Exclusive: Former Gersh talent agent Louise Keshaviah has joined Echo Lake Entertainment, Deadline has learned.
At Echo Lake, Keshaviah joins the talent department where she will continue to represent a roster of actors and literary clients. Keshaviah is the third talent management hire in recent months at the growing firm, which has also added to its literary department.
A Chicago native and USC alum, Keshaviah began her industry career in casting before transitioning to representation. She has been a talent agent at Gersh for the last seven years.
“I am thrilled to be joining Echo Lake. The company’s culture provides an environment for me to continue building a business of incredible actors, writers, and directors” said Keshaviah.
Brittany Kahan Ward, Echo Lake Partner said “Louise is a team player with impeccable taste in talent and material. We’ve been impressed by her strategic thinking, thoughtfulness and ability to fight for her clients.
At Echo Lake, Keshaviah joins the talent department where she will continue to represent a roster of actors and literary clients. Keshaviah is the third talent management hire in recent months at the growing firm, which has also added to its literary department.
A Chicago native and USC alum, Keshaviah began her industry career in casting before transitioning to representation. She has been a talent agent at Gersh for the last seven years.
“I am thrilled to be joining Echo Lake. The company’s culture provides an environment for me to continue building a business of incredible actors, writers, and directors” said Keshaviah.
Brittany Kahan Ward, Echo Lake Partner said “Louise is a team player with impeccable taste in talent and material. We’ve been impressed by her strategic thinking, thoughtfulness and ability to fight for her clients.
- 1/12/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The South Asian Talent Incubator 1497 has unveiled its mentees for its inaugural writers lab focused on South Asian screenwriters.
1497 chiseled down 382 submissions to 11 finalists before working with a selection committee of 11 established writers and producers to choose the mentees for the organization’s first-ever writers lab. At first, only three mentees and projects were going to be selected, but there was just so much talent they made room for a fourth.
“We are thrilled to support such a dynamic group, all with wonderful projects in hand,” said 1497 Co-Founders in a joint statement. “Ware excited not only to see these projects further develop, but to help launch the careers of these talented filmmakers, whose voices are deeply important and relevant.”
Each writer will be paired with a mento after working with filmmaker and script veteran Adrienne Weiss to further develop their scripts. This year’s mentor include acclaimed filmmakers Gurinder Chadha...
1497 chiseled down 382 submissions to 11 finalists before working with a selection committee of 11 established writers and producers to choose the mentees for the organization’s first-ever writers lab. At first, only three mentees and projects were going to be selected, but there was just so much talent they made room for a fourth.
“We are thrilled to support such a dynamic group, all with wonderful projects in hand,” said 1497 Co-Founders in a joint statement. “Ware excited not only to see these projects further develop, but to help launch the careers of these talented filmmakers, whose voices are deeply important and relevant.”
Each writer will be paired with a mento after working with filmmaker and script veteran Adrienne Weiss to further develop their scripts. This year’s mentor include acclaimed filmmakers Gurinder Chadha...
- 8/28/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The South Asian talent incubator, 1497 has selected 11 finalists out of 382 submissions for its inaugural Writers Lab. The next step will be narrowing it down to three mentees who will participate in the Lab’s program.
Under the virtual mentor program, the trio of mentees will work with Sundance filmmaker and veteran script consultant Adrienne Weiss. From there, the selected mentees will get mentorship from acclaimed filmmakers Gurinder Chadha (Blinded By the Light), Aneesh Chaganty (Searching), and Maryam Keshavarz (Viper Club). 1497 will then tag in and introduce the mentees to an industry advisory group chich includes Gersh agent Louise Keshaviah, Brillstein Partners manager Ken Lee and Management 360 manager Priya Satiani. They will offer guidance to the mentees to help build a successful career roadmap.
“We are incredibly excited to see such an overwhelmingly positive response,” said 1497 co-founders Adeel Ahmed, Lipica Shah and Kamran Khan in a joint statement. “The fact...
Under the virtual mentor program, the trio of mentees will work with Sundance filmmaker and veteran script consultant Adrienne Weiss. From there, the selected mentees will get mentorship from acclaimed filmmakers Gurinder Chadha (Blinded By the Light), Aneesh Chaganty (Searching), and Maryam Keshavarz (Viper Club). 1497 will then tag in and introduce the mentees to an industry advisory group chich includes Gersh agent Louise Keshaviah, Brillstein Partners manager Ken Lee and Management 360 manager Priya Satiani. They will offer guidance to the mentees to help build a successful career roadmap.
“We are incredibly excited to see such an overwhelmingly positive response,” said 1497 co-founders Adeel Ahmed, Lipica Shah and Kamran Khan in a joint statement. “The fact...
- 8/11/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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