Entertainment Marketing Agency Think Jam Unveils Global Restructuring (EXCLUSIVE)

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“We’re dealing with slavery and slave content. How are we approaching this material and what’s the unique way of doing that?” “Augustus” filmmaker Jon Alston asked when making his documentary short feature which is gaining awards chatter and hoping to make the shortlist.Alston’s short tracks a slave’s fight as he stands up for his rights just before the Civil War, and seeing slavery evolve into today’s racial injustices and inequality.It was a wild time.

Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Feral State, written and directed by Jon Carlo (First We Take Brooklyn) and starring AnnaLynne McCord and Ronnie Gene Blevins. The indie thriller, which wrapped shooting late last year, will now get a theatrical release in May along with its digital bow.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaCathy Yan, fresh off her success with “Birds of Prey,” will write and direct “The Freshening,” an adaptation of Rachel Khong’s short story. FilmNation, the company behind “Promising Young Woman” and “Arrival,” acquired rights to the story and will back the feature.The science-fiction comedy will be set in a near future where tensions over race and gender have reached a boiling point.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaFirst Look Media has appointed Ian Stratford as its new chief legal officer and head of business affairs. Prior to joining First Look Media, Stratford served as SVP, associate general counsel at Endeavor where he helped found Endeavor Content, the agency’s production, financing and sales arm.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIFC Films has acquired “Holler,” a drama about a woman who joins a dangerous scrap metal crew in order to pay for her college education.The deal is for North American right. IFC will release the film in June 2021.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actress Gloria Reuben has joined Echo Lake Entertainment for management in all areas.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaFilmmaker Maisie Crow was visiting a Texas high school to speak to students in a video production class about her career behind the camera when she saw something shocking. A group of teenagers were making their way through the hallways, SWAT team style, brandishing red plastic guns.“I was taken aback,” says Crow.

The most important (and frankly, most difficult) achievement of Marilyn Agrelo’s documentary “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street” is to take us back to a world in which “Sesame Street” didn’t exist – an all but impossible task anymore, because it represented such a seismic shift in children’s entertainment.

arrival in Georgia from Tunisia to be with his fiancée, Rebecca, has been far from smooth sailing, and in this exclusive clip from Sunday's brand new 90 Day Fiancé, he gets an unwelcome surprise about the apartment they've been living in.Rebecca's family and friends have been wary about her relationship with Zied, given what happened with her third ex-husband, who hails from Morocco. Rebecca, 49, said he used her for a green card and they split once she brought him to America.

Twitter today named Ged Tarpey as managing director of Global Media & Entertainment, overseeing relationships with studios, networks and streamers.

RTL Group, Europe's largest commercial television group, is on track to bounce back faster than expected from the downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.

Jen Landon (Yellowstone, Animal Kingdom) is set for a recurring role opposite Yaya Gosselin on the second season of CBS’ drama series FBI: Most Wanted.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterBrian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment has promoted Justin Wilkes to chief creative officer.Currently the head of the prolific Imagine Documentaries division, Wilkes’ expanded role was announced internally on Monday by Howard and Grazer. He will now work closely with film, TV, docs, branded entertainment, kids and family, and international programming.

's Rebecca is responding to fans' shadiest comments. In this exclusive clip from Sunday's all-new, streaming on Discovery+ at 10 p.m.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAaron Ryder, the Oscar-nominated producer of “Arrival,” is launching a new production company, Ryder Picture Company. In addition, the Ryder Picture Company has entered into a first-look feature film deal with MGM.In an interview with Variety, Ryder said the deal with MGM came about because of his friendship with the film group’s chairman, Michael De Luca.

CAA is expanding its digital media partnerships and branded content with the acquisition of Tandem, a leader in the entertainment industry when it comes to sales and creative agencies.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaPeter J. Nygard and Louis Bacon were two of the world’s richest men, who also happened to be neighbors in a posh corner of the Bahamas.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMTV Documentary Films will make “76 Days,” a look at the frontline medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, available for free beginning on January 23. The film is being offered gratis in recognition of the one-year anniversary of the start of the coronavirus lockdown in the Chinese city considered to be the early epicenter of a disease that has upended life.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThe filmmakers behind “Tiger” and “Fed Up” are teaming with the producer of “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” on a new investigative documentary into food safety.Entitled “Poisoned,” the film will be directed by Stephanie Soechtig and executive produced by Jeff Benedict and produced by Ross Dinerstein’s Campfire. It will be based on Benedict’s book, “Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E.