Exclusive: Entertainment veterans Elisabeth Rohm and Kara Feifer have partnered to launch Rohm Feifer Entertainment, a film and television production company that will look to tell inspirational, female-forward stories steeped in true crime and true narratives that resonate with audiences of all kinds.
Already, the company with offices in L.A. and New York has made a deal with Village Roadshow Television to develop the series I Will Be Good, inspired by Bryan Smith’s article for Chicago magazine. Written by Karen Croner, it will tell the story of a $53 million bamboozle: how Rita Crundwell, the trusted comptroller of the small Illinois town of Dixon, pulled off the biggest municipal embezzlement in U.S. history to date without anyone noticing. The project will be executive produced by Meryl Poster.
Rohm and Feifer are also taking an IP-based procedural out to market this year, led by Ed Bernero (Criminal Minds), based...
Already, the company with offices in L.A. and New York has made a deal with Village Roadshow Television to develop the series I Will Be Good, inspired by Bryan Smith’s article for Chicago magazine. Written by Karen Croner, it will tell the story of a $53 million bamboozle: how Rita Crundwell, the trusted comptroller of the small Illinois town of Dixon, pulled off the biggest municipal embezzlement in U.S. history to date without anyone noticing. The project will be executive produced by Meryl Poster.
Rohm and Feifer are also taking an IP-based procedural out to market this year, led by Ed Bernero (Criminal Minds), based...
- 12/1/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Reality TV isn't real - well, not entirely, anyway. Despite the name, shows like The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are only part authentic. When's the last time a camera crew followed you on a date and then put it on national TV? Exactly. So it's not a shock that producers have some sort of say in what goes down. The question, however, is how much they fiddle with reality to warp it into a more watchable version. If you'd still like to believe in the TV magic, we suggest you stop reading now.
When you sign on to one of the ABC dating shows, you basically have to sign your life away and put it in the producers' hands. According to CNNMoney, contestants sign away "the right to change, add to, take from, edit, translate, reformat or reprocess . . . in any manner Producer may determine its sole discretion." That alone tells...
When you sign on to one of the ABC dating shows, you basically have to sign your life away and put it in the producers' hands. According to CNNMoney, contestants sign away "the right to change, add to, take from, edit, translate, reformat or reprocess . . . in any manner Producer may determine its sole discretion." That alone tells...
- 6/20/2019
- by Caitlyn Fitzpatrick
- Popsugar.com
Editor’s Note: Nicole Page is a partner at Reavis Page Jump law firm and practices in the areas of entertainment, employment and intellectual property. Page advises producers of both non-fiction and fiction film, television, digital and cross-platform productions. Combined with her entertainment practice, her focus in workplace discrimination and sexual harassment brought her to the forefront of the #MeToo movement last year, representing female complainants in several high profile cases. With new laws in New York and California, Page has spent a create deal of time advising production company clients how these changes directly impact their day-to-day business.
For those who work in film and television production, the boundary lines between work and social time can often blur. Late nights on set, remote locations, wrap parties where the booze flows, and film festivals where socializing and work are intertwined – these are all situations where behavior can slide into non-professional territory and cause serious repercussions.
For those who work in film and television production, the boundary lines between work and social time can often blur. Late nights on set, remote locations, wrap parties where the booze flows, and film festivals where socializing and work are intertwined – these are all situations where behavior can slide into non-professional territory and cause serious repercussions.
- 5/29/2019
- by Nicole Page
- Indiewire
After debuting his new video “Famous” this weekend Kanye West tweeted, “Can somebody sue already? I’ll wait.” And he’s still waiting — but for how much longer?
The music video is essentially recreation of painter Vincent Desiderio’s “Sleep,” featuring nude celebrities, most of whom aren’t really there: Taylor Swift, Anna Wintour, Rihanna, Caitlyn Jenner, President George W. Bush, Chris Brown, Donald Trump, Bill Cosby, along West’s wife Kim Kardashian, the rapper himself and two of the couple’s ex-lovers (Ray J and Amber Rose) all sleeping next to each other in a large bed.
While the film is a mixture of real people and digital recreations, at least some of these subjects’ nude likenesses were recreated without their consent. Which raises the question: If West got his wish and one of his famous subjects sued him, would the case hold water?
In short: Filmmakers who have...
The music video is essentially recreation of painter Vincent Desiderio’s “Sleep,” featuring nude celebrities, most of whom aren’t really there: Taylor Swift, Anna Wintour, Rihanna, Caitlyn Jenner, President George W. Bush, Chris Brown, Donald Trump, Bill Cosby, along West’s wife Kim Kardashian, the rapper himself and two of the couple’s ex-lovers (Ray J and Amber Rose) all sleeping next to each other in a large bed.
While the film is a mixture of real people and digital recreations, at least some of these subjects’ nude likenesses were recreated without their consent. Which raises the question: If West got his wish and one of his famous subjects sued him, would the case hold water?
In short: Filmmakers who have...
- 6/29/2016
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
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