Exclusive: With two drama series orders under its belt, Hannibal at NBC and Hemlock Grove at Netflix, five-month-old Gaumont International Television is staffing up. The company, a Los Angeles-based TV production division of French movie studio Gaumont, has hired veteran executives Elisa Roth, Marc Hirschfeld and Andy House in top executive positions under Gaumont CEO Katie O’Connell and COO Richard Frankie. This marks a reunion for O’Connell, Roth and Hirschfeld who worked together at NBC as head of departments: NBC drama (O’Connell), Universal TV drama (Roth) NBC/Universal casting (Hirschfeld). All 3 left in the big executive shakeup at the network in December 2008. At Git, House will serve as Head of Production, Elisa Roth as Head of Creative Affairs and Marc Hirschfeld will supervise casting. Also on board is Alison Engel as VP of Creative Affairs. “As part of our growth strategy it was the perfect time to bring Andy,...
- 2/29/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Crossroads Films has optioned the memoir All Souls: A Family Story From Southie, Michael McDonald's account of growing up in the Irish projects of South Boston in the 1970s. The project is being developed in association with Ron Shelton, who also will direct. "I have been approached a number of times about optioning the rights to 'All Souls, ' but it wasn't until I met with Crossroads Films and with Ron that I felt like the perfect team was in place," McDonald said. "It is gratifying to be working with people who share the same vision and who have pursued the project with such a deep sense of purpose." The project was brought in by Alison Engel, West Coast head of development for Crossroads Films, who will oversee with producer Paul Miller and Crossroads co-owners Camille Taylor and Dan Lindau.
- 3/27/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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