Writing a feature film is easy. All you need is one gimmicky logline, as cheap and single-serving-disposable as a coffee pod from the complimentary hotel room K-Cup spinner. Once you stumble upon one of these so-called “high concept” ideas, the script practically writes, sells and produces itself. It’s creative work for stupid babies, as all filmmakers will surely agree–totally unlike, in other words, the act of conceptualizing an entire episodic series, a demonstration of storytelling virtuosity so complex and adult it straddles the border between ancient Euclidean geometry and New Age witchcraft.
Okay, so maybe that’s a little extreme. But for aspiring series creators and showrunners, structuring a workable, potentially long-running television concept requires imagination and problem-solving on both the micro- and macro- levels–a mastery of tone, plot and characterization across variable interlocking units of temporal storytelling: scenes, dramatic acts, full episodes, multi-episode arcs and complete seasons.
Okay, so maybe that’s a little extreme. But for aspiring series creators and showrunners, structuring a workable, potentially long-running television concept requires imagination and problem-solving on both the micro- and macro- levels–a mastery of tone, plot and characterization across variable interlocking units of temporal storytelling: scenes, dramatic acts, full episodes, multi-episode arcs and complete seasons.
- 2/15/2024
- by Film Independent
- Film Independent News & More
Exclusive: Film Independent has named the eight writers selected for the seventh edition of its Episodic Lab, designed to provide individualized story and career development for writers with original pilots for television. The participants and projects are Desdemona Chiang (Zhizha! (紙紮!)), Giovanni Maldonado Chinea & Myles Hawthorne (The Machetero), Robert Cohen & Ioana Uricaru (Overcast), Catherine Durickas (Beige Is Not Dead), Azza Malik and Robert ToTeras (Jourdain).
Cohen and Uricaru have been set to receive this year’s $20,000 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant, awarded to projects with science or technology themes and characters, to support the development of their pilot Overcast through the Lab. Dear Azza,‘s Malik, meanwhile, will receive a $10,000 grant from the Mpac Hollywood Bureau, an organization working to elevate stories by and about Muslims in entertainment.
This year’s two-week, in-person Lab will help to further the careers of Fellows by introducing them to industry veterans — including experienced showrunners,...
Cohen and Uricaru have been set to receive this year’s $20,000 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant, awarded to projects with science or technology themes and characters, to support the development of their pilot Overcast through the Lab. Dear Azza,‘s Malik, meanwhile, will receive a $10,000 grant from the Mpac Hollywood Bureau, an organization working to elevate stories by and about Muslims in entertainment.
This year’s two-week, in-person Lab will help to further the careers of Fellows by introducing them to industry veterans — including experienced showrunners,...
- 2/15/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Memory loss leads to mind-bending moments in Ed Gass-Donnelly's Lavender, and to commemorate the film's theatrical, VOD, and Digital HD release from Samuel Goldwyn Films and Ambi Media Group, we've been provided with three iTunes download codes to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) free iTunes download code for Lavender.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Lavender Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on Monday, 6th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted. Please note that the iTunes download codes expire on March 31st.
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"Directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly (“The Last Exorcism Part II”) who co-wrote the film with...
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) free iTunes download code for Lavender.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Lavender Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on Monday, 6th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted. Please note that the iTunes download codes expire on March 31st.
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"Directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly (“The Last Exorcism Part II”) who co-wrote the film with...
- 3/3/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Samuel Goldwyn Films and Ambi Group have teamed up for the Us release of Lavender, directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly and co-written by Colin Frizzell. The film will have its initial premiere on Dish on February 3rd, but you check out the trailer for the film in today’s Highlights. Following right behind, we also have a trailer for Garden Party Massacre as well as preview pages from Dark Horse Comics’ Eerie Volume 23 hardcover for you to enjoy.
Watch the Latest Trailer for Lavender: Press Release: “Los Angeles (Jan. 26, 2017) – Samuel Goldwyn Films and Ambi Group will partner on the domestic release for the anticipated thriller, “Lavender.” Directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly (“The Last Exorcism Part II”) who co-wrote the film with Colin Frizzell (“Resident Evil: Apocalypse”), the film stars Abbie Cornish (“Limitless”), Diego Klattenhoff (TV’s “The Blacklist”), Justin Long (“Live Free or Die Hard”) and Dermot Mulroney (“My Best Friend...
Watch the Latest Trailer for Lavender: Press Release: “Los Angeles (Jan. 26, 2017) – Samuel Goldwyn Films and Ambi Group will partner on the domestic release for the anticipated thriller, “Lavender.” Directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly (“The Last Exorcism Part II”) who co-wrote the film with Colin Frizzell (“Resident Evil: Apocalypse”), the film stars Abbie Cornish (“Limitless”), Diego Klattenhoff (TV’s “The Blacklist”), Justin Long (“Live Free or Die Hard”) and Dermot Mulroney (“My Best Friend...
- 1/27/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Mystery stars Abbie Cornish as photographer with memory loss
Samuel Goldwyn and Ambi will partner on the Us release of the mystery directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly.
The companies have set an exclusive February 3 release on Dish followed by theatrical and VOD on March 3. Ambi Distribution handles international sales.
Lavender received its world premiere Tribeca last year and is the second collaboration between the companies, which will release Simon Aboud’s This Beautiful Fantastic on March 10.
Dave Valleau and Gass-Donnelly produced, with Ambi’s Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi serving as executive producers alongside Tex Antonucci, Emily Alden and Jennifer Levine.
Cornish, Justin Long, Diego Klattenhoff and Dermot Mulroney star in the story of a photographer with memory loss who finds clues among her work suggesting she may be responsible for the deaths of family members she never knew she had.
“Abbie Cornish provides a stellar performance in this psychological thriller,” Samuel Goldwyn Films executive...
Samuel Goldwyn and Ambi will partner on the Us release of the mystery directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly.
The companies have set an exclusive February 3 release on Dish followed by theatrical and VOD on March 3. Ambi Distribution handles international sales.
Lavender received its world premiere Tribeca last year and is the second collaboration between the companies, which will release Simon Aboud’s This Beautiful Fantastic on March 10.
Dave Valleau and Gass-Donnelly produced, with Ambi’s Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi serving as executive producers alongside Tex Antonucci, Emily Alden and Jennifer Levine.
Cornish, Justin Long, Diego Klattenhoff and Dermot Mulroney star in the story of a photographer with memory loss who finds clues among her work suggesting she may be responsible for the deaths of family members she never knew she had.
“Abbie Cornish provides a stellar performance in this psychological thriller,” Samuel Goldwyn Films executive...
- 1/26/2017
- ScreenDaily
Samuel Goldwyn Films and Ambi Group are partnering for the domestic release of Lavender.
The psychological thriller stars Abbie Cornish as a photographer who suffers from memory loss and begins to uncover clues that suggest she may be responsible for the deaths of extended family members who were unknown to her. Justin Long and Dermot Mulroney also star.
Lavender was directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly, from a script he co-wrote with Colin Frizzell. Dave Valleau and Gass-Donnelly produced the film. Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi, Tex Antonucci, Emily Alden and Jennifer Levine exec produced.
Samuel Goldwyn and Ambi will release Lavender exclusively on Dish...
The psychological thriller stars Abbie Cornish as a photographer who suffers from memory loss and begins to uncover clues that suggest she may be responsible for the deaths of extended family members who were unknown to her. Justin Long and Dermot Mulroney also star.
Lavender was directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly, from a script he co-wrote with Colin Frizzell. Dave Valleau and Gass-Donnelly produced the film. Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi, Tex Antonucci, Emily Alden and Jennifer Levine exec produced.
Samuel Goldwyn and Ambi will release Lavender exclusively on Dish...
- 1/26/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Catherine Hardwicke, Jennifer Levine, Mark Gill, Kevin Iwashina, Bec Smith Are ShortList 2016 Jurors
We are pleased to announce the Industry Jury for the ShortList Film Festival, which kicks off August 9 – 23 and streams on TheWrap for two weeks. The 2016 jury includes: Director Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight,” “Lords of Dogtown,” “Thirteen”) Jennifer Levine, President of Production and Literary Management, Untitled Entertainment Bec Smith, agent, United Talent Agency Kevin Iwashina, Founder & CEO, Preferred Content Mark Gill, President, Millenium Films Also Read: TheWrap's ShortList Winner 'Bear Story' Wins Oscar for Best Animated Short Jurors will deliberate and select a top short film from the festival to receive the $5,000 Jury Prize. Presented by PepsiCo’s Creators League Studio and Imax,...
- 8/4/2016
- by Wrap Staff
- The Wrap
The distributor has acquired all North American rights to the recent Tribeca world premiere about the psychological toll of a tragedy on a New York couple.
Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Elisabeth Moss, Giovanni Ribisi, Ty Simpkins and John Leguizamo star.
Cinematographer Reed Morano makes her feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Chris Rossi.
Aaron L Gilbert of Bron Studios produces alongside Margot Hand and Matt Tauber. Jennifer Levine, Jason Cloth of CW Media Finance, Alex Garcia, Santiago Garcia Galvan, Marla Rand, Scott Paterson and Lauren Selig are executive producers.
Meadowland will receive an October theatrical release after Cinedigm brokered the deal with Wme Global and Gersh. K5 handles international sales.
Separately, Candy Factory Films has acquired Us distribution and international sales rights to the Robert Cohen comedic documentary Being Canadian.
Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Elisabeth Moss, Giovanni Ribisi, Ty Simpkins and John Leguizamo star.
Cinematographer Reed Morano makes her feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Chris Rossi.
Aaron L Gilbert of Bron Studios produces alongside Margot Hand and Matt Tauber. Jennifer Levine, Jason Cloth of CW Media Finance, Alex Garcia, Santiago Garcia Galvan, Marla Rand, Scott Paterson and Lauren Selig are executive producers.
Meadowland will receive an October theatrical release after Cinedigm brokered the deal with Wme Global and Gersh. K5 handles international sales.
Separately, Candy Factory Films has acquired Us distribution and international sales rights to the Robert Cohen comedic documentary Being Canadian.
- 6/24/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Ed Gass-Donnelly directs psychological thriller; Ambi to commence sales in Cannes
Abbie Cornish (Robocop) and Dermot Mulroney (August: Osage County) have signed on to star in psychological thriller Lavender, directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly (The Last Exorcism Part II). Principal photography is slated to begin later this month in Toronto.
Cornish will play a photographer struggling with severe memory loss following an accident. Strange clues amongst her photos begin to suggest that she may be responsible for the deaths of family members she never knew she had.
Gass-Donnelly is producing the film with Dave Valleau (Capote) through Valleau’s South Creek Pictures banner.
Andrea Iervolino and Lady Monika Bacardi’s Ambi Group is co-financing with Silvio Muraglia’s Paradox Studios with additional financing provided by The Movie Network, a division of Bell Media, and Movie Central, the Harold Greenberg Fund and Telefilm Canada.
Iervolino, Lady Bacardi and Muraglia are executive producers along with Jennifer Levine, Emily Alden and [link...
Abbie Cornish (Robocop) and Dermot Mulroney (August: Osage County) have signed on to star in psychological thriller Lavender, directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly (The Last Exorcism Part II). Principal photography is slated to begin later this month in Toronto.
Cornish will play a photographer struggling with severe memory loss following an accident. Strange clues amongst her photos begin to suggest that she may be responsible for the deaths of family members she never knew she had.
Gass-Donnelly is producing the film with Dave Valleau (Capote) through Valleau’s South Creek Pictures banner.
Andrea Iervolino and Lady Monika Bacardi’s Ambi Group is co-financing with Silvio Muraglia’s Paradox Studios with additional financing provided by The Movie Network, a division of Bell Media, and Movie Central, the Harold Greenberg Fund and Telefilm Canada.
Iervolino, Lady Bacardi and Muraglia are executive producers along with Jennifer Levine, Emily Alden and [link...
- 5/11/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
I have watched Jennifer for years as she and I participate at the Sundance World Cinema networking event, speaking to international filmmakers whose films are showing at the festival. But it is only now that I have actually heard about all she does:
So what is it you do?
As a manager of writers and directors for over 16 years at Untitled Entertainment (a company I helped launch), I have always been particularly interested in working with voices from around the globe and am drawn to strong, distinctive storytellers with unique points of view. I also act as a producer on a selective basis.
How do you select clients?
My roster of clients really reflects both my personal taste in storytelling and in people; coupled with my instincts about what I think the marketplace will respond to. By that I don’t mean selling a certain genre of content that I think the market will buy (though it is great when that happens), but rather introducing producers, executives, other artists and financiers to writers and/or directors with material that is fearless, exceptionally well executed and provokes an authentic emotional reaction – whatever the genre.
Do you consider yourself a “Hollywood” manager?
I have found that some of the most interesting film and television projects have emerged from the intersection of storytellers from both inside and outside the Hollywood system. I had the unforgettable experience earlier this year of seeing a team of Argentine filmmakers (Armando Bo and Nicolas Giacobone) I signed off of a Spanish language film at Sundance a few years ago, win the Academy Award for best original screenplay as the co-writers of “Birdman." That was a journey I would not have predicted three years ago and yet it is a fantastic recognition that if you bring strong, distinctive storytelling into the world, there will be an audience to appreciate it.
What do you have to do with the film currently hitting the theaters, “Black Souls”?
One of my most recent client signs is a stunningly talented Italian filmmaker named Francesco Munzi whose film “Black Souls” (his third feature) premiered at the most recent Venice and Toronto film festivals. It has always been a personal interest of mine to find an Italian filmmaker to represent as I lived in Italy for a few years and have always been drawn to the culture and speak the language. I was really captivated by the sophistication and gritty realism of Francesco’s filmmaking in “Black Souls." From both a level of craft and storytelling, as well as the intensity of the performances he captured, I felt strongly that he has the ability to speak to an international audience and wanted to help him transition into English language films.
Read More: 'Black Souls' is a Sobering and Sharply Executed Twist on the Mob Genre
Fortunately Vitagraph picked up “Black Souls” for a U.S. theatrical release and it just started rolling out across the country in April. The reviews so far have been pretty stellar. I am excited to help introduce the entertainment industry to him and his work so we can find the right English-language debut project for him.
How do you define your role in the business?
My role is not limited to representing only film and television writers and directors. I work in every and any medium that my clients want to explore (theater, books, digital content, graphic novels, video games, etc) which is part of the fun of being a manager. It also means I am constantly learning something new, which is partly why I am still challenged by my job so many years into it. For example, taking playwrights and helping them transition into successful film and television writers (two of my clients who started in the theater and continue to work actively in the theater, are seeing great success in every medium right now including current Blacklist scribe David Bar Katz who is writing films for Universal, Fox and Warner Bros and past Blacklist scribe Bess Wohl who has a network pilot in post-production for ABC and features in development for Paramount and Disney).
I am also still excited to discover someone at the very beginning of their career and have recently helped launch a young filmmaker named Steven Caple Jr. who just came out of USC film school last year with some award winning short films. I was introduced to the script for his debut feature along with a teaser he shot for it and knew that he had something to say and the vision and drive to make it happen. A year after first meeting him, we are about to head into pre-production on that feature. I also believe strongly in working with women filmmakers and am fortunate enough to work with exceptional artists like U.K. director Sophie Muller who is an internationally acclaimed music video director and award winning Canadian Ruba Nadda (“Cairo Time”, “October Gale”) who has made four features (a feat for any young filmmaker).
How did you become a manager?
I fell into management almost by accident but it turned out to be a great match for me, allowing me to evolve creatively and professionally in this changing marketplace. It is a role which requires that I utilize skills from almost every job I have ever had (from being a summer camp counselor in high school, to working in finance in NYC, film acquisitions in Italy and studio development and production experience in Hollywood) and I treasure the feeling of true partnership I go into with the artists I represent.
The flexibility and entrepreneurial nature of my role as a manager has also presented exciting producing opportunities. A recent example is the film “Meadowland” which I executive produced and which just had a world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival – written by client Chris Rossi and starring Untitled client Olivia Wilde. I’m heading to Cannes in May with projects that I am championing both for management clients and (in a few instances) as a producer. And of course, keeping my eyes open for exciting new writers and directors.
Jennifer Levine – Bio
Jennifer Levine, Head of Production and Literary Management at Untitled Entertainment (a top Hollywood entertainment management and production company with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and London), divides her time between representing a diverse group of writer, director, producer, and actor clients and shepherding a wide range of entertainment projects as a producer.
Prior to her position at Untitled, a company she helped start over sixteen years ago, Ms. Levine held positions in both feature film development and production, including stints at 20th Century Fox, Disney, and Kopelson Entertainment. In her various capacities, she has worked on dozens of studio and independent films.
Ms. Levine also spent three years based in Milan, Italy acquiring film and television rights for Italian distributor Compagnia Distribuzione Audiovisivi and participating in numerous international film markets and festivals. While in Italy, she also ran her own highly successful special events business and has been profiled in a wide range of Italian publications. Before moving to Italy, Jennifer started her career on Wall Street, working with international investment funds for Chase Manhattan Bank.
Ms. Levine holds an M.F.A. from USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program, where she was also a national finalist for the Sundance Producing Fellowship, winner of the Charles Ferguson Marketing Award, and recipient of the Ray Stark Film Grant. She has an undergraduate degree in literature from Wesleyan University and was born in New York and raised in Los Angeles.
So what is it you do?
As a manager of writers and directors for over 16 years at Untitled Entertainment (a company I helped launch), I have always been particularly interested in working with voices from around the globe and am drawn to strong, distinctive storytellers with unique points of view. I also act as a producer on a selective basis.
How do you select clients?
My roster of clients really reflects both my personal taste in storytelling and in people; coupled with my instincts about what I think the marketplace will respond to. By that I don’t mean selling a certain genre of content that I think the market will buy (though it is great when that happens), but rather introducing producers, executives, other artists and financiers to writers and/or directors with material that is fearless, exceptionally well executed and provokes an authentic emotional reaction – whatever the genre.
Do you consider yourself a “Hollywood” manager?
I have found that some of the most interesting film and television projects have emerged from the intersection of storytellers from both inside and outside the Hollywood system. I had the unforgettable experience earlier this year of seeing a team of Argentine filmmakers (Armando Bo and Nicolas Giacobone) I signed off of a Spanish language film at Sundance a few years ago, win the Academy Award for best original screenplay as the co-writers of “Birdman." That was a journey I would not have predicted three years ago and yet it is a fantastic recognition that if you bring strong, distinctive storytelling into the world, there will be an audience to appreciate it.
What do you have to do with the film currently hitting the theaters, “Black Souls”?
One of my most recent client signs is a stunningly talented Italian filmmaker named Francesco Munzi whose film “Black Souls” (his third feature) premiered at the most recent Venice and Toronto film festivals. It has always been a personal interest of mine to find an Italian filmmaker to represent as I lived in Italy for a few years and have always been drawn to the culture and speak the language. I was really captivated by the sophistication and gritty realism of Francesco’s filmmaking in “Black Souls." From both a level of craft and storytelling, as well as the intensity of the performances he captured, I felt strongly that he has the ability to speak to an international audience and wanted to help him transition into English language films.
Read More: 'Black Souls' is a Sobering and Sharply Executed Twist on the Mob Genre
Fortunately Vitagraph picked up “Black Souls” for a U.S. theatrical release and it just started rolling out across the country in April. The reviews so far have been pretty stellar. I am excited to help introduce the entertainment industry to him and his work so we can find the right English-language debut project for him.
How do you define your role in the business?
My role is not limited to representing only film and television writers and directors. I work in every and any medium that my clients want to explore (theater, books, digital content, graphic novels, video games, etc) which is part of the fun of being a manager. It also means I am constantly learning something new, which is partly why I am still challenged by my job so many years into it. For example, taking playwrights and helping them transition into successful film and television writers (two of my clients who started in the theater and continue to work actively in the theater, are seeing great success in every medium right now including current Blacklist scribe David Bar Katz who is writing films for Universal, Fox and Warner Bros and past Blacklist scribe Bess Wohl who has a network pilot in post-production for ABC and features in development for Paramount and Disney).
I am also still excited to discover someone at the very beginning of their career and have recently helped launch a young filmmaker named Steven Caple Jr. who just came out of USC film school last year with some award winning short films. I was introduced to the script for his debut feature along with a teaser he shot for it and knew that he had something to say and the vision and drive to make it happen. A year after first meeting him, we are about to head into pre-production on that feature. I also believe strongly in working with women filmmakers and am fortunate enough to work with exceptional artists like U.K. director Sophie Muller who is an internationally acclaimed music video director and award winning Canadian Ruba Nadda (“Cairo Time”, “October Gale”) who has made four features (a feat for any young filmmaker).
How did you become a manager?
I fell into management almost by accident but it turned out to be a great match for me, allowing me to evolve creatively and professionally in this changing marketplace. It is a role which requires that I utilize skills from almost every job I have ever had (from being a summer camp counselor in high school, to working in finance in NYC, film acquisitions in Italy and studio development and production experience in Hollywood) and I treasure the feeling of true partnership I go into with the artists I represent.
The flexibility and entrepreneurial nature of my role as a manager has also presented exciting producing opportunities. A recent example is the film “Meadowland” which I executive produced and which just had a world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival – written by client Chris Rossi and starring Untitled client Olivia Wilde. I’m heading to Cannes in May with projects that I am championing both for management clients and (in a few instances) as a producer. And of course, keeping my eyes open for exciting new writers and directors.
Jennifer Levine – Bio
Jennifer Levine, Head of Production and Literary Management at Untitled Entertainment (a top Hollywood entertainment management and production company with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and London), divides her time between representing a diverse group of writer, director, producer, and actor clients and shepherding a wide range of entertainment projects as a producer.
Prior to her position at Untitled, a company she helped start over sixteen years ago, Ms. Levine held positions in both feature film development and production, including stints at 20th Century Fox, Disney, and Kopelson Entertainment. In her various capacities, she has worked on dozens of studio and independent films.
Ms. Levine also spent three years based in Milan, Italy acquiring film and television rights for Italian distributor Compagnia Distribuzione Audiovisivi and participating in numerous international film markets and festivals. While in Italy, she also ran her own highly successful special events business and has been profiled in a wide range of Italian publications. Before moving to Italy, Jennifer started her career on Wall Street, working with international investment funds for Chase Manhattan Bank.
Ms. Levine holds an M.F.A. from USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program, where she was also a national finalist for the Sundance Producing Fellowship, winner of the Charles Ferguson Marketing Award, and recipient of the Ray Stark Film Grant. She has an undergraduate degree in literature from Wesleyan University and was born in New York and raised in Los Angeles.
- 5/5/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
I have watched Jennifer for years as she and I participate at the Sundance World Cinema networking event, speaking to international filmmakers whose films are showing at the festival. But it is only now that I have actually heard about all she does:
So what is it you do?
As a manager of writers and directors for over 16 years at Untitled Entertainment (a company I helped launch), I have always been particularly interested in working with voices from around the globe and am drawn to strong, distinctive storytellers with unique points of view. I also act as a producer on a selective basis.
How do you select clients?
My roster of clients really reflects both my personal taste in storytelling and in people; coupled with my instincts about what I think the marketplace will respond to. By that I don’t mean selling a certain genre of content that I think the market will buy (though it is great when that happens), but rather introducing producers, executives, other artists and financiers to writers and/or directors with material that is fearless, exceptionally well executed and provokes an authentic emotional reaction – whatever the genre.
Do you consider yourself a “Hollywood” manager?
I have found that some of the most interesting film and television projects have emerged from the intersection of storytellers from both inside and outside the Hollywood system. I had the unforgettable experience earlier this year of seeing a team of Argentine filmmakers (Armando Bo and Nicolas Giacobone) I signed off of a Spanish language film at Sundance a few years ago, win the Academy Award for best original screenplay as the co-writers of “Birdman." That was a journey I would not have predicted three years ago and yet it is a fantastic recognition that if you bring strong, distinctive storytelling into the world, there will be an audience to appreciate it.
What do you have to do with the film currently hitting the theaters, “Black Souls”?
One of my most recent client signs is a stunningly talented Italian filmmaker named Francesco Munzi whose film “Black Souls” (his third feature) premiered at the most recent Venice and Toronto film festivals. It has always been a personal interest of mine to find an Italian filmmaker to represent as I lived in Italy for a few years and have always been drawn to the culture and speak the language. I was really captivated by the sophistication and gritty realism of Francesco’s filmmaking in “Black Souls." From both a level of craft and storytelling, as well as the intensity of the performances he captured, I felt strongly that he has the ability to speak to an international audience and wanted to help him transition into English language films.
Read More: 'Black Souls' is a Sobering and Sharply Executed Twist on the Mob Genre
Fortunately Vitagraph picked up “Black Souls” for a U.S. theatrical release and it just started rolling out across the country in April. The reviews so far have been pretty stellar. I am excited to help introduce the entertainment industry to him and his work so we can find the right English-language debut project for him.
How do you define your role in the business?
My role is not limited to representing only film and television writers and directors. I work in every and any medium that my clients want to explore (theater, books, digital content, graphic novels, video games, etc) which is part of the fun of being a manager. It also means I am constantly learning something new, which is partly why I am still challenged by my job so many years into it. For example, taking playwrights and helping them transition into successful film and television writers (two of my clients who started in the theater and continue to work actively in the theater, are seeing great success in every medium right now including current Blacklist scribe David Bar Katz who is writing films for Universal, Fox and Warner Bros and past Blacklist scribe Bess Wohl who has a network pilot in post-production for ABC and features in development for Paramount and Disney).
I am also still excited to discover someone at the very beginning of their career and have recently helped launch a young filmmaker named Steven Caple Jr. who just came out of USC film school last year with some award winning short films. I was introduced to the script for his debut feature along with a teaser he shot for it and knew that he had something to say and the vision and drive to make it happen. A year after first meeting him, we are about to head into pre-production on that feature. I also believe strongly in working with women filmmakers and am fortunate enough to work with exceptional artists like U.K. director Sophie Muller who is an internationally acclaimed music video director and award winning Canadian Ruba Nadda (“Cairo Time”, “October Gale”) who has made four features (a feat for any young filmmaker).
How did you become a manager?
I fell into management almost by accident but it turned out to be a great match for me, allowing me to evolve creatively and professionally in this changing marketplace. It is a role which requires that I utilize skills from almost every job I have ever had (from being a summer camp counselor in high school, to working in finance in NYC, film acquisitions in Italy and studio development and production experience in Hollywood) and I treasure the feeling of true partnership I go into with the artists I represent.
The flexibility and entrepreneurial nature of my role as a manager has also presented exciting producing opportunities. A recent example is the film “Meadowland” which I executive produced and which just had a world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival – written by client Chris Rossi and starring Untitled client Olivia Wilde. I’m heading to Cannes in May with projects that I am championing both for management clients and (in a few instances) as a producer. And of course, keeping my eyes open for exciting new writers and directors.
Jennifer Levine – Bio
Jennifer Levine, Head of Production and Literary Management at Untitled Entertainment (a top Hollywood entertainment management and production company with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and London), divides her time between representing a diverse group of writer, director, producer, and actor clients and shepherding a wide range of entertainment projects as a producer.
Prior to her position at Untitled, a company she helped start over sixteen years ago, Ms. Levine held positions in both feature film development and production, including stints at 20th Century Fox, Disney, and Kopelson Entertainment. In her various capacities, she has worked on dozens of studio and independent films.
Ms. Levine also spent three years based in Milan, Italy acquiring film and television rights for Italian distributor Compagnia Distribuzione Audiovisivi and participating in numerous international film markets and festivals. While in Italy, she also ran her own highly successful special events business and has been profiled in a wide range of Italian publications. Before moving to Italy, Jennifer started her career on Wall Street, working with international investment funds for Chase Manhattan Bank.
Ms. Levine holds an M.F.A. from USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program, where she was also a national finalist for the Sundance Producing Fellowship, winner of the Charles Ferguson Marketing Award, and recipient of the Ray Stark Film Grant. She has an undergraduate degree in literature from Wesleyan University and was born in New York and raised in Los Angeles.
So what is it you do?
As a manager of writers and directors for over 16 years at Untitled Entertainment (a company I helped launch), I have always been particularly interested in working with voices from around the globe and am drawn to strong, distinctive storytellers with unique points of view. I also act as a producer on a selective basis.
How do you select clients?
My roster of clients really reflects both my personal taste in storytelling and in people; coupled with my instincts about what I think the marketplace will respond to. By that I don’t mean selling a certain genre of content that I think the market will buy (though it is great when that happens), but rather introducing producers, executives, other artists and financiers to writers and/or directors with material that is fearless, exceptionally well executed and provokes an authentic emotional reaction – whatever the genre.
Do you consider yourself a “Hollywood” manager?
I have found that some of the most interesting film and television projects have emerged from the intersection of storytellers from both inside and outside the Hollywood system. I had the unforgettable experience earlier this year of seeing a team of Argentine filmmakers (Armando Bo and Nicolas Giacobone) I signed off of a Spanish language film at Sundance a few years ago, win the Academy Award for best original screenplay as the co-writers of “Birdman." That was a journey I would not have predicted three years ago and yet it is a fantastic recognition that if you bring strong, distinctive storytelling into the world, there will be an audience to appreciate it.
What do you have to do with the film currently hitting the theaters, “Black Souls”?
One of my most recent client signs is a stunningly talented Italian filmmaker named Francesco Munzi whose film “Black Souls” (his third feature) premiered at the most recent Venice and Toronto film festivals. It has always been a personal interest of mine to find an Italian filmmaker to represent as I lived in Italy for a few years and have always been drawn to the culture and speak the language. I was really captivated by the sophistication and gritty realism of Francesco’s filmmaking in “Black Souls." From both a level of craft and storytelling, as well as the intensity of the performances he captured, I felt strongly that he has the ability to speak to an international audience and wanted to help him transition into English language films.
Read More: 'Black Souls' is a Sobering and Sharply Executed Twist on the Mob Genre
Fortunately Vitagraph picked up “Black Souls” for a U.S. theatrical release and it just started rolling out across the country in April. The reviews so far have been pretty stellar. I am excited to help introduce the entertainment industry to him and his work so we can find the right English-language debut project for him.
How do you define your role in the business?
My role is not limited to representing only film and television writers and directors. I work in every and any medium that my clients want to explore (theater, books, digital content, graphic novels, video games, etc) which is part of the fun of being a manager. It also means I am constantly learning something new, which is partly why I am still challenged by my job so many years into it. For example, taking playwrights and helping them transition into successful film and television writers (two of my clients who started in the theater and continue to work actively in the theater, are seeing great success in every medium right now including current Blacklist scribe David Bar Katz who is writing films for Universal, Fox and Warner Bros and past Blacklist scribe Bess Wohl who has a network pilot in post-production for ABC and features in development for Paramount and Disney).
I am also still excited to discover someone at the very beginning of their career and have recently helped launch a young filmmaker named Steven Caple Jr. who just came out of USC film school last year with some award winning short films. I was introduced to the script for his debut feature along with a teaser he shot for it and knew that he had something to say and the vision and drive to make it happen. A year after first meeting him, we are about to head into pre-production on that feature. I also believe strongly in working with women filmmakers and am fortunate enough to work with exceptional artists like U.K. director Sophie Muller who is an internationally acclaimed music video director and award winning Canadian Ruba Nadda (“Cairo Time”, “October Gale”) who has made four features (a feat for any young filmmaker).
How did you become a manager?
I fell into management almost by accident but it turned out to be a great match for me, allowing me to evolve creatively and professionally in this changing marketplace. It is a role which requires that I utilize skills from almost every job I have ever had (from being a summer camp counselor in high school, to working in finance in NYC, film acquisitions in Italy and studio development and production experience in Hollywood) and I treasure the feeling of true partnership I go into with the artists I represent.
The flexibility and entrepreneurial nature of my role as a manager has also presented exciting producing opportunities. A recent example is the film “Meadowland” which I executive produced and which just had a world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival – written by client Chris Rossi and starring Untitled client Olivia Wilde. I’m heading to Cannes in May with projects that I am championing both for management clients and (in a few instances) as a producer. And of course, keeping my eyes open for exciting new writers and directors.
Jennifer Levine – Bio
Jennifer Levine, Head of Production and Literary Management at Untitled Entertainment (a top Hollywood entertainment management and production company with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and London), divides her time between representing a diverse group of writer, director, producer, and actor clients and shepherding a wide range of entertainment projects as a producer.
Prior to her position at Untitled, a company she helped start over sixteen years ago, Ms. Levine held positions in both feature film development and production, including stints at 20th Century Fox, Disney, and Kopelson Entertainment. In her various capacities, she has worked on dozens of studio and independent films.
Ms. Levine also spent three years based in Milan, Italy acquiring film and television rights for Italian distributor Compagnia Distribuzione Audiovisivi and participating in numerous international film markets and festivals. While in Italy, she also ran her own highly successful special events business and has been profiled in a wide range of Italian publications. Before moving to Italy, Jennifer started her career on Wall Street, working with international investment funds for Chase Manhattan Bank.
Ms. Levine holds an M.F.A. from USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program, where she was also a national finalist for the Sundance Producing Fellowship, winner of the Charles Ferguson Marketing Award, and recipient of the Ray Stark Film Grant. She has an undergraduate degree in literature from Wesleyan University and was born in New York and raised in Los Angeles.
- 5/4/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
K5 snaps up all non-us rights to drama starring Olivia Wilde and Luke Wilson.
K5 International has taken international rights to Tribeca Competition title Meadowland ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17.
The film marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Reed Morano in her and centres on Sarah (Olivia Wilde) and Phil (Luke Wilson) whose life is shattered when their son goes missing. As months pass with little information, they each struggle in their own way to cope.
The supporting cast includes Giovanni Ribisi, Elisabeth Moss, John Leguizamo, Kevin Corrigan, Merritt Wever and Juno Temple.
The film is a Bron Studios production in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance.
The film is directed by Morano, written by Chris Rossi, and produced by Olivia Wilde, Margot Hand, Matt Tauber and Bron’s Aaron L. Gilbert. It is co-produced by Chris Rossi and Erika Hampson. Executive producers...
K5 International has taken international rights to Tribeca Competition title Meadowland ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17.
The film marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Reed Morano in her and centres on Sarah (Olivia Wilde) and Phil (Luke Wilson) whose life is shattered when their son goes missing. As months pass with little information, they each struggle in their own way to cope.
The supporting cast includes Giovanni Ribisi, Elisabeth Moss, John Leguizamo, Kevin Corrigan, Merritt Wever and Juno Temple.
The film is a Bron Studios production in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance.
The film is directed by Morano, written by Chris Rossi, and produced by Olivia Wilde, Margot Hand, Matt Tauber and Bron’s Aaron L. Gilbert. It is co-produced by Chris Rossi and Erika Hampson. Executive producers...
- 4/9/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
K5 snaps up all non-us rights to drama starring Olivia Wilde and Luke Wilson.
K5 International has taken international rights to Tribeca Competition title Meadowland ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17.
The film marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Reed Morano in her and centres on Sarah (Olivia Wilde) and Phil (Luke Wilson) whose life is shattered when their son goes missing. As months pass with little information, they each struggle in their own way to cope.
The supporting cast includes Giovanni Ribisi, Elisabeth Moss, John Leguizamo, Kevin Corrigan, Merritt Wever and Juno Temple.
The film is a Bron Studios production in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance.
The film is directed by Morano, written by Chris Rossi, and produced by Olivia Wilde, Margot Hand, Matt Tauber and Bron’s Aaron L. Gilbert. It is co-produced by Chris Rossi and Erika Hampson. Executive producers...
K5 International has taken international rights to Tribeca Competition title Meadowland ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17.
The film marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Reed Morano in her and centres on Sarah (Olivia Wilde) and Phil (Luke Wilson) whose life is shattered when their son goes missing. As months pass with little information, they each struggle in their own way to cope.
The supporting cast includes Giovanni Ribisi, Elisabeth Moss, John Leguizamo, Kevin Corrigan, Merritt Wever and Juno Temple.
The film is a Bron Studios production in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance.
The film is directed by Morano, written by Chris Rossi, and produced by Olivia Wilde, Margot Hand, Matt Tauber and Bron’s Aaron L. Gilbert. It is co-produced by Chris Rossi and Erika Hampson. Executive producers...
- 4/9/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Updated With Full List Of Scripts, Writers, And Reps: Catherine The Great, about the rise and life of the famous (sometimes notorious) 18th-Century Russian monarch, was the top vote-getter among 70 scripts chosen for the 2014 Black List of the year’s best un-produced scripts. The screenplay, by Los Angeles writer and producer Kristina Lauren Anderson, was announced as part of an hour-plus process on Twitter and YouTube this morning.
Each of the 70 screenplays on this 10th annual list was chosen by a group of 250 development executives, agents and other Hollywood insiders as among the year’s best un-produced scripts in a process overseen by Franklin Leonard of http://www.blcklst.com. Anderson’s screenplay received 51 votes.
Other notables in the list include writer/actor/director Kenneth Lonergan with Manchester-By-The-Sea, which is being produced by Matt Damon and Chris Moore. Randall Green had two scripts make the list, The Swimsuit Issue and Cartoon Girl.
Each of the 70 screenplays on this 10th annual list was chosen by a group of 250 development executives, agents and other Hollywood insiders as among the year’s best un-produced scripts in a process overseen by Franklin Leonard of http://www.blcklst.com. Anderson’s screenplay received 51 votes.
Other notables in the list include writer/actor/director Kenneth Lonergan with Manchester-By-The-Sea, which is being produced by Matt Damon and Chris Moore. Randall Green had two scripts make the list, The Swimsuit Issue and Cartoon Girl.
- 12/15/2014
- by David Bloom and Jen Yamato
- Deadline
The actor is one of several including Nick Sandow and Merritt Wever to join Bron Studios’ drama, currently shooting in New York.
Previously announced cast stars Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Elisabeth Moss, Giovanni Ribisi, Ty Simpkins, Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi), Mark Feuerstein, Kevin Corrigan and Juno Temple.
Reed Morano makes her feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Chris Rossi about a couple who try to deal with the aftermath of their son’s disappearance. Production kicked off on August 18.
Meadowland is a Bron Studios production in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance.
Matt Tauber and Wilde serve as producers with Bron’s Aaron L Gilbert and Margot Hand. Jennifer Levine and Jason Cloth serve as executive producers.
Wme Global and Gersh represent Us rights to the project.
Previously announced cast stars Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Elisabeth Moss, Giovanni Ribisi, Ty Simpkins, Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi), Mark Feuerstein, Kevin Corrigan and Juno Temple.
Reed Morano makes her feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Chris Rossi about a couple who try to deal with the aftermath of their son’s disappearance. Production kicked off on August 18.
Meadowland is a Bron Studios production in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance.
Matt Tauber and Wilde serve as producers with Bron’s Aaron L Gilbert and Margot Hand. Jennifer Levine and Jason Cloth serve as executive producers.
Wme Global and Gersh represent Us rights to the project.
- 9/17/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
• Sigourney Weaver has signed on for A Monster Calls, the feature adaptation of Patrick Ness’ children’s fantasy novel. Weaver joins Felicity Jones and Liam Neeson. In the Juan Antonio Bayona-directed film, a boy retreats to a fantastical world through a tree monster, attempting to escape from bullies and his mother’s terminal illness. Weaver will play the boy’s grandmother, while Jones will play the mother and Neeson the monster. River Road’s Bill Pohlad and Mitch Horwits, Participant’s Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King, and Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-chairman Patrick Wachsberger will executive produce the film,...
- 8/19/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Giovanni Ribisi, Juno Temple and Ty Simpkins are among a host of cast joining Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Elisabeth Moss, and Natasha Lyonne on Bron Studios’ psychological drama.
Production commenced in New York on Monday (August 18). New cast members include Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi), Mark Feuerstein and Kevin Corrigan.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Reed Morano, whose cinematography credits include The Skeleton Twins, Kill Your Darlings, HBO’s Looking and Frozen River.
Chris Rossi wrote the screenplay about a police officer and his wife who attempt to deal with their son’s disappearance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Vancouver-based Bron Studios produces Meadowland in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Matt Tauber and Wilde are producing alongside Aaron Gilbert, who co-founded Bron with Brenda Gilbert, and Margot Hand. Jennifer Levine and Jason Cloth serve as executive producers.
Bron is in production on Into The Forest starring...
Production commenced in New York on Monday (August 18). New cast members include Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi), Mark Feuerstein and Kevin Corrigan.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Reed Morano, whose cinematography credits include The Skeleton Twins, Kill Your Darlings, HBO’s Looking and Frozen River.
Chris Rossi wrote the screenplay about a police officer and his wife who attempt to deal with their son’s disappearance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Vancouver-based Bron Studios produces Meadowland in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Matt Tauber and Wilde are producing alongside Aaron Gilbert, who co-founded Bron with Brenda Gilbert, and Margot Hand. Jennifer Levine and Jason Cloth serve as executive producers.
Bron is in production on Into The Forest starring...
- 8/19/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Giovanni Ribisi, Juno Temple and Ty Simpkins are among a host of cast joining Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Elisabeth Moss, and Natasha Lyonne on Bron Studios’ psychological drama.
Production commenced in New York on Monday (August 18). New cast members include Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi), Mark Feuerstein and Kevin Corrigan.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Reed Morano, whose cinematography credits include The Skeleton Twins, Kill Your Darlings, HBO’s Looking and Frozen River.
Chris Rossi wrote the screenplay about a police officer and his wife who attempt to deal with their son’s disappearance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Vancouver-based Bron Studios produces Meadowland in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Matt Tauber and Wilde are producing alongside Aaron Gilbert, who co-founded Bron with Brenda Gilbert, and Margot Hand. Jennifer Levine and Jason Cloth serve as executive producers.
Bron is in production on Into The Forest starring...
Production commenced in New York on Monday (August 18). New cast members include Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi), Mark Feuerstein and Kevin Corrigan.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Reed Morano, whose cinematography credits include The Skeleton Twins, Kill Your Darlings, HBO’s Looking and Frozen River.
Chris Rossi wrote the screenplay about a police officer and his wife who attempt to deal with their son’s disappearance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Vancouver-based Bron Studios produces Meadowland in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Matt Tauber and Wilde are producing alongside Aaron Gilbert, who co-founded Bron with Brenda Gilbert, and Margot Hand. Jennifer Levine and Jason Cloth serve as executive producers.
Bron is in production on Into The Forest starring...
- 8/19/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Giovanni Ribisi, Juno Temple and Ty Simpkins are among a host of cast joining Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Elisabeth Moss, and Natasha Lyonne on Bron Studios’ psychological drama.
Production commenced in New York on Monday (August 18). New cast members include Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi), Mark Feuerstein and Kevin Corrigan.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Reed Morano, whose cinematography credits include The Skeleton Twins, Kill Your Darlings, HBO’s Looking and Frozen River.
Chris Rossi wrote the screenplay about a police officer and his wife who attempt to deal with their son’s disappearance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Vancouver-based Bron Studios produces Meadowland in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Matt Tauber and Wilde are producing alongside Aaron Gilbert, who co-founded Bron with Brenda Gilbert, and Margot Hand. Jennifer Levine and Jason Cloth serve as executive producers.
Bron is in production on Into The Forest starring...
Production commenced in New York on Monday (August 18). New cast members include Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi), Mark Feuerstein and Kevin Corrigan.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Reed Morano, whose cinematography credits include The Skeleton Twins, Kill Your Darlings, HBO’s Looking and Frozen River.
Chris Rossi wrote the screenplay about a police officer and his wife who attempt to deal with their son’s disappearance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Vancouver-based Bron Studios produces Meadowland in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Matt Tauber and Wilde are producing alongside Aaron Gilbert, who co-founded Bron with Brenda Gilbert, and Margot Hand. Jennifer Levine and Jason Cloth serve as executive producers.
Bron is in production on Into The Forest starring...
- 8/19/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Giovanni Ribisi, Juno Temple and Ty Simpkins are among a host of cast joining Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Elisabeth Moss, and Natasha Lyonne on Bron Studios’ psychological drama.
Production commenced in New York on Monday (August 18). New cast members include Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi), Mark Feuerstein and Kevin Corrigan.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Reed Morano, whose cinematography credits include The Skeleton Twins, Kill Your Darlings, HBO’s Looking and Frozen River.
Chris Rossi wrote the screenplay about a police officer and his wife who attempt to deal with their son’s disappearance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Vancouver-based Bron Studios produces Meadowland in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Matt Tauber and Wilde are producing alongside Aaron Gilbert, who co-founded Bron with Brenda Gilbert, and Margot Hand. Jennifer Levine and Jason Cloth serve as executive producers.
Bron is in production on Into The Forest starring...
Production commenced in New York on Monday (August 18). New cast members include Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi), Mark Feuerstein and Kevin Corrigan.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Reed Morano, whose cinematography credits include The Skeleton Twins, Kill Your Darlings, HBO’s Looking and Frozen River.
Chris Rossi wrote the screenplay about a police officer and his wife who attempt to deal with their son’s disappearance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Vancouver-based Bron Studios produces Meadowland in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Matt Tauber and Wilde are producing alongside Aaron Gilbert, who co-founded Bron with Brenda Gilbert, and Margot Hand. Jennifer Levine and Jason Cloth serve as executive producers.
Bron is in production on Into The Forest starring...
- 8/19/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Giovanni Ribisi, Scott Mescudi (Aka rapper Kid Cudi), Mark Feuerstein, Kevin Corrigan and Juno Temple are the latest thesps bound for Meadowland. Olivia Wilde and Luke Wilson star for award-winning cinematographer Reed Morano (The Skeleton Twins, Kill Your Darlings, HBO’s Looking, Frozen River), who is making her directing debut with the psychological thriller currently in production. Story follows Sarah and David, a New York couple dealing with the unthinkable after their son disappears. The Bron Studios flick is being produced in association with Creative Wealth Media and also stars Elisabeth Moss, Natasha Lyonne, and Ty Simpkins. Matt Tauber and Wilde are producing alongside Bron’s Aaron L. Gilbert and Margot Hand. Jennifer Levine and Jason Cloth are exec producers and domestic rights are repped by Wme and Gersh.
- 8/18/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Malin Akerman (Watchmen, Couples Retreat) is joining Downton Abbey‘s Dan Stevens in The Ticket, an indie drama about a sightless man (Stevens) who suddenly regains his vision only to be “blinded” by his obsession with the superficial. Akerman is playing the wife Stevens leaves after getting back his sight. Pic is written and directed by Ido Fluk, and filming is underway now in upstate New York. Rampart and The Messenger producers Oren Moverman and Lawrence Inglee are producing. Akerman is coming off small-screen roles on Adult Swim’s Children’s Hospital, HBO’s The Comeback, and ABC’s Trophy Wife. She recently wrapped filming on horror comedy Final Girls opposite Taissa Farmiga and Nina Dobrev. She’s repped by Wme and Caserta-Armstrong Management.
Youngster Ty Simpkins (Iron Man 3, Insidious, Revolutionary Road) will follow his turn in Universal’s dino sequel Jurassic World with psychological drama Meadowland. The feature...
Youngster Ty Simpkins (Iron Man 3, Insidious, Revolutionary Road) will follow his turn in Universal’s dino sequel Jurassic World with psychological drama Meadowland. The feature...
- 8/15/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
• Jamie Foxx will reportedly play Mike Tyson in an untitled biopic. Terence Winter is set to write. Rick Yorn, Foxx’s manager, will produce. The project is still in the works and is currently without a studio. Though HBO released 1995’s Tyson, this is the first feature film to follow the controversial boxer. [Variety]
• Dakota Johnson will star in the Luca Guadagnino-directed A Bigger Splash. Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes have signed on as well, and Michael Costigan will produce. The film, based on the 1969 French crime drama La Piscine, follows a triangle that develops between a couple and a...
• Dakota Johnson will star in the Luca Guadagnino-directed A Bigger Splash. Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes have signed on as well, and Michael Costigan will produce. The film, based on the 1969 French crime drama La Piscine, follows a triangle that develops between a couple and a...
- 7/31/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Elisabeth Moss and Nathasha Lyonne are joining the already cast Olivia Wilde as the principle female players and Luke Wilson is re-teaming with The Skeleton Twins (a brilliant Sundance dramedy - see trailer below) dp Reed Morano in the cinematographer’s directorial debut. Produced by Wilde, Matt Tauber (Autumn Blood), Bron Studios’ Aaron L. Gilbert (upcoming The Driftless Area), Margot Hand and executive produced by Jennifer Levine and Jason Cloth, Meadowland will commence shooting in New York City next month.
Gist: Written by Chris Rossi, this follows a couple, Sarah (Wilde) and David (Wilson) who deal with the unthinkable in the wake of their son’s disappearance. David, a New York City policeman, attempts a more traditional form of healing, only to lose his moral compass. Sarah goes down an unexpected path towards acceptance as she places herself in increasingly dangerous situations.
Worth Noting: Perhaps taking a page from Elisabeth Moss,...
Gist: Written by Chris Rossi, this follows a couple, Sarah (Wilde) and David (Wilson) who deal with the unthinkable in the wake of their son’s disappearance. David, a New York City policeman, attempts a more traditional form of healing, only to lose his moral compass. Sarah goes down an unexpected path towards acceptance as she places herself in increasingly dangerous situations.
Worth Noting: Perhaps taking a page from Elisabeth Moss,...
- 7/30/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Aaron L Gilbert and Brenda Gilbert’s Vancouver-based company will produce the psychological drama starring Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Elisabeth Moss and Natasha Lyonne.
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Reed Morano, whose credits include The Skeleton Twins, Kill Your Darlings, HBO’s Looking and Frozen River.
Production is set to kick off in mid-August in New York. Chris Rossi wrote the screenplay about a police officer and his wife who attempt to deal with their son’s disappearance.
Bron Studios produces Meadowland in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Matt Tauber and Wilde are producing alongside Bron’s Gilbert and Margot Hand. Jennifer Levine and Jason Cloth serve as executive producers.
Bron will begin production this autumn on the Hank Williams story I Saw The Light and are currently in production on fantasy horror comedy The Master Cleanse starring Johnny Galecki, Anna Friel, [link...
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Reed Morano, whose credits include The Skeleton Twins, Kill Your Darlings, HBO’s Looking and Frozen River.
Production is set to kick off in mid-August in New York. Chris Rossi wrote the screenplay about a police officer and his wife who attempt to deal with their son’s disappearance.
Bron Studios produces Meadowland in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance. Wme and Gersh represent Us rights.
Matt Tauber and Wilde are producing alongside Bron’s Gilbert and Margot Hand. Jennifer Levine and Jason Cloth serve as executive producers.
Bron will begin production this autumn on the Hank Williams story I Saw The Light and are currently in production on fantasy horror comedy The Master Cleanse starring Johnny Galecki, Anna Friel, [link...
- 7/30/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Fast-rising global genre specialist Xyz Films has reported a strong response to its recent Berlin sales slate led by Brian Horiuchi’s ensemble sci-fi drama Parts Per Billion.
Rosario Dawson, Josh Hartnett, Teresa Palmer, Penn Badgley, Frank Langella and Gena Rowlands star in the film produced by Molly Hassell, Jennifer Levine and Michael Benaroya.
Deals have closed with Phase 4 Films for Canada, Village Roadshow for Australia/New Zealand, Nu Metro for South Africa, Karantania for the former Yugoslavia, Cinema Prestige for Russia, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Calinos for Turkey, Pictureworks for India, Fine Films for Japan and Ram Entertainment for Malaysia.
A Us acquisition is understood to be pending. The film wrapped production in Detroit last year and tells of three couples dealing with the same reality-shaking event.
Horror-comedy musical Stage Fright, the imminent SXSW world premiere directed by Jerome Sable and starring Allie MacDonald and Douglas Smith with Minnie Driver and Meat Loaf...
Rosario Dawson, Josh Hartnett, Teresa Palmer, Penn Badgley, Frank Langella and Gena Rowlands star in the film produced by Molly Hassell, Jennifer Levine and Michael Benaroya.
Deals have closed with Phase 4 Films for Canada, Village Roadshow for Australia/New Zealand, Nu Metro for South Africa, Karantania for the former Yugoslavia, Cinema Prestige for Russia, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Calinos for Turkey, Pictureworks for India, Fine Films for Japan and Ram Entertainment for Malaysia.
A Us acquisition is understood to be pending. The film wrapped production in Detroit last year and tells of three couples dealing with the same reality-shaking event.
Horror-comedy musical Stage Fright, the imminent SXSW world premiere directed by Jerome Sable and starring Allie MacDonald and Douglas Smith with Minnie Driver and Meat Loaf...
- 2/20/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to G.B.F, or Gay Best Friend, which closed Outfest 2013 in Los Angeles on Sunday night [21].
Darren Stein directed the high school comedy from a debut screenplay by George Northy.
Sasha Pieterse, Evanna Lynch, Natasha Lyone, Joanna Levesque, Michael J Willett, Paul Iacono, Megan Mullally and Rebecca Gayheart star.
Richard Bever, Stephen Israel, Stein and Northy produced G.B.F. and Jennifer Levine, David Skinner and Tom Gorai served as executive producers.
Peter Jarowey of Vertical Entertainment and Zac Bright of Preferred Content negotiated the deal.
“We look forward to working with [Vertical Horizon] and sharing this film with audiences everywhere,” said Stein.
G.B.F. is expected to open in early 2014.
Darren Stein directed the high school comedy from a debut screenplay by George Northy.
Sasha Pieterse, Evanna Lynch, Natasha Lyone, Joanna Levesque, Michael J Willett, Paul Iacono, Megan Mullally and Rebecca Gayheart star.
Richard Bever, Stephen Israel, Stein and Northy produced G.B.F. and Jennifer Levine, David Skinner and Tom Gorai served as executive producers.
Peter Jarowey of Vertical Entertainment and Zac Bright of Preferred Content negotiated the deal.
“We look forward to working with [Vertical Horizon] and sharing this film with audiences everywhere,” said Stein.
G.B.F. is expected to open in early 2014.
- 7/22/2013
- ScreenDaily
Breaking… Gossip Girl’s Penn Badgley and CSI: NY’s Hill Harper have signed on for Parts Per Billion. Teresa Palmer and Alexis Bledel have also joined the Brian Horiuchi-directed and -written drama, which follows three separate couples as they deal with an event that threatens to destroy their relationships. Frank Langella, Gena Rowlands, Rosario Dawson and Josh Hartnett star. The recently created Aka/Bow Street Films is producing; Dawson is executive producing with Joe Jenckes, Cotty Chubb, Arianne Fraser and D. Todd Shepherd and George Waud. Molly Hassell, Jennifer Levine, Michael Benaroya and David Dickson are producing. Parts Per Billion is shooting in Detroit until the end of the year. Harper is repped by Innovative Artists and Luber Roklin Entertainment. Badgley, who stars in Greetings From Tim Buckley, out next year, is repped by CAA and Anonymous Content.
- 12/12/2012
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
Aka/Bow Street Films announced today that Penn Badgley ( Greetings From Tim Buckley ), Teresa Palmer ( I Am Number Four ), Alexis Bledel (.Gilmore Girls.) and Hill Harper (.CSI: New York.) have joined the ensemble cast for writer/director Brian Horiuchi.s Parts Per Billion . The film is currently scheduled to shoot through Christmas in Detroit. Parts Per Billion also stars Frank Langella ( Robot and Frank ), Gena Rowlands ( Yellow ), Rosario Dawson ( Sin City ) and Josh Hartnett ( Black Hawk Down ), with Molly Hassell ( Edmond ), Jennifer Levine ( Delirious ), Michael Benaroya ( Lawless ) and David Dickson producing. Joe Jenckes ( Margin Call ) will be executive producing with Dawson, Cotty Chubb, Arianne Fraser and Miscellaneous Entertainment.s D. Todd Shepherd and George...
- 12/12/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Frank Langella ("Robot and Frank"), Gena Rowlands ("Yellow"), Rosario Dawson ("Sin City") and Josh Hartnett ("Black Hawk Down") have signed on to star in "Parts Per Billion", the producers told TheWrap Brian Horiuchi is directing from his own screenplay, with Molly Hassell ("Edmond"), Jennifer Levine ("Delirious"), Michael Benaroya ("Lawless") and David Dickson producing. Joe Jenckes ("Margin Call") will be executive producing with Dawson, Cotty Chub and Arianne Fraser. Benaroya Pictures, through its Aka/Bsf label, is financing the ensemble film that tells the story of three couples dealing with a reality-shaking event...
- 11/1/2012
- by Liza Foreman
- The Wrap
Meg Ryan, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, John Lithgow, Joe Anderson and Kat Dennings will star in Bcdf Pictures' drama "Lives of the Saints."According to Variety, Chris Rossi is writing and directing.The cast also includes Kevin Zegars, Anthony Anderson and Esai Morales.Matt Tauber is producing with Claude Dal Farra and Daniel Swee. Brice Dal Farra, Lauren Munsch and Paul Prokop of Bcdf Pictures are executive producing, along with Danny Leiner and Jennifer Levine of Untitled Entertainment. The story dissects the intertwining stories of a group of Los Angeles residents seeking redemption for past mistakes. Shooting is set to begin November 13 in Los Angeles.
- 10/21/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
- Overture Films are attaching Six Feet Under, Sex and the City, 30 Rock director Michael Engler (a nominee for the Directors Guild of America Award and Emmy Award for Outstanding Direction) to A Little Something For Your Birthday - a comedy that is set up by Anonymous Content. THR reports that Steve Golin and Alix Madigan of Anonymous are attached to produce. Jennifer Levine, who manages scribe Susan Walter, is an exec producer. Walter's screenplay (a four-vote mention on 08's Black List) is about a clothing designer struggling her way into her 30s. I haven't read the screenplay, but I'm imagining something in the realm of Devil Wear Prada - a young woman protag, trying to break into a cut-throat world known as the garment industry. If anyone has read the screenplay and has a longer log-line, please copy and paste it below....
- 8/14/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
Overture Films and Anonymous Content are gift-wrapping a new romantic comedy project titled "A Little Something for Your Birthday."
Michael Engler is attached to direct Susan Walter's screenplay about a clothing designer struggling her way into her 30s. Walter's script made it onto the 2008 Black List of most-liked screenplays in December.
Steve Golin and Alix Madigan of Anonymous are attached to produce. Jennifer Levine, who manages Walter, is an exec producer.
Overture's Robert Kessel and Lauren Kisilevsky are overseeing for the studio. The filmmakers are in search of a lead actress.
Engler, repped by Wme and Industry Entertainment, has directed episodes of "Sex and the City," "Six Feet Under" and NBC's "30 Rock." He also has the indie comedy feature "The Big Question" in development at M.E.G.A. Films.
Walter, repped by Wme and Untitled, has her original screenplay "Seven-Year Switch" set up at Red Wagon Prods.
Overture recently released "Last Chance Harvey,...
Michael Engler is attached to direct Susan Walter's screenplay about a clothing designer struggling her way into her 30s. Walter's script made it onto the 2008 Black List of most-liked screenplays in December.
Steve Golin and Alix Madigan of Anonymous are attached to produce. Jennifer Levine, who manages Walter, is an exec producer.
Overture's Robert Kessel and Lauren Kisilevsky are overseeing for the studio. The filmmakers are in search of a lead actress.
Engler, repped by Wme and Industry Entertainment, has directed episodes of "Sex and the City," "Six Feet Under" and NBC's "30 Rock." He also has the indie comedy feature "The Big Question" in development at M.E.G.A. Films.
Walter, repped by Wme and Untitled, has her original screenplay "Seven-Year Switch" set up at Red Wagon Prods.
Overture recently released "Last Chance Harvey,...
- 8/13/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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