access to BAFTA membership events and initiatives aimed at supporting career development and the transition to living and working in the U.S.
This year’s 55 participants include 19 actors, 15 directors, nine producers, three screenwriters, two art directors, two executives, two composers, one cinematographer, one production designer, one agent and one publicist.
“As BAFTA extends its helping hand globally, we are thrilled that after 10 successful years supporting British talent in Los Angeles, the Newcomers Program now expands to include international talent,” said New Talent Committee Chairs, Sandro Monetti and Peter Morris.
“As our industry becomes increasingly global,...
In its first year of expansion the support program will welcome professionals from Poland, South Africa, Australia, Israel, Korea, France, Turkey and Hong Kong. A full list of participants can be found below.
Each participant receives access to BAFTA membership events and initiatives aimed at supporting career development and the transition to living and working in the U.S.
This year’s 55 participants include 19 actors, 15 directors, nine producers, three screenwriters, two art directors, two executives, two composers, one cinematographer, one production designer, one agent and one publicist.
“As BAFTA extends its helping hand globally, we are thrilled that after 10 successful years supporting British talent in Los Angeles, the Newcomers Program now expands to include international talent,” said New Talent Committee Chairs, Sandro Monetti and Peter Morris.
“As our industry becomes increasingly global,...
- 7/24/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Just in time for Halloween! Independent Lit manager, Hollywood Hustler, and all around nice gal Miss Kailey Alexis Marsh has just dropped the annual Blood List!
The Blood List is the top 13 most liked, unproduced dark genre screenplays of the year, released annually on Halloween. This is the 5th anniversary. Over 100 feature film executives vote on their top 3 favorite dark genre (horror, sci-fi, thriller) screenplays of the year. Seventy-seven of them earned votes, with screenplays requiring a minimum of four votes in order to make the final cut. I’m looking forward to reading some of these. Patrol and Family Vacation seem to be scripts that are in my wheelhouse. Coming in at number one is Ink and Bone, Zak Olkewicz’s horror spec script about a writer held hostage by his own creations that Dimension purchased earlier this year according to Deadline. Meet the 2013 class of The Blood List:...
The Blood List is the top 13 most liked, unproduced dark genre screenplays of the year, released annually on Halloween. This is the 5th anniversary. Over 100 feature film executives vote on their top 3 favorite dark genre (horror, sci-fi, thriller) screenplays of the year. Seventy-seven of them earned votes, with screenplays requiring a minimum of four votes in order to make the final cut. I’m looking forward to reading some of these. Patrol and Family Vacation seem to be scripts that are in my wheelhouse. Coming in at number one is Ink and Bone, Zak Olkewicz’s horror spec script about a writer held hostage by his own creations that Dimension purchased earlier this year according to Deadline. Meet the 2013 class of The Blood List:...
- 10/31/2013
- by El Mayimbe
- LRMonline.com
Each year Kailey Marsh and her ghoulish creation The Blood List pick the 13 best un-produced horror scripts in Hollywood and from there the terrors come on hot and heavy! Just the way we like 'em! That being said this year's winner(s) have been picked!
In the past 2012 Blood List winner The Disciple Program was picked up by Universal with Mark Wahlberg attached to star for Morten Tyldum, and Barbara Curry’s 2011 selection The Boy Next Door is now in production under the Blumhouse banner with Jennifer Lopez starring.
This year's Big winner is Ink and Bone, Zak Olkewicz’s horror spec about a writer held hostage by his own creations that Dimension has already snapped up earlier this year. Check out the full list below.
For more visit the official The Blood List website, "like" The Blood List on Facebook, and follow The Blood List on Twitter.
Ink and...
In the past 2012 Blood List winner The Disciple Program was picked up by Universal with Mark Wahlberg attached to star for Morten Tyldum, and Barbara Curry’s 2011 selection The Boy Next Door is now in production under the Blumhouse banner with Jennifer Lopez starring.
This year's Big winner is Ink and Bone, Zak Olkewicz’s horror spec about a writer held hostage by his own creations that Dimension has already snapped up earlier this year. Check out the full list below.
For more visit the official The Blood List website, "like" The Blood List on Facebook, and follow The Blood List on Twitter.
Ink and...
- 10/31/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
SCOREcast’s Spotlight On team gets epic with this third in our four-part series on Cinesamples’ flagship percussion library, CinePerc. Éanán Patterson and David Saunders pop open the hood on CinePerc Epic.
For more information and to purchase, please visit the Cinesamples website.
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Eanan Patterson
Award-winning composer Eanan Patterson recently wrote original music & arrangements for the new Irish dance show, "Celtic Rising", and the score for Season 5 of Microsoft's hit web series "The Guild". At the age thirteen, Eanan was accepted to the prestigious Juilliard School of Music, studying violin and piano, and went on to earn a specialist certificate in Music Theory & Orchestration from the Berklee College of Music. Also a prolific music producer, Eanan has produced for companies like Rte, TG4, Setanta, ABC, PBS and Sony Pictures Television.
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Eanan Patterson
Award-winning composer Eanan Patterson recently wrote original music & arrangements for the new Irish dance show, "Celtic Rising", and the score for Season 5 of Microsoft's hit web series "The Guild". At the age thirteen, Eanan was accepted to the prestigious Juilliard School of Music, studying violin and piano, and went on to earn a specialist certificate in Music Theory & Orchestration from the Berklee College of Music. Also a prolific music producer, Eanan has produced for companies like Rte, TG4, Setanta, ABC, PBS and Sony Pictures Television.
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- 9/29/2013
- by Eanan Patterson
- SCOREcastOnline.com
Apa partner David Saunders inked Kraig Wenman after meeting the scribe through X-Men and Transformers producer Tom DeSanto. Wenman worked on the screenplay for DeSanto’s re-imagining of the millennium-old Chinese story Creation Of The Gods, a China co-production the producer hopes will be his next global hit franchise. Wenman’s credits include the upcoming feature Absolute Deception, Zephyr Springs and a dozen TV movies. He is additionally repped by Zero Gravity Management.
- 7/13/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Ryan Martin APA talent department head Ryan Martin, who is also a partner at the agency, has been selected to join the board of directors.
He joins president and CEO Jim Gosnelll, Troy Blakely, Lee Dinstman and David Saunders.
"Ryan Martin is one of the cornerstones of APA," said Gosnell. "He has done a tremendous job with the talent department in the past four years, and has been a key factor in the agency's growth. He represents the future of Apa and it is with great pride that we recognize his efforts."
Martin began his career at UTA in 1996 and spent two years with Writers & Artists before joining Apa in 2002. He was made a partner in 2005 and elevated to talent department head the following year, running day-to-day operations and overseeing 14 agents who rep 250 actor clients.
He joins president and CEO Jim Gosnelll, Troy Blakely, Lee Dinstman and David Saunders.
"Ryan Martin is one of the cornerstones of APA," said Gosnell. "He has done a tremendous job with the talent department in the past four years, and has been a key factor in the agency's growth. He represents the future of Apa and it is with great pride that we recognize his efforts."
Martin began his career at UTA in 1996 and spent two years with Writers & Artists before joining Apa in 2002. He was made a partner in 2005 and elevated to talent department head the following year, running day-to-day operations and overseeing 14 agents who rep 250 actor clients.
- 8/2/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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