Exclusive: Highland Film Group has hired Caleb Ward as VP Acquisitions and promoted Anita Levian to Head of Business and Legal Affairs, from Senior Director of Business Affairs. The moves are effective immediately.
In addition, a roster of Highland’s key senior executives — Todd Olsson, President of International Sales; Laura Voros, EVP Sales; Monique Green, CFO; and Sebastien Aussal, Head of Marketing and Communications — all are seeing their roles expanded as the company bolsters and broadens its scope following the launch of its U.S. distribution label The Avenue.
Ward will oversee feature acquisitions and production development for Highland’s global sales slate reporting to CEO Arianne Fraser and COO Delphine Perrier. He will also work alongside JJ Caruth, President of Domestic Marketing & Distribution, in acquiring projects for The Avenue.
Ward recently served as Director of Acquisitions at Freestyle Digital Media, the digital distribution unit of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures,...
In addition, a roster of Highland’s key senior executives — Todd Olsson, President of International Sales; Laura Voros, EVP Sales; Monique Green, CFO; and Sebastien Aussal, Head of Marketing and Communications — all are seeing their roles expanded as the company bolsters and broadens its scope following the launch of its U.S. distribution label The Avenue.
Ward will oversee feature acquisitions and production development for Highland’s global sales slate reporting to CEO Arianne Fraser and COO Delphine Perrier. He will also work alongside JJ Caruth, President of Domestic Marketing & Distribution, in acquiring projects for The Avenue.
Ward recently served as Director of Acquisitions at Freestyle Digital Media, the digital distribution unit of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures,...
- 4/1/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Giannis Antetokounmpo movie at Disney is taking shape, with Variety learning exclusively that the film has found three of its leads.
Newcomer Uche Agada will star as the NBA great in the film, which is titled “Greek Freak” in honor of the nickname Antetokounmpo earned for his otherworldly basketball skills. In addition, Yetide Badaki is joining the film as Vera, Antetokounmpo’s mother, while Dayo Okeniyi will play Charles, his father.
The film is being developed by The Walt Disney Studios for streamer Disney Plus. It was first announced as being in development back in 2019. The live-action film is inspired by the true story of Antetokounmpo’s life and family. Arash Amel is attached to write with Akin Omotoso directing. Antetokounmpo will executive produce, while Bernie Goldmann will produce. Production will begin later this year in both Greece and the U.S.
The role will mark Agada’s onscreen debut.
Newcomer Uche Agada will star as the NBA great in the film, which is titled “Greek Freak” in honor of the nickname Antetokounmpo earned for his otherworldly basketball skills. In addition, Yetide Badaki is joining the film as Vera, Antetokounmpo’s mother, while Dayo Okeniyi will play Charles, his father.
The film is being developed by The Walt Disney Studios for streamer Disney Plus. It was first announced as being in development back in 2019. The live-action film is inspired by the true story of Antetokounmpo’s life and family. Arash Amel is attached to write with Akin Omotoso directing. Antetokounmpo will executive produce, while Bernie Goldmann will produce. Production will begin later this year in both Greece and the U.S.
The role will mark Agada’s onscreen debut.
- 3/19/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Sometimes the only way that people can truly protect themselves is to fight back against injustices committed by others who don’t truly care about them. That’s certainly the case for actor Jordan Hall and actress Oona Laurence in the upcoming mystery thriller, ‘What We Found.’ In honor of the film being released on VOD on […]
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- 7/30/2020
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
What We Found is a coming of age mystery/thriller releasing on August 4th from Freestyle Digital Media. Written and directed by Ben Hickernell, this crime thriller stars Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost), James Ransone, Brandon Larracuente, Yetide Badaki (American Gods), and more.
Available on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube Movies, Cable and Satellite On Demand on August 4th!
A group of friends are starting their freshmen year at a tough public high school when their friend Cassie disappears in West Baltimore. With the police unable, or unwilling, to find her, the young friends take it upon themselves to find out what happened her, undertaking a harrowing journey that will change them all.
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Available on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube Movies, Cable and Satellite On Demand on August 4th!
A group of friends are starting their freshmen year at a tough public high school when their friend Cassie disappears in West Baltimore. With the police unable, or unwilling, to find her, the young friends take it upon themselves to find out what happened her, undertaking a harrowing journey that will change them all.
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- 7/14/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"What if something did happen to her?" Freestyle Digital Media has unveiled an official trailer for an indie mystery-thriller titled What We Found. This hasn't premiered at any festivals, as far as we know, and will be available on VOD next month. What We Found is an emotionally-fulfilling murder mystery about the first time in our lives we take a stand against what we know to be wrong. The plot is about a high school teen who mysteriously disappears, and four other students who try to figure out what happened. With the police unable, or unwilling, to find her, the young friends take it upon themselves to find out what happened her, undertaking a harrowing journey that will change them all... Starring James Ransone, Yetide Badaki, Elizabeth Mitchell, Brandon Larracuente, Jordan Hall, Oona Laurence, Julian Shatkin, plus Giorgia Whigham. Looks like it's trying to be an updated Stand By Me,...
- 7/14/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Freestlye Digital Media has acquired the North American-rights to Ben Hickernell-directed coming-of-age mystery/thriller What We Found and released the first trailer for the movie. The digital distributor, which is part of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, will release the movie on DVD and North American VOD Platforms on August 4.
Written by HIckernell, What We Found follows a group of friends who discover that one of their own has gone missing during their turbulent first year at high school. With the police unable, or unwilling, to find their friend Cassie, they take it upon themselves to find out what happened to her, undertaking a journey that will change them all.
“I’m excited to partner with Freestyle Digital Media to bring this thrilling, moving film to audiences,” said Hickernell. “This may be both my most entertaining and most personal film yet — a heartfelt indie with a fast-moving, twisting plot,...
Written by HIckernell, What We Found follows a group of friends who discover that one of their own has gone missing during their turbulent first year at high school. With the police unable, or unwilling, to find their friend Cassie, they take it upon themselves to find out what happened to her, undertaking a journey that will change them all.
“I’m excited to partner with Freestyle Digital Media to bring this thrilling, moving film to audiences,” said Hickernell. “This may be both my most entertaining and most personal film yet — a heartfelt indie with a fast-moving, twisting plot,...
- 7/13/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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