At this point, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ governors election looks more like a round-up than a race; more than 180 members have declared their interest in filling 17 contested spots on the 54-member Board of Governors.
Voting in the run-off round starts on Monday and ends May 18. That will narrow the present field to a maximum of four nominees per branch in the final round, which follows.
For now, there are on average about 11 candidates in the running for each slot. In the casting directors and costume design branches, only three members have declared for each slot. But not so in the actors branch, where 17 members — including Brie Larson, Jacki Weaver and Meg Ryan — are vying for the spot being vacated by termed-out Tom Hanks; or the producers, executives, and public relations branches, all of which have a bumper crop of candidates. Marvin Levy, currently a governor in the public relations branch,...
Voting in the run-off round starts on Monday and ends May 18. That will narrow the present field to a maximum of four nominees per branch in the final round, which follows.
For now, there are on average about 11 candidates in the running for each slot. In the casting directors and costume design branches, only three members have declared for each slot. But not so in the actors branch, where 17 members — including Brie Larson, Jacki Weaver and Meg Ryan — are vying for the spot being vacated by termed-out Tom Hanks; or the producers, executives, and public relations branches, all of which have a bumper crop of candidates. Marvin Levy, currently a governor in the public relations branch,...
- 5/11/2018
- by Michael Cieply
- Deadline Film + TV
Former Fox marketing executive Al Ovadia is heading production and marketing company Los Angeles Beijing Studios (Labs), which has sealed a $300m joint venture with Shenzhen-based fund Hotland Film Ventures.
Based in La and with offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei, the company aims to contribute to the integration of the China and North American movies markets through co-productions, merchandising and franchising.
Labs has a strategic joint venture with start-up fund Hotland Film Ventures, worth more than $300m, for the company’s initial China-us co-production funding. Headed by Zhang Hongwei, Hotland has backing from Shenzhen Ventures, Beijing Film Academy and the Youth Film Studio in Beijing.
Ovadia previously headed Fox’s licensing department and launched Fox Interactive. He then worked at Sony Pictures as executive vice president of consumer products.
The Labs team also includes Taiwan-based producer Steve Chicorel, Us producer Frank Marshall (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?), Funtoons Animation head Greg Manwaring, legal counsel...
Based in La and with offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei, the company aims to contribute to the integration of the China and North American movies markets through co-productions, merchandising and franchising.
Labs has a strategic joint venture with start-up fund Hotland Film Ventures, worth more than $300m, for the company’s initial China-us co-production funding. Headed by Zhang Hongwei, Hotland has backing from Shenzhen Ventures, Beijing Film Academy and the Youth Film Studio in Beijing.
Ovadia previously headed Fox’s licensing department and launched Fox Interactive. He then worked at Sony Pictures as executive vice president of consumer products.
The Labs team also includes Taiwan-based producer Steve Chicorel, Us producer Frank Marshall (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?), Funtoons Animation head Greg Manwaring, legal counsel...
- 6/15/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
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