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Anita Levian joined Highland Film Group as an attorney in August 2014. Anita oversees all day-to-day business and legal affairs and draft and negotiations license agreements, notice of assignments and sales agency agreements. Prior to joining Highland Film Group, she worked in the Business and Legal Affairs department at IM Global and Aldamisa International where she worked on titles such as "Sin City 2" and "Machete Kills".
Anita is a member of the State Bar of California. She obtained her B.A. degree with high honors from University of California, Los Angeles where she majored in Communication Studies. She obtained her J.D. from Southwestern Law School where her studies emphasized in Entertainment Law. She is a current member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association (Entertainment Section) and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.- Producer
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- Executive
Ms. Fraser's first experience in the business was as a producer on the film Wassup Rockers, directed by Larry Clark, where she handled the sale of the film's worldwide rights. This led to a career in film sales. In August, 2005, Ms. Fraser became Director of Foreign Sales and Distribution for First Look International, where she handled sales of the company's library consisting of over 800 titles and the then-current film slate including: Smiley Face (with Anna Faris and Adam Brody, directed by Greg Araki); The Breed (starring Taryn Manning and Oliver Hudson, produced by Wes Craven); and Am American Crime (with Catherine Keener and Ellen Page). In March of 2008, Ms. Fraser became VP of International Sales and Distribution with Arsenal Pictures, focusing on the acquisition of completed content for worldwide sales. Ms. Fraser decided to take the entrepreneurial plunge in early 2010 with the formation of Highland Film Group (HFG), where she partnered with Delphine Perrier.Ms. Perrier previously worked at Paramount Vantage, Odd Lot International, and Mandate Pictures. Highland's highlights include the sleeper hit Instructions Not Included (directed and starring Eugenio Derbez) which grossed over $44 million in the U.S. box office; The Baytown Outlaws (with Billy Bob Thornton and Eva Longoria); Revenge for Jolly (with Kristen Wiig, Elijah Wood, Ryan Phillippe and Adam Brody) and Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (with Ellen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden, and Lucy Liu).
Ms. Fraser has also successfully financed multiple films using a combination of pre-sales to cover senior and subordinated debt, gap, tax credit, and facilitated capital for mezz and equity. Ms. Fraser and Ms. Perrier have most recently financed the films Barely Lethal (with Hailee Steinfeld, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jessica Alba), Jackie & Ryan (starring Katherine Heigl and Ben Barnes), Extraction starring Bruce Willis, with Kellan Lutz and Gina Carano) February (starring Emma Roberts and Kiernan Shipka, with James Remar, Lucy Boynton and Lauren Holly), The Trust (starring Nicholas Cage and Jerry Lewis, with Elijah Wood and Sky Ferreira), and Wild for the Night (with James Maslow, Tommy Flanagan, Lane Garrison, Bianca A. Santos and Casper Smart).
Ms. Fraser continues to use her unique and integral approach for film sales and her passion for commercial and quality packages to assist in financing films and bringing them to audiences worldwide.- Producer
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- Editorial Department
Brian Coffey is a Scottish-based producer who has been producing feature films for over 10 years.
Recently Coffey saw Sky Original film Borderland into production in 2022. The film is a 1970s-set revenge-filled action thriller starring Colin Morgan, Aml Ameen, Sophia Brown, Felicity Jones and Mark Strong. Borderland is directed by the Guard Brothers and will be available on Sky Cinema in 2022.
In 2018 Coffey saw Michael Caton-Jones' latest feature Our Ladies go into production, producing alongside Laura Viederman and Caton-Jones. The film was financed by Sony Pictures International and Screen Scotland and premiered at London Film Festival in 2019 to rave reviews. The film enjoyed premieres at Glasgow and Dublin Film Festivals in early 2020 before beginning its Sony Pictures UK theatrical release in late 2020.
Coffey produced Ninian Doff's debut feature Get Duked! (fka Boyz In The Wood) with fellow producers Matthew Plouffe, Tobey Maguire and Laura Tunstall. Get Duked! had its World Premiere at SXSW 2019, where it won the Audience Award in the Midnight Section and had its European Premiere as the Opening Gala of Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019. The film then enjoyed a festival run, picking up best film awards at Lund Fantastic Film Festival in Sweden and Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia as well as picking up a nomination for the Douglas Hickox Award for Directorial Debut at the 2019 British Independent Film Awards. Amazon Studios acquired all rights and released the film internationally on Amazon Prime on 7th August 2020.
In October 2018, Olaf de Fleur's Malevolent, produced by Coffey and Thruline's Danny Sherman, was released internationally. It was financed by Catalyst Global Media and Creative Scotland with pre-sales handled by Embankment. Netflix released the film in the UK, USA and select other territories as a Netflix Original.
Coffey's previous producing credits include Swung (dir. Colin Kennedy), The Legend of Barney Thomson (dir. Robert Carlyle), and Citadel (dir. Ciarán Foy). Coffey also served as a co-producer on David Mackenzie's Outlaw King and Starred Up alongside producer Gillian Berrie.- Actor
- Producer
Josh Hamilton was born on June 9, 1969 in New York City, New York, USA as Joshua Cole Hamilton. He is an actor, known for Madam Secretary (2014), Gracepoint (2014), American Horror Story (2011), The Bourne Identity (2002), J. Edgar (2011), and Ice Age (2002). He appeared in two Sundance films in 2015, Take Me to the River (2015) and Experimenter (2015). Josh is also an accomplished stage actor appearing in The Real Thing (2015), Dead Accounts (2013), The Coast of Utopia (2007) and Proof (2001). He has been married to Lily Thorne since 2005. They have one child.- Executive
Laura has extensive distribution expertise and significant international sales and market experience. She has started her career as a correspondent report at CNN and after graduating with a Master's degree in film and television producing from Chapman University, she continued her entertainment industry career at American Cinema International where she was responsible for licensing 65 current and 500+ library features, negotiated and closed contracts for foreign sales territories worldwide, and attended and managed publicity and marketing campaigns at all major industry trade shows including MIPCOM, LA Screenings, NAPTE, AFM, MIPTV, HONG KONG FILMART, DISCOP and Cannes. More recently Laura has used her experience as an Entertainment Trade Commissioner for the Consulate General of Canada as well as working in Domestic and International Sales for Highland Film Group developing high profile connections with distributors all over the world.- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Additional Crew
Video production and communications professional seeking to make an impact through storytelling and targeted messaging. Specializes in physical production management, editing, and providing audience strategy. Graduate of Chapman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts Creative Producing Program. Experienced in film production, digital media, advertising, talent representation, and script development.- Producer
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- Location Management
Ryan Winterstern has formed a new production company Short Porch Pictures with partner Nathan Klingher.
Prior to Short Porch, he was at Highland Film Group starting in May 2017 to oversee production of all upcoming Highland properties. He also helped coordinate the day-to-day operations as they pertain to development and acquisitions. Prior to Highland, Ryan worked as an executive at Lakeshore Entertainment for over 5 years. While at Lakeshore, he worked in production on numerous films such as "THE AGE OF ADALINE", "THE BOY", and "AMERICAN PASTORAL" while also helping shepherd Lakeshore's digital division Off the Dock.
Ryan was born in Montreal, Canada and moved to Los Angeles as a teenager. He received a B.A. degree with honors from the University of Southern California where he majored in Critical Studies at the School of Cinematic Arts. Ryan also received a minor in Business from USC's Marshall School of Business.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Music Department
Victor Garber has been in some of the most memorable projects of the past four decades. Victor has recently appeared in The Slap (2015), The Flash (2014), Motive (2013) and Web Therapy (2011). He is currently staring in Greg Berlanti's new DC Comics Superhero series "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" for Warner Bros/CW. He has shared in two Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award® nominations for Outstanding Motion Picture Cast, the latest for Milk (2008), and previously as a member of the cast of Titanic (1997) as well as winning with the cast of Argo (2012). Garber received three Emmy® nods for his role on Alias (2001) and has also earned Emmy® nominations for Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001), and his guest roles on Frasier (1993) and Will & Grace (1998). He is also an accomplished stage actor, whose extensive credits encompass lead roles in both plays and musicals, and has earned four Tony Award® nominations, for his work in Damn Yankees (1994-1995), Lend Me a Tenor (1989-1990), Little Me (1982) and Deathtrap (1978-1982. Victor also starred in the 1998 Tony Award winning Best Play, Art.